Whenever You Need Somebody

Studio album by Rick Astley

Released

16 November 1987

Recorded

1986–87

Studio

PWL Studios
(London)

Genre

Pop, dance-pop adult contemporary

Length

39:52

Label

RCA

Producer

, Phil Harding, Ian Curnow, Daize Washbourn

Rick Astley chronology

Whenever You Need Somebody
(1987)

Hold Me in Your Arms
(1988)

Singles from Whenever You Need Somebody

"Never Gonna Give You Up"
Released: 28 July 1987
"When I Fall in Love"/"My Arms Keep Missing You"
Released: 20 October 1987
"Together Forever"
Released: 12 January 1988
"It Would Take a Strong Strong Man"
Released: 5 April 1988
"Whenever You Need Somebody"
Released: 28 June 1988
"Don't Say Goodbye"
Released: 20 September 1988

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Robert Christgau	D+

Whenever You Need Somebody is the debut studio album by British recording artist Rick Astley released on 16 November 1987 on RCA Records. It is his best-selling album and, according to his own official website, sold 15.2 million copies worldwide. The album is listed as the #136 best-selling album in Spain, and was the #7 best-selling album in the UK in 1987.

A remastered version, containing all remixes, was released in 2010. In 1989, he received a nomination for Best New Artist at the 31st Grammy Awards.

^*sales figures based on certification alone
^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone

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