Julia Fordham (album)

Julia Fordham is the debut album by English singer-songwriter Julia Fordham, released in 1988. It includes the single "Happy Ever After", which reached number 27 in the UK Singles Chart, along with three further singles: "The Comfort of Strangers" (UK No. 89), "Woman of the 80's" (UK No. 83) and "Where Does the Time Go?" (UK No. 41).^[2]

Julia Fordham
Studio album by Julia Fordham
Released	1988
Studio	Lillie Yard Studios
Genre	Pop
Label	Circa Virgin
Producer	Julia Fordham Grant Mitchell Bill Padley
Julia Fordham chronology
Julia Fordham (1988) Porcelain (1989)
Singles from Julia Fordham
"The Comfort of Strangers" Released: 1988 "Happy Ever After" Released: 1988 "Woman of the 80's" Released: 1988 "Where Does the Time Go?" Released: 1989

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Track listing

All tracks written by Julia Fordham.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Happy Ever After"	3:43
2.	"The Comfort of Strangers"	4:23
3.	"Few Too Many"	3:20
4.	"Invisible War"	2:49
5.	"My Lover's Keeper"	3:39
6.	"Cocooned"	3:39
7.	"Where Does the Time Go?"	4:27
8.	"Woman of the 80's"	5:16
9.	"The Other Woman"	4:14
10.	"Behind Closed Doors"	2:09
11.	"Unconditional Love"	3:35

Personnel

Adapted from AllMusic.^[3]

• Afrodiziak – vocals
• Carlos Alomar – guitar
• Brian Aris – photography
• Howie B – assistant engineer
• Robin Clark – vocals
• Michael Cozzi – guitar
• Claudia Fontaine – vocals
• Antonio Forcione – guitar
• Julia Fordham – vocals
• Angie Giles – vocals
• Omar Hakim – drums
• Luís Jardim – percussion
• Bashiri Johnson – percussion
• Robbie Kondor - keyboards
• Noel Langley – flugelhorn, flute, trumpet
• Tony Levin – bass
• Bob Ludwig – mastering
• Joe Mardin – conductor
• Grant Mitchell – arranger, brass arrangement, keyboard programming, keyboards, producer, programming, string arrangements, vocals
• Peter Mountain – photography
• The New West Horns – ensemble, horn
• John O'Kane – bass, vocals
• Naomi Osbourne – vocals
• Hugh Padgham – engineer, mixing
• Bill Padley – engineer, producer, programming, vocals
• David Palmer – bass, cello, drums, stick
• Dave Sinclair – bass, cello, stick
• Ashley Slater – trombone
• Andy Snitzer – saxophone
• Caron Wheeler – vocals
• Taj Wyzgowski – guitar

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (1988–89) Peak position UK Albums Chart[4] 20 US Billboard 200[5] 118

Certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales United Kingdom (BPI)[6] Gold 100,000^ ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.