Tiffany (album)

Tiffany is the debut studio album by American singer Tiffany. It was released on September 15, 1987, by MCA Records. Prior to signing a recording contract with MCA Records in 1987, Tiffany had begun working with manager and record producer George Tobin several years earlier, possibly with some of the tracks recorded as early as when she was 12 years old. Initially, "Danny" was her first single released from her self-titled studio album; however the single failed to chart. To support the album and create a buzz for herself, Tiffany embarked on a shopping mall tour entitled "The Beautiful You: Celebrating the Good Life Shopping Mall Tour '87". Tiffany's tour included the singer performing in shopping malls across the United States; at first to small audiences but by the end to much larger crowds as her popularity grew.[4]

Tiffany
Studio album by Tiffany
Released	September 15, 1987
Recorded	1984–1987
Genre	Teen pop freestyle pop rock
Length	39:08
Label	MCA
Producer	George E. Tobin
Tiffany chronology
Tiffany (1987) Hold an Old Friend's Hand (1988)
Singles from Tiffany
"Danny" Released: July 1987 "I Think We're Alone Now" Released: August 1987 "Could've Been" Released: November 1987 "I Saw Him Standing There" Released: February 1988 "Feelings of Forever" Released: May 1988

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	B[2]
Rolling Stone	[3]

As her popularity grew during her tour radio stations began to play Tiffany's cover version of Tommy James & the Shondells' song "I Think We're Alone Now". The song was quickly released as the album's second single; Tiffany's cover of "I Think We're Alone Now" became the singer's first No. 1 single both in the United States and United Kingdom. The album's follow-up single "Could've Been" became the singer's second No. 1 single on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and her first on the Adult Contemporary chart. With the help of those two singles, the album climbed to No. 1 on Billboard's Top Pop Albums chart; replacing Michael Jackson's Bad. At the age of 16 years, Tiffany became the youngest female artist to achieve a No. 1 album and also the youngest to have two consecutive No. 1 singles. Tiffany's rendition of the Beatles' "I Saw Her Standing There" retitled "I Saw Him Standing There" provided a final success from the album. The album was certified quadruple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[5]

The album's final single, "Feelings of Forever" failed to reprise the success of Tiffany's three previous singles.

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
1.	"Should've Been Me"	Mark Paul	3:39
2.	"Danny"	Jody Moreing	4:00
3.	"Spanish Eyes"	Donna Weiss, John Duarte, Lauren Wood	3:56
4.	"Feelings of Forever"	Mark Paul, John Duarte	3:52
5.	"Kid on a Corner"	Steven McClintock, Tim James	4:02
6.	"I Saw Him Standing There"	John Lennon, Paul McCartney	4:12
7.	"Johnny's Got the Inside Moves"	Jon McElroy, Ned McElroy	3:20
8.	"Promises Made"	Paul, Duarte	4:50
9.	"I Think We're Alone Now"	Ritchie Cordell	3:48
10.	"Could've Been"	Lois Blaisch	3:31

B-sides

• "No Rules" (Paul Mark, John Edward Duarte)[6]
• "The Heart of Love" (Paul Mark, John Edward Duarte)
• "Mr. Mambo" (Paul Mark, John Edward Duarte)
• "Gotta Be Love" (Paul Mark, John Edward Duarte)
• "Out of My Heart" (Paul Mark, John Edward Duarte)
• "Heart Don't Break Tonight" (Steven McClintock, Timothy James Auringer)
• "Can't Stop a Heartbeat" (Paul Mark, John Edward Duarte) Wasn't a B-Side to any US single on this album.

Personnel

• Tiffany – lead and backing vocals
• Chuck Yamek – guitars (tracks 1, 6, 9)
• Dann Huff – guitars (tracks 1, 3-5, 10)
• Carl Verheyen – guitar (track 2)
• John Duarte – keyboards, synthesizers, synthesizer bass (track 7), drum programming
• Richard Elliot – saxophone (tracks 1, 7)
• Steve Rucker – acoustic piano and synthesizers (track 10)
• Willie Arnelas – drums (track 10)

Production

• Produced by George Tobin
• Arranged by John Duarte
• Production coordination: Brenda Farrell
• Engineers: John Kerns, Bill Smith
• Assistant engineers: Steve Holroyd, David Means, Bryan Rutter
• Mixing: John Kerns, Bill Smith, George Tobin
• Mastering: Steve Hall

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1988) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] 6 Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[8] 1 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[9] 48 European Albums (Music & Media)[10] 21 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11] 37 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[12] 1 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[13] 13 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[14] 35 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] 17 UK Albums (OCC)[16] 5 US Billboard 200[17] 1

Year-end charts Chart (1988) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[18] 28 Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[19] 10 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[20] 17 US Billboard 200[21] 9 US Cash Box[22] 11

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[23]	5× Platinum	500,000^^
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong)[24]	Platinum	20,000^*
New Zealand (RMNZ)[25]	Platinum	15,000^^
United Kingdom (BPI)[26]	Gold	100,000^^
United States (RIAA)[27]	4× Platinum	4,000,000^^
Summaries
Worldwide	—	7,000,000[28]
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Allmusic review
2. "Robert Christgau: CG: tiffany". robertchristgau.com.
3. Rolling Stone review
4. Russell, Lisa, "Tiffany, the teenage mallflower who serenades the shoppers of America", People Weekly, v28, 14 September 1987, p. 81
5. Gett, Steve, "Tiffany conquers the charts", Billboard, v100, January 23, 1988, p. 24
6. Tiffany- self-titled debut album @Discogs.com Retrieved 5-1-2010.
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10. "European Hot 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 5 no. 10. March 5, 1988. p. 20. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
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16. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
17. "Tiffany Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
18. "ARIA Top 100 Albums for 1988". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
19. "Top 100 Albums of '88" (PDF). RPM. Vol. 49 no. 10. December 24, 1988. p. 13. ISSN 0315-5994.
20. "Top Selling Albums of 1988". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
21. "Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1988". Billboard. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
22. "The Cash Box Year-End Charts: 1988 – Top 50 Pop Albums". Cash Box. December 31, 1988. Archived from the original on October 7, 2012.
23. "Canadian album certifications – Tiffany – Tiffany". Music Canada.
24. "IFPIHK Gold Disc Award − 1989". IFPI Hong Kong.
25. "New Zealand album certifications – Tiffany – Tiffany". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
26. "British album certifications – Tiffany – Tiffany". British Phonographic Industry. March 2, 1988. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
27. "American album certifications – Tiffany – Tiffany". Recording Industry Association of America. April 5, 1988. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
28. Boehm, Mike (February 10, 1989). "Heartaches of Two Songwriters' Are Behind Tiffany's Latest Hit". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on October 24, 2015. Retrieved February 21, 2016.