What Silence Knows

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What Silence Knows
Shara nelson - what silence knows (1993).jpg
Studio album by
Shara Nelson
ReleasedSeptember 1993
Genre
Length48:18
LabelCooltempo
ProducerMichael Peden
Shara Nelson chronology
What Silence Knows
(1993) 		Friendly Fire
(1995)
Singles from What Silence Knows
  1. "Down That Road"
    Released: 1993
  2. "One Goodbye in Ten"
    Released: 1993
  3. "Inside Out"
    Released: 1993
  4. "Uptight"
    Released: 1994
  5. "Nobody"
    Released: 1994
  6. "Inside Out (re-release) / Down That Road (remix)"
    Released: 1994
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Los Angeles Times3/4 stars[1]

What Silence Knows is the debut solo album by English singer Shara Nelson, released in September 1993 on Cooltempo Records. It includes five singles which reached the UK Singles Chart: "Down That Road", "One Goodbye in Ten", "Inside Out", "Uptight" and "Nobody".[2] The album peaked at No. 22 on the UK Albums Chart[3] and was later certified Gold by the British Phonographic Industry for sales in excess of 100,000 copies.[4]

The album was shortlisted for the 1994 Mercury Music Prize.[5]

Track listing[]

  1. "Nobody" (Shara Nelson, Kenny Nicholas, Trevor Jacobs, Suni Suleynan) – 4:22
  2. "Pain Revisited" (Shara Nelson, Howie Bernstein) – 5:16
  3. "One Goodbye in Ten" (Shara Nelson, Bob Stanley, Pete Wiggs) – 5:50
  4. "Inside Out" (Shara Nelson, Kevin Armstrong) – 3:19
  5. "Uptight" (Shara Nelson, Prince Be) – 5:04
  6. "Down That Road" (Shara Nelson, Prince Be) – 5:15
  7. "Chance" (Shara Nelson, Kenny Nicholas, Trevor Jacobs, Suni Suleynan) – 3:58
  8. "Thoughts of You" (Shara Nelson, John Coxon) – 4:16
  9. "How Close" (Shara Nelson, Prince Be) – 3:59
  10. "What Silence Knows" (Shara Nelson, Style Scott) – 6:59

Personnel[]

  • Shara Nelson – vocals
  • Billy Liesegang, G.A. Parricelli – guitar
  • Mike Peden – bass
  • Mel Wesson – keyboards, synthesizer
  • Michael Timothy, Pete Wingfield – keyboards
  • Rupert Brown, Trevor Murrell – drums
  • Miles Bould – percussion
  • Lyn Gerald, Tee Green – backing vocals
  • Philip D. Todd – flute, electronic wind instrument
  • London Session Orchestra – strings
  • Nick Ingman – string arrangements
  • Gavyn Wright – orchestral leader and conductor

Charts[]

Album[]

Chart (1993) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[6] 131
Austrian Albums Chart[7] 32
UK Albums Chart[3] 22

Singles[]

Year Single UK
chart
[3]
1993 "Down That Road" 19
"One Goodbye in Ten" 21
"Inside Out" –
1994 "Uptight" 19
"Nobody" 49
"Inside Out" / "Down That Road" (remix) 34

References[]

  1. ^ Hunt, Dennis (August 7, 1994). "Shara Nelson, 'What Silence Knows' (Chrysalis/ERG)". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  2. ^ "SHARA NELSON | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Official Charts > Shara Nelson". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  4. ^ "BPI > Certified Awards > Search results for 'Shara Nelson' (from bpi.co.uk)". Imgur.com (original source published by British Phonographic Industry). Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  5. ^ "Mercury Prize". www.mercuryprize.com.
  6. ^ "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 13 September 2016". Imgur.com. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  7. ^ "austriancharts.at > Shara Nelson". Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 July 2017.

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