| Don't Ask | ||||
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| Released | 14 November 1994 [1] | |||
| Recorded | 1994 | |||
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| Length | 45:28 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | David Tyson | |||
| Tina Arena chronology | ||||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
 1996 release artwork | ||||
| Singles from Don't Ask | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [7] |
| Billboard | (favorable) [8] |
| Music &Media | (favorable) [9] |
Don't Ask is the third studio album by Australian singer Tina Arena released by Columbia Records on 14 November 1994. [1]
Arena co-wrote all of the songs on the original release of the album which was produced by David Tyson. The album spawned six successful singles "Chains","Sorrento Moon (I Remember)","Heaven Help My Heart","Wasn't It Good","That's the Way a Woman Feels" and the cover version of Maria McKee's song "Show Me Heaven" which was recorded for the international version and was not released as a single in Australia.
Don't Ask and its singles earned Arena ten ARIA Awards nominations throughout 1995 and 1996,winning five,including Album of the Year. It is the first album by a female artist to do so.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Chains" | Tina Arena, Pam Reswick, Steve Werfel | 4:22 |
| 2. | "Heaven Help My Heart" | Arena, Dean McTaggart, David Tyson | 5:28 |
| 3. | "Sorrento Moon (I Remember)" | Arena, Tyson, Christopher Ward | 4:54 |
| 4. | "Wasn't It Good" | Arena, Heather Field, Robert Parde | 5:14 |
| 5. | "Message" | Arena, April Lang, Annie Roboff, Tyson | 5:22 |
| 6. | "Love Is the Answer" | Arena, Rick Price | 3:56 |
| 7. | "Greatest Gift" | Arena, Parde | 4:23 |
| 8. | "That's the Way a Woman Feels" | Arena, Reswick, Werfel | 4:21 |
| 9. | "Be a Man" | Arena, Reswick, Werfel | 3:51 |
| 10. | "Standing Up" | Arena, Field, Price | 3:35 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Chains" | Tina Arena, Pam Reswick, Steve Werfel | 4:22 |
| 2. | "Heaven Help My Heart" | Arena, Dean McTaggart, David Tyson | 5:28 |
| 3. | "Sorrento Moon (I Remember)" | Arena, Tyson, Christopher Ward | 4:54 |
| 4. | "Wasn't It Good" | Arena, Heather Field, Robert Parde | 5:14 |
| 5. | "Message" | Arena, April Lang, Annie Roboff, Tyson | 5:22 |
| 6. | "Show Me Heaven" | Maria McKee, Eric Rackin, Jay Rifkin | 4:20 |
| 7. | "Love Is the Answer" | Arena, Rick Price | 3:56 |
| 8. | "Greatest Gift" | Arena, Parde | 4:23 |
| 9. | "That's the Way a Woman Feels" | Arena, Reswick, Werfel | 4:21 |
| 10. | "Be a Man" | Arena, Reswick, Werfel | 3:51 |
| 11. | "Standing Up" | Arena, Field, Price | 3:35 |
Don't Ask became Arena's highest selling album to date selling in excess of 2 million copies [10] worldwide and was certified ten times platinum by the ARIA. [11]
Weekly charts
| Year-end charts
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| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA) [24] | 10× Platinum | 700,000^ |
| New Zealand (RMNZ) [25] | Platinum | 15,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI) [26] | Gold | 100,000* |
| United States | — | 130,000 [27] |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 14 November 1994 [1] | Columbia Records | CD | 4778862 |
| United Kingdom | 8 May 1995 | Columbia | CD | |
| Australia | 24 November 2017 | Sony Music | Vinyl | 88985342401 |
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