Don't Ask

Don't Ask is the third studio album by Australian singer Tina Arena released by Columbia Records on 14 November 1994.

Overview
Arena co-wrote all of the songs on the original release of the album which was produced by David Tyson. The album spawned six successful singles "Chains", "Sorrento Moon (I Remember)", "Heaven Help My Heart", "Wasn't It Good", "That's the Way a Woman Feels" and the cover version of Maria McKee's song "Show Me Heaven" which was recorded for the international version and was not released as a single in Australia.

Don't Ask and its singles earned Arena ten ARIA Awards nominations throughout 1995 and 1996, winning five, including Album of the Year. It is the first album by a female artist to do so.

Personnel

 * Tina Arena − vocals, background vocals
 * Peter Asher − percussion
 * Erika Duke-Kirkpatrick − cello
 * Claude Gaudette − piano
 * Raven Kane − background vocals
 * Peter Kent − violin
 * Kirkpatrick − cello
 * Matt Lang − percussion
 * Bob Mann − guitar
 * Marilyn Martin − background vocals
 * Pat Mastelotto − percussion, drums
 * Robert Parde − background vocals
 * John Pierce − bass guitar
 * Tim Pierce − acoustic guitar, guitar
 * Rick Price − acoustic guitar, background vocals
 * David Tyson − keyboard, Hammond organ, background vocals
 * Carlos Vega − drums
 * The Waters Family − background vocals
 * Jai Winding − piano, keyboard

Production

 * Producers: Peter Asher, Chris O'Brien, David Tyson
 * Engineers: Greg Droman, George Massenburg, Frank Wolf
 * Mixing: Chris Lord-Alge
 * Mixing assistant: Steve Gallagher
 * Mastering: Doug Sax
 * Production coordination: Tony DeFranco
 * Programming: Chris O'Brien, Dave Tyson
 * Arrangers: Tina Arena, David Campbell, Robert Parde, David Tyson

Charts
Don't Ask became Arena's highest selling album to date selling in excess of 2 million copies worldwide and was certified ten times platinum by the ARIA.