Whenever You Need Somebody

"Never Gonna Give You Up"
Whenever You Need Somebody
Studio album by Rick Astley
Released	16 November 1987
Recorded	1986–1987
Studio	PWL Studios 1 & 2, London
Genre	Pop; dance-pop[1];
Length	39:52
Label	RCA
Producer	Stock Aitken Waterman; Phil Harding; Ian Curnow; Daize Washbourn;
Rick Astley chronology
Singles from Whenever You Need Somebody
	"Never Gonna Give You Up"; Released: 27 July 1987; "Whenever You Need Somebody"; Released: 31 October 1987; "When I Fall in Love"/"My Arms Keep Missing You"; Released: 30 November 1987; "Together Forever"; Released: 12 January 1988; "It Would Take a Strong Strong Man"; Released: 5 April 1988; "Don't Say Goodbye"; Released: 20 September 1988;

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.[3] The album is listed as the 136th best-selling album in Spain,[4] and was the seventh best-selling album of 1987 in the United Kingdom.[5]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Village Voice	D+[2]

A remastered version containing rare remixes and extended versions, was released in 2010.[6]

The writing credit of Dick Spatsley on "The Love Has Gone" was a reference to a running gag by Smash Hits magazine that deliberately misspelled his name.[7]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Never Gonna Give You Up"	Mike Stock Matt Aitken Pete Waterman	Stock Aitken Waterman	3:35
2.	"Whenever You Need Somebody"	Stock Aitken Waterman	Stock Aitken Waterman	3:52
3.	"Together Forever"	Stock Aitken Waterman	Stock Aitken Waterman	3:24
4.	"It Would Take a Strong Strong Man"	Stock Aitken Waterman	Stock Aitken Waterman	3:39
5.	"The Love Has Gone"	Rick Astley Dick Spatsley	Phil Harding Ian Curnow	4:20
6.	"Don't Say Goodbye"	Stock Aitken Waterman	Stock Aitken Waterman	4:11
7.	"Slipping Away"	Astley	Harding Curnow	3:52
8.	"No More Looking for Love"	Astley	Daize Washbourn	3:10
9.	"You Move Me"	Astley	Washbourn	3:40
10.	"When I Fall in Love"	Edward Heyman Victor Young	Stock Aitken Waterman	2:59

2010 expanded remaster

Disc one (bonus tracks)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"When You Gonna" (7″ Mix) (credited to Rick & Lisa)	Ian Curnow Phil Harding Astley	3:32
12.	"Just Good Friends"	Astley	3:45
13.	"I'll Never Set You Free"	Astley	3:34
14.	"When You Gonna" (Extended Mix) (credited to Rick & Lisa)		7:32
15.	"Never Gonna Give You Up" (Cake Mix)		5:48
16.	"Whenever You Need Somebody" (Lonely Hearts Mix)		7:34
17.	"Together Forever" (Lover's Leap Extended Remix)		7:05

Disc two (The Remixes)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Whenever You Need Somebody" (7″ Mix)	3:32
2.	"Together Forever" (Lover's Leap Mix)	3:52
3.	"When You Gonna" (Borough Anarchy Mix) (credited to Rick & Lisa)	3:24
4.	"Never Gonna Give You Up" (Escape from Newton Mix)	6:25
5.	"Whenever You Need Somebody" (Rick Sets It Off Mix)	7:54
6.	"Together Forever" (House of Love Mix)	6:55
7.	"It Would Take a Strong Strong Man" (Matt's Jazzy Guitar Mix)	7:47
8.	"When You Gonna" (Home Boy Mix) (credited to Rick & Lisa)	5:48
9.	"Never Gonna Give You Up" (Escape to New York Mix)	7:02
10.	"Whenever You Need Somebody" (XK150 Mix)	4:39
11.	"When You Gonna" (Bonus Beats Mix) (credited to Rick & Lisa)	4:46
12.	"Never Gonna Give You Up" (instrumental)	6:18
13.	"Whenever You Need Somebody" (instrumental)	3:51
14.	"It Would Take a Strong Strong Man" (instrumental)	3:32

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Whenever You Need Somebody.[8]

Musicians

Rick Astley – vocals (all tracks); guitars (tracks 8, 9)
Mike Stock – keyboards
Matt Aitken – keyboards, guitars
A. Linn – drums
Ian Curnow – Fairlight programming (all tracks); keyboards (tracks 5, 7)
Daize Washbourn – keyboards, drums (tracks 8, 9)
Gary Barnacle – saxophone (track 7)
Shirley Lewis, Dee Lewis, Mae McKenna, Suzanne Rhatigan – backing vocals

Technical

Stock Aitken Waterman – production (tracks 1–4, 6, 10)
Phil Harding – production, mixing (tracks 5, 7)
Ian Curnow – production (tracks 5, 7)
Daize Washbourn – production (tracks 8, 9)
Mark McGuire – engineering (all tracks); mixing (tracks 4, 10)
Phil Harding, Karen Hewitt, Mike Duffy, Jamie Bromfield – additional engineering
Yoyo, Jonathan King, Peter Day, Boky, Gordon Dennis – engineering assistance
Pete Hammond – mixing (tracks 1–3, 6, 8, 9)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1987–88)	Peak position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[9]	1
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[10]	3
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[11]	3
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[12]	2
European Albums (Music & Media)[13]	1
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[14]	2
French Albums (SNEP)[15]	5
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[16]	1
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[17]	3
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[18]	4
Spanish Albums (AFYVE)[19]	1
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[20]	2
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[21]	2
UK Albums (OCC)[22]	1
US Billboard 200[23]	10

Year-end charts

Chart (1987)	Position
UK Albums (OCC)[5]	7

Chart (1988)	Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[24]	4
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[25]	10
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[26]	4
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[27]	74
European Albums (Music & Media)[28]	5
French Albums (SNEP)[29]	21
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[30]	7
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[31]	30
UK Albums (OCC)[32]	39
US Billboard 200[33]	15

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[34]	3× Platinum	210,000^{^}
Canada (Music Canada)[35]	4× Platinum	400,000^{^}
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[36]	Gold	25,253[36]
France (SNEP)[37]	2× Gold	200,000^*
Germany (BVMI)[38]	Platinum	500,000^{^}
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong)[39]	Platinum	20,000^*
Netherlands (NVPI)[40]	Platinum	100,000^{^}
New Zealand (RMNZ)[41]	Platinum	15,000^{^}
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[42]	3× Platinum	300,000^{^}
Sweden (GLF)[43]	Gold	50,000^{^}
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[44]	Platinum	50,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)[45]	4× Platinum	1,200,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)[46]	2× Platinum	2,000,000^{^}
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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Christgau, Robert (29 November 1988). "Christgau's Consumer Guide: Turkey Shoot". The Village Voice. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
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Archived 20 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
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"Dutchcharts.nl – Rick Astley – Whenever You Need Somebody" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
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"British album certifications – Rick Astley – Whenever You Need Somebody". British Phonographic Industry. 3 June 1988. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Whenever You Need Somebody in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
"American album certifications – Rick Astley – Whenever You Need Somebody". Recording Industry Association of America. 13 March 1991. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.

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[allmusic-1] Henderson, Alex. "Whenever You Need Somebody – Rick Astley". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 November 2019.

[2] Christgau, Robert (29 November 1988). "Christgau's Consumer Guide: Turkey Shoot". The Village Voice. Retrieved 26 March 2017.

[Whenever_You_Need_Somebody_15.2_million-3] "Biography". Rickastley.co.uk. Archived from the original on 10 February 2010. Retrieved 12 December 2008.

[4] Archived 20 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine

[everyhit-5] "Top Albums of 1987". everyHit.com. Retrieved 29 January 2018.

[6] "Whenever You Need Somebody: Music". Amazon. Retrieved 12 May 2014.

[7] Savage, Mark (9 June 2016). "Rick Astley: 'I didn't mind being called Dick Spatsley'". BBC News. Retrieved 7 January 2019.

[8] Whenever You Need Somebody (liner notes). Rick Astley. RCA Records. 1987. PD 71529.CS1 maint: others (link)

[9] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. p. 20. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[ac_Austria_Rick_Astley-10] "Austriancharts.at – Rick Astley – Whenever You Need Somebody" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 April 2017.

[group=-11] "Top RPM Albums: Issue 0961". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 29 January 2018.

[ac_Netherlands_Rick_Astley-12] "Dutchcharts.nl – Rick Astley – Whenever You Need Somebody" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 January 2018.

[13] "European Hot 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 5 no. 3. 9 January 1988. p. 21. OCLC 29800226. Retrieved 20 November 2019 – via American Radio History.

[14] Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.

[15] "Le Détail des Albums de chaque Artiste". InfoDisc (in French). Retrieved 3 August 2018. Select "Rick ASTLEY" from the drop-down menu and click "OK".

[ac_Germany4_Rick_Astley-16] "Offiziellecharts.de – Rick Astley – Whenever You Need Somebody" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 29 January 2018.

[ac_New_Zealand_Rick_Astley-17] "Charts.nz – Rick Astley – Whenever You Need Somebody". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 January 2018.

[ac_Norway_Rick_Astley-18] "Norwegiancharts.com – Rick Astley – Whenever You Need Somebody". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 January 2018.

[19] Salaverrie, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Madrid: Fundación Autor/SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.

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[27] "Jaaroverzichten – CD 1988". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 January 2018.

[28] "1988 Year End Eurocharts – Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 6 no. 52/1. 1 January 1989. p. 31. OCLC 29800226. Retrieved 3 August 2018 – via American Radio History.

[29] "Les Albums (CD) de 1988 par InfoDisc". InfoDisc (in French). Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2018.

[30] "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts – 1988" (in German). Offizielle Deutsche Charts. Retrieved 29 January 2018.

[31] "Swiss Year-End Charts 1997". swisscharts.com. Retrieved 29 January 2018.

[32] Scaping, Peter, ed. (1991). "Top 100 Albums: 1988". BPI YearBook 1989/90. London: British Phonographic Industry. pp. 66–67. ISBN 978-0-9061-5410-6.

[33] "Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1988". Billboard. Archived from the original on 29 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018.

[ARIA_1988-34] "Annual Charts – 1988 ARIA Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 26 January 2018.

[CanadaRick_AstleyWhenever_You_Need_SomebodyalbumCertRef-35] "Canadian album certifications – Rick Astley – Whenever You Need Somebody". Music Canada. 30 November 1988.

[FinlandRick_AstleyWhenever_You_Need_SomebodyalbumCertRef-36] "Rick Astley" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.

[37] "Les Certifications". InfoDisc (in French). Archived from the original on 27 June 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2018.

[GermanyRick_AstleyWhenever_You_Need_SomebodyalbumCertRef-38] "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Rick Astley; 'Whenever You Need Somebody')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.

[Hong_KongRick_AstleyWhenever_You_Need_SomebodyalbumCertRef-39] "IFPIHK Gold Disc Award − 1990". IFPI Hong Kong.

[NetherlandsRick_AstleyWhenever_You_Need_SomebodyalbumCertRef-40] "Dutch album certifications – Rick Astley – Whenever You Need Somebody" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved 4 August 2018. Enter Whenever You Need Somebody in the "Artiest of titel" box.

[New_ZealandRick_AstleyWhenever_You_Need_SomebodyalbumCertRef-41] "New Zealand album certifications – Rick Astley – Whenever You Need Somebody". Recorded Music NZ. 24 April 1988. Retrieved 29 January 2018.

[42] Salaverrie, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (PDF) (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Madrid: Fundación Autor/SGAE. p. 923. ISBN 84-8048-639-2. Retrieved 3 August 2018.

[SwedenRick_AstleyWhenever_You_Need_SomebodyalbumCertRef-43] "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. 20 January 1988.

[SwitzerlandRick_AstleyWhenever_You_Need_SomebodyalbumCertRef-44] "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Rick Astley; 'Whenever You Need Somebody')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.

[United_KingdomRick_AstleyWhenever_You_Need_SomebodyalbumCertRef-45] "British album certifications – Rick Astley – Whenever You Need Somebody". British Phonographic Industry. 3 June 1988. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Whenever You Need Somebody in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.

[United_StatesRick_AstleyWhenever_You_Need_SomebodyalbumCertRef-46] "American album certifications – Rick Astley – Whenever You Need Somebody". Recording Industry Association of America. 13 March 1991. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.

Rick Astley
Discography
Studio albums	Whenever You Need Somebody Hold Me in Your Arms Free Body & Soul Keep It Turned On Portrait My Red Book 50 Beautiful Life
Compilations	Together Forever – Greatest Hits and More... Greatest Hits Love Songs Artist Collection: Rick Astley Ultimate Collection The Best of Me
Remix albums	Dance Mixes 12" Collection
Singles	"Never Gonna Give You Up" "Whenever You Need Somebody" "When I Fall in Love" / "My Arms Keep Missing You" "Together Forever" "It Would Take a Strong Strong Man" "She Wants to Dance with Me" "Take Me to Your Heart" "Don't Say Goodbye" "Hold Me in Your Arms" "Giving Up on Love" "Ain't Too Proud to Beg" "Cry for Help" "Move Right Out" "Never Knew Love" "The Ones You Love" "Hopelessly" "Sleeping" "Keep It Turned On "Lights Out" "Keep Singing" "Angels on My Side" "Beautiful Life" "Every One of Us"
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