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Astley's version of "Whenever You Need Somebody" was a major hit on the charts, being a top five hit in almost all the countries where it was released. In the UK, it started at number 11 on 31 October 1987, then climbed to number three, a position it hold for non consecutive three weeks, and stayed on the chart for 12 weeks. [ 8 ]
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 highest-selling album and has sold 15.2 million copies worldwide. [ 3 ]
His debut studio album, Whenever You Need Somebody, was released in November 1987. It peaked at number 1 on the UK Albums Chart and number 10 on the US Billboard 200. Astley became a global pop sensation in 1987 with his debut single "Never Gonna Give You Up" written by the trio Stock Aitken Waterman.
Most detractors at the time assumed that Astley was a SAW puppet, not realizing that he wrote or co-wrote four of the tracks on his 1987 debut album, Whenever You Need Somebody. “I don't blame ...
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Richard Paul Astley (born 6 February 1966) is an English singer, radio DJ and podcaster. [1] He gained fame through his association with the production trio Stock Aitken Waterman, releasing the 1987 album Whenever You Need Somebody, which sold 15 million copies worldwide and was certified Platinum by both the BPI and the RIAA.
Rick Astley may be cemented in music history for the viral “Rickrolling” prank, but he’s never actually pulled it himself.. Two decades after the English singer’s iconic track “Never ...
Hold Me in Your Arms is the second studio album by English singer Rick Astley, released on 26 November 1988 by RCA Records.It is the follow-up to his successful debut album Whenever You Need Somebody, and was his last album produced and written with the Stock Aitken Waterman team.