Sharon O'Neill (album)

Sharon O'Neill is the second studio album by New Zealand singer and songwriter Sharon O'Neill. Sharon O'Neill peaked at No. 5 in New Zealand in March 1980. The album was released in Australia in August 1980 under the titled Words, with the inclusion of "How Do You Talk to Boys".

Sharon O'Neill
Studio album by
Sharon O'Neill
ReleasedFebruary 1980
Recorded1979
StudioMarmalade Studios, Paradise Studios
GenrePop, pop rock
LabelCBS New Zealand
ProducerJay Lewis, Steve Robinson
Sharon O'Neill chronology
This Heart This Song
(1979)		 Sharon O'Neill
(1980)		 Maybe
(1981)
Singles from Sharon O'Neill
  1. "Words"
    Released: September 1979
  2. "Baby Don't Fight"
    Released: December 1979
  3. "Asian Paradise"
    Released: April 1980
  4. "How Do You Talk to Boys"
    Released: August 1980
Words cover
Australian edition

Background and reception

CBS Records' manager John McCready recruited US producer Jay Lewis to work on the album. McCready recalls, “Jay with his brilliant production managed to enhance Sharon’s wonderful songs.”

Gordon Campbell from the NZ Listener said “There are at least four tracks on Sharon O'Neill that are the equal of anything Linda Ronstadt is capable of. Two songs "Asian Paradise" and "Southern Blues" are marvelously evocative mood pieces.” adding “CBS deserve a lot of credit for having both the interest and the courage to put up the $30,000 that it took to make this album.”[1]

Track listing
Vinyl/cassette (237350)
Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Ready to Love"Sharon O'Neill2:26
2."Awkward City"O'Neill3:12
3."Words"O'Neill3:16
4."Baby Don't Fight"O'Neill3:23
5."Love Can Be Cruel"O'Neill3:24
6."Bitter the Heart"O'Neill3:25
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Asian Paradise"O'Neill5:03
2."I'll Be Home Again"O'Neill3:11
3."Some of this Heart"O'Neill2:24
4."Someone Just Like You"O'Neill3:04
5."Southern Blues"O'Neill4:00
6."How Do You Talk to Boys" (Australian edition only)Steve Kipner, T Seufert3:06

Charts
Chart (1980) Peak
position
Australian Kent Music Report [2] 66
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[3] 3

References
  1. "Sharon O'Neill". Audio Culture. 2001. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  2. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.
  3. "Charts.nz – Sharon O'Neill – Sharon O'Neill". Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
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