Michael Stock is an English songwriter,record producer,musician,and member of the songwriting and production trio Stock Aitken Waterman. He has written and/or produced 18 No. 1 records in America and the UK,over a hundred top-40 hits and is recognised as one of the most successful songwriters of all time by the Guinness World Records. As part of Stock Aitken Waterman in the 1980s and 90s,he holds the UK record of 11 number one records with different acts. In the UK Singles Chart he has written 54 top-ten hits including 7 number ones.
Jason Sean Donovan is an Australian actor and singer. He initially achieved fame in the Australian soap Neighbours,playing Scott Robinson,before beginning a career in music in 1988. In the UK he has sold over 3 million records. His debut album Ten Good Reasons was the highest-selling album in the UK in 1989,with sales of over 1.5 million. He has had Four UK No. 1 singles. He has also appeared in several stage musicals,most prominently in the lead role of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat in the early 1990s.
Kylie is the debut studio album by Australian recording artist Kylie Minogue,released on 4 July 1988 by Mushroom Records. Minogue had established herself as a child actress before signing to the record label in early 1987. The success of her debut single,"Locomotion",resulted in her working with Stock Aitken Waterman,who produced the album and wrote nine of its ten tracks. Their recording sessions,commencing in October 1987 in London and Melbourne,coincided with Minogue's filming schedule for the soap opera Neighbours.
"I Should Be So Lucky" is a 1987 song performed by Australian singer and songwriter Kylie Minogue from her debut studio album Kylie (1988). Released on 29 December 1987 by Mushroom Records and PWL Records,the song became a worldwide breakthrough hit;its image of Minogue on the front cover was shot by David Levine. The song was written and produced by Stock Aitken Waterman for Minogue,and they went on to produce Minogue's first four studio albums.
"Je ne sais pas pourquoi" (English:"I Do Not Know Why"),also known as "I Still Love You (Je ne sais pas pourquoi)" in Australia and New Zealand,is a song by Australian recording artist and songwriter Kylie Minogue from her debut studio album Kylie (1988). Released as a single on 10 October 1988 by PWL,the song has subsequently appeared on most of Minogue's hits compilations including Greatest Hits (1992),Ultimate Kylie (2004) and,most recently,Step Back in Time:The Definitive Collection,released in 2019. Like most of Minogue's material between 1988 and 1992,it was written and produced by Stock Aitken Waterman.
"It's No Secret" is a song by Australian singer-songwriter Kylie Minogue taken from her debut studio album Kylie (1988). The song was written and produced by Stock,Aitken and Waterman,who were also the producers of Minogue's first four studio albums. The song was intended to be released as the fifth single from Kylie,but due to the success and longevity of Kylie's massive selling duet with Jason Donovan,"Especially for You",over Christmas 1988 and the following new year,it was only released in a handful of countries. In the United States,"It's No Secret" was released as Kylie's third single where it reached the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100.
"Turn It into Love" is a single released by Australian singer Kylie Minogue. It was taken from her debut studio album Kylie (1988). The single was released in December 1988 in Japan only. The B-side was a new song "Made in Heaven",which also served as the B-side to both "Je ne sais pas pourquoi" and "It's No Secret" in other international territories.
"Hand on Your Heart" is a song by Australian singer Kylie Minogue from her second studio album,Enjoy Yourself (1989),and released as its lead single on 24 April 1989. Much like her previous releases up to Let's Get to It (1991),the song was written and produced by English songwriting and record production trio Stock Aitken Waterman (SAW). Referenced tracks during composition included "This Old Heart of Mine" by the Isley Brothers and "That's the Way Love Is" by Ten City.
"Never Too Late" is a song written and produced by British production team Stock,Aitken and Waterman for Australian singer Kylie Minogue's second studio album,Enjoy Yourself (1989). Released on 23 October 1989,the song peaked at number four on the UK Singles Chart,number one in Ireland,and number 14 in Australia. It was later rerecorded for Minogue's orchestral compilation album,The Abbey Road Sessions,in 2012.
"Tears on My Pillow" is a doo-wop song written by Sylvester Bradford and Al Lewis in 1958. The composition was first recorded by Little Anthony and the Imperials on End Records and was that group's debut recording under that name. Their original recording of the song became a Billboard top-10 hit,peaking at No. 4,No. 3 in Canada,and was the Imperials' first million-seller. It was also a two-sided hit,with its flip side,"Two People in the World," also becoming a major hit. Although it remains one of the Imperials' signature songs,"Tears on My Pillow" has been extensively covered,including a No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart version by Kylie Minogue in January 1990.
"Better the Devil You Know" is a song by Australian singer-songwriter Kylie Minogue,taken from her third studio album Rhythm of Love (1990). The song was written and produced by Stock Aitken Waterman and was released as the album's lead single on 30 April 1990 by PWL and Mushroom Records. "Better the Devil You Know" is known as the song that re-invented Minogue with more sex appeal,as her previous albums were presented with her "girl next door" persona. Her music onwards presented a more independent approach.
"Got to Be Certain" is a song by Australian singer Kylie Minogue from her debut studio album,Kylie (1988). Written and produced by English songwriting and record production trio Stock Aitken Waterman (SAW),the song was released as the second single from Kylie in most territories outside Australia,and was released on 2 May 1988 in Australia and the United Kingdom. In Australia,"Got to Be Certain" was Minogue's third single release. "Got to Be Certain" was a commercial success,peaking at number one in Minogue's native Australia and number two on the UK Singles Chart.
"Step Back in Time" is a song by Australian singer Kylie Minogue from her third studio album,Rhythm of Love (1990). It was released as the album's second single on 22 October 1990,and distributed by PWL and Mushroom as a CD single,cassette tape and 12-inch and 7-inch singles. The track was written,arranged,and produced by Mike Stock,Matt Aitken,Pete Waterman,who are collectively known as Stock Aitken and Waterman,and was recorded in London,United Kingdom. Musically,it is a disco song that lyrically pays tribute to 1970s' culture.
"The Loco-Motion" is a 1962 pop song written by American songwriters Gerry Goffin and Carole King. "The Loco-Motion" was originally written for R&B singer Dee Dee Sharp,but Sharp turned the song down.
"Too Many Broken Hearts" is a song by Australian singer and actor Jason Donovan,released on 20 February 1989 as the third single from his debut album,Ten Good Reasons (1989),and 1991's Greatest Hits album and again on a later collection in 2006. The song reached number-one in the United Kingdom and Ireland in March 1989. The song additionally peaked within the top 10 in Australia,Denmark,France,the Netherlands,Norway and Spain. British magazine Classic Pop ranked "Too Many Broken Hearts" number 19 in their list of "Top 40 Stock Aitken Waterman songs" in 2021.
The Hit Factory Volume 3 is a compilation album collecting the biggest hits of the award-winning British music production trio Stock Aitken Waterman during their most successful era. It was released by PWL Records in association with Fanfare Records in June 1989 and reached #3 in the compilation Top 20,achieving a Gold BPI award.
Ten Good Reasons is the debut studio album by Australian pop star and actor Jason Donovan. It was released on 1 May 1989 by PWL (UK) and Mushroom Records (Australia). It became the biggest selling album in the UK that year,and yielded three number-one singles,"Too Many Broken Hearts","Sealed with a Kiss" and a duet with Kylie Minogue,"Especially for You". The album was reissued in 2010 as an expanded deluxe edition featuring B-sides and remixes. In 2016,the first CD of the 2010 reissue was reissued again as part of promotion for Donovan's Ten Good Reasons live shows. The album's title comes from a line in "Too Many Broken Hearts".
"Every Day (I Love You More)" is a 1989 song recorded by Australian singer Jason Donovan. It was released on 28 August 1989 as the fifth and final single from his debut album,Ten Good Reasons. As with Donovan's other songs at the time,it was written and produced by Stock Aitken Waterman. It was the least successful release from the album,although it was a hit in the UK and Ireland.
"Wouldn't Change a Thing" is a song performed by Australian singer-songwriter Kylie Minogue,recorded for her second studio album Enjoy Yourself (1989). The song was written by Stock Aitken Waterman,and was released on 24 July 1989 by Mushroom and PWL Records. The song was released as the second single off the album.
