Editing Strong as Steel

{{For|the song|Strong as Steel (song)}}
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{{Infobox album
| name         = Strong as Steel
| type         = studio
| artist       = [[Tina Arena]]
| cover        = Strong-as-steel-original-1989-version.jpg
| alt          = 
| released     = 22 October 1990<br>27 May 1996 (reissue)
| recorded     = 1987–1990
| studio       = Metropolis Audio Australia ([[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]])
| genre        = {{flatlist|
*[[Dance-pop]]
*[[disco]]
*[[pop rock]]}}
| length       = 64:55
| label        = [[EMI Records|EMI]]
| producer     = {{flatlist|
*Doug Brady
*Ross Inglis}}
| prev_title   = [[Tiny Tina and Little John]]
| prev_year    = 1977
| next_title   = [[Don't Ask]]
| next_year    = 1994
| misc         = {{Extra album cover
 | header  = Alternative album cover
 | type    = studio
 | cover   = Tina Arena - Strong as Steel.jpg
 | border  =
 | alt     =
 | caption = 1996 re-release
}}
{{Singles
 | name        = Strong as Steel
 | type        = studio
 | single1     = [[I Need Your Body]]
 | single1date = 7 May 1990
 | single2     = [[The Machine's Breaking Down]]
 | single2date = 30 July 1990
 | single3     = [[Strong as Steel (song)#Tina Arena version|Strong as Steel]]
 | single3date = 29 October 1990
 | single4     = [[Woman's Work]]
 | single4date = March 1991
}}
}}

'''''Strong as Steel''''' is the second studio [[album]] by [[Australia]]n [[pop music|pop]] singer [[Tina Arena]], released in 1990 by [[EMI]].

==Album information==
The album has a very light tone and a [[pop rock]] feel to it compared to Arena's subsequent albums, which were darker and more personal.

''Strong as Steel'' was re-released in 1996 by Sony Music, however the re-release is substantially different from the original version. The cover art for the re-release is completely different and only five of the thirteen tracks from the original version are included. Five previously unreleased songs (including a demo destined for her next studio effort) recorded at a later date were added for a total of ten tracks on the new version. The uniqueness and rarity of the original 1990 version has made it a highly sought after collector's item.

==Track listing==
{{Track listing
| title1          = [[Woman's Work]]
| writer1         = B.J. Cook, Sheree Jeacocke, Lou Pomanti
| length1         = 4:21
| title2          = [[I Need Your Body]]
| writer2         = Ross Inglis
| length2         = 4:04
| title3          = Close to My Heart
| writer3         = David A Stewart, Richard Feldman
| length3         = 4:09
| title4          = For the Sake of Talking
| writer4         = Ross Inglis
| length4         = 4:51
| title5          = Rumour Has It
| writer5         = Ross Inglis, Mike Brady
| length5         = 3:55
| title6          = Images of Love
| writer6         = Ross Inglis
| length6         = 4:14
| title7          = [[Strong as Steel (song)|Strong as Steel]]
| writer7         = [[Diane Warren]]
| length7         = 5:08
| title8          = [[The Machine's Breaking Down]]
| writer8         = Ross Inglis
| length8         = 4:38
| title9          = I'll Be Here
| writer9         = Ross Inglis
| length9         = 5:32
| title10         = Stagefright
| writer10        = Ross Inglis
| length10        = 3:39
| title11         = [[I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever)]]
| writer11        = [[Stevie Wonder]], [[Yvonne Wright]]
| length11        = 5:48
| title12         = I Need Your Body
| writer12        = Ross Inglis
| note12          = Original 12" Mix
| length12        = 6:24
| title13         = The Machine's Breaking Down
| writer13        = Ross Inglis
| note13          = Club Mix Hot Dr. Mix
| length13        = 8:06
}}
{{Track listing
| headline        = 1996 re-release
| title1          = [[Strong as Steel (song)|Strong as Steel]]
| writer1         = [[Diane Warren]]
| length1         = 5:06
| title2          = [[Woman's Work]]
| writer2         = B.J. Cook, Sheree Jeacocke, Lou Pomanti
| length2         = 4:16
| title3          = [[I Need Your Body]]
| writer3         = Ross Inglis
| length3         = 3:59
| title4          = Wouldn't Change a Thing
| writer4         = Arena, Pam Reswick, Steve Werfel
| length4         = 3:56
| title5          = Best for You
| writer5         = Arena, Reswick, Werfel
| length5         = 3:40
| title6          = On the Line
| writer6         = Arena, Reswick, Werfel
| length6         = 4:14
| title7          = You Make Me Feel Good
| writer7         = Reswick, Werfel
| length7         = 3:46
| title8          = [[The Machine's Breaking Down]]
| writer8         = Ross Inglis
| length8         = 4:36
| title9          = I Believe
| writer9         = [[Stevie Wonder]], Yvonne Wright
| length9         = 5:48
| title10         = Be a Man
| writer10        = Arena, Reswick, Werfel
| note10          = demo version
| length10        = 4:17
}}

==Production==
*Producers: Tina Arena, Doug Brady, Ross Inglis, Pam Reswick, Steve Werfel
*Art direction: [[Pierre Baroni]]
*Design: Pierre Baroni
*Photography: Pierre Baroni

==Charts==
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+ Weekly chart performance for ''Strong as Steel''
! scope="col"| Chart (1990)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
{{album chart|Australia|17|artist=Tina Arena|album=Strong as Steel|rowheader=true|access-date=15 November 2022}}
|}

==References==
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{{Tina Arena}}

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[[Category:1990 debut albums]]
[[Category:Tina Arena albums]]
[[Category:EMI Records albums]]
[[Category:Disco albums by Australian artists]]