Alannah Myles (album) - Composition

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Alannah Myles is the 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 Deborah Samuel.

Alannah Myles

Studio album by

Alannah Myles

Released

March 28, 1989

Recorded

1988

Studio

McClear Place, Eastern Sound, Soundtown Studios and Sounds Interchange (Toronto, Canada).

Genre

AOR
pop rock

Length

39:19

Label

Atlantic

Producer

David Tyson

Alannah Myles chronology

Alannah Myles
(1989)

Rockinghorse
(1992)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

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

Personnel

Alannah Myles – lead vocals, backing vocals
David Tyson – keyboards, bass (1), backing vocals (1), synthesized fretless bass (3)[2]
Scott Humphrey – keyboard programming
Bob Bartolucci – guitars
Kurt Schefter – guitars
David Wipper – acoustic guitars, mandolin
Steve Webster – bass (1, 2, 4-10)[2]
Jørn Andersen – drums (1-8, 10)
Gary Craig – drums (9)
Michael Sloski – percussion
John Johnson – saxophones
Rick Waychesko – trumpet
Jackie Richardson – backing vocals (1)
Christopher Ward – backing vocals (1, 2)
Peter Fredette – backing vocals (4, 6, 7)
Dean McTaggart – backing vocals (4, 6)
Lisa Dalbello – backing vocals (6, 8)

Production

Christopher Ward – executive producer
David Tyson – producer
Kevin Doyle – engineer, mixing (2, 3, 6)
Pete Willis – engineer
Tom Eymundson – assistant engineer
Steve Harrison – assistant engineer
Mike Jones – assistant engineer
Martin Lee – assistant engineer
Paul Seeley – assistant engineer
Paul Shubat – assistant engineer
Lou Solakofski – assistant engineer
Paul Lani – mixing (1, 4, 5, 7-10)
David Dorn – mix assistant
Atlantic Studios (New York City, New York, USA) – mixing location
George Marino – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York City, New York, USA)
Bob Defrin – art direction
Valerie Sinclair – lettering design
Deborah Samuel – cover photography
Danny Goldberg at Gold Mountain Entertainment – management

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for *Alannah Myles*
Chart (1990)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[3]	2
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[4]	2
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[5]	1
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[6]	9
European Albums (Music & Media)[7]	4
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[8]	1
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9]	2
Icelandic Albums (Tónlist)[10]	4
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[11]	5
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[12]	1
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[13]	2
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[14]	1
UK Albums (OCC)[15]	3
US Billboard 200[16]	5

Year-end charts

1989 year-end chart performance for *Alannah Myles*
Chart (1989)	Position
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[17]	5

1990 year-end chart performance for *Alannah Myles*
Chart (1990)	Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[18]	9
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[19]	12
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[20]	4
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[21]	54
European Albums (Music & Media)[22]	12
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[23]	13
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[24]	7
Norwegian Spring Period Albums (VG-lista)[25]	4
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[26]	4
US Billboard 200[27]	39

Certifications

Certifications for *Alannah Myles*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[28]	3× Platinum	210,000^{^}
Austria (IFPI Austria)[29]	Gold	25,000^*
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[30]	Platinum	59,694[30]
Germany (BVMI)[31]	Platinum	500,000^{^}
Canada (Music Canada)[32]	Diamond	1,000,000^{^}
New Zealand (RMNZ)[33]	Platinum	15,000^{^}
Sweden (GLF)[34]	Platinum	100,000^{^}
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[35]	Platinum	50,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)[36]	Gold	100,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)[37]	Platinum	1,000,000^{^}
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

AllMusic review
"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.
"Top RPM Albums: Issue 9087". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
"Dutchcharts.nl – Alannah Myles – Alannah Myles" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
"European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 7, no. 20. May 19, 1990. p. VIII. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
"Offiziellecharts.de – Alannah Myles – Alannah Myles" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
"Ísland (LP-plötur)". DV (in Icelandic). June 22, 1990. p. 33. ISSN 1021-8254 – via Timarit.is.
"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.
"Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
"Alannah Myles Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
"Top 100 Albums of '89". RPM. Vol. 51, no. 8. December 23, 1989. p. 14. ISSN 0033-7064 – via Library and Archives Canada.
"ARIA Top 50 Albums for 1990". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
"Jahreshitparade Alben 1990". austriancharts.at (in German). Retrieved February 10, 2021.
"Top 100 Albums of 1990". RPM. Vol. 53, no. 6. December 22, 1990. p. 12. ISSN 0033-7064 – via Library and Archives Canada.
"Jaaroverzichten – Album 1990" (in Dutch). Dutch Charts. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
"European Top 100 Albums – 1990" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 7, no. 51. December 22, 1990. p. 38. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
"Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts – 1990" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
"Top Selling Albums of 1990". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
"Topp 40 Album Vår 1990" (in Norwegian). VG-lista. Archived from the original on September 16, 2017. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
"Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1990". hitparade.ch (in German). Retrieved February 10, 2021.
"Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1990". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 13, 2021. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
"ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1996 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
"Austrian album certifications – Allanah Myles – Allanah Myles" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
"Alannah Myles" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
"Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Alannah Myles; 'Alannah Myles')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
"Canadian album certifications – Alannah Myles – Alannah Myles". Music Canada. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
"New Zealand album certifications – Alannah Myles – Alannah Myles". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
"Sverigetopplistan – Alannah Myles" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
"The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Alannah Myles; 'Alannah Myles')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
"British album certifications – Alannah Myles – Alannah Myles". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
"American album certifications – Alannah Myles – Alannah Myles". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 6, 2021.

v t e Alannah Myles
Studio albums	Alannah Myles Rockinghorse A-lan-nah
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"

Juno Award for Album of the Year (1980–1999)

1980s

1980: Anne Murray – New Kind of Feeling
1981: Anne Murray – Anne Murray's Greatest Hits
1982: Loverboy – Loverboy
1983: Loverboy – Get Lucky
1984: Bryan Adams – Cuts Like a Knife
1985: Bryan Adams – Reckless
1986: Glass Tiger – The Thin Red Line
1987: Kim Mitchell – Shakin' Like a Human Being
1988: no award ceremony held
1989: Robbie Robertson – Robbie Robertson

1990s

1990: Alannah Myles – Alannah Myles
1991: Celine Dion – Unison
1992: Tom Cochrane – Mad Mad World
1993: k.d. lang – Ingénue
1994: Neil Young – Harvest Moon
1995: Celine Dion – The Colour of My Love
1996: Alanis Morissette – Jagged Little Pill
1997: The Tragically Hip – Trouble at the Henhouse
1998: Sarah McLachlan – Surfacing
1999: Celine Dion – Let's Talk About Love

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Alannah Myles — одноимённый дебютный студийный альбом канадской певицы Аланны Майлз, выпущенный 28 марта 1989 года. Наиболее известным синглом из этого альбома является песня «Black Velvet», которая получила мировую известность. Альбом достиг 5 места в американском чарте Billboard 200 и 3 места в UK Albums Chart. В качестве обложки для альбома послужила фотография, сделанная фотографом Дебборой Саммюэль.

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