Great Expectations (album)

Great Expectations
Studio album by Tasmin Archer
Released	19 October 1992
Recorded	1991–1992
Studio	Sarm West (London, England)
Genre	Soul pop pop rock
Length	46:06
Label	Capitol EMI
Producer	John Hughes & Steve Fitzmaurice (track 10), Julian Mendelsohn (tracks 1–9 & 11), Paul "Wix" Wickens (tracks 1, 4, 5 & 11), Peter Kaye (track 2, 3 & 6–9)
Tasmin Archer chronology
Great Expectations (1992) Shipbuilding (1994)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Calgary Herald	C+[2]
Chicago Tribune	[3]
NME	5/10[4]
Select	[5]

Great Expectations is the debut album by English singer-songwriter Tasmin Archer,^[6][7] released in late 1992 on EMI Records. The first single released from the album, "Sleeping Satellite", went to number one both in the UK and Ireland, while sitting just outside the top 10 in Germany (No. 12). Three more UK singles were released from the album in the wake of Archer's initial success: "In Your Care" (UK No. 16), "Lords of the New Church" (UK No. 26) and "Arienne" (UK No. 30).

The album was later released in the United States on Capitol Records, and was mildly successful due to the single "Sleeping Satellite", which peaked at number 32 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album itself reached a peak of number 115 in the US. The single and album fared better in other parts of the world, however, such as Australia (single reached No. 14; album peaked at 56).