Don't Ask

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Don't Ask
Studio album by Tina Arena
Released	1994
Genre	Pop
Length	45:28
Label	Columbia
Producer(s)	David Tyson
Professional reviews
All Music Guide (2/5) link
Tina Arena chronology
Strong As Steel (1990)	Don't Ask (1994)	In Deep (1997)

Don't Ask is the second studio album by Australian singer Tina Arena. A very successful album for Arena, it won five ARIA Awards including "Album of the Year" and "Song of the Year" ("Chains") as well as a special award for "Highest Selling Female Artist in Australian History".

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 3 Production 4 Charts

[edit] Track listing

1. "Chains" (Tina Arena, Pam Reswick, Steve Werfel) – 4:22
2. "Heaven Help My Heart" (Arena, Dean McTaggart, David Tyson) – 5:28
3. "Sorrento Moon (I Remember)" (Arena, Tyson, Christopher Ward) – 4:54
4. "Wasn't It Good" (Arena, Heather Field, Robert Parde) – 5:14
5. "Message" (Arena, April Lang, Annie Roboff, Tyson) – 5:22
6. "Love Is the Answer" (Arena, Rick Price) – 3:56
7. "Greatest Gift" (Arena, Parde) – 4:23
8. "That's the Way a Women Feels" (Arena, Reswick, Werfel) – 4:21
9. "Be a Man" (Arena, Reswick, Werfel) – 3:51
10. "Standing Up" (Arena, Field, Price) – 3:35

The U.S. release also featured a cover of Maria McKee's Show Me Heaven, written by McKee, Eric Rackin and Jay Rifkin.

[edit] Personnel

• Tina Arena - vocals, background vocals
• Peter Asher - percussion
• Erika Duke-Kirkpartick - cello
• Claude Gaudette - piano
• Raven Kane - background vocals
• Peter Kent - violin
• Kirkpatrick - cello
• Matt Lang - percussion
• Bob Mann - guitar
• Marilyn Martin - background vocals
• Pat Mastelotto - percussion, drums
• Robert Parde - background vocals
• John Pierce - bass
• Tim Pierce - acoustic guitar, guitar
• Rick Price - acoustic guitar, background vocals
• Dave Tyson - keyboard, Hammond organ, background vocals
• Carlos Vega - drums
• The Water Family - background vocals
• Jai Winding - piano, keyboard

[edit] Production

• Producers: Peter Asher, Chris O'Brien, Dave Tyson
• Engineers: Greg Droman, George Massenburg, Frank Wolf
• Mixing: Chris Lord-Alge
• Mixing assistant: Steve Gallagher
• Mastering: Doug Sax
• Production coordination: Tony DeFranco
• Programming: Chris O'Brien, Dave Tyson
• Arrangers: Tina Arena, David Campbell, Robert Parde, Dave Tyson

[edit] Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1996	Heatseekers	1
1996	The Billboard 200	101

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1996	"Chains"	Adult Contemporary	17
1996	"Chains"	Adult Top 40	20
1996	"Chains"	Hot Dance Music/Club Play	13
1996	"Chains"	Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	48
1996	"Chains"	The Billboard Hot 100	38
1996	"Chains"	Top 40 Mainstream	17