Kavana
Studio album by
Released28 April 1997
Recorded1996-97
GenrePop
Length52:23
LabelNemesis, Virgin
ProducerIan Green ~ Eliot Kennedy ~ Cutfather & Joe ~ Absolute ~ Don-E ~ Phil Chill ~ Phil Harding ~ Ian Curnow ~ Dave Lee ~ John O'Donnell
Kavana chronology
Kavana
(1997)
Instinct
(1999)
Singles from Kavana
  1. "Crazy Chance"
    Released: 29 April 1996
  2. "Where Are You"
    Released: 12 August 1996
  3. "I Can Make You Feel Good"
    Released: 30 December 1996
  4. "MFEO"
    Released: 7 April 1997

Kavana is the debut studio album by British singer-songwriter Kavana. Kavana was discovered by Take That's manager Nigel Martin-Smith, and was subsequently signed to his label in early 1996. The album was recorded throughout 1996 and the beginning of 1997, being released the week following the album's fourth single, "MFEO". Kavana worked with many big name stars on the album, including Lulu ("Protected", who also provides backing vocals for the track) and Howard Donald ("Crazy Chance"). The album was released on 11 April 1997 to good critical reception, however only reached #29 on the UK Albums Chart. Subsequently, second pressing copies of the album have a "Reduced Price" logo printed on the booklet and were retailed shortly before the release of "Crazy Chance '97". However, again these failed to increase the album's chart position. Both "I Can Make You Feel Good" and "MFEO" became UK Top 10 hits, both peaking at #8 respectively.[1]

Singles

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Crazy Chance"Howard Donald, Eliot Kennedy, Mike WardIan Green4:09
2."I Can Make You Feel Good"William Shelby, Howard Hewett, Renwick JacksonAbsolute3:33
3."Where Are You"KavanaGreen4:00
4."MFEO"Kennedy, Pam SheyneCutfather & Joe, Ian Green3:31
5."Holdin' Back on U"KavanaPhil Chill5:12
6."Release It"KavanaDon-E4:26
7."Wait for the Day"KavanaGreen4:31
8."The Time is Right"KavanaGreen4:06
9."For the Very First Time"KavanaDave Lee4:06
10."Protected"KavanaDave Lee5:28
11."Jealousy"KavanaAndy Whitmore3:58
12."Work"Kavana, Kennedy, Cary BaylisPhil Harding, Ian Curnow4:16
Bonus tracks (B-sides)
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."One More Chance"Anthony Kavanagh 3:59
14."I'll Follow You"  4:09
15."Listen for the Music"Anthony KavanaghKavana2:43
16."Everything to Me"  3:43
17."Dangerous"Anthony KavanaghDon-E4:07

Charts

Chart (1997) Peak
position
Scottish Albums Chart[2] 53
UK Albums Chart[3] 29

References

  1. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 297. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  2. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". Official Charts.
  3. ^ "KAVANA | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Official Charts.