Blush (Wa Wa Nee album)

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Blush
Blush by Wa Wa Nee.jpg
Studio album by Wa Wa Nee
Released 8 May 1989 [1]
Recorded Studios 301, Sydney
Genre Pop rock, Synthpop, Pop music
Label CBS Records
Producer Jim Taig, Paul Gray, Robyn Smith
Wa Wa Nee chronology
Ulta Mixes
(1987)
Blush
(1989)
The Essential Wa Wa Nee
(2010)
Singles from Blush
  1. "Can't Control Myself"
    Released: November 1988
  2. "So Good"
    Released: February 1989
  3. "I Want You"
    Released: May 1989

Blush is the second and final studio album by Australian pop group Wa Wa Nee. Blush peaked at No. 32 in Australia. The album produced two top 40 singles in Australia.

Wa Wa Nee was an Australian funk/pop band, active from 1982 to 1989.

Contents

Track listing

Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Can't Control Myself"Paul Gray3:36
2."So Good"Paul Gray3:58
3."Giving Everything"Paul Gray4:08
4."One Day"Paul Gray, Chris Sweeney3:26
5."Never Been So in Love"Paul Gray4:43
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Want You"Paul Gray3:26
2."Brite Lites"Paul Gray3:52
3."Do it To Me"Paul Gray, Mark Gray3:09
4."Moral Inspiration"Paul Gray4:53
5."Blush"Paul Gray5:46

Charts

Chart (1989) Peak
position
scope="row" Australian Albums (ARIA) [2] 32

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References

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  2. "Australiancharts.com – Wa Wa Nee – Blush". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 March 2017.