Chris Isaak (album)

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Chris Isaak
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Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 10, 1987
Recorded1986
Genre
Length36:05
Label Warner Bros.
Producer Erik Jacobsen
Chris Isaak chronology
Silvertone
(1985)
Chris Isaak
(1987)
Heart Shaped World
(1989)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Select 4/5 [4]
The Village Voice B [5]

Chris Isaak is the second album by Chris Isaak, released in 1987. After the poor commercial success of his debut, Isaak honed his style to a sophisticated R&B for his follow-up. [6] The song "Blue Hotel" was a hit in France, and in the U.K. after being re-released in 1991 making the Top 20. [7]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks composed by Chris Isaak; except where indicated

  1. "You Owe Me Some Kind of Love" – 3:51
  2. "Heart Full of Soul" (Graham Gouldman) – 3:20
  3. "Blue Hotel" – 3:10
  4. "Lie to Me" – 4:12
  5. "Fade Away" – 4:15
  6. "Wild Love" – 2:57
  7. "This Love Will Last" – 2:45
  8. "You Took My Heart" – 2:31
  9. "Cryin'" – 2:30
  10. "Lovers Game" – 2:55
  11. "Waiting for the Rain to Fall" – 3:39

Personnel

Adapted from album liner notes [8]

Technical

Charts

Chart (1986/1999)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA Charts) [9] 148

Sales and certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [10] Gold35,000^
France (SNEP) [11] Platinum300,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [12] Gold50,000^
United States393,000 [13]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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