Ten Good Reasons

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Ten Good Reasons
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Studio album by
Jason Donovan
Released1 May 1989
RecordedLondon
Genre
Label
Producer Stock Aitken Waterman
Jason Donovan chronology
Ten Good Reasons
(1989)		 Between the Lines
(1990)
Singles from Ten Good Reasons
  1. "Nothing Can Divide Us"
    Released: 29 August 1988
  2. "Especially for You"
    Released: 28 November 1988
  3. "Too Many Broken Hearts"
    Released: 20 February 1989
  4. "Sealed with a Kiss"
    Released: 29 May 1989
  5. "Every Day (I Love You More)"
    Released: 28 August 1989
Professional ratings
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Ten Good Reasons is the debut studio album by Australian pop star and actor Jason Donovan. It was released on 1 May 1989 by PWL (UK) and Mushroom Records (Australia). It became the biggest selling album in the UK that year, and yielded three number-one singles, "Too Many Broken Hearts", "Sealed with a Kiss" and a duet with Kylie Minogue, "Especially for You". The album was reissued in 2010 as an expanded deluxe edition featuring B-sides and remixes. In 2016, the first CD of the 2010 reissue was reissued again as part of promotion for Donovan's Ten Good Reasons live shows. The album's title comes from a line in "Too Many Broken Hearts".

Contents

Critical reception

A review in Pan-European magazine Music & Media presented Ten Good Reasons like this: "Perfect music for eight to twelve-year-olds. Contains an interesting version of "Sealed With a Kiss" and the slushy duet with Kylie Minogue. Massive sales are guaranteed but it remains to be seen how long young Jason will be around". [3] Music Week noted the tracks' similarities, stating: "As the SAW machine chums on, once again the songs remain the same... [They] sound like you've heard them before, but then that's why they sell. This formula is unlikely to fail". [4] Tim Nicholson of Record Mirror admitted that the album "has no surprise", but added that "every track takes its lead from what's gone before. It's what's called 'giving the people what they want', and if it makes us happy, where's the hearm in it?" [5]

Retrospectively, in 2018, Mark Elliot of Classic Pop considered Ten Good Reasons as the 15th best album ever produced by Stock Aitken Waterman, considering it as a "hastily assembled pop confection". [6]

Chart performance

Ten Good Reasons entered the UK Albums Chart at number two, and then reached number one, staying there for four weeks. When his cover of Brian Hyland's "Sealed with a Kiss" entered the UK Singles Chart at number one, Donovan became the first Australian male to hold both UK singles and UK Albums Chart number-one positions simultaneously. In Australia, the album peaked at number five on its debut on the ARIA albums chart in June 1989, and became the 53rd highest selling album in Australia for 1989. [7]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Stock Aitken Waterman, except where indicated

Ten Good Reasons track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Too Many Broken Hearts"3:29
2."Nothing Can Divide Us"3:46
3."Every Day (I Love You More)"3:25
4."You Can Depend on Me"3:36
5."Time Heals"3:09
6."Sealed with a Kiss" (writers: Peter Udell, Gary Geld)2:32
7."Question of Pride"3:16
8."If I Don't Have You"3:01
9."Change Your Mind"3:27
10."Too Late to Say Goodbye"3:17
11."Especially for You" (Duet with Kylie Minogue)4:00
2010 reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."All I Wanna Do Is Make You Mine" (Duet with Kylie Minogue) 3:32
13."Wrap My Arms Around You" 3:41
14."I Guess She Never Loved Me" 3:32
15."Just Call Me Up" 3:13
16."Nothing Can Divide Us" (Extended Version) 5:29
17."Too Many Broken Hearts" (Extended Version) 5:46
18."Every Day (I Love You More)" (Extended Version) 5:44
19."Especially for You" (Extended Version) 4:59
20."Sealed with a Kiss" (Extended Version)
  • Udell
  • Geld
3:55
2010 reissue bonus disc 2: The Remixes
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Especially for You" (Original 7" Mix) 3:30
2."Too Many Broken Hearts" (U.S. 7" Mix) 3:27
3."Every Day (I Love You More)" (7" Mix) 3:26
4."You Can Depend on Me" (Original Mix) 3:33
5."Nothing Can Divide Us" (Great Scott, It's the Remix) 6:08
6."Too Many Broken Hearts" (Urban Mix) 7:57
7."All I Wanna Do Is Make You Mine" (Extended Version) 6:01
8."Especially for You" (Original 12" Mix) 4:57
9."Too Many Broken Hearts" (Techno Mix) 5:10
10."Just Call Me Up" (Extended Version) 5:28
11."Nothing Can Divide Us" (Dub) 5:42
12."Too Many Broken Hearts" (Dub) 6:19
13."Nothing Can Divide Us" (7" Instrumental) 3:46
14."Especially for You" (Instrumental) 3:54
15."Too Many Broken Hearts" (7" Instrumental) 3:28
16."Sealed with a Kiss" (Instrumental)
  • Udell
  • Geld
2:32
17."Every Day (I Love You More)" (7" Instrumental) 3:25

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Ten Good Reasons
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [21] Platinum70,000^
Finland (Musiikkituottajat) [22] Platinum63,815 [22]
Germany (BVMI) [23] Gold250,000^
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong) [24] Gold10,000*
New Zealand (RMNZ) [25] Platinum15,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [26] Gold50,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [27] Gold25,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [28] 5× Platinum1,680,651 [29]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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