I Wanna Have Some Fun
I Wanna Have Some Fun
Studio album by Samantha Fox
Released November 1988 (US) 6 February 1989 (UK)
Studio Battery , London, UK Bolland, Blaricum , Netherlands PWL, London, UK Sigma Sound , New York CityLength 50:58
Samantha Fox chronology
Samantha Fox (1987) I Wanna Have Some Fun (1988) Just One Night (1991)
Samantha Fox (1987) · I Wanna Have Some Fun (1988) · Just One Night (1991)
Singles from I Wanna Have Some Fun
"Love House " Released: October 1988 (EU) "I Wanna Have Some Fun " Released: October 1988 (US) "I Only Wanna Be with You" Released: January 1989
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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 .
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 1. "I Wanna Have Some Fun " Full Force Full Force 5:00 2. "Love House " Rob Bolland Ferdi Bolland Rob and Ferdi Bolland 4:34 3. "Your House or My House" Jolyon SkinnerChris Marshall SkinnerKevin Saunderson 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" Samantha Fox Lol MasonMark Shreeve Steve Power Steve Lovell4:36 7. "I Only Wanna Be with You" Ivor Raymonde Michael HawkerStock Aitken Waterman 2:44 8. "You Started Something" Stock Aitken Waterman Stock Aitken Waterman 3:21 9. "One in a Million" R. BollandF. Bolland 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" ShreeveMason PowerLovell 4:12
2009 CD reissue bonus tracks No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length 13. "Don't Cheat on Me" FoxMasonShreeve 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) R. BollandF. Bolland Rob and Ferdi Bolland 6:42 18. "I Only Wanna Be with You" (extended mix) RaymondeHawker Stock Aitken Waterman 4:59
2012 deluxe edition disc one (bonus tracks) No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length 13. "Don't Cheat on Me" FoxMasonShreeve 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" Mike GallagherJulian GallagherRobert Hunter Adam FuestLovell 2:48 18. "Shout It Out" Zarr 4:37 19. "Ready for This Love" (7″ mix) Peiken Zarr 4:01
2012 deluxe edition disc two No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length 1. "Love House" (The Black Pyramid mix) R. BollandF. Bolland Rob and Ferdi Bolland 6:42 2. "Your House or My House" (extended version) SkinnerMarshall SkinnerSaunderson 6:00 3. "I Only Wanna Be with You" (extended version) RaymondeHawker 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) R. BollandF. Bolland Rob and Ferdi BollandWayne Williams[a] 5:28 7. "I Only Wanna Be with You" (12″ mix) RaymondeHawker Stock Aitken WatermanPhil Harding [a][b]Ian Curnow[a][b] 4:59 8. "I Wanna Have Some Fun" (Sample Some Fun mix) Full Force Full ForceSaunderson[a] 7:59 9. "Love House" (Coldest mix) R. BollandF. Bolland Rob and Ferdi BollandAdonis[a][b] 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) R. BollandF. Bolland Rob and Ferdi BollandDJ Pierre[a][b] 5:52 12. "I Wanna Have Some Fun" (Alternative Fun mix) Full Force Full ForceSaunderson[a] 5:09 13. "Love House" (Cool mix) R. BollandF. Bolland Rob and Ferdi BollandAdonis[a][b] 3:42 14. "I Only Wanna Be with You" (instrumental) RaymondeHawker Stock Aitken Waterman 2:45
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^[a] signifies a remixer^[b] signifies an additional producer^[c] signifies a main producer and remixerCharts Weekly chart performance for I Wanna Have Some Fun Chart (1988–1989) Peak position Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for I Wanna Have Some Fun Chart (1988–1989) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA ) 151 Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM ) 19 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista ) 20 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100 ) 60 Japanese Albums (Oricon ) 37 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan ) 50 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade ) 28 UK Albums (OCC ) 46 US Billboard 200 37 Year-end charts 1989 year-end chart performance for I Wanna Have Some Fun Chart (1989) Position Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM ) 58 US Billboard 200 96 Australian Albums (ARIA ) 151 Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM ) 19 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista ) 20 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100 ) 60 Japanese Albums (Oricon ) 37 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan ) 50 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade ) 28 UK Albums (OCC )46 US Billboard 200 37 Chart (1989) Position Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM ) 58 US Billboard 200 96
Certifications Certifications and sales for I Wanna Have Some Fun Region Certification Certified units /salesCanada (Music Canada ) 2× Platinum 200,000^ United States (RIAA ) Gold 500,000^ ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.