Tiffany (album)

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Tiffany
Tiffany studio album

Publication
(s)

September 15, 1987

admission

1984-1987

Label (s) MCA Records

Format (s)

CD, record

Genre (s)

pop

Title (number)

10

running time

39:08

production

George Tobin

chronology
- Tiffany Hold an Old Friend's Hand
(1988)

Tiffany is the debut album by the American singer Tiffany . It was released in September 1987.

history

Recordings for the album began in 1984 when Tiffany was twelve and did not finish until May 1987. Over four million copies of the album were sold. It contains two cover versions: I Saw Him Standing There (Original: I Saw Her Standing There by The Beatles from 1963) and I Think We're Alone Now (Originally by Tommy James & the Shondells from 1967). Although the first release Danny did not have the desired success, the worldwide sales success came with the song I Think We're Alone Now .

reception

source rating
Allmusic
Robert Christgau B.

The album received mixed reviews. Bryan Buss of Allmusic gave it 2.5 stars and said it would be a reasonably successful debut for such a young artist. Robert Christgau awards the grade B and thinks that Beatlemaniacs would like Tiffany's music.

Track list

  1. Should've Been Me 3:39
  2. Danny 4:00
  3. Spanish Eyes 3:56
  4. Feelings of Forever 3:52
  5. Kid On A Corner 4:02
  6. I Saw Him Standing There 4:12
  7. Johnny's Got The Inside Moves 3:20
  8. Promises Made 4:50
  9. I Think We're Alone Now 3:47
  10. Could've Been 3:30

Charts

album

year title Chart positions
DE AT CH UK US
1987 Tiffany 37 - 17th 5 1

Singles

year title Chart positions
DE AT CH UK US
1987 Danny - - - - -
1987 I think we're alone now 14th 24 10 1 1
1987 Could've been - - - 4th 1
1988 I saw him standing there 40 - - 8th 7th
1988 Feelings of Forever - - - 52 50

occupation

  • Singing: Tiffany
  • Synthesizer: John Duarte - Steve Rucker
  • Keyboards: John Duarte
  • Piano: Steve Rucker
  • Guitar: Then Huff - Chuck Yamek - Carl Verheyen
  • Bass: John Duarte (bass synthesizer)
  • Drums: Willie Arnelas

Individual evidence

  1. Tiffany I Saw Him Standing There as the cover of The Beatles I Saw Her Standing There on WhoSampled.com
  2. ^ 96. Tommy James & the Shondells. NotInHallofFame.com, accessed September 14, 2012 .
  3. a b c Sources for chart placements: DE AT CH UK US
  4. Bryan Buss: Tiffany. Allmusic , accessed on September 14, 2012 .
  5. ^ Robert Christgau : Tiffany. Retrieved September 14, 2012 .