I Wanna Have Some Fun

I Wanna Have Some Fun is the third studio album by English singer Samantha Fox. It was released in November 1988 by Jive Records. The album features production from previous collaborators Full Force, Stock Aitken Waterman, Steve Power and Steve Lovell, as well as new collaborators, such as Rob and Ferdi Bolland, Kevin Saunderson, Fred Zarr and Chris Tsangarides.

I Wanna Have Some Fun
Studio album by
Samantha Fox
ReleasedNovember 1988
Studio
Length50:58
LabelJive
Producer
Samantha Fox chronology
Samantha Fox
(1987)		 I Wanna Have Some Fun
(1988)		 Just One Night
(1991)
Singles from I Wanna Have Some Fun
  1. "Love House"
    Released: 1988
  2. "I Wanna Have Some Fun"
    Released: 1988
  3. "I Only Wanna Be with You"
    Released: 1989
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Singles

"Love House" was released in November 1988 as the album's first single in the United Kingdom, reaching number 32 on the UK Singles Chart. The album's title track served as the first single in the United States, where it peaked at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100, while it was released as the third and final single in the UK in June 1989, reaching number 63. The album's second UK single, a cover of Dusty Springfield's "I Only Want to Be with You" (retitled "I Only Wanna Be with You"), was released in January 1989 and became Fox's best-performing single in over a year, peaking at number 16 on the UK chart. It was also the second single in the US, where it peaked at number 31 on the Billboard Hot 100. "Love House", on its release as the third and final single in the US, failed to reach the top 100.

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."I Wanna Have Some Fun"Full ForceFull Force5:00
2."Love House"
Rob and Ferdi Bolland4:34
3."Your House or My House"
  • Jolyon Skinner
  • Chris Marshall
3:54
4."Next to Me"Full ForceFull Force5:24
5."Ready for This Love"Shelly PeikenFred Zarr4:19
6."Confession"
4:36
7."I Only Wanna Be with You"
Stock Aitken Waterman2:44
8."You Started Something"Stock Aitken WatermanStock Aitken Waterman3:21
9."One in a Million"
  • R. Bolland
  • F. Bolland
Rob and Ferdi Bolland4:34
10."Walking on Air"Mike BissellZarr4:09
11."Hot for You"Eric BeallChris Tsangarides4:11
12."Out of Our Hands"
  • Shreeve
  • Mason
  • Power
  • Lovell
4:12
2009 CD reissue bonus tracks[2]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."Don't Cheat on Me"
  • Fox
  • Mason
  • Shreeve
Tsangarides3:05
14."Lovin' Don't Grow on Trees"Full ForceFull Force4:09
15."Now I Lay Me Down"Full ForceFull Force4:17
16."I Wanna Have Some Fun" (extended version)Full ForceFull Force5:10
17."Love House" (The Black Pyramid mix)
  • R. Bolland
  • F. Bolland
Rob and Ferdi Bolland6:42
18."I Only Wanna Be with You" (extended mix)
  • Raymonde
  • Hawker
Stock Aitken Waterman4:59
2012 deluxe edition disc one (bonus tracks)[3]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."Don't Cheat on Me"
  • Fox
  • Mason
  • Shreeve
Tsangarides3:05
14."Lovin' Don't Grow on Trees"Full ForceFull Force4:09
15."All I Wanna Do..." (with Full Force) (single edit)Full ForceFull Force4:14
16."Too Late to Say Goodbye"Stock Aitken WatermanStock Aitken Waterman3:24
17."Giving Me a Hard Time"
  • Mike Gallagher
  • Julian Gallagher
  • Robert Hunter
  • Adam Fuest
  • Lovell
2:48
18."Shout It Out" Zarr4:37
19."Ready for This Love" (7″ mix)PeikenZarr4:01
2012 deluxe edition disc two[3]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Love House" (The Black Pyramid mix)
  • R. Bolland
  • F. Bolland
Rob and Ferdi Bolland6:42
2."Your House or My House" (extended version)
  • Skinner
  • Marshall
  • Skinner
  • Saunderson
6:00
3."I Only Wanna Be with You" (extended version)
  • Raymonde
  • Hawker
Stock Aitken Waterman5:53
4."I Wanna Have Some Fun" (extended version)Full ForceFull Force5:10
5."Lovin' Don't Grow on Trees" (extended version)Full ForceFull Force5:39
6."Love House" (The Chicago House Jam mix)
  • R. Bolland
  • F. Bolland
  • Rob and Ferdi Bolland
  • Wayne Williams[a]
5:28
7."I Only Wanna Be with You" (12″ mix)
  • Raymonde
  • Hawker
4:59
8."I Wanna Have Some Fun" (Sample Some Fun mix)Full Force
  • Full Force
  • Saunderson[a]
7:59
9."Love House" (Coldest mix)
  • R. Bolland
  • F. Bolland
  • Rob and Ferdi Bolland
  • Adonis[a][b]
6:28
10."All I Wanna Do..." (with Full Force) (FF remix)Full ForceFull Force[c]5:30
11."Love House" (DJ Pierre mix)
  • R. Bolland
  • F. Bolland
  • Rob and Ferdi Bolland
  • DJ Pierre[a][b]
5:52
12."I Wanna Have Some Fun" (Alternative Fun mix)Full Force
  • Full Force
  • Saunderson[a]
5:09
13."Love House" (Cool mix)
  • R. Bolland
  • F. Bolland
  • Rob and Ferdi Bolland
  • Adonis[a][b]
3:42
14."I Only Wanna Be with You" (instrumental)
  • Raymonde
  • Hawker
Stock Aitken Waterman2:45

Notes

  • ^[a] signifies a remixer
  • ^[b] signifies an additional producer
  • ^[c] signifies a main producer and remixer

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[14] 2× Platinum 200,000^
United States (RIAA)[15] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
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  4. "Response from ARIA re: Samantha Fox ARIA chart history, received 19 June 2018". Retrieved 28 March 2020 – via Imgur. N.B. The "High Point" number in the "NAT" column displays the release's peak position on the national chart. The I Wanna Have Some Fun album is erroneously listed as "Samantha Fox" on the albums chart.
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  13. "Top 100 Albums of '89". RPM. Vol. 51 no. 8. 23 December 1989. p. 14. ISSN 0315-5994 – via Library and Archives Canada.
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  15. "American album certifications – Samantha Fox – I Wanna Have Some Fun". Recording Industry Association of America. 24 February 1989. Retrieved 24 March 2020. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
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