Julia Fordham (album)

Julia Fordham
Julia Fordham
Studio album by Julia Fordham
Released	1988
Studio	Lillie Yard Studios
Genre	Pop
Label	Circa; Virgin;
Producer	Julia Fordham; Grant Mitchell; Bill Padley;
Julia Fordham chronology
Singles from Julia Fordham
	"The Comfort of Strangers"; Released: 1988; "Happy Ever After"; Released: 1988; "Woman of the 80's"; Released: 1988; "Where Does the Time Go?"; Released: 1989;

Julia Fordham is the debut album by English singer-songwriter Julia Fordham, released in 1988. It includes the single "Happy Ever After", which reached number 27 in the UK Singles Chart, along with three further singles: "The Comfort of Strangers" (UK No. 89), "Woman of the 80's" (UK No. 83) and "Where Does the Time Go?" (UK No. 41).^[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

Track listing edit

All tracks written by Julia Fordham.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Happy Ever After"	3:43
2.	"The Comfort of Strangers"	4:23
3.	"Few Too Many"	3:20
4.	"Invisible War"	2:49
5.	"My Lover's Keeper"	3:39
6.	"Cocooned"	3:39
7.	"Where Does the Time Go?"	4:27
8.	"Woman of the 80's"	5:16
9.	"The Other Woman"	4:14
10.	"Behind Closed Doors"	2:09
11.	"Unconditional Love"	3:35

Personnel edit

Adapted from AllMusic.^[3]

Afrodiziak – vocals
Carlos Alomar – guitar
Brian Aris – photography
Howie B – assistant engineer
Robin Clark – vocals
Michael Cozzi – guitar
Claudia Fontaine – vocals
Antonio Forcione – guitar
Julia Fordham – vocals
Angie Giles – vocals
Omar Hakim – drums
Luís Jardim – percussion
Bashiri Johnson – percussion
Robbie Kondor - keyboards
Noel Langley – flugelhorn, flute, trumpet
Tony Levin – bass
Bob Ludwig – mastering
Joe Mardin – conductor
Grant Mitchell – arranger, brass arrangement, keyboard programming, keyboards, producer, programming, string arrangements, vocals
Peter Mountain – photography
The New West Horns – ensemble, horn
John O'Kane – bass, vocals
Naomi Osbourne – vocals
Hugh Padgham – engineer, mixing
Bill Padley – engineer, producer, programming, vocals
David Palmer – bass, cello, drums, stick
Dave Sinclair – bass, cello, stick
Ashley Slater – trombone
Andy Snitzer – saxophone
Caron Wheeler – vocals
Taj Wyzgowski – guitar

Charts and certifications edit

Weekly charts edit

Chart (1988–89)	Peak position
UK Albums Chart^[4]	20
US Billboard 200^[5]	118

Certifications edit


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[6]	Gold	100,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References edit

^ "Julia Fordham - Julia Fordham - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". Retrieved 23 March 2017.
^ "JULIA FORDHAM - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company". Retrieved 23 March 2017.
^ "Julia Fordham - Julia Fordham - Credits - AllMusic". Retrieved 23 March 2017.
^ "JULIA FORDHAM - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
^ "Julia Fordham Julia Fordham Chart History". Retrieved 26 April 2018.
^ "British album certifications – Julia Fordham – Julia Fordham". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 25 October 2018.

External links edit

Julia Fordham at Discogs

[1] "Julia Fordham - Julia Fordham - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". Retrieved 23 March 2017.

[2] "JULIA FORDHAM - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company". Retrieved 23 March 2017.

[3] "Julia Fordham - Julia Fordham - Credits - AllMusic". Retrieved 23 March 2017.

[4] "JULIA FORDHAM - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 26 April 2018.

[5] "Julia Fordham Julia Fordham Chart History". Retrieved 26 April 2018.

[United_KingdomJulia_FordhamJulia_FordhamalbumCertRef-6] "British album certifications – Julia Fordham – Julia Fordham". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 25 October 2018.

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