Honeymoon Suite (album)

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Honeymoon Suite
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Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 7, 1984
Recorded1983-84
StudioPhase One Studios, Toronto
Genre Hard rock, glam metal
Length38:45
Label WEA Canada
Producer Tom Treumuth
Honeymoon Suite chronology
Honeymoon Suite
(1984)
The Big Prize
(1985)
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Honeymoon Suite is the debut album by Canadian rock band Honeymoon Suite, released in 1984 on Warner Bros. Records. In 1990 it was certified Triple Platinum in Canada (in excess of 300,000 copies sold). [1] All four singles - "New Girl Now", "Burning in Love", "Wave Babies" and "Stay in the Light" - were also certified Gold in Canada.

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by Dermot Grehan, except where noted.

  1. "New Girl Now" – 3:37
  2. "Burning in Love" – 4:43
  3. "Wave Babies" – 4:21
  4. "Stay in the Light" – 3:52
  5. "Now That You Got Me" – 3:30
  6. "Funny Business" – 4:01
  7. "Heart on Fire" (Eddie Schwartz, Dave Tyson) 2:32
  8. "Turn My Head" – 3:29
  9. "It's Your Heart" (Dermot Grehan, Ray Coburn) 3:25
  10. "Face to Face" – 5:05

Singles

The following singles (together with promotional videos) were released from the album:

#TitleRelease Date CAN US
1"New Girl Now"June 15, 19842357
2"Burning in Love"Oct. 5, 198475-
3"Stay in the Light"Feb. 8, 198544-
4"Wave Babies"June 17, 198559-

Album credits

Personnel

Band member Gary Lalonde (bass guitar, vocals) is shown in the photograph of the band on the back cover.

Production

Charts

Chart (1984)Peak
position
Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [2] 49
US Billboard 200 [3] 60

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [4] 3× Platinum300,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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References

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