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Safety in Numbers
Safety in Numbers
Studio album by Margaret Urlich
Released	NZ 10 November 1989; AUS 9 March 1990
Recorded	1988–89
Genre	Pop
Label	CBS
Margaret Urlich chronology
Singles from Safety in Numbers
	"Escaping"; Released: September 1989; "Only My Heart Calling"; Released: May 1990; "Number One (Remember When We Danced All Night))"; Released: September 1990; "Guilty People"; Released: February 1991;

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Safety in Numbers is the debut solo album by Margaret Urlich, released in 1989. The first single, "Escaping", was number one for three consecutive weeks in New Zealand and peaked at number 17 in Australia. Urlich won an ARIA Award in 1991 for Best Breakthrough Artist - Album for Safety in Numbers. The album achieved platinum status in New Zealand and triple platinum status in Australia. Safety in Numbers has sold over 265,000 copies.

Track listing

Side one
No.	Titel	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Escaping"	Robyn Smith Barry Blue	4:35
2.	"Number One (Remember When We Danced All Night)"	David Tyson Dean McTaggart	4:06
3.	"Only My Heart Calling"	Smith	5:38
4.	"Give Me Some Credit"	Margaret Urlich	5:41
5.	"Guilty People"	Smith Blue	5:21

Side two
No.	Titel	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"The Tide Keeps Rolling In"	Urlich	4:28
7.	"Your Love"	Harry Vanda George Young	4:31
8.	"Open Up"	Dave Dobbyn	4:04
9.	"Slip On By"	Smith Urlich	4:56
10.	"Deep Down"	Smith	4:25
11.	"God Bless The Child"	Arthur Herzog Jr. Billie Holiday	3:53

Source: Album notes.^[1]

Charts

Chart (1989/1990)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[2]	5
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[3]	4

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[4]	3× Platinum	210,000^{^}
New Zealand (RMNZ)^[5]	Platinum	15,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Awards and recognition

Year	Award-giving Body	Award	Result
1989	New Zealand Music Awards	Album Of The Year	Won
1989	New Zealand Music Awards	Single Of The Year	Won
1989	New Zealand Music Awards	Best Female Vocalist	Won
1989	New Zealand Music Awards	Best Album Cover	Won
1990	New Zealand Music Awards	Best Female Vocalist	Won
1991	ARIA Awards	Breakthrough Artist	Won

References

^ Safety In Numbers (Album notes). Margaret Urlich. Spain: CBS Records International. 1989. 465652 1.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) Retrieved 6 April 2021 at Discogs.
^ "Australiancharts.com – Margaret Urlich – Safety in Numbers". Hung Medien.
^ "Charts.nz – Margaret Urlich – Safety in Numbers". Hung Medien.
^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 290.
^ Scapolo, Dean (2007). The Complete New Zealand Music Charts: 1966 – 2006. Wellington: Maurienne House. p. 63 ^{[verification needed]}. ISBN 978-1877443-00-8.

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[1] Safety In Numbers (Album notes). Margaret Urlich. Spain: CBS Records International. 1989. 465652 1.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) Retrieved 6 April 2021 at Discogs.

[ac_Australia_Margaret_Urlich-2] "Australiancharts.com – Margaret Urlich – Safety in Numbers". Hung Medien.

[ac_New_Zealand_Margaret_Urlich-3] "Charts.nz – Margaret Urlich – Safety in Numbers". Hung Medien.

[AustraliaMargaret_UrlichSafety_in_NumbersalbumCertRef-4] Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 290.

[New_ZealandMargaret_UrlichSafety_in_NumbersalbumCertRef-5] Scapolo, Dean (2007). The Complete New Zealand Music Charts: 1966 – 2006. Wellington: Maurienne House. p. 63 ^{[verification needed]}. ISBN 978-1877443-00-8.

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v t e Margaret Urlich
Studio albums	Safety in Numbers (1989) Chameleon Dreams (1992) Live (1994) The Deepest Blue (1995) Second Nature (1999)
Singles	"Escaping" "Only My Heart Calling" "Number One (Remember When We Danced All Night)" "Guilty People" "Boy in the Moon" "Human Race" "(I Don't Want to Be) Second Best" "Burnt Sienna" "Where Is the Love" (with Rick Price) "I Don't Know How to Love Him" "All by Myself" "Gonna Make You Mine" "Every Little Thing"
Related articles	Peking Man (band) "Room That Echoes" When the Cat's Away (band) "The Horses" Kate Ceberano and Friends Rick Price

v t e ARIA Award for Breakthrough Artist
Album	...Ish by 1927 (1989) Tales of the City by Rockmelons (1989) Matchbook by Ian Moss (1990) Safety in Numbers by Margaret Urlich (1991) Baby Animals by Baby Animals (1992) Marvin the Album by Frente! (1993) Get on Board by The Badloves (1994) Frogstomp by Silverchair (1995) Tu-Plang by Regurgitator (1996) Savage Garden by Savage Garden (1997) Left of the Middle by Natalie Imbruglia (1998) The Living End by The Living End (1999) Reflector by Killing Heidi (2000) Since I Left You by The Avalanches (2001) Polyserena by George (2002) Innocent Eyes by Delta Goodrem (2003) Get Born by Jet (2004) The Sound of White by Missy Higgins (2005) Wolfmother by Wolfmother (2006) Sneaky Sound System by Sneaky Sound System (2007) Lessons to Be Learned by Gabriella Cilmi (2008) Ladyhawke by Ladyhawke (2009) Moonfire by Boy & Bear (2011)
Single	"That's When I Think of You" by 1927 (1989) "Tucker's Daughter" by Ian Moss (1990) "Token Angels" by Wendy Matthews (1991) "Early Warning" by Baby Animals (1992) "Ordinary Angels" by Frente! (1993) "Lost" by The Badloves (1994) "Tomorrow" by Silverchair (1995) "It's Alright" by Deni Hines (1996) "Shut My Eyes" / "Eight Step Rail" by The Superjesus (1997) "Torn" by Natalie Imbruglia (1998) "Lucky Star" by Alex Lloyd (1999) "Get Set" by Taxiride (1999) "Don't Call Me Baby" by Madison Avenue (2000) "Frontier Psychiatrist" by The Avalanches (2001) "Get Free" by The Vines (2002) "Born to Try" by Delta Goodrem (2003) "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" by Jet (2004) "O Yeah" by End of Fashion (2005) "Forever Young" by Youth Group (2006) "Just a Song About Ping Pong" by Operator Please (2007) "Sweet About Me" by Gabriella Cilmi (2008) "My Delirium" by Ladyhawke (2009) "Feeding Line" by Boy & Bear (2011)
Release	I Believe You Liar by Megan Washington (2010) Falling & Flying by 360 (2012) Flume by Flume (2013) The New Classic by Iggy Azalea (2014) Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit by Courtney Barnett (2015) Glorious Heights by Montaigne (2016) Night Thinker by Amy Shark (2017) "Dazed & Confused" by Ruel (2018) "Dance Monkey" by Tones and I (2019) 14 Steps to a Better You by Lime Cordiale (2020) Budjerah by Budjerah (2021) King Stingray by King Stingray (2022) Midnight Driving by Teenage Dads (2023)