Alannah Myles (album)

Alannah Myles
Alannah Myles
Studio album by Alannah Myles
Released	March 28, 1989
Recorded	McClear Place Studios, Eastern Sound, Soundtown Studios and Sounds Interchange Studios, Toronto, Canada, 1988
Genre	AOR; pop rock;
Length	39:19
Label	Atlantic
Producer	David Tyson
Alannah Myles chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

Alannah Myles is the self-titled debut album by Canadian singer Alannah Myles, released on March 28, 1989. It includes the worldwide hit single "Black Velvet". The album was a big seller worldwide, and reached number one for two weeks in her native Canada, number 5 on the Billboard 200 in the US and number 3 in the UK Albums Chart. The album cover comes from a photoshoot by Canadian photographer .

Track listing[]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Still Got This Thing"	Christopher Ward	4:35
2.	"Love Is"	Ward David Tyson	3:39
3.	"Black Velvet"	Ward Tyson	4:47
4.	"Rock This Joint"	Ward	4:00
5.	"Lover of Mine"	Alannah Myles Kit Johnson Ward Tyson	4:37
6.	"Kick Start My Heart"	Ward Shirley Eikhard Chris Waters Madeline Stone	3:41
7.	"If You Want To"	Ward Tyson	4:11
8.	"Just One Kiss"	Ward Tyson	3:34
9.	"Who Loves You"	Ward Tyson	3:36
10.	"Hurry Make Love"	Nancy Simmonds	2:18

Credits[]

Musicians

Alannah Myles – lead vocals and backing vocals
Kurt Schefter – guitars
David Tyson – synthesizers, bass and backing vocals on "Still Got This Thing", synthesized fretless bass on "Black Velvet"^[2]
Steve Webster – bass on all songs except for "Black Velvet"^[2]
Jørn Andersen – drums
David Wipper – acoustic guitar and mandolin
John Johnson – saxophone
Rick Waychesko – trumpet
Michael Sloski – percussions
Roberto Bartolucci – guitar overdubs on "Just One Kiss" and "Lover of Mine"
Gary Craig – drums on "Who Loves You"
Lisa Dalbello – backing vocals on "Just One Kiss" and "Kick Start My Heart"
Peter Fredette – backing vocals on "Kick Start My Heart" "Rock This Joint" and "If You Want To"
Dean McTaggart – backing vocals on "Kick Start My Heart" and "Rock This Joint"
Jackie Richardson – backing vocals on "Still Got This Thing"
Christopher Ward – backing vocals on "Love Is" and "Still Got This Thing", executive producer

Production

Pete Willis, Mike Jones – engineers
Kevin Doyle – engineer, mixing on "Love Is", "Black Velvet" and "Kick Start My Heart"
Paul Lani – mixing
George Marino – mastering

Charts and certifications[]

Weekly charts[]

Chart (1989–1990)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[3]	2
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[4]	2
Canadian Albums (RPM)^[5]	1
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[6]	9
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[7]	2
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[8]	5
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)^[9]	1
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[10]	2
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[11]	1
UK Albums (OCC)^[12]	3
US Billboard 200^[13]	5

Year-end charts[]

Chart (1990)	Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[14]	9
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[15]	12
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[16]	54
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[17]	13
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[18]	4
US Billboard 200^[19]	39

Certifications[]

Country	Certification	Sales
Finnish	Platinum^[20]	59,694
Canada	10× Platinum (Diamond)^[21]	1,000,000
United Kingdom	Gold^[22]	100,000
United States	Platinum^[23]	1,000,000

References[]

^ AllMusic review
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Bassist on Black Velvet..cool fretless stuff" (response from Steve Webster himself acknowledging he did not perform bass on the song), 4 Nov 2009 @TalkBass.com Retrieved July 11, 2021.
^ "Australiancharts.com – Alannah Myles – Alannah Myles". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
^ "Austriancharts.at – Alannah Myles – Alannah Myles" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
^ "RPM: Top Albums/CDs – Volume 51, No. 21, Apr 07, 1990". Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Alannah Myles – Alannah Myles" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Alannah Myles – Alannah Myles" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
^ "Charts.nz – Alannah Myles – Alannah Myles". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Alannah Myles – Alannah Myles". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – Alannah Myles – Alannah Myles". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Alannah Myles – Alannah Myles". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
^ "Alannah Myles | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
^ "Alannah Myles Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
^ "ARIA Top 100 Albums for 1990". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
^ "Jahreshitparade Alben 1990". austriancharts.at. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
^ "Jaaroverzichten – Album 1990". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1990". hitparade.ch. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1990". Billboard. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
^ "Kulta- ja platinalevyt". Ifpi.fi. Archived from the original on November 21, 2011. Retrieved November 14, 2011.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 31, 2010. Retrieved March 14, 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "The Bpi". The Bpi. Retrieved November 14, 2011.
^ "Recording Industry Association of America". RIAA. Retrieved November 14, 2011.

[1] AllMusic review

[Talkbass-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Bassist on Black Velvet..cool fretless stuff" (response from Steve Webster himself acknowledging he did not perform bass on the song), 4 Nov 2009 @TalkBass.com Retrieved July 11, 2021.

[ac_Australia_Alannah_Myles-3] "Australiancharts.com – Alannah Myles – Alannah Myles". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 10, 2021.

[ac_Austria_Alannah_Myles-4] "Austriancharts.at – Alannah Myles – Alannah Myles" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 10, 2021.

[Canadian_RPM_chart-5] "RPM: Top Albums/CDs – Volume 51, No. 21, Apr 07, 1990". Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved February 3, 2016.

[ac_Netherlands_Alannah_Myles-6] "Dutchcharts.nl – Alannah Myles – Alannah Myles" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 10, 2021.

[ac_Germany4_Alannah_Myles-7] "Offiziellecharts.de – Alannah Myles – Alannah Myles" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved February 10, 2021.

[ac_New_Zealand_Alannah_Myles-8] "Charts.nz – Alannah Myles – Alannah Myles". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 10, 2021.

[ac_Norway_Alannah_Myles-9] "Norwegiancharts.com – Alannah Myles – Alannah Myles". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 10, 2021.

[ac_Sweden_Alannah_Myles-10] "Swedishcharts.com – Alannah Myles – Alannah Myles". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 10, 2021.

[ac_Switzerland_Alannah_Myles-11] "Swisscharts.com – Alannah Myles – Alannah Myles". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 10, 2021.

[ac_UK_Alannah_Myles-12] "Alannah Myles | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved February 10, 2021.

[ac_Billboard200_Alannah_Myles-13] "Alannah Myles Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 10, 2021.

[14] "ARIA Top 100 Albums for 1990". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved February 10, 2021.

[15] "Jahreshitparade Alben 1990". austriancharts.at. Retrieved February 10, 2021.

[16] "Jaaroverzichten – Album 1990". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved February 10, 2021.

[17] "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved February 10, 2021.

[18] "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1990". hitparade.ch. Retrieved February 10, 2021.

[19] "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1990". Billboard. Retrieved July 31, 2021.

[20] "Kulta- ja platinalevyt". Ifpi.fi. Archived from the original on November 21, 2011. Retrieved November 14, 2011.

[21] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 31, 2010. Retrieved March 14, 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[22] "The Bpi". The Bpi. Retrieved November 14, 2011.

[23] "Recording Industry Association of America". RIAA. Retrieved November 14, 2011.

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Compilation albums	The Very Best Of
Singles	"Love Is" "Black Velvet" "Lover of Mine" "Song Instead of a Kiss" "I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)" "Like Flames" "Can't Stand the Rain"