Young Divas is the debut studio album by Australian girl group Young Divas, released on 14 November 2006 by Sony BMG. The group was initially formed for a one-off single and national tour to promote all members as solo artists. However, following the success of their debut single "This Time I Know It's for Real" and the tour, Sony BMG decided that the Young Divas would record a full-length album of classic disco and pop covers. The album debuted at number four on the ARIA Albums Chart and was certified double platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), for shipments of 140,000 copies.
| Young Divas | ||||
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| Released | 14 November 2006 | |||
| Recorded | 2006 | |||
| Genre | Dance-pop, disco, house | |||
| Length | 41:04 | |||
| Label | Sony BMG | |||
| Producer | George Pappetros | |||
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| Singles from Young Divas | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
A cover of Donna Summer's "This Time I Know It's for Real" was released as the lead single from the album in May 2006. The song peaked at number two on the ARIA Singles Chart and was certified platinum. The second single, a cover of Lonnie Gordon's "Happenin' All Over Again", was released in November 2006. It peaked at number nine and was certified gold. A cover of Hazell Dean's "Searchin'" was released as the album's third and final single in March 2007, and peaked at number 40.
Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original artist | Length |
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| 1. | "What a Feeling" | Giorgio Moroder, Keith Forsey, Irene Cara | Irene Cara | 3:43 |
| 2. | "This Time I Know It's for Real" | Donna Summer, Stock, Aitken & Waterman | Donna Summer | 3:54 |
| 3. | "Right About Now" | Oliver Dommaschk, Stavros Ioannou, Errol Rennalls, Mousse T | Mousse T | 3:47 |
| 4. | "Gloria" | Giancarlo Bigazzi, Umberto Tozzi, Trevor Veitch | Umberto Tozzi / covering the English version by Laura Branigan | 3:47 |
| 5. | "Happenin' All Over Again" | Matt Aitken, Mike Stock, Pete Waterman | Lonnie Gordon | 3:28 |
| 6. | "Searchin'" | Ian Anthony Stephens | Hazell Dean | 3:33 |
| 7. | "Woman in Love" | Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb | Barbra Streisand | 3:38 |
| 8. | "It's Raining Men" | Paul Jabara, Paul Shaffer | The Weather Girls | 4:27 |
| 9. | "Let's Hear It for the Boy" | Tom Snow, Dean Pitchford | Deniece Williams | 3:53 |
| 10. | "She Works Hard for the Money" | Donna Summer, Michael Omartian | Donna Summer | 3:33 |
| 11. | "Say I'm Your No. 1" | Stock, Aitken, Waterman | Princess | 3:38 |
| 12. | "You'll Never Stop Me Loving You" | Stock, Aitken, Waterman | Sonia | 3:32 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original artist | Length |
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| 13. | "I Will Always Love You" (sung by Emily Williams) | Dolly Parton | Dolly Parton | 4:32 |
Charts and certifications edit
Release history edit
| Country | Date | Format | Label |
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| Australia | 14 November 2006 | Digital download[2] | Sony BMG |
| 9 December 2006 | CD[6] |
References edit
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ a b "Young Divas (Album) by Young Divas". iTunes Store. Apple. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
- ^ "Australiancharts.com – Young Divas – Young Divas". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 100 Albums 2006". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2007 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
- ^ "Young Divas – Album". Sanity. Retrieved 25 September 2012.