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Whenever You Need Somebody

This article is about the Rick Astley album. For the title song, see Whenever You Need Somebody (song).

Whenever You Need Somebody
Studio album by
Rick Astley
Released16 November 1987 (1987-11-16)
Recorded1986–1987
StudioPWL Studios 1 & 2 (London)
Genre
Length36:42
LabelRCA
Producer
Rick Astley chronology
Whenever You Need Somebody
(1987) 		Hold Me in Your Arms
(1988)
Singles from Whenever You Need Somebody
  1. "Never Gonna Give You Up"
    Released: 27 July 1987
  2. "Whenever You Need Somebody"
    Released: 31 October 1987
  3. "When I Fall in Love"
    Released: 30 November 1987
  4. "Together Forever"
    Released: 12 January 1988
  5. "It Would Take a Strong Strong Man"
    Released: 5 April 1988
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Melody Maker(unfavourable)[2]
New Musical Express7/10[3]
The Village VoiceD+[4]
Smash Hits9/10[5]

Whenever You Need Somebody is the debut studio album by English singer Rick Astley released on 16 November 1987 by RCA Records. It is his best-selling album, which, according to his own official website, has sold 15.2 million copies worldwide.[6] The album is listed as the 136th best-selling album in Spain[7] and was the seventh best-selling album of 1987 in the United Kingdom.[8] A remastered version, containing rare remixes and extended versions, was released on 12 April 2010.[9]

  1. ^ a b Henderson, Alex. "Whenever You Need Somebody – Rick Astley". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  2. ^ Keats, Carmen (2 January 1988). "Rick Astley - Whenever You Need Somebody". Melody Maker. Vol. 64, no. 1. p. 28. Retrieved 5 March 2024 – via Internet Archive.
  3. ^ Kirsch, Michele (14 November 1987). "Rick Astley: When [sic] You Need Someone". New Musical Express. p. 35.
  4. ^ Christgau, Robert (29 November 1988). "Christgau's Consumer Guide: Turkey Shoot". The Village Voice. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  5. ^ Heath, Chris (18 November – 1 December 1987). "Albums" (PDF). Smash Hits. Vol. 9, no. 22. p. 86. ISSN 0260-3004. Retrieved 21 November 2023 – via World Radio History.
  6. ^ "Biography". Rickastley.co.uk. Archived from the original on 10 February 2010. Retrieved 12 December 2008.
  7. ^ Untitled. albertocomesana.es. Retrieved 8 January 2010.[permanent dead link]
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference UK YEC was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ "Whenever You Need Somebody: Music". Amazon. Retrieved 12 May 2014.

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