Whenever You Need Somebody

This article is about the Rick Astley album. For the title song, see Whenever You Need Somebody (song).

Whenever You Need Somebody
Studio album by
Rick Astley
Released16 November 1987 (1987-11-16)
Recorded1986–1987
StudioPWL Studios 1 & 2 (London)
Genre
Length36:42
LabelRCA
Producer
Rick Astley chronology
Whenever You Need Somebody
(1987) 		Hold Me in Your Arms
(1988)
Singles from Whenever You Need Somebody
  1. "Never Gonna Give You Up"
    Released: 27 July 1987
  2. "Whenever You Need Somebody"
    Released: 19 October 1987
  3. "When I Fall in Love"
    Released: 30 November 1987
  4. "Together Forever"
    Released: 15 February 1988[2]
  5. "It Would Take a Strong Strong Man"
    Released: July 1988 (US)

Whenever You Need Somebody is the debut studio album by English singer Rick Astley, released on 16 November 1987 by RCA Records. It is his highest-selling album and has sold 15.2 million copies worldwide.[3] The album is listed as the 136th best-selling album in Spain[4] and was the seventh best-selling album of 1987 in the United Kingdom.[5] A remastered version, containing rare remixes and extended versions, was released on 12 April 2010.[6]

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  2. ^ "Music Week" (PDF). p. 30.
  3. ^ "Biography". Rickastley.co.uk. Archived from the original on 10 February 2010. Retrieved 12 December 2008.
  4. ^ Untitled. albertocomesana.es. Retrieved 8 January 2010.[permanent dead link]
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  6. ^ "Whenever You Need Somebody: Music". Amazon. Retrieved 12 May 2014.