| Getahead | ||||
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| Released | 23 October 1989 [1] | |||
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| Length | 48:42 | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Hi-Fi News & Record Review | A*:1 [4] |
| Number One | [5] |
| Record Mirror | [6] |
Getahead is the second studio album by the British pop band, Curiosity Killed the Cat. The album reached number 29 in the UK, and contained the hit single "Name and Number".
All tracks are written by Curiosity Killed the Cat and Michael J McEvoy, except where indicated
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Name and Number" | Curiosity, Glenn Skinner, Michael J McEvoy | 4:01 |
| 2. | "Do Your Believin'" | 4:15 | |
| 3. | "Cascade" | 3:57 | |
| 4. | "First Place" | 4:34 | |
| 5. | "We Just Gotta Do It (For Us)" | 4:15 | |
| 6. | "Go Go Ahead" | 2:24 | |
| 7. | "Trees Don't Grow on Money" | 4:08 | |
| 8. | "Treat You So Well" | 4:15 | |
| 9. | "Who Are You" | 3:49 | |
| 10. | "Security Lady" | 4:10 | |
| 11. | "Something New, Something Blue" | 3:56 | |
| 12. | "Keep On Trying" | 4:58 | |
| Total length: | 48:42 | ||
| Chart (1989–90) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA) [7] | 136 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [8] | 90 |
| UK Albums (OCC) [9] | 29 |
| Chart (1989) | Single title | Peak position |
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| UK Singles | "Name and Number" | 14 |
| Ireland | 16 | |
| Italy | 13 | |
| UK Singles | "First Place" | 86 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United Kingdom (BPI) [10] | Silver | 60,000^ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
Curiosity Killed the Cat were a British pop band that achieved success in the UK in the late 1980s, with hit singles such as "Down to Earth", "Misfit" and "Ordinary Day", from their No. 1 debut album, Keep Your Distance. This was followed by Getahead with the accompanying hit "Name and Number", that was recreated by De La Soul in "Ring Ring Ring " in 1991, Jaheim in "Ain't Leavin Without You" in 2010, and Little Mix in "How Ya Doin'?" in 2012. In the early 1990s, the band's bassist left, and billed as 'Curiosity' they collaborated with Simon Cowell recording "Hang On in There Baby" on the album Back to Front.
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