Whenever You Need Somebody
Whenever You Need Somebody is the debut studio album by English singer Rick Astley. It was released on 16 November 1987 on RCA Records. It is his best-selling album and, according to his own official website, has sold 15.2 million copies worldwide. The album is listed as the 136th best-selling album in Spain, and was the seventh best-selling album of 1987 in the United Kingdom.
A remastered version, containing remixes, was released in 2010.
The writing credit of Dick Spatsley on "The Love Has Gone" was a reference to a running gag by Smash Hits magazine which deliberately misspelled his name.Track listing
2010 expanded remaster
Personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Whenever You Need Somebody.Musicians
- Rick Astley – vocals ; guitars
- Mike Stock – keyboards
- Matt Aitken – keyboards, guitars
- A. Linn – drums
- Ian Curnow – Fairlight programming ; keyboards
- Daize Washbourn – keyboards, drums
- Gary Barnacle – saxophone
- Shirley Lewis, Dee Lewis, Mae McKenna, Suzanne Rhatigan – backing vocals
Technical
- Stock Aitken Waterman – production
- Phil Harding – production, mixing
- Ian Curnow – production
- Daize Washbourn – production
- Mark McGuire – engineering ; mixing
- Phil Harding, Karen Hewitt, Mike Duffy, Jamie Bromfield – additional engineering
- Yoyo, Jonathan King, Peter Day, Boky, Gordon Dennis – engineering assistance
- Pete Hammond – mixing
Charts
Year-end charts
| Chart | Position |
| Australian Albums | 4 |
| Austrian Albums | 10 |
| Canada Top Albums/CDs | 4 |
| Dutch Albums | 74 |
| European Albums | 5 |
| French Albums | 21 |
| German Albums | 7 |
| Swiss Albums | 30 |
| UK Albums | 39 |
| US Billboard 200 | 15 |
Certifications
