''Alannah Myles'' is the debut album by

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singer

Alannah Myles Alannah Myles (née Byles; born December 25, 1958) is a Canadian singer-songwriter who has won both a Grammy and a Juno Award for the song " Black Velvet". The song was a top-ten hit in Canada; it was also a number one hit on the US ''Billboar ...

, released on March 28, 1989. It includes the worldwide hit single " Black Velvet". The album was a big seller worldwide, and reached number one for two weeks in her native Canada, number 5 on the ''Billboard'' 200 in the US and number 3 in the

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. The album cover comes from a photoshoot by Canadian photographer Deborah Samuel.

Track listing

Personnel

Musicians *

– lead vocals, backing vocals * David Tyson – keyboards, bass (1), backing vocals (1), synthesized

fretless bass A fretless bass is a bass guitar whose neck does not have any frets. While the instrument is played in all styles of music, it is most common in pop, rock, and jazz. It first saw widespread use during the 1970s, although some players used them befo ...

(3)"Bassist on Black Velvet..cool fretless stuff" (response from Steve Webster himself acknowledging he did not perform bass on the song), 4 Nov 2009 @TalkBass.com
Retrieved July 11, 2021. * Scott Humphrey – keyboard programming * Bob Bartolucci – guitars * Kurt Schefter – guitars * David Wipper – acoustic guitars,

mandolin A mandolin ( it, mandolino ; literally "small mandola") is a stringed musical instrument in the lute family and is generally plucked with a pick. It most commonly has four courses of doubled strings tuned in unison, thus giving a total of ...

* Steve Webster – bass (1, 2, 4–10) * Jørn Andersen – drums (1-8, 10) * Gary Craig – drums (9) * Michael Sloski – percussion * John Johnson – saxophones * Rick Waychesko – trumpet *

Jackie Richardson Jackie Richardson (born January 4, 1947) is a Canadian singer and actress. Richardson is known for her screen roles in '' Turning to Stone'', ''The Gospel According to the Blues'', '' The Doodlebops'', and '' Sins of the Father''. She is also kn ...

– backing vocals (1) *

Christopher Ward Christopher Ward may refer to: * Christopher Ward (British politician) (born 1942), British solicitor and Conservative Party politician * Christopher Ward (conductor) (born 1980), British conductor * Christopher Ward (entomologist) (1836–1900), E ...

– backing vocals (1, 2) * Peter Fredette – backing vocals (4, 6, 7) *

Dean McTaggart Robert Dean McTaggart is a Canadian singer-songwriter and record producer. His most recent album is ''Drop the Needle in the Groove'' from 2010. Biography McTaggart was the lead vocalist in the Canadian band The Arrows from 1981 to 1986. The Ar ...

– backing vocals (4, 6) * Lisa Dalbello – backing vocals (6, 8) Production * Christopher Ward – executive producer * David Tyson – producer * Kevin Doyle – engineer, mixing (2, 3, 6) * Pete Willis – engineer * Tom Eymundson – assistant engineer * Steve Harrison – assistant engineer * Mike Jones – assistant engineer * Martin Lee – assistant engineer * Paul Seeley – assistant engineer * Paul Shubat – assistant engineer * Lou Solakofski – assistant engineer * Paul Lani – mixing (1, 4, 5, 7–10) * David Dorn – mix assistant *

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(New York City, New York, USA) – mixing location * George Marino – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York City, New York) * Bob Defrin – art direction * Valerie Sinclair – lettering design * Deborah Samuel – cover photography

Charts

Weekly charts

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Certifications

References

{{Authority control 1989 debut albums Alannah Myles albums Atlantic Records albums Juno Award for Album of the Year albums