Name: Don't Ask
Brand: Sony Music Distribution (USA)
SKU: 306666
Price: 21.56 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 3 (1 reviews)

Performer Notes

Personnel: Tina Arena (vocals); Tim Pierce (acoustic guitar, guitar); Rick Price (acoustic guitar, background vocals); Bob Mann (guitar); Peter Kent (violin); Erika Duke Kirkpatrick (cello); Jay Winding (piano, keyboards); Claude Gaudette (piano); David Tyson (Hammond B-3 organ, keyboards, programming, background vocals); John Pierce (bass); Pat Mastelotto (drums, percussion); Carlos Vega (drums); Matt Lang, Peter Asher (percussion); Chris O'Brien (programming); Marilyn Martin, Raven Kane, The Water Family (background vocals).
Producers: David Tyson, Peter Asher.
Engineers: Greg Droman, George Massenburg.
Recorded at Pacifique, Lavender Cottage, Little Monster and Conway Studios, Los Angeles, California.
Personnel: Tina Arena (vocals, background vocals); Tim Pierce (guitar, acoustic guitar); Bob Mann (guitar); Rick Price (acoustic guitar, background vocals); Peter Kent (violin); Erika Duke-Kirkpatrick, Kirkpatrick (cello); Jai Winding (piano, keyboards); Claude Gaudette (piano); David Tyson (keyboards, programming, background vocals); John Pierce (bass guitar); Pat Mastelotto (drums, percussion); Carlos Vega (drums); Matt Lang, Peter Asher (percussion); Chris O'Brien (programming); The Water Family, Robert Parde, Marilyn Martin, Raven Kane (background vocals).
Audio Mixer: Chris Lord-Alge.
Recording information: Conway Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA; Lavender Cottage; Little Monster, Los Angeles, CA; Pacifique.
Unknown Contributor Role: Kirkpatrick.
Arrangers: David Campbell ; David Tyson; Robert Parde; Tina Arena.
It's perhaps easy to expect too much after the stellar debut single "Chains." That's not to say Arena's debut offers nothing to the listener; it could have been far worse, since top session men Tim and John Pierce and drummer Pat Mastelotto (the Rembrandts, King Crimson) don't appear for nothing. Even so, a lot of Don't Ask remains twee. However, there are good moments in the shape of showcase single "Chains," power ballad "Heaven Help My Heart" and the bouncy closing track "Standing Up." There's room for improvement then, although Arena can deliver some fine vocals, and David Tyson (Alannah Myles, Amanda Marshall) supplies some equally fine production. The gorgeous "Sorrento Moon" suggests Arena may yet become the Astrud Gilberto of Australia. ~ Kelvin Hayes

Album: Don't Ask
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Chains
2)	Heaven Help My Heart
3)	Sorrento Moon (I Remember)
4)	Wasn't It Good
5)	Message
6)	Show Me Heaven
7)	Love Is the Answer
8)	Greatest Gift
9)	That's the Way a Women Feels
10)	Be a Man
11)	Standing Up

Album: Don't Ask
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Chains
2)	Heaven Help My Heart
3)	Sorrento Moon (I Remember)
4)	Wasn't It Good
5)	Message
6)	Show Me Heaven
7)	Love Is the Answer
8)	Greatest Gift
9)	That's the Way a Women Feels
10)	Be a Man
11)	Standing Up