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'''''Safety in Numbers''''' is the debut solo album by [[Margaret Urlich]], released in 1989. The first single, "[[Escaping (Margaret Urlich song)|Escaping]]", was number one for three consecutive weeks in New Zealand and peaked at number 17 in Australia. Urlich won an [[ARIA Music Awards of 1991|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. It was recorded at [[Studios 301]] in Sydney, Australia.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://standingontheozsideblog.wordpress.com/2016/02/08/deserves-a-deluxe-margaret-urlich-safety-in-numbers-1989/ |title=Deserves a deluxe: Margaret Urlich – Safety in Numbers (1989) |first= |last= |date= |work=Standing on the Oz Side |publisher= |access-date=23 August 2022}}</ref>
'''''Safety in Numbers''''' is the debut solo album by [[Margaret Urlich]], released in 1989. The first single, "[[Escaping (Margaret Urlich song)|Escaping]]", was number one for three consecutive weeks in New Zealand and peaked at number 17 in Australia. Urlich won an [[ARIA Music Awards of 1991|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. It was recorded at [[Studios 301]] in Sydney, Australia,<ref>{{cite web |url= https://standingontheozsideblog.wordpress.com/2016/02/08/deserves-a-deluxe-margaret-urlich-safety-in-numbers-1989/ |title=Deserves a deluxe: Margaret Urlich – Safety in Numbers (1989) |first= |last= |date= |work=Standing on the Oz Side |publisher= |access-date=23 August 2022}}</ref><ref name ="cass">{{cite AV media notes |title=Safety In Numbers |others=[[Margaret Urlich]] |date=1989 |type=Cassette liner notes |publisher=[[CBS Records International]] |id=465652 4 |location=Australia}}</ref></small> mostly between August and November of 1988 but also in April of 1989.<ref name="cass" />


== Track listing ==
== Track listing ==
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| title1 = [[Escaping (Margaret Urlich song)|Escaping]]
| title1 = [[Escaping (Margaret Urlich song)|Escaping]]
| writer1 = {{hlist|Robyn Smith|[[Barry Blue]]}}
| writer1 = {{hlist|Robyn Smith|[[Barry Blue]]}}
| length1 = 4:35
| length1 = 4:36


| title2 = [[Number One (Remember When We Danced All Night)]]
| title2 = [[Number One (Remember When We Danced All Night)]]
| writer2 = {{hlist|David Tyson|[[Dean McTaggart]]}}
| writer2 = {{hlist|David Tyson|[[Dean McTaggart]]}}
| length2 = 4:06
| length2 = 4:08


| title3 = [[Only My Heart Calling]]
| title3 = [[Only My Heart Calling]]
| writer3 = Smith
| writer3 = Smith
| length3 = 5:38
| length3 = 5:39


| title4 = Give Me Some Credit
| title4 = Give Me Some Credit
| writer4 = [[Margaret Urlich]]
| writer4 = [[Margaret Urlich]]
| length4 = 5:41
| length4 = 5:42


| title5 = [[Guilty People]]
| title5 = [[Guilty People]]
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| writer7 = {{hlist|[[Harry Vanda]]|[[George Young (rock musician)|George Young]]}}
| length7 = 4:31
| length7 = 4:32


| title8 = Open Up
| title8 = Open Up
| writer8 = [[Dave Dobbyn]]
| writer8 = [[Dave Dobbyn]]
| length8 = 4:04
| length8 = 4:05


| title9 = Slip On By
| title9 = Slip On By
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| title10 = Deep Down
| writer10 = Smith
| writer10 = Smith
| length10 = 4:25
| length10 = 4:26


| title11 = [[God Bless the Child (Billie Holiday song)|God Bless The Child]]
| title11 = [[God Bless the Child (Billie Holiday song)|God Bless The Child]]
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<small>Adapted from album notes<ref name="cass" /> and [[Spotify]].<ref>[https://open.spotify.com/album/33elazwmbHQeMAZ9ErpS41 Safety in Numbers by Margaret Urlich]. ''Spotify''. Retrieved 14 September 2022.</ref></small>
<small> Source: Album notes.<ref>{{cite AV media notes |title=Safety In Numbers |others=[[Margaret Urlich]] |date=1989 |type=Album notes |publisher=[[CBS Records International]] |id=465652 1 |location=Spain}} Retrieved 6 April 2021 at [https://www.discogs.com/Margaret-Urlich-Safety-In-Numbers/release/16386987 ''Discogs''].</ref></small>

== Personnel ==
Credits adapted from cassette liner notes.<ref name="cass" />

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* [[Margaret Urlich]]&nbsp;– lead vocals, arrangements <small>(track 11)</small>, backing vocals <small>(tracks 3, 4, 6, 8-10)</small>, keyboards <small>(track 11)</small>
* Robyn Smith&nbsp;– production <small>(tracks 1-10)</small>, arrangements <small>(tracks 1-10)</small>, acoustic guitar <small>(track 3)</small>, drums <small>(tracks 1-10)</small>, keyboards <small>(tracks 1-10)</small>, guitar <small>(track 1)</small>, [[Milo (drink)|Milo]] tin <small>(track 1)</small>, [[sitar]] <small>(track 7)</small>
* Adrian Bolland&nbsp;– engineering <small>(tracks 1, 2, 7)</small>, mixing <small>(tracks 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 10)</small>
* Peter Bondy&nbsp;– additional production <small>(track 11)</small>, keyboards <small>(track 11)</small>
* [[Peter Cobbin]]&nbsp;– mixing <small>(track 11)</small>, [[synthesizer]] <small>(track 11)</small>
* Angelique Cooper&nbsp;– recording engineering assistance <small>(track 11)</small>
* Colin Simpkins – recording engineering assistance
* Jim Taig&nbsp;– production <small>(track 11)</small>, mixing <small>(tracks 3, 4, 6, 9)</small>, recording <small>(track 11)</small>
* Sid Wells&nbsp;– engineering <small>(tracks 3-6, 8-10)</small>
* Phil Whichett&nbsp;– production <small>(track 11)</small>, musical direction <small>(track 11)</small>
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* Kristen Wolek – recording engineering assistance
* [[Leon Zervos]] – mastering
* [[Karen Boddington and Mark Williams|Karen Boddington]]&nbsp;– backing vocals <small>(tracks 1-3, 5, 7-9)</small>
* Alan Davey&nbsp;– [[flugelhorn]] <small>(track 9)</small>
* [[Tommy Emmanuel]]&nbsp;– guitar <small>(track 5)</small>
* Merran Laginestra&nbsp;– backing vocals <small>(tracks 1, 2, 7)</small>
* Geoff Lundgren&nbsp;– [[fretless bass]] <small>(track 11)</small>
* Andrew Oh&nbsp;– saxophone <small>(tracks 2, 5, 6)</small>
* Mark Punch&nbsp;– backing vocals <small>(track 8-10)</small>, guitar <small>(tracks 2, 4, 6-10)</small>
* [[Mark Williams (singer)|Mark Williams]]&nbsp;– backing vocals <small>(tracks 1-3, 5, 7)</small>
* Polly Walker – photography
* Debbie Watson – hair, makeup, and styling
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==Charts==
==Charts==

Revision as of 08:13, 14 September 2022

Safety in Numbers
Studio album by
Margaret Urlich
ReleasedNZ 10 November 1989[citation needed]
Australia 9 March 1990
Recorded1988–89
StudioStudios 301
GenrePop
LabelCBS
Producer
  • Robyn Smith
  • Jim Taig
  • Phil Whichett
  • Peter Bondy
Margaret Urlich chronology
Safety in Numbers
(1989) 		Chameleon Dreams
(1992)
Singles from Safety in Numbers
  1. "Escaping"
    Released: September 1989
  2. "Only My Heart Calling"
    Released: May 1990
  3. "Number One (Remember When We Danced All Night)"
    Released: September 1990
  4. "Guilty People"
    Released: February 1991

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. It was recorded at Studios 301 in Sydney, Australia,[1][2] mostly between August and November of 1988 but also in April of 1989.[2]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitelWriter(s)Length
1."Escaping"
4:36
2."Number One (Remember When We Danced All Night)"
4:08
3."Only My Heart Calling"Smith5:39
4."Give Me Some Credit"Margaret Urlich5:42
5."Guilty People"
  • Smith
  • Blue
5:21
Side two
No.TitelWriter(s)Length
6."The Tide Keeps Rolling In"Urlich4:28
7."Your Love"
4:32
8."Open Up"Dave Dobbyn4:05
9."Slip On By"
  • Smith
  • Urlich
4:56
10."Deep Down"Smith4:26
11."God Bless The Child"
3:54

Adapted from album notes[2] and Spotify.[3]

Personnel

Credits adapted from cassette liner notes.[2]

Charts

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

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[6] 3× Platinum 210,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[7] 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

  1. ^ "Deserves a deluxe: Margaret Urlich – Safety in Numbers (1989)". Standing on the Oz Side. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d Safety In Numbers (Cassette liner notes). Margaret Urlich. Australia: CBS Records International. 1989. 465652 4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ Safety in Numbers by Margaret Urlich. Spotify. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Margaret Urlich – Safety in Numbers". Hung Medien.
  5. ^ "Charts.nz – Margaret Urlich – Safety in Numbers". Hung Medien.
  6. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 290.
  7. ^ 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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