Don't Ask

For other uses, see Don't Ask (disambiguation).

Don't Ask is the third studio album by Australian singer Tina Arena released by Columbia Records on 14 November 1994.^[1]

Don't Ask
Studio album by Tina Arena
Released	14 November 1994 (1994-11-14)[1]
Recorded	1994
Genre	Pop pop rock
Length	45:28
Label	Columbia
Producer	David Tyson
Tina Arena chronology
Strong as Steel (1990) Don't Ask (1994) In Deep (1997)
Alternative cover
1996 release artwork
Singles from Don't Ask
"Chains" Released: 29 August 1994[2] "Sorrento Moon (I Remember)" Released: 16 January 1995[3] "Heaven Help My Heart" Released: 22 May 1995[4] "Wasn't It Good" Released: 18 September 1995[5] "Show Me Heaven" Released: 20 November 1995 "That's the Way a Woman Feels" Released: 26 February 1996[6]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[7]
Billboard	(favorable)[8]
Music & Media	(favorable)[9]
Smash Hits	[10]

Overview

Arena co-wrote all of the songs on the original release of the album which was produced by David Tyson. The album spawned six successful singles "Chains", "Sorrento Moon (I Remember)", "Heaven Help My Heart", "Wasn't It Good", "That's the Way a Woman Feels" and the cover version of Maria McKee's song "Show Me Heaven" which was recorded for the international version and was released as a single in the United Kingdom.

Don't Ask and its singles earned Arena ten ARIA Awards nominations throughout 1995 and 1996, winning five, including Album of the Year. It is the first album by a female artist to do so.

Track listing

Australian version

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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 Woman Feels"	Arena, Reswick, Werfel	4:21
9.	"Be a Man"	Arena, Reswick, Werfel	3:51
10.	"Standing Up"	Arena, Field, Price	3:35

Japanese edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
12.	"Show Me Heaven"	Maria McKee, Eric Rackin, Jay Rifkin	4:20

International version

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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.	"Show Me Heaven"	McKee, Rackin, Rifkin	4:20
7.	"Love Is the Answer"	Arena, Rick Price	3:56
8.	"Greatest Gift"	Arena, Parde	4:23
9.	"That's the Way a Woman Feels"	Arena, Reswick, Werfel	4:21
10.	"Be a Man"	Arena, Reswick, Werfel	3:51
11.	"Standing Up"	Arena, Field, Price	3:35

European version

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
12.	"Chains" (S&M radio edit)	Tina Arena, Pam Reswick, Steve Werfel	4:07

Personnel

• Tina Arena − vocals, background vocals
• Peter Asher − percussion
• Erika Duke-Kirkpatrick − 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 guitar
• Tim Pierce − acoustic guitar, guitar
• Rick Price − acoustic guitar, background vocals
• David Tyson − keyboard, Hammond organ, background vocals
• Carlos Vega − drums
• The Waters Family − background vocals
• Jai Winding − piano, keyboard

Production

• Producers: Peter Asher, Chris O'Brien, David 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, David Tyson

Charts

Don't Ask became Arena's highest selling album to date selling in excess of 2 million copies^[11] worldwide and was certified ten times platinum by the ARIA.^[12]

Weekly charts Chart (1994–96) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[13] 1 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[14] 65 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[15] 12 Scottish Albums (OCC)[16] 34 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[17] 49 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[18] 32 UK Albums (OCC)[19] 11 US Billboard 200[20] 101 European Albums (Eurotipsheet)[21] 71

Year-end charts Chart (1994) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[22] 100 Chart (1995) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[23] 1 Chart (1996) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[24] 19 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[25] 29

Certifications and sales

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[26]	10× Platinum	700,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[27]	Platinum	15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[28]	Gold	100,000*
United States	—	130,000[29]
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
Australia	14 November 1994[1]	Columbia Records	CD	4778862
United Kingdom	8 May 1995	Columbia	CD
Australia	24 November 2017	Sony Music	Vinyl	88985342401

See also

• List of best-selling albums in Australia