Princess (Princess album)

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Princess
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Studio album by
Released1986
Recorded1984–85
StudioPWL Studios
Genre
Length55:49
Label Supreme
Producer Stock Aitken Waterman
Princess chronology
Princess
(1986)
All for Love
(1987)
Singles from Princess
  1. "Say I'm Your Number One"
    Released: 1985
  2. "After the Love Has Gone"
    Released: 1985
  3. "I'll Keep on Loving You"
    Released: 1986
  4. "Tell Me Tomorrow"
    Released: 1986
  5. "In the Heat of a Passionate Moment"
    Released: 1986
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Princess is the debut studio album by the English pop singer Princess, released in 1986 by Supreme Records. It was produced by Stock Aitken Waterman, and it peaked at No. 15 on the UK Albums Chart and at No. 81 in Australia.

Contents

Track listing

Original LP version

All tracks are written by Stock/Aitken/Waterman; except where indicated

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."In the Heat of a Passionate Moment"7:18
2."I'll Keep On Loving You"7:15
3."After the Love Has Gone"3:43
4."Say I'm Your Number One"3:29
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."If It Makes You Feel Good" 6:03
6."Tell Me Tomorrow" 4:31
7."Anytime's the Right Time" 4:43
8."Just a Teaze"Princess3:39

Standard CD / cassette version

All tracks are written by Stock/Aitken/Waterman; except where indicated

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."In the Heat of a Passionate Moment" 7:47
2."I'll Keep On Loving You" 7:27
3."After the Love Has Gone" 3:50
4."Say I'm Your Number One" 3:38
5."After the Love Has Gone (DJ Bad Mix)" 8:00
6."If It Makes You Feel Good" 6:13
7."Tell Me Tomorrow" 4:40
8."Anytime's the Right Time" 4:42
9."Just a Teaze"Princess3:45
10."After the Dub Has Gone (Dub mix)" 5:43

Charts

Chart (1986)Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) [2] 81
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [3] 53
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [4] 32
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [5] 7
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [6] 11
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [7] 12
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [8] 15
UK Albums (OCC) [9] 15

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