April Moon

April Moon is the second studio album by the English female singer-songwriter Sam Brown. It was originally released in 1990, on the label A&M. The album was produced by Sam Brown, and her brother Pete Brown.

April Moon
Studio album by
Sam Brown
Released27 March 1990[1]
Genre
Length52:32
64:19 (CD version)
LabelA&M
Producer
  • Pete Brown
  • Sam Brown
Sam Brown chronology
Stop!
(1988)		 April Moon
(1990)		 43 Minutes
(1993)
Singles from April Moon
  1. "With a Little Love"
  2. "Kissing Gate"
  3. "Once in Your Life"
  4. "Mindworks"
  5. "As One"

On release, the album was received favourably by the majority of music critics. Brown's last commercially successful solo album, it went on to peak at #38 on the UK Albums Chart and reached #30 on the Australian ARIA Charts.[2][3][4] The album launched three charting singles in the UK. "With a Little Love" peaked at #44 on the UK Singles Chart; "Kissing Gate" at #23; "Mindworks" at #77. The album has sold over half a million copies worldwide.[5] The album was certified silver by the BPI.[1]

Then-Pink Floyd member David Gilmour sang backing vocals on the track "Troubled Soul" (he had also appeared on Brown's debut album, Stop!, in 1988).

Track listing
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."April Moon"Sam Brown3:39
2."With a Little Love"
3:46
3."Mindworks"
  • Richard Newman
  • S. Brown
4:07
4."Kissing Gate"
  • S. Brown
  • Pete Brown
  • Sara Jones
  • Tina Warrilow
3:21
5."Where You Are"
  • P. Brown
  • S. Brown
  • Pete Bangash
3:47
6."Contradictions"
  • Danny Schogger
  • S. Brown
4:38
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
7."Once in Your Life"
4:14
8."Hypnotised"
  • P. Brown
  • S. Brown
4:27
9."As One"
  • S. Brown
  • Buchanan
2:46
10."Eye for an Eye"
  • Schogger
  • S. Brown
4:30
11."Troubled Soul"
  • P. Brown
  • Bangash
  • S. Brown
6:27
12."S'Envoler"
  • E. de la Lubie
  • S. Brown
2:57
13."Henry"
  • S. Brown
  • Bangash
  • P. Brown
3:20
Additional tracks
Tracks on CD releases only
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
14."Pride and Joy"
4:32
15."Now and Forever"
4:37
16."The Way I Love You"R. Shannon2:37

Chart performance
Chart Peak
Position
Australian Albums Chart[6] 30
Austrian Albums Chart[7] 29
German Albums Chart[8] 34
Swedish Albums Chart [9] 21
Swiss Albums Chart[10] 20
UK Albums Chart[11] 38

References
  1. "BPI > Certified Awards > Search results for Sam Brown (from bpi.co.uk)". imgur.com (original source published by British Phonographic Industry). Retrieved 2016-06-03.
  2. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 82. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  3. April Moon at chartsurfer.de
  4. April Moon Archived December 12, 2013, at the Wayback Machine at australian-charts.com
  5. Harris, Craig (7 October 1964). "Sam Brown | Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  6. "Australian Albums Chart". Retrieved 2016-05-01.
  7. "Austrian Albums Chart". Retrieved 2016-05-01.
  8. "German Albums Chart". Retrieved 2016-05-01.
  9. "Swedish Albums Chart". Retrieved 2016-05-01.
  10. "Swiss Albums Chart". Retrieved 2016-05-01.
  11. "UK Albums Chart". Retrieved 2016-05-01.
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