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Everybody Knows (Sonia album)

Everybody Knows is the debut album by English dance-pop singer Sonia, released in April 1990.[1] The album was predominantly written and produced by Stock Aitken Waterman and includes the UK and Irish number one single "You'll Never Stop Me Loving You" and the UK top 20 hits "Can't Forget You", "Listen to Your Heart", "Counting Every Minute", and "End of the World". At the time of release, Sonia became the first female UK artist to achieve five top 20 hit singles from one album.[2] Everybody Knows was re-issued by Cherry Red Records in October 2010 in remastered and expanded form.

Everybody Knows
Studio album by
Sonia
Released23 April 1990[1]
Recorded1989–1990
GenreDance-pop
Length33:16
LabelChrysalis
Producer
Sonia chronology
Everybody Knows
(1990) 		Sonia
(1991)
Singles from Everybody Knows
  1. "You'll Never Stop Me Loving You"
    Released: 12 June 1989
  2. "Can't Forget You"
    Released: 25 September 1989
  3. "Listen to Your Heart"
    Released: 27 November 1989
  4. "Counting Every Minute"
    Released: 26 March 1990
  5. "End of the World"
    Released: 13 August 1990

Critical reception

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A review in Pan-European magazine Music & Media noted that as a Stock, Aitken & Waterman production, the album "style will come as no surprise - persistent, bubbling dance grooves topped off by the ultimate girl-next-door voice", and added that "every track is a potential single".[3] Commenting the album, a review published in Music Week magazine stated that Sonia "slips through more SAW-inspired teenage drama, all lost love and yearning, but always bubbly and strangely celebratory" and deemed the album offers a "pop at its most simple and all the more engagingly harmless".[4]

Chart performance

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Everybody Knows entered the UK albums chart at a peak of number seven on 5 May 1990 and spent ten weeks in the top 100, two of them in the top ten.[5] It was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry for sales exceeding 100,000 copies.[6][7] On the overall European Top 100 Albums, it started at number 27, its highest position, on 12 May 1990.[8] In Australia, the album peaked at number 144 on the ARIA albums chart.[9] Sonia had a further UK top 20 single in 1990, with "You've Got a Friend",[10] recorded with Big Fun, in aid of ChildLine. Despite her chart success, the record company Chrysalis ended their recording contract with Sonia following the album.[2]

Track listing

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

  1. "You'll Never Stop Me Loving You" – 3:22
  2. "Everybody Knows" – 3:27
  3. "Listen to Your Heart" – 3:25
  4. "Someone Like You" – 3:52 (Ian Curnow, Phil Harding, Bill Clift)
  5. "Counting Every Minute" – 3:33
  6. "Can't Forget You" – 3:25
  7. "Now I'm Without You" – 3:29 (Ian Curnow, Phil Harding, Bill Clift)
  8. "Can't Help the Way That I Feel" – 3:30
  9. "Climb to the Top of a Mountain" – 3:37 (Ian Curnow, Phil Harding, Bill Clift)
  10. "End of the World" – 3:36 (Arthur Kent, Sylvia Dee)
  • CD version of the album also included "You'll Never Stop Me Loving You" (Sonia's Kiss Mix).[11]

2010 re-issue

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Bonus tracks
[12]
  2. "Better Than Ever"
  3. "You'll Never Stop Me Loving You" (Extended Version)
  4. "Can't Forget You" (Extended Version)
  5. "Listen to Your Heart" (Extended Version)
  6. "Counting Every Minute" (The King's Counting House Mix)
  7. "You'll Never Stop Me Loving You" (XXX Kiss Mix)
  8. "Let's Have a Party"
  9. "You'll Never Stop Me Loving You" (Demo Version)

Charts

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1990 weekly chart performance for Everybody Knows
Chart (1990) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA Charts)[9] 144
Europe (European Top 100 Albums)[8] 27
UK Singles (OCC)[5] 7

Certifications

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Certifications for Everybody Knows
Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[6] Gold 100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ a b "BPI > Certified Awards > Search results for Sonia". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Sonia Only Fools (Never Fall in Love) (UK Top of the Pops TV performance)". YouTube. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  3. ^ "Previews – Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 7, no. 18. 5 May 1990. p. 16. OCLC 29800226. Retrieved 30 May 2022 – via World Radio History.
  4. ^ "LP Reviews" (PDF). Music Week. 5 May 1990. p. 22. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Sonia: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  6. ^ a b "British album certifications – Sonia – Everybody Knows". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  7. ^ "The Gallup Chart > May 13–19, 1990" (PDF). Record Mirror. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 February 2016.
  8. ^ a b "Eurochart Hot 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 7, no. 19. 12 May 1990. p. VIII. OCLC 29800226. Retrieved 5 September 2023 – via World Radio History.
  9. ^ a b "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 15 July 2015". Imgur. Archived from the original on 16 July 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  10. ^ "Official Charts > Sonia (singles tab)". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  11. ^ "Sonia – Everybody Knows". discogs. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  12. ^ "Sonia – Everybody Knows (Special Edition)". discogs. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
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