Peter Andre (album)
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Peter Andre is the self titled debut album from Australia
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. Following Andre's success in the program, Melodian Records offered him a £1 million pound record deal. In 1992, Andre released his debut single, "Drive Me Crazy", which peaked at #11 on the Australian singles chart. However, Andre's musical breakthrough occurred with his second single, "Gimme Little Sign", which peaked at #3 and lasted a total of 31 weeks on the charts. Andre's self-titled debut album was released on 4 May 1993, peaking at #16 on the Australian albums chart. Three further singles were released from the album: "Funky Junky
", which was regularly used as a theme for the Channel 5 soap Neighbours, the double A-side "Let's Get It On / Do You Wanna Dance?" and "To The Top", all of which peaked within the Australian Top 50. In 1993, "Gimme Little Sign" received an ARIA Award for the highest selling single of the year. Originally, the album was only made available for sale in Australia, however, following Andre's successful Japanese breakthrough, the album was later issued in the country with new cover artwork on 5 January 1994. Both copies of the album share an identical tracklisting. Following Andre's international breakthrough, "To The Top" later appeared on the British release of his second studio album, Natural
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Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n singer-songwriter Peter Andre
Peter André
Peter James Andrea , better known by the stage name as Peter Andre, is an English-born Australian musician, singer-songwriter, television personality and businessman. As a recording artist, he has achieving four top 10 UK albums and ten top 10 singles.-Early life:Andre was born at Northwick Park...
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Background
In 1990, Andre became famous when he took part in the Australian television talent show New FacesNew Faces (Australian)
New Faces was an Australian talent show that preceded the British show of the same name, produced at GTV-9 Melbourne. The program began in 1963 under the name Kevin Dennis Auditions, sponsored by Kevin Dennis Motors, running on Saturday mornings...
. Following Andre's success in the program, Melodian Records offered him a £1 million pound record deal. In 1992, Andre released his debut single, "Drive Me Crazy", which peaked at #11 on the Australian singles chart. However, Andre's musical breakthrough occurred with his second single, "Gimme Little Sign", which peaked at #3 and lasted a total of 31 weeks on the charts. Andre's self-titled debut album was released on 4 May 1993, peaking at #16 on the Australian albums chart. Three further singles were released from the album: "Funky Junky
Funky Junky
"Funky Junky" is the third single from Australian singer Peter Andre's self-titled debut album. The song was released on 31 May 1993, through Melodian Records. The song frequently featured as background music in Australian soap opera Neighbours between 1992 and 1993...
", which was regularly used as a theme for the Channel 5 soap Neighbours, the double A-side "Let's Get It On / Do You Wanna Dance?" and "To The Top", all of which peaked within the Australian Top 50. In 1993, "Gimme Little Sign" received an ARIA Award for the highest selling single of the year. Originally, the album was only made available for sale in Australia, however, following Andre's successful Japanese breakthrough, the album was later issued in the country with new cover artwork on 5 January 1994. Both copies of the album share an identical tracklisting. Following Andre's international breakthrough, "To The Top" later appeared on the British release of his second studio album, Natural
Natural (Peter Andre album)
Natural is the second album released by Australian singer-songwriter Peter Andre.-Background:Following the success of his first album, Andre was commissioned to record a second album with Melodian. However, Melodian believed that after the success received in Australia for his first album, that it...
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Tracklisting
- "To The Top" - 4:21
- "Let's Get It On" (Featuring Eric Sebastian) - 4:11
- "Drive Me Crazy" (R&B Mix) - 3:58
- "Nice 'N' Slow" - 5:12
- "Funky Junky" (Version With Rap) - 3:51
- "Do You Wanna Dance" (Jamakin-It-Funky Mix) - 3:23
- "Take Me Back" - 5:14
- "Dream A Little" - 4:10
- "Through The Night" - 3:54
- "Gimme Little Sign" - 3:28
- "Gonna Get To You" - 4:34
Charts
Chart (1993) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums Chart | 27 |