Porcelain (Julia Fordham album)

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Porcelain is the second album by English singer-songwriter Julia Fordham, released in 1989. It became Fordham's highest-charting album in both the UK Albums Chart and US Billboard 200, peaking at numbers 13 and 74 respectively. [3] [4]

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The track "Lock and Key" was released as lead single and reached number 80 in the UK Singles Chart. [3] Follow up UK singles released were "Genius" (which was also released as an extended 12" single) and the double A-side "Girlfriend" / "Manhattan Skyline". "Manhattan Skyline" was released as a US single and reached #40 on the Adult Contemporary chart. [5]

Track listing

All tracks written by Julia Fordham.

  1. "Lock and Key"
  2. "Porcelain"
  3. "Girlfriend"
  4. "For You Only for You"
  5. "Genius"
  6. "Did I Happen to Mention?"
  7. "Towerblock"
  8. "Island"
  9. "Your Lovely Face"
  10. "China Blue"
  11. "Prince of Peace"

Note

Personnel

Adapted from AllMusic. [6]

Charts and certifications

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References

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  2. O'Shaughnessy, Catriona (31 October 1989). "Review: Julia Fordham — Porcelain" (PDF). Record Mirror . London: Spotlight Publications Ltd. p. 19. ISSN   0144-5804. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 November 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2021 via American Radio History.
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