Safety in Numbers (Margaret Urlich album)

Safety in Numbers
Safety in Numbers
Studio album by Margaret Urlich
Released	NZ 10 November 1989[citation needed]; Australia 9 March 1990
Recorded	1988–89
Studio	Studios 301
Genre	Pop
Label	CBS
Producer	Robyn Smith; Jim Taig; Phil Whichett; Peter Bondy;
Margaret Urlich chronology
Singles from Safety in Numbers
	"Escaping"; Released: September 1989; "Only My Heart Calling"; Released: May 1990; "Number One (Remember When We Danced All Night)"; Released: September 1990; "Guilty People"; Released: February 1991;

ReleasedNZ 10 November 1989^{[citation needed]}
Australia 9 March 1990

Recorded1988–89

StudioStudios 301

GenrePop

Safety in Numbers is the debut solo album by New Zealand singer 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 1988 but also in April 1989.^[2]

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No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Escaping"	Robyn Smith Barry Blue	4:36
2.	"Number One (Remember When We Danced All Night)"	David Tyson Dean McTaggart	4:08
3.	"Only My Heart Calling"	Smith	5:39
4.	"Give Me Some Credit"	Margaret Urlich	5:42
5.	"Guilty People"	Smith Blue	5:21

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"The Tide Keeps Rolling In"	Urlich	4:28
7.	"Your Love"	Harry Vanda George Young	4:32
8.	"Open Up"	Dave Dobbyn	4:05
9.	"Slip On By"	Smith Urlich	4:56
10.	"Deep Down"	Smith	4:26
11.	"God Bless The Child"	Arthur Herzog Jr. Billie Holiday	3:54

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

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[7]	3× Platinum	210,000^{^}
New Zealand (RMNZ)^[8]	Gold	7,500^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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

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