Whenever You Need Somebody is Rick Astley

Rick Astley

Richard Paul "Rick" Astley is an English singer-songwriter, musician, and radio personality. He is known for his 1987 song, "Never Gonna Give You Up", which was a #1 hit single in 25 countries...

's first album released in 1987 on RCA Records

RCA Records

RCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. The RCA initials stand for Radio Corporation of America , which was the parent corporation from 1929 to 1985 and a partner from 1985 to 1986.RCA's Canadian unit is Sony's oldest label...

. It is his best selling album and, according to his own official website, sold 15.2 million copies worldwide. The album is listed in the #136 of the best-selling albums in Spain

Spain

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, and was #7 in the best-selling albums in the UK

United Kingdom

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 in 1987.

A remastered version, containing all remixes, was released in 2010.

Track listing

All tracks written by Stock/Aitken

Matt Aitken

Matthew James Aitken , is a British songwriter and record producer, brought up in Astley, Greater Manchester, best known as the creative force behind the 1980s songwriting/production trio Stock Aitken Waterman....

/Waterman

Pete Waterman

Peter Alan Waterman OBE is an English record producer, occasional songwriter, radio and club DJ, television presenter, president of Coventry Bears rugby league club and a keen railway enthusiast. As a member of the Stock Aitken Waterman songwriting team he wrote and produced many hit singles...

, unless otherwise noted.

1. "Never Gonna Give You Up
   Never Gonna Give You Up
   A group of London dance producers, called The Rickrollerz made a house music cover version of "Never Gonna Give You Up" on that day, and in honor of that event....
   
   " – 3:36
2. "Whenever You Need Somebody
   Whenever You Need Somebody (song)
   "Whenever You Need Somebody" is a song written and produced by Stock Aitken Waterman, which became successful for two of their artists.- O'Chi Brown version :...
   
   " – 3:52
3. "Together Forever" – 3:24
4. "It Would Take a Strong Strong Man
   It Would Take a Strong Strong Man
   It Would Take a Strong Strong Man is a song written by Stock Aitken Waterman for Rick Astley's multi million selling debut album Whenever You Need Somebody. It was another successful single for Astley, reaching number ten on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and number one for one week on the Hot Adult...
   
   " – 3:39
5. "The Love Has Gone
   The Love Has Gone
   The Love Has Gone is a song by Rick Astley recorded for multi-million selling Astley's debut album Whenever You Need Somebody. Rick says this is the best song from his first album...
   
   " (Astley, Spatsley) – 4:20
6. "Don't Say Goodbye
   Don't Say Goodbye (Rick Astley song)
   "Don't Say Goodbye" is a song written by Stock Aitken Waterman for Astley's multi million selling debut album Whenever You Need Somebody...
   
   " – 4:02
7. "Slipping Away" (Astley) – 3:52
8. "No More Looking for Love
   No More Looking for Love
   No More Looking For Love is a song written and performed by Rick Astley in 1987....
   
   " (Astley) – 3:15
9. "You Move Me" (Astley) – 3:40
10. "When I Fall in Love
    When I Fall in Love
    "When I Fall in Love" is a 1952 popular song recorded by many artists.When I Fall in Love may also refer to:* When I Fall in Love , an album by Chris Botti, with a version of the 1952 song...
    
    " (Heyman, Young) – 2:59

Peak positions

Chart (1987-1988)	Peak position
Australian Kent Music Report Kent Music Report The Kent Music Report was a weekly record chart of Australian music singles and albums which was compiled by music enthusiast David Kent from May 1974 through to 1998...  Albums Chart	1
Austrian Albums Chart	3
French Albums Chart	5
Norwegian Albums Chart	4
Spanish Albums Chart	1
Swedish Albums Chart	2
Swiss Albums Chart	2
UK Albums Chart	1
US Billboard 200	10

Year-end charts

End of year chart (1987)	Position
UK Albums Chart	7
End of year chart (1988)	Position
Australian Album Chart	4
Austrian Albums Chart	10
German Albums Chart	7
Swiss Albums Chart	30
US Billboard 200	15

Certifications

Country	Certification	Sales certified
Belgium	Platinum	50,000+
Canada	4x Platinum	400,000+
France	2x Gold	200,000+
Germany	Platinum	500,000+
Netherlands	Platinum	100,000+
Sweden	Platinum	100,000+
UK	4x Platinum	1,200,000+
U.S.	2x Platinum	2,000,000+

Chart successions