Ten Good Reasons

Ten Good Reasons is the debut album by Australian pop star and actor Jason Donovan. It was released on 2 May 1989 by PWL (UK) and Mushroom Records (Australia). It became the biggest selling album in the UK that year, and yielded two solo number-one singles ("Too Many Broken Hearts" and "Sealed with a Kiss") and also features a duet with Kylie Minogue, "Especially for You", which had reached number one in January 1989.

Ten Good Reasons
Studio album by
Jason Donovan
Released2 May 1989
RecordedLondon
Genre
LabelPWL/Atlantic (UK)
Mushroom (Australia)
ProducerStock Aitken Waterman
Jason Donovan chronology
Ten Good Reasons
(1989)		 Between the Lines
(1990)
Singles from Ten Good Reasons
  1. "Nothing Can Divide Us"
    Released: 29 August 1988
  2. "Especially for You"
    Released: 28 November 1988
  3. "Too Many Broken Hearts"
    Released: 20 February 1989
  4. "Sealed with a Kiss"
    Released: 29 May 1989
  5. "Every Day (I Love You More)"
    Released: 28 August 1989
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

The album entered the UK Albums Chart at number two, and then reached number one, staying there for four weeks. When his cover of Brian Hyland's "Sealed with a Kiss" entered the UK Singles Chart at number one, Donovan became the first Australian male to hold both UK single and UK album chart number-one positions simultaneously. In Australia, the album peaked at number five on its debut on the ARIA albums chart in June 1989, and became the 53rd highest selling album in Australia for 1989.[2]

The album was reissued in 2010 as an expanded deluxe edition featuring B-sides and remixes. In 2016, the first CD of the 2010 reissue was reissued again as part of promotion for Donovan's Ten Good Reasons live shows.

The title of the album is taken from a line in its opening track, "Too Many Broken Hearts": "You give me one good reason to leave me, I'll give you ten good reasons to stay."

Track listing

All tracks written by Stock Aitken Waterman, except where noted.

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[16] Platinum 70,000^
Germany (BVMI)[17] Gold 250,000^
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong)[18] Gold 10,000*
New Zealand (RMNZ)[19] Platinum 15,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[20] Gold 50,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[21] Gold 25,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[22] 5× Platinum 1,500,000^

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

References
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  12. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 85.
  13. "Top 100 Album – Jahrescharts: 1989". Offizielle Deutsche Charts.
  14. "Top Selling Albums of 1989". Recorded Music NZ.
  15. "Year-End Chart '89 – Top 75 Artist Albums". Music Week. 3 March 1990. p. 12.
  16. The ARIA Report. 1. ARIA. 14 January 1990. p. 19.
  17. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Jason Donovan; 'Ten Good Reasons')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  18. "IFPIHK Gold Disc Award − 1990". IFPI Hong Kong. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  19. "New Zealand album certifications – Jason Donovan – Ten Good Reasons". Recorded Music NZ.
  20. Solo Exitos 1959-2002 Ano A Ano: Certificados 1979-1990. Iberautor Promociones Culturales. 2005. ISBN 8480486392.
  21. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Jason Donovan; 'Ten Good Reasons')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
  22. "British album certifications – Jason Donovan – Ten Good Reasons". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Ten Good Reasons in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
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