Imagination (Deni Hines album)

Imagination
Studio album by Deni Hines
Released	20 May 1996
Recorded	Red Bus Studios, 1995-1996
Genre	Pop
Label	Mushroom Records Warner Bros. Records
Producer	Ian Green, Martyn Ware
Deni Hines chronology
Imagination (1996) Remix Your Imagination (1997)
Alternative cover
1997 edition

Imagination is the debut studio album by Australian singer songwriter, Deni Hines.

At the ARIA Music Awards of 1996, Imagination was nominated for two awards - Best Female Artist losing to "Come On" by Christine Anu and Breakthrough Artist – Album losing to Tu-Plang by Regurgitator. ^[1]

The album was released in Europe in 1998 under the title Pay Attention.

Track listings

1996 track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I Like the Way"	Deni Hines, Ian Green
2.	"It's Alright"	Ian Green, Michelle Lewis
3.	"It's Not Over"	B. Jones, J. Kenny, J. Jones, R. Smith, R. Medhurst
4.	"Like A River"	Ian Green
5.	"Yes We Can"	Allen Toussaint
6.	"Joy"	Deni Hines, Ian Green
7.	"Imagination"	Alex Richbourg, Andre Robinson, Rachel Oden
8.	"Go Slow"	Deni Hines, Ian Green
9.	"When a Woman Pretends"	Adrian Lee, Chris Neil
10.	"Personal"	Al B. Sure!
11.	"I'm Not in Love"	Eric Stewart, Graham Gouldman

1997 re-release

1. "It's Alright" - 4:16
2. "Make It Happen" - 5:10
3. "I Like The Way" - 4:34
4. "Do You Feel The Way I Do" - 4:13
5. "It's Not Over" - 4:21
6. "Like A River" - 4:28
7. "Delicious" - 6:03
8. "Too High" - 5:21
9. "Go Slow" - 5:30
10. "Joy" - 5:51
11. "Personal" - 4:47
12. "Somethin' About You" - 3:12
13. "Imagination" - 3:25
14. "I'm Not In Love" - 5:40

Charts

Imagination debuted and peaked at number 15 in June 1996. The album remained in the top 50 for 10 weeks. ^[2]

Chart	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [3]	15
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [4]	21

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [5]	Gold	35,000^
Japan	—	300,000 [6]
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Winners by Year 1996". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 14 December 2007. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
2. "Deni Hines - Imagination". australian charts. 11 June 2016.
3. "Australiancharts.com – Deni Hines – Imagination". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
4. "Deni Hines (デニ・ハインズ) でにはいんず" (in Japanese). Oricon . Retrieved 10 January 2026.
5. "Top Acts From Down Under". Billboard. 28 September 1996. p. 56. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
6. Eliezer, Christie (15 February 1997). "BMG Re-Signs Mushroom". Billboard. p. 51. Retrieved 10 January 2026.