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Album · 1987

Whenever You Need Somebody

by Rick Astley

Whenever You Need Somebody is a 1987 dance-pop album by Rick Astley. It runs 46 tracks across 210 minutes on BMG. Riffiter listeners rate it 4.0/5 from 1 rating.

Dance-Pop · Pop · Soft Rock

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46
Tracks
210 min
Runtime
112 bpm
Tempo
A# major
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46 tracks · 210 min

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  • Whenever You Need Somebody (2022 Remaster)Remaster · 1987 · 10 tracks
    1. 1Never Gonna Give You Up (2022 Remaster)
    2. 2Whenever You Need Somebody (2022 Remaster)
    3. 3Together Forever (2022 Remaster)
    4. 4It Would Take a Strong Strong Man (2022 Remaster)
    5. 5The Love Has Gone (2022 Remaster)
    6. 6Don't Say Goodbye (2022 Remaster)
    7. 7Slipping Away (2022 Remaster)
    8. 8No More Looking for Love (2022 Remaster)
    9. 9You Move Me (2022 Remaster)
    10. 10When I Fall in Love (2022 Remaster)

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About

Whenever You Need Somebody is Rick Astley's first album released in 1987 on RCA Records. 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, and was #7 in the best-selling albums in the UK in 1987. A remastered version, containing all remixes, was released in 2010.

In brief

Is Whenever You Need Somebody good?
Riffiter listeners rate Whenever You Need Somebody 4.0/5 from 1 rating.
When was Whenever You Need Somebody released?
Whenever You Need Somebody was released in 1987 on BMG.
How many tracks are on Whenever You Need Somebody?
Whenever You Need Somebody has 46 tracks, with a runtime of 210 minutes.
What genre is Whenever You Need Somebody?
Whenever You Need Somebody is catalogued under Dance-Pop, Pop, Soft Rock.
What BPM is Whenever You Need Somebody?
Whenever You Need Somebody runs at a median tempo of 112 BPM across its tracks, most often in A# major, measured from audio analysis.
What albums are similar to Whenever You Need Somebody?
Listeners of Whenever You Need Somebody also rate Thriller by Michael Jackson, Hunting High and Low by a-ha, XSCAPE by Michael Jackson.
Who produced Whenever You Need Somebody?
Whenever You Need Somebody was produced by Matt Aitken, Mike Stock, Pete Waterman and Daize Washbourn, among 7 credited in total. Matt Aitken produced 6 of them.

Credits

Mixed by
Engineered by
Phil HardingBokyGordon DennisJamie BromfieldJonathan King
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Karen HewittMark McGuireMike DuffyYoyoPeter Day
Played by
+2 more
Daize WashbournGary Barnacle
Vocals by
Rick AstleyDee LewisMae McKennaShirley LewisSuzanne Rhatigan

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