I Wanna Have Some Fun
I Wanna Have Some Fun is the third studio album by English singer Samantha Fox. It was released in November 1988 by Jive Records. The album features production from previous collaborators Full Force, Stock Aitken Waterman, Steve Power and Steve Lovell, as well as new collaborators, such as Rob and Ferdi Bolland, Kevin Saunderson, Fred Zarr and Chris Tsangarides.
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Released | November 1988 | |||
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Length | 50:58 | |||
Label | Jive | |||
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Singles from I Wanna Have Some Fun | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
New Musical Express | [2] |
Record Mirror | [3] |
Singles
"Love House" was released in November 1988 as the album's first single in the United Kingdom, reaching number 32 on the UK Singles Chart. The album's title track served as the first single in the United States, where it peaked at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100, while it was released as the third and final single in the UK in June 1989, reaching number 63. The album's second UK single, a cover of Dusty Springfield's "I Only Want to Be with You" (retitled "I Only Wanna Be with You"), was released in January 1989 and became Fox's best-performing single in over a year, peaking at number 16 on the UK chart. It was also the second single in the US, where it peaked at number 31 on the Billboard Hot 100. "Love House", on its release as the third and final single in the US, failed to reach the top 100.
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "I Wanna Have Some Fun" | Full Force | Full Force | 5:00 |
2. | "Love House" | Rob and Ferdi Bolland | 4:34 | |
3. | "Your House or My House" |
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| 3:54 |
4. | "Next to Me" | Full Force | Full Force | 5:24 |
5. | "Ready for This Love" | Shelly Peiken | Fred Zarr | 4:19 |
6. | "Confession" |
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| 4:36 |
7. | "I Only Wanna Be with You" |
| Stock Aitken Waterman | 2:44 |
8. | "You Started Something" | Stock Aitken Waterman | Stock Aitken Waterman | 3:21 |
9. | "One in a Million" |
| Rob and Ferdi Bolland | 4:34 |
10. | "Walking on Air" | Mike Bissell | Zarr | 4:09 |
11. | "Hot for You" | Eric Beall | Chris Tsangarides | 4:11 |
12. | "Out of Our Hands" |
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| 4:12 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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13. | "Don't Cheat on Me" |
| Tsangarides | 3:05 |
14. | "Lovin' Don't Grow on Trees" | Full Force | Full Force | 4:09 |
15. | "Now I Lay Me Down" | Full Force | Full Force | 4:17 |
16. | "I Wanna Have Some Fun" (extended version) | Full Force | Full Force | 5:10 |
17. | "Love House" (The Black Pyramid mix) |
| Rob and Ferdi Bolland | 6:42 |
18. | "I Only Wanna Be with You" (extended mix) |
| Stock Aitken Waterman | 4:59 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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13. | "Don't Cheat on Me" |
| Tsangarides | 3:05 |
14. | "Lovin' Don't Grow on Trees" | Full Force | Full Force | 4:09 |
15. | "All I Wanna Do..." (with Full Force) (single edit) | Full Force | Full Force | 4:14 |
16. | "Too Late to Say Goodbye" | Stock Aitken Waterman | Stock Aitken Waterman | 3:24 |
17. | "Giving Me a Hard Time" |
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| 2:48 |
18. | "Shout It Out" | Zarr | 4:37 | |
19. | "Ready for This Love" (7″ mix) | Peiken | Zarr | 4:01 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Love House" (The Black Pyramid mix) |
| Rob and Ferdi Bolland | 6:42 |
2. | "Your House or My House" (extended version) |
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| 6:00 |
3. | "I Only Wanna Be with You" (extended version) |
| Stock Aitken Waterman | 5:53 |
4. | "I Wanna Have Some Fun" (extended version) | Full Force | Full Force | 5:10 |
5. | "Lovin' Don't Grow on Trees" (extended version) | Full Force | Full Force | 5:39 |
6. | "Love House" (The Chicago House Jam mix) |
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| 5:28 |
7. | "I Only Wanna Be with You" (12″ mix) |
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| 4:59 |
8. | "I Wanna Have Some Fun" (Sample Some Fun mix) | Full Force |
| 7:59 |
9. | "Love House" (Coldest mix) |
| 6:28 | |
10. | "All I Wanna Do..." (with Full Force) (FF remix) | Full Force | Full Force[c] | 5:30 |
11. | "Love House" (DJ Pierre mix) |
| 5:52 | |
12. | "I Wanna Have Some Fun" (Alternative Fun mix) | Full Force |
| 5:09 |
13. | "Love House" (Cool mix) |
| 3:42 | |
14. | "I Only Wanna Be with You" (instrumental) |
| Stock Aitken Waterman | 2:45 |
Notes
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada)[17] | 2× Platinum | 200,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[18] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
- Loftus, Johnny. "I Wanna Have Some Fun – Samantha Fox". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- Maconie, Stuart (18 February 1989). "Review: Samantha Fox – I Wanna Have Some Fun". New Musical Express. London: IPC Limited. p. 31. ISSN 0028-6362.
- Jeffery, Tim (11 February 1989). "Review: Samantha Fox – I Wanna Have Some Fun" (PDF). Record Mirror. London: Spotlight Publications Ltd. p. 30. ISSN 0144-5804. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021 – via World Radio History.
- "I Wanna Have Some Fun [Bonus Tracks] – Samantha Fox". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- "I Wanna Have Some Fun (Deluxe Edition): Samantha Fox". Amazon. United Kingdom. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- "Response from ARIA re: Samantha Fox ARIA chart history, received 19 June 2018". Retrieved 28 March 2020 – via Imgur. N.B. The "High Point" number in the "NAT" column displays the release's peak position on the national chart. The I Wanna Have Some Fun album is erroneously listed as "Samantha Fox" on the albums chart.
- "Top RPM Albums: Issue 1040". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
- "Offiziellecharts.de – Samantha Fox – I Wanna Have Some Fun" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- サマンサ・フォックスのアルバム売り上げランキング [Samantha Fox's album sales ranking] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- "Swedishcharts.com – Samantha Fox – I Wanna Have Some Fun". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- "Swisscharts.com – Samantha Fox – I Wanna Have Some Fun". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- "Samantha Fox Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- "Top 100 Albums of '89". RPM. Vol. 51, no. 8. 23 December 1989. p. 14. ISSN 0315-5994 – via Library and Archives Canada.
- "Billboard.BIZ: Top Pop Albums of 1989". Archived from the original on 21 July 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
- "Canadian album certifications – Samantha Fox – I Wanna Have Some Fun". Music Canada. 31 October 1989. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- "American album certifications – Samantha Fox – I Wanna Have Some Fun". Recording Industry Association of America. 24 February 1989. Retrieved 24 March 2020.