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| Released | 24 September 1987 [1] | |||
| Recorded | 1986–1987 | |||
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| Length | 35:44 | |||
| Label | Ariola | |||
| Producer | Claudio Cecchetto | |||
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Sabrina is the debut studio album by Italian pop singer Sabrina, released on 24 September 1987 by Ariola.
The album includes her first four singles; in addition to "Sexy Girl", it includes Sabrina's international top 5 breakthrough, the smash hit single "Boys (Summertime Love)", which has sold more than 1.5 million copies to date worldwide, and "Hot Girl", which made the top 10 in five European countries.
| Chart (1987–88) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian ARIA Albums Chart [2] | 113 |
| Finnish Albums Chart | 5 |
| French SNEP Albums Chart [3] | 24 |
| Swiss Albums Chart [4] | 11 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Spain (PROMUSICAE) [5] | Gold | 50,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
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