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Spoken Words is the 1989 debut studio album by Australian pop rock band Indecent Obsession, released in Australia by Melodian Records in November 1989. It includes two singles which reached the top-20 in Australia: "Say Goodbye" and "Tell Me Something".

The album was released in North America and Europe by MCA Records in 1990 as Indecent Obsession, which peaked at number 148 on the Billboard 200.[2]

Track listing

Australian release

All tracks are written by David Dixon and Michael Szumowski, except where noted

Side A
No.TitleLength
1."Tell Me Something"4:15
2."Believe"4:22
3."Nowhere to Hide"4:09
4."Dream After Dream"4:21
5."Spoken Words"3:26
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Never Gonna Stop" 3:51
2."Going Down" 3:51
3."Come Back to Me" 4:47
4."Survive the Heat" 5:22
5."Say Goodbye"
  • Dixon
  • Szumowski
  • Mark Berry
4:00
CD bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Say Goodbye" (Girth Mix)
  • Dixon
  • Szumowski
  • Berry
4:36
12."Take Me Higher" 3:29
Total length:51:16
International release
Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Tell Me Something" 4:35
2."Going Down" 3:52
3."Say Goodbye"
  • Dixon
  • Szumowski
  • Berry
4:47
4."Dream After Dream" 4:22
5."Never Gonna Stop" 3:51
Side B
No.TitleLength
1."Spoken Words"3:26
2."Survive the Heat"5:27
3."Come Back to Me"4:49
4."Nowhere to Hide"4:07
5."Believe"4:25

Charts

Weekly chart performance of Spoken Words
Chart (1989/90) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] 28

Certification

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[4] Gold 35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

  • David Dixon – lead vocals
  • Andrew Coyne – guitar
  • Michael Szumowski – keyboards
  • Darryl Sims – drums, percussion

References

  1. ^ Harrison, Andrew (September 1990). "Indecent Obsession: Spoken Words". Select. No. 3. p. 82.
  2. ^ Nimmervoll, Ed. "Indecent Obsession – Awards". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Indecent Obsession – Spoken Words". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  4. ^ "Indecent Obsession ARIA Albums chart history 1988 to 2022, received from ARIA in 2022". ARIA. Retrieved 2 December 2023 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.

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