I Wanna Have Some Fun

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I Wanna Have Some Fun
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Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 1988 (US)
6 February 1989 (UK) [1]
Studio
Length50:58
Label Jive
Producer
Samantha Fox chronology
Samantha Fox
(1987)
I Wanna Have Some Fun
(1988)
Just One Night
(1991)
Singles from I Wanna Have Some Fun
  1. "Love House"
    Released: October 1988 (EU)
  2. "I Wanna Have Some Fun"
    Released: October 1988 (US)
  3. "I Only Wanna Be with You"
    Released: January 1989
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I Wanna Have Some Fun is the third studio album by English singer Samantha Fox. It was released in November 1988 by Jive Records. The album features production from previous collaborators Full Force, Stock Aitken Waterman, Steve Power and Steve Lovell, as well as new collaborators, such as Rob and Ferdi Bolland, Kevin Saunderson, Fred Zarr and Chris Tsangarides.

Contents

Singles

"Love House" was released in November 1988 as the album's first single in the United Kingdom, reaching number 32 on the UK Singles Chart. The album's title track served as the first single in the United States, where it peaked at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100, while it was released as the third and final single in the UK in June 1989, reaching number 63. The album's second UK single, a cover of Dusty Springfield's "I Only Want to Be with You" (retitled "I Only Wanna Be with You"), was released in January 1989 and became Fox's best-performing single in over a year, peaking at number 16 on the UK chart. It was also the second single in the US, where it peaked at number 31 on the Billboard Hot 100. "Love House", on its release as the third and final single in the US, failed to reach the top 100.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."I Wanna Have Some Fun" Full Force Full Force5:00
2."Love House"Rob and Ferdi Bolland4:34
3."Your House or My House"
  • Jolyon Skinner
  • Chris Marshall
3:54
4."Next to Me"Full ForceFull Force5:24
5."Ready for This Love" Shelly Peiken Fred Zarr 4:19
6."Confession"
4:36
7."I Only Wanna Be with You"
Stock Aitken Waterman 2:44
8."You Started Something"Stock Aitken WatermanStock Aitken Waterman3:21
9."One in a Million"
  • R. Bolland
  • F. Bolland
Rob and Ferdi Bolland4:34
10."Walking on Air"Mike BissellZarr4:09
11."Hot for You"Eric Beall Chris Tsangarides 4:11
12."Out of Our Hands"
  • Shreeve
  • Mason
  • Power
  • Lovell
4:12
2009 CD reissue bonus tracks [5]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."Don't Cheat on Me"
  • Fox
  • Mason
  • Shreeve
Tsangarides3:05
14."Lovin' Don't Grow on Trees"Full ForceFull Force4:09
15."Now I Lay Me Down"Full ForceFull Force4:17
16."I Wanna Have Some Fun" (extended version)Full ForceFull Force5:10
17."Love House" (The Black Pyramid mix)
  • R. Bolland
  • F. Bolland
Rob and Ferdi Bolland6:42
18."I Only Wanna Be with You" (extended mix)
  • Raymonde
  • Hawker
Stock Aitken Waterman4:59
2012 deluxe edition disc one (bonus tracks) [6]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."Don't Cheat on Me"
  • Fox
  • Mason
  • Shreeve
Tsangarides3:05
14."Lovin' Don't Grow on Trees"Full ForceFull Force4:09
15."All I Wanna Do..." (with Full Force) (single edit)Full ForceFull Force4:14
16."Too Late to Say Goodbye"Stock Aitken WatermanStock Aitken Waterman3:24
17."Giving Me a Hard Time"
  • Mike Gallagher
  • Julian Gallagher
  • Robert Hunter
  • Adam Fuest
  • Lovell
2:48
18."Shout It Out" Zarr4:37
19."Ready for This Love" (7″ mix)PeikenZarr4:01
2012 deluxe edition disc two [6]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Love House" (The Black Pyramid mix)
  • R. Bolland
  • F. Bolland
Rob and Ferdi Bolland6:42
2."Your House or My House" (extended version)
  • Skinner
  • Marshall
  • Skinner
  • Saunderson
6:00
3."I Only Wanna Be with You" (extended version)
  • Raymonde
  • Hawker
Stock Aitken Waterman5:53
4."I Wanna Have Some Fun" (extended version)Full ForceFull Force5:10
5."Lovin' Don't Grow on Trees" (extended version)Full ForceFull Force5:39
6."Love House" (The Chicago House Jam mix)
  • R. Bolland
  • F. Bolland
  • Rob and Ferdi Bolland
  • Wayne Williams [a]
5:28
7."I Only Wanna Be with You" (12″ mix)
  • Raymonde
  • Hawker
4:59
8."I Wanna Have Some Fun" (Sample Some Fun mix)Full Force
  • Full Force
  • Saunderson [a]
7:59
9."Love House" (Coldest mix)
  • R. Bolland
  • F. Bolland
  • Rob and Ferdi Bolland
  • Adonis [a] [b]
6:28
10."All I Wanna Do..." (with Full Force) (FF remix)Full ForceFull Force [c] 5:30
11."Love House" (DJ Pierre mix)
  • R. Bolland
  • F. Bolland
  • Rob and Ferdi Bolland
  • DJ Pierre [a] [b]
5:52
12."I Wanna Have Some Fun" (Alternative Fun mix)Full Force
  • Full Force
  • Saunderson [a]
5:09
13."Love House" (Cool mix)
  • R. Bolland
  • F. Bolland
  • Rob and Ferdi Bolland
  • Adonis [a] [b]
3:42
14."I Only Wanna Be with You" (instrumental)
  • Raymonde
  • Hawker
Stock Aitken Waterman2:45

Notes

Charts

Certifications

Certifications and sales for I Wanna Have Some Fun
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [18] 2× Platinum200,000^
United States (RIAA) [19] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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