Alannah Myles (album)

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, and overall sold in excess of six million records. The album cover comes from a photoshoot by Canadian photographer Deborah Samuel.

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
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

Credits

Musicians

• Alannah Myles – lead vocals and backing vocals
• Kurt Schefter – guitars
• David Tyson – synthesizers, bass and backing vocals on "Still Got This Thing",
• Steve Webster – bass on all songs except for "Black Velvet"
• 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

Chart (1989–90)	Peak position
Australian Albums Chart[2]	2
Austrian Albums Chart[2]	2
Canadian Albums Chart[3]	1
Dutch Albums Chart[2]	9
German Albums Chart[2]	2
New Zealand Albums Chart[2]	5
Norwegian Albums Chart[2]	1
Swedish Albums Chart[2]	2
Swiss Albums Chart[2]	1
UK Albums Chart[4]	3
US Billboard 200[5]	5

Country	Certification	Sales
Finnish	Platinum[6]	59,694
Canada	10× Platinum (Diamond)[7]	1,000,000
United Kingdom	Gold[8]	100,000
United States	Platinum[9]	1,000,000

References

1. AllMusic review
2. "Alannah Myles – Alannah Myles – dutchcharts.nl". Dutchcharts.com Hung Medien. Archived from the original on May 3, 2016. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
3. "RPM: Top Albums/CDs – Volume 51, No. 21, Apr 07, 1990". Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
4. "Archive Chart". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
5. "Alannah Myles - Alannah Myles". Billboard. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
6. "Kulta- ja platinalevyt". Ifpi.fi. Archived from the original on November 21, 2011. Retrieved November 14, 2011.
7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 31, 2010. Retrieved March 14, 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
8. "The Bpi". The Bpi. Retrieved November 14, 2011.
9. "Recording Industry Association of America". RIAA. Retrieved November 14, 2011.