Spoken Words (album)

Spoken Words
Studio album by Indecent Obsession
Released	November 1989
Genre	Pop rock synthpop
Length	51:16(Australian CD release) 43:40 (International release)
Label	Melodian MCA
Producer	Michael Szumowski Ian MacKenzie Jeremy Smith Mark Berry Mark Forrester
Indecent Obsession chronology
Spoken Words (1989) Indio (1992)
International cover
Indecent Obsession

Australian release

All tracks are written by David Dixon and Michael Szumowski, except where noted.

Side A

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Tell Me Something"	4:15
2.	"Believe"	4:22
3.	"Nowhere to Hide"	4:09
4.	"Dream After Dream"	4:21
5.	"Spoken Words"	3:26

Side B

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Never Gonna Stop"		3:51
2.	"Going Down"		3:51
3.	"Come Back to Me"		4:47
4.	"Survive the Heat"		5:22
5.	"Say Goodbye"	Dixon Szumowski Mark Berry	4:00

CD bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"Say Goodbye" (Girth Mix)	Dixon Szumowski Berry	4:36
12.	"Take Me Higher"		3:29
Total length:			51:16

International release

Side A

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Tell Me Something"		4:35
2.	"Going Down"		3:52
3.	"Say Goodbye"	Dixon Szumowski Berry	4:47
4.	"Dream After Dream"		4:22
5.	"Never Gonna Stop"		3:51

Side B

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Spoken Words"	3:26
2.	"Survive the Heat"	5:27
3.	"Come Back to Me"	4:49
4.	"Nowhere to Hide"	4:07
5.	"Believe"	4:25

Charts

Weekly chart performance of Spoken Words

Chart (1989/90)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [3]	28

Certification

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [4]	Gold	35,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

• David Dixon – lead vocals
• Andrew Coyne – guitar
• Michael Szumowski – keyboards
• Darryl Sims – drums, percussion

References

1. Harrison, Andrew (September 1990). "Indecent Obsession: Spoken Words". Select . No. 3. p. 82.
2. Nimmervoll, Ed. "Indecent Obsession – Awards". Allmusic . Rovi Corporation . Retrieved 25 May 2016.
3. "Australiancharts.com – Indecent Obsession – Spoken Words". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
4. "Indecent Obsession ARIA Albums chart history 1988 to 2022, received from ARIA in 2022". ARIA. Retrieved 2 December 2023– via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.

External links

• Spoken Words at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
• Spoken Words at Discogs (list of releases)
• Indecent Obsession at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
• Indecent Obsession at Discogs (list of releases)