Gyan (album)
Gyan is the debut album by Australian singer-songwriter Gyan that was released by Warner music in 1989. The album is currently out of print; but is available to purchase via Gyan's website or iTunes. The album was produced by Charles Fisher.
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Released | 16 October 1989[1] | |||
Studio | Trafalgar Studios, Sydney | |||
Length | Pop | |||
Label | WEA | |||
Producer | Charles Fisher | |||
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Three singles were released from the album; the smash hit "Wait" about a lonely girl waiting for her first true love; "It's Alright" about emancipation from one's parents and the final single "Black Wedding Ring" which closes the album. The first two singles contained rare non-album tracks as b-sides ("Love in Question" and "Don't Touch"). Wait was co-written with Geoffrey Stapleton of GANGgajang and Garry Frost of Moving Pictures and 1927. Gyan re-recorded the song for her 2015 album This Girl's in Love.
The album received positive reviews from many critics who hailed Gyan as a new and unique talent to emerge from Australia; this was further cemented by Gyan's ARIA Award for Best New Talent in 1990. The album peaked at #27 on the ARIA Albums Chart,[2] spent 29 non-consecutive weeks in the top 100[3] and was certified gold.[3]
A couple of songs from the album were used in the 1990 Australian movie Weekend with Kate, starring Colin Friels and Catherine McClements.
Track listing
- "Train of Thought" (Gyan)
- "Wait" (Gyan / G.Frost / G.Stapleton)
- "Straight Lines" (Gyan/O'Connor)
- "Lead Me On" (Gyan/O'Connor)
- "How Can You" (Gyan)
- "Head Over Heels" (Gyan/O'Connor)
- "It's Alright" (Gyan)
- "Don't Ask Me Why" (Gyan)
- "Couldn't I Be?" (Gyan/O'Connor)
- "Don't Underestimate Me" (Gyan)
- "Black Wedding Ring" (Gyan/O'Connor)
Personnel
- Gyan: Vocals, Keyboards, Drum Programming
- Mark O'Connor: Keyboards, Drum Programming
- Rick Chadwick: Keyboards
- Rex Goh, Bret Williams, David Sparks: Guitars
- Geoff Mercer: Dobro on "Straight Lines"
- Jackie Orszaczky: Bass, Additional Keyboards, Drum Programming
- Hamish Stewart: Drums, Percussion
- Hanuman Dass: Drums, Drum Programming
- Sunil Da Silva: Percussion
- Jump Back Jack Horn Section: Horns
- Andy Thompson: Saxophone on "Wait"
Charts
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