Editing Don't Ask

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{{Infobox album
| name       = Don't Ask
| type       = studio
| artist     = [[Tina Arena]]
| cover      = Tina Arena 3 CD.jpg
| alt        =
| released   = {{Start date|df=yes|1994|11|21}}<ref name=ariareport>{{cite web|url=https://i.imgur.com/SDHoRMh.jpg|title=ARIA Report > New Releases 14th November 1994 (from the ARIA Report Issue No. 248 – Week Ending 13th November 1994)|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]], via Imgur.com|access-date=15 November 2019}}</ref>
| recorded   = 1994
| studio     =
| genre      =
*[[Pop music|Pop]]
*[[pop rock]]
| length     = 45:28
| label      = [[Columbia Records|Columbia]]
| producer   = [[David Tyson]]
| prev_title = [[Strong as Steel]]
| prev_year  = 1990
| next_title = [[In Deep (Tina Arena album)|In Deep]]
| next_year  = 1997
| misc       = {{Extra album cover
| header     = Alternative cover
| type       = studio
| cover      = Don'tAsk.jpg
| border     =
| alt        =
| caption    = 1996 release artwork
}}
{{Singles
 | name        = Don't Ask
 | type        = studio
 | single1     = [[Chains (Tina Arena song)|Chains]]
 | single1date = 29 August 1994<ref>{{cite web|url=https://i.imgur.com/IPkqPWX.png|title=New Release Summary – Product Available from : 29/08/94 > Singles (from The ARIA Report Issue No. 237)|publisher=ARIA, via Imgur.com|access-date=15 November 2019}}</ref>
 | single2     = [[Sorrento Moon (I Remember)]]
 | single2date = 16 January 1995<ref>{{cite web|url=https://i.imgur.com/ZxPUfdo.jpg|title=New Releases - Product Available from: 16/01/95 (from The ARIA Report Issue No. 257)|publisher=ARIA, via Imgur.com|access-date=15 November 2019}}</ref>
 | single3     = [[Heaven Help My Heart]]
 | single3date = 22 May 1995<ref>{{cite book|title=The ARIA Report|volume=275|page=21|date=21 May 1995|publisher=ARIA}}</ref>
 | single4     = [[Wasn't It Good (Tina Arena song)|Wasn't It Good]]
 | single4date = 18 September 1995<ref>{{cite book|title=The ARIA Report|volume=292|page=21|date=17 September 1995|publisher=ARIA}}</ref>
 | single5     = [[Show Me Heaven#Tina Arena version|Show Me Heaven]]
 | single5date = 20 November 1995
 | single6     = That's the Way a Woman Feels
 | single6date = 26 February 1996<ref>{{cite book|title=The ARIA Report|volume=314|page=20|date=25 February 1995|publisher=ARIA}}</ref>
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1      = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref>[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r209410|pure_url=yes}} AllMusic review]</ref>
| rev2      = ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''
| rev2score = (favorable)<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Paul|last=Verna|title=Reviews & Previews: Albums|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1996/BB-1996-06-01.pdf|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=1 June 1996|page=82|accessdate=28 November 2022}}</ref>
| rev3      = ''[[Music & Media]]''
| rev3score = (favorable)<ref>{{cite magazine|first= |last= |title= New Releases: Albums |magazine= [[Music & Media]] |volume= 12 |issue= 7 |date= 18 February 1995 |page= 10 |accessdate= 17 May 2021 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1995/MM-1995-02-18.pdf}}</ref> 
| rev4      = ''[[Smash Hits]]''
| rev4score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Mark|last=Frith|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/57779449@N02/54314369020/in/album-72177720323679935/|title=Albums: Best New Album|work=[[Smash Hits]]|date=10 May 1995|page=61|access-date=13 February 2025|author-link=Mark Frith}}</ref>
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'''''Don't Ask''''' is the third studio album by Australian singer [[Tina Arena]] released by [[Columbia Records]] on 21 November 1994.<ref name=ariareport/>

==Overview==
Arena co-wrote all of the songs on the original release of the album which was produced by [[David Tyson]]. The album spawned six successful singles "[[Chains (Tina Arena song)|Chains]]", "[[Sorrento Moon (I Remember)]]", "[[Heaven Help My Heart]]", "[[Wasn't It Good (Tina Arena song)|Wasn't It Good]]", "That's the Way a Woman Feels" and the [[cover version]] of [[Maria McKee]]'s song "[[Show Me Heaven]]" which was recorded for the international version and was released as a single in the United Kingdom.

''Don't Ask'' and its singles earned Arena ten [[ARIA Award]]s nominations throughout 1995 and 1996, winning five, including Album of the Year. It is the first album by a female artist to do so.

==Track listing==
{{Track listing
| headline  = Australian version
| extra_column    =
| title1      = [[Chains (Tina Arena song)|Chains]] 
| writer1     = [[Tina Arena]], Pam Reswick, Steve Werfel
| extra1      =
| length1     = 4:22
| title2      = [[Heaven Help My Heart]]
| writer2     = Arena, [[Dean McTaggart]], [[David Tyson]]
| extra2      =
| length2     = 5:28
| title3      = [[Sorrento Moon (I Remember)]]
| writer3     = Arena, Tyson, [[Christopher Ward (songwriter)|Christopher Ward]]
| extra3      = 
| length3     = 4:54
| title4      = [[Wasn't It Good (Tina Arena song)|Wasn't It Good]]
| writer4     = Arena, Heather Field, Robert Parde
| extra4      = 
| length4     = 5:14
| title5      = Message
| writer5     = Arena, April Lang, Annie Roboff, Tyson
| extra5      = 
| length5     = 5:22
| title6      = Love Is the Answer
| writer6     = Arena, [[Rick Price]]
| extra6      = 
| length6     = 3:56
| title7      = Greatest Gift
| writer7     = Arena, Parde
| extra7      = 
| length7     = 4:23
| title8      = That's the Way a Woman Feels
| writer8     = Arena, Reswick, Werfel
| extra8      = 
| length8     = 4:21
| title9      = Be a Man
| writer9     = Arena, Reswick, Werfel
| extra9      = 
| length9     = 3:51
| title10     = Standing Up
| writer10    = Arena, Field, Price
| extra10     = 
| length10    = 3:35
}}
{{Track listing
| headline  = Japanese edition
| title12     = [[Show Me Heaven]]
| writer12    = [[Maria McKee]], Eric Rackin, [[Jay Rifkin]]
| extra12     = 
| length12    = 4:20
}}

{{Track listing
| headline  = International version
| extra_column    = 
| title1      = Chains
| writer1     = Tina Arena, Pam Reswick, Steve Werfel
| extra1      =
| length1     = 4:22
| title2      = Heaven Help My Heart
| writer2     = Arena, Dean McTaggart, David Tyson
| extra2      =
| length2     = 5:28
| title3      = Sorrento Moon (I Remember)
| writer3     = Arena, Tyson, Christopher Ward
| extra3      = 
| length3     = 4:54
| title4      = Wasn't It Good
| writer4     = Arena, Heather Field, Robert Parde
| extra4      = 
| length4     = 5:14
| title5      = Message
| writer5     = Arena, April Lang, Annie Roboff, Tyson
| extra5      = 
| length5     = 5:22
| title6      = Show Me Heaven
| writer6     = McKee, Rackin, Rifkin
| extra6      = 
| length6     = 4:20
| title7      = Love Is the Answer
| writer7     = Arena, Rick Price
| extra7      = 
| length7     = 3:56
| title8      = Greatest Gift
| writer8     = Arena, Parde
| extra8      = 
| length8     = 4:23
| title9      = That's the Way a Woman Feels
| writer9     = Arena, Reswick, Werfel
| extra9      = 
| length9     = 4:21
| title10     = Be a Man
| writer10    = Arena, Reswick, Werfel
| extra10     = 
| length10    = 3:51
| title11     = Standing Up
| writer11    = Arena, Field, Price
| extra11     = 
| length11    = 3:35
}}
{{Track listing
| headline  = European version
| extra_column    = 
| title12     = Chains
| note12      = S&M radio edit
| writer12    = Tina Arena, Pam Reswick, Steve Werfel
| extra12     =
| length12    = 4:07
}}

==Personnel==
*[[Tina Arena]] − vocals, background vocals
*[[Peter Asher]] − percussion
*Erika Duke-Kirkpatrick − cello
*Claude Gaudette − piano
*Raven Kane − background vocals
*Peter Kent − violin
*Kirkpatrick − cello
*Matt Lang − percussion
*Bob Mann − [[guitar]]
*[[Marilyn Martin]] − background vocals
*[[Pat Mastelotto]] − percussion, drums
*Robert Parde − background vocals
*John Pierce − bass guitar
*[[Tim Pierce]] − [[Steel-string guitar|acoustic guitar]], guitar
*[[Rick Price]] − acoustic guitar, background vocals
*[[David Tyson]] − keyboard, [[Hammond organ]], background vocals
*Carlos Vega − drums
*The Waters Family − background vocals
*Jai Winding − piano, keyboard

===Production===
*Producers: Peter Asher, Chris O'Brien, David Tyson
*Engineers: [[Greg Droman]], [[George Massenburg]], Frank Wolf
*Mixing: [[Chris Lord-Alge]]
*Mixing assistant: Steve Gallagher
*Mastering: Doug Sax
*Production coordination: Tony DeFranco
*Programming: Chris O'Brien, Dave Tyson
*Arrangers: Tina Arena, [[David Campbell (composer)|David Campbell]], Robert Parde, David Tyson

==Charts==
''Don't Ask'' became Arena's highest selling album to date selling in excess of 2 million copies<ref>[{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p52356|pure_url=yes}} Don't Ask - Worldwide sales]. Retrieved 31 March 2010.</ref> worldwide and was certified ten times platinum by the [[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]].<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.ariacharts.com.au/chart/catalogue-albums | title=Top 40 Compilation Albums, Australian Compilation Records &#124; ARIA Charts}}</ref>
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===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
!align="left"|Chart (1994–96)
!align="left"|Peak<br>position
|-
{{album chart|Australia|1|artist=Tina Arena|album=Don't Ask|rowheader=true|access-date=31 March 2010}}
|-
{{album chart|Germany4|65|id=2078|artist=Tina Arena|album=Don't Ask|rowheader=true|access-date=23 March 2008}}
|-
{{album chart|New Zealand|12|artist=Tina Arena|album=Don't Ask|rowheader=true|access-date=31 March 2010}}
|-
{{album chart|Scotland|34|date=19950520|rowheader=true|access-date=3 September 2017}}
|-
{{album chart|Sweden|49|artist=Tina Arena|album=Don't Ask|rowheader=true|access-date=31 March 2010}}
|-
{{album chart|Switzerland|32|artist=Tina Arena|album=Don't Ask|rowheader=true|access-date=31 March 2010}}
|-
{{album chart|UK|11|artist=Tina Arena|rowheader=true|access-date=5 November 2016}}
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|101|artist=Tina Arena|rowheader=true|access-date=5 November 2016}}
|-
!scope="row"|[[European Top 100 Albums|European Albums]] (''[[Music & Media|Eurotipsheet]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1995/MM-1995-06-17.pdf|title=European Top 100 Albums|magazine=[[Music & Media|Eurotipsheet]]|volume=12|issue=24|date=17 June 1995|page=25|oclc=29800226|via=World Radio History}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|71
|-
|}
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===Year-end charts===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!Chart (1994)
!Position
|-
|Australian Albums (ARIA)<ref name=aria94>{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151025122130/http://i.imgur.com/LHigR9p.jpg|title=The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles 1994|url=http://i.imgur.com/LHigR9p.jpg|publisher=Australian Record Industry Association Ltd.|archivedate=25 October 2015|accessdate=19 May 2022}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|100
|-
!Chart (1995)
!Position
|-
|Australian Albums (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-50albums-1995.htm |title=ARIA Charts - End of Year Charts - Top 50 Albums 1995 |access-date=1 July 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110528193142/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-50albums-1995.htm |archive-date=28 May 2011  }}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|1
|-
!Chart (1996)
!Position
|-
|Australian Albums (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-50albums-1996.htm |title=ARIA Charts - End of Year Charts - Top 50 Albums 1996 |access-date=20 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305091948/http://aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-50albums-1996.htm |archive-date=5 March 2016  }}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|19
|-
|New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/annual-albums/1996-12-31|title=Top Selling Albums of 1996|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|access-date=31 January 2022}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|29
|}
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==Certifications and sales==
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=album|award=Platinum|number=10|relyear=1994|certyear=2011}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|title=Don't Ask|artist=Tina Arena|type=album|id=1997-02-14|source=newchart|access-date=2024-11-20|award=Platinum}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|title=Don't Ask|artist=Tina Arena|type=album|award=Gold|certyear=2013|certmonth=7|id=1878-3014-2}}
{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=United States|artist=Tina Arena|title=Don't Ask|salesamount=130,000|salesref=<ref name="Billboard Magazine 1996">{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kw4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA14|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|page=14|access-date=8 February 2011|date=6 February 1999|title=Tina Arena Targets U.S. With 'Deep'|first=Charles Karel II|last=Bouley}}</ref>|relyear=1996|nocert=true}}
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==Release history==
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Region
! Date
! Label
! Format
! Catalog
|-
| Australia
| 14 November 1994<ref name=ariareport/>
| [[Columbia Records]]
| [[Compact Disc|CD]]
| 4778862
|-
| United Kingdom
| 8 May 1995
| Columbia
| CD
|
|-
|Australia
|24 November 2017
|Sony Music 
|Vinyl
|88985342401
|}

==See also==
*[[List of best-selling albums in Australia]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Tina Arena}}
{{ARIA Award for Album of the Year 1990s}}

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[[Category:1994 albums]]
[[Category:ARIA Award–winning albums]]
[[Category:Columbia Records albums]]
[[Category:Tina Arena albums]]