Michael Ball (album)

Michael Ball is the debut album by English singer Michael Ball. It was released in 1992 by Polydor Records and peaked at number one on the UK Albums Chart.[2] The album includes the UK Top 40 singles "Love Changes Everything", from the musical Aspects of Love, and "One Step Out of Time", which was the United Kingdom's entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1992, held in Malmö, Sweden.[3]

Michael Ball
Studio album by
Michael Ball
Released1992 (1992)
GenrePop
LabelPolydor
Producer
[1]
Michael Ball chronology
Michael Ball
(1992)		 West Side Story
(1993)

Track listing
  1. "One Step Out of Time" (Paul Davies, Tony Ryan)
  2. "It's Still You" (Darin Black, Richard Kerr)
  3. "Holland Park" (Kerr)
  4. "Secret of Love" (Ian Allen)
  5. "As Dreams Go By" (Andy Hill, Peter Sinfield)
  6. "Who Needs to Know"
  7. "Simple Affair of the Heart" (Guy Fletcher, Doug Flett)
  8. "If You Need Another Love" (John Miles)
  9. "Beautiful Heartache"
  10. "No One Cries Anymore" (Black, Kerr)
  11. "Love Changes Everything" (Don Black, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Charles Hart)

Personnel
  • Dave Arch – arranger
  • Martin Levan – engineer
  • John Mackswith – engineer

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts
Chart (1992) Peak
position
UK Albums Chart[2] 1

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[4] Gold 100,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

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References
  1. "Michael Ball - Michael Ball - Credits - AllMusic".
  2. "Michael Ball - Michael Ball". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2012-04-06.
  3. "Eurovision Song Contest 1992 - Eurovision Song Contest".
  4. "British album certifications – Michael Ball – Michael Ball". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2018-10-26. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Michael Ball in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
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