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| Released = May 4, 1993 |
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| Recorded = 1992-1993 |
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| Genre = [[Pop music|Pop]], [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] |
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'''Peter Andre''' is the self titled debut album from [[Australia|Australian]] singer-songwriter [[Peter Andre]].<ref>http://eil.com/shop/moreinfo.asp?catalogid=238731</ref> |
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==Background== |
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In 1990, Andre became famous when he took part in the Australian television talent show ''[[New Faces (Australian)|New Faces]]''. Following Andre's success in the program, Melodian Records offered him a £1 million pound record deal, which would consist of two albums and a total of eight singles. In 1992, Andre released his debut single, "Drive Me Crazy", which peaked at #72 on the Australian singles chart. However, Andre's musical breakthrough occured with his second single, "Gimme Little Sign", which peaked at #3 and lasted a total of 31 weeks on the charts. Andre's self-titled debut album was released on May 4, 1993, peaking at #16 on the Australian albums chart. Three further singles were released from the album: "[[Funky Junky]]", which was regularly used as a theme for the Channel 5 soap [[Neighbours (TV series)|Neighbours]], the double A-side "[[Let's Get It On / Wanna Dance?]]" and "[[To The Top (song)|To The Top]]", all of which peaked within the Australian Top 20. In 1993, "Gimme Little Sign" recieved an [[ARIA Award]] for the highest selling single of the year. |
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==Album Information== |
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| ⚫ | Originally, the album was only made available for sale in Australia, with a release date of May 4, 1993. However, following Andre's successful Japanese breakthrough, the album was later re-issued with new cover artwork on January 5, 1994. Both copies of the album share an identical tracklisting. Following Andre's international breakthrough, "To The Top" later appeared on the British release of his second studio album, ''[[Natural (Peter Andre album)|Natural]]''. There is some dispute as to whether "Gimme Little Sign" and "I'm Gonna Get To You" are seperate tracks. Some sources claim they are seperate recordings, however, when the tracks were later re-issued on Andre's Best Of Collection, both appear as one track. It remains unclear whether Andre intended both tracks to be issued as one or if he recorded them as seperate tracks. |
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==Tracklisting== |
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Peter Andre is the self titled debut album from Australian singer-songwriter Peter Andre.[1]
Background
In 1990, Andre became famous when he took part in the Australian television talent show New Faces. Following Andre's success in the program, Melodian Records offered him a £1 million pound record deal, which would consist of two albums and a total of eight singles. In 1992, Andre released his debut single, "Drive Me Crazy", which peaked at #72 on the Australian singles chart. However, Andre's musical breakthrough occured with his second single, "Gimme Little Sign", which peaked at #3 and lasted a total of 31 weeks on the charts. Andre's self-titled debut album was released on May 4, 1993, peaking at #16 on the Australian albums chart. Three further singles were released from the album: "Funky Junky", which was regularly used as a theme for the Channel 5 soap Neighbours, the double A-side "Let's Get It On / Wanna Dance?" and "To The Top", all of which peaked within the Australian Top 20. In 1993, "Gimme Little Sign" recieved an ARIA Award for the highest selling single of the year.
Album Information
Originally, the album was only made available for sale in Australia, with a release date of May 4, 1993. However, following Andre's successful Japanese breakthrough, the album was later re-issued with new cover artwork on January 5, 1994. Both copies of the album share an identical tracklisting. Following Andre's international breakthrough, "To The Top" later appeared on the British release of his second studio album, Natural. There is some dispute as to whether "Gimme Little Sign" and "I'm Gonna Get To You" are seperate tracks. Some sources claim they are seperate recordings, however, when the tracks were later re-issued on Andre's Best Of Collection, both appear as one track. It remains unclear whether Andre intended both tracks to be issued as one or if he recorded them as seperate tracks.
Tracklisting
- "To The Top" - 4:21
- "Let's Get It On" - 4:11
- "Drive Me Crazy" (R&B Mix) - 3:58
- "Nice 'N' Slow" - 5:12
- "Funky Junky" (Rap) - 3:51
- "Wanna Dance" (Jamakin-It-Funky Mix) - 3:23
- "Take Me Back" - 5:14
- "Dream A Little" - 4:10
- "Through The Night" - 3:54
- "Gimme Little Sign" - 3:50
- "I'm Gonna Get To You" - 4:34[2]
Charts
| Chart (1993) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums Chart | 27 |