Nikka Costa (album)

Nikka Costa
Nikka Costa
Studio album by Nikka Costa
Released	1981 (Europe, South America)
Recorded	1981
Genre	Pop
Length	35:29
Label	CGD Records ; Columbia-CBS m116061
Producer	Don Costa; Tony Renis; Danny B. Besquet;
Nikka Costa chronology

Nikka Costa is the debut studio album by Nikka Costa. It was released in 1981 by CGD Records (Italy) in conjunction with CBS Records when Costa was nine years old, fifteen years before her first album for older audiences was released, and twenty years before her breakthrough album Everybody Got Their Something.

Background[]

Costa's cover of "(Out Here) On My Own", originally from the musical film Fame, was released as a single from the album. The single topped the charts in Italy and Europe.^[1]^[2] The single's success prompted suspicions that Costa would be a one-hit wonder, and that her success would be short-lived, but neither of these predictions came true. Instead, by September 1982, the album had sold over 200,000 copies in Italy alone, and about 1.5 million copies worldwide.^[3]

Tracklisting[]

Side One[]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Someone to Watch Over Me" (from Oh, Kay!)	Ira and George Gershwin	2:53
2.	"I Believe in Love"	Danny B. Besquet Ronald Jackson	2:56
3.	"(Out Here) On My Own" (from Fame)	Lesley and Michael Gore	3:31
4.	"Grown Up World"	Terry Ray, Nikka and Don Costa	2:33
5.	"Through the Eyes of Love" (from Ice Castles)	Marvin Hamlisch Carole Bayer Sager	3:57
6.	"Go Away, Little Boy"	Gerry Goffin Carole King	2:45

Side Two[]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"It's Your Dream"	Peter Sinfield Teddy Randazzo	3:27
2.	"Maybe" (from Annie)	Martin Charnin Charles Strouse	2:53
3.	"Bubble Full of Rainbows"	[it] Tony Renis	3:09
4.	"Chained to the Blues"	Terry Ray Costa Santo Farina	2:21
5.	"You"	Paul Anka Sammy Cahn	3:17
6.	"So Glad I Have You"	Terry Ray and Nikka Costa Santo Farina	3:47

Sales and certifications[]


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Spain (PROMUSICAE)^[4]	Platinum	100,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[]

^ "Second Cup Cafe: Nikka Costa". CBS News. 2008-11-20. Retrieved 2018-01-04.
^ "Nikka Costa still got soul". News.com.au. 2009-10-12. Retrieved 2018-01-04.
^ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (1982-09-04). "A Year After 'On My Own': Costa's Success Continues". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 59.
^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.

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[1] "Second Cup Cafe: Nikka Costa". CBS News. 2008-11-20. Retrieved 2018-01-04.

[2] "Nikka Costa still got soul". News.com.au. 2009-10-12. Retrieved 2018-01-04.

[3] Inc, Nielsen Business Media (1982-09-04). "A Year After 'On My Own': Costa's Success Continues". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 59.

[4] Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.

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