For You (Casey Donovan album)

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For You
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Studio album by
Released13 December 2004 (2004-12-13)(Australia)
RecordedDecember 2004
Genre Pop rock
Length43:13
Label Sony BMG
Producer Bryon Jones, Paul Wiltshire
Casey Donovan chronology
For You
(2004)
Eye 2 Eye
(2007)
Singles from For You
  1. "Listen with Your Heart"
    Released: 29 November 2004
  2. "What's Going On"
    Released: 21 February 2005
  3. "Flow"
    Released: 25 July 2005

For You is the first album by Australian Idol series two winner Casey Donovan, produced by Bryon Jones and released on 13 December 2004 by Sony BMG.The album debuted at number two on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart. The album included the number one single "Listen with Your Heart".

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Listen with Your Heart"4:02
2."What's Going On"
3:54
3."Flow"
4:12
4."How Could I Fall (For That)"
3:33
5."Shine"4:29
6."Better to Love"
3:57
7."Something Beautiful"
  • James Hogarth
  • Dawn Joseph
4:06
8."You Believed"
  • Adrian and Barbara Hannan
3:27
9."Til I Found You"
3:56
10."For You"
  • Casey Donovan
  • Byron Jones
  • David Leslie
  • Adam Reily
4:19
11."Symphony of Life" (live from Australian Idol)3:19
Total length:38:40

Notes

Charts

For You debuted on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart at number two on 20 December 2004 with sales of 34,036 copies. [1] It was kept off the top spot by Robbie Williams' album Greatest Hits

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [5] 3× Platinum210,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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