Hear What I Say

Hear What I Say
Studio album by C. C. Catch
Released	2 November 1989
Recorded	1988–1989
Genre	Pop, dance-pop, new jack swing
Length	42:26
Label	Metronome Musik 841 609-2
Producer	Andy Taylor, Dave Clayton, Jo Dworniak, Avenue
C. C. Catch chronology
Big Fun (1988) Hear What I Say (1989)
Singles from Hear What I Say
"Big Time" Released: 25 September 1989 [1] "Midnight Hour" Released: 1989

Hear What I Say is the fifth and final studio album by the Dutch born 1980's pop singer C. C. Catch, released in 1989 in Germany and worldwide, produced by member of Duran Duran and The Power Station Andy Taylor. It contains two singles: Big Time (#26 hit in Germany) and Midnight Hour. "Hear What I Say" was the first album, that wasn't produced by Dieter Bohlen. Notable that album has a lot of influences, including house, funk and especially new jack swing which was in mainstream at that time.

Track listing

Hear What I Say track listing ^[2]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Midnight Hour"	Cindy Valentine Tony Green	Andy Taylor	4:35
2.	"Big Time"	Georg Koppenhelle Martin Kppenhelle C. C. Catch	Avenue (Georg and Martin Kppenhelle)	3:51
3.	"Love Away"	Dave Clayton Jo Dworniak C. C. Catch	Jo Dworniak Dave Clayton	4:12
4.	"Give Me What I Want"	Dave Clayton Jo Dworniak C. C. Catch	Jo Dworniak Dave Clayton	3:47
5.	"I'm Gonna Miss You"	Peter Szimmaneck Mennana Szimmaneck	Andy Taylor	5:40
6.	"Backgirl"	Andreas Van Kane Nicholas Marriot	Andy Taylor	3:31
7.	"Can't Catch Me"	Dave Clayton Jo Dworniak C. C. Catch	Jo Dworniak Dave Clayton	3:51
8.	"Hear What I Say"	Dave Clayton Jo Dworniak C. C. Catch	Jo Dworniak Dave Clayton	3:49
9.	"Nothing's Gonna Change Our Love"	Dave Clayton Jo Dworniak C. C. Catch	Jo Dworniak Dave Clayton	3:50
10.	"Feels Like Heaven"	Dave Clayton Jo Dworniak C. C. Catch	Jo Dworniak Dave Clayton	5:20

Credits

Design [Cover Design] – Michael Behr
Management – Simon Napier-Bell
Mastered By – Ian Cooper
Other [Hair] – Keith Harris
Other [Make-up] – Sara Raeburn
Other [Stylist] – Peta Hunt
Photography By [Cover] – Brian Aris
Producer – Andy Taylor (tracks: 1, 5, 6), Dave Clayton (tracks: 3, 4, 7 to 10), Jo Dworniak (tracks: 3, 4, 7 to 10)
Written-By – C. C. Catch (tracks: 3, 4, 7 to 10), Dave Clayton (tracks: 3, 4, 7 to 10), Jo Dworniak (tracks: 3, 4, 7 to 10) ^[3]

Charts

Weekly chart performance for Hear What I Say

Chart (1989)	Peak position
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [4]	35
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [5]	75
Spanish Albums (AFYVE) [6]	46

References

1. "C.C. Catch – Big Time". Gfk Entertainment charts . Retrieved 16 January 2026.
2. Hear What I Say (liner notes). C. C. Catch. Metronome. 1989. 841 609-2.
3. C.C. Catch — Hear What I Say
4. Pennanen, Timo (2021). "C. C. Catch". Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 (PDF) (in Finnish). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 43. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
5. "Offiziellecharts.de – C.C. Catch – Hear What I Say" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
6. Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN   84-8048-639-2.