The Onstage Collection
Encyclopedia
The Onstage Collection is a live album released by Australian singer and songwriter Tina Arena
on 15 January 2010. The album was recorded at the Melbourne Arts Centre during her 2009 Love & Loss Tour and features two duets with fellow Australian singer Kane Alexander
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and performed "Only Women Bleed
", she also made a special LIVE appearance on 7 May 2010 on Sunrise
performed "Wasn't It Good". On Sunday morning 9 May 2010, "Today on Sunday" play host to Tina on a Mother’s day special. Finally on 17 May 2010, Tina was on the panel of Good News week hosted by funnyman Paul McDermott and performed "The Look of Love
" .
, the album debuted at #16 on the ARIA Australian Artist Chart
.
Tina Arena
Filippina Lydia "Tina" Arena is an Australian singer, songwriter and musical theatre actress. She has won several awards, most notably 6 ARIA Awards and in both 1996 and 2000 she received the World Music Award for the world's best selling Australian artist...
on 15 January 2010. The album was recorded at the Melbourne Arts Centre during her 2009 Love & Loss Tour and features two duets with fellow Australian singer Kane Alexander
Kane Alexander
Kane Alexander is an Australian jazz singer and classical singer, while also on occasion been an Australian television actor. He has appeared on such popular programmes as Blue Heelers, Neighbours, Stingers and Good Morning Australia....
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Promotion
On 5 May 2010, Arena appeared on Hey Hey it's SaturdayHey Hey It's Saturday
Hey Hey It's Saturday was a long-running variety television program on Australian television. It initially ran for 27 years , debuting on the Nine Network on 9 October 1971 and broadcasting its last episode on 20 November 1999. Its host throughout its entire run was Daryl Somers, who would later...
and performed "Only Women Bleed
Only Women Bleed
"Only Women Bleed" is a song written by the musicians Alice Cooper and Dick Wagner. It is a ballad about a woman in an abusive marriage.It is one of Cooper's biggest hits, reaching #1 on the Canadian RPM national singles chart and #12 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in 1975. It is from...
", she also made a special LIVE appearance on 7 May 2010 on Sunrise
Sunrise (TV program)
Sunrise is an Australian breakfast television program, broadcast on the Seven Network. On weekdays the programme follows Seven Early News, and runs from 6am through to 9am.-History:...
performed "Wasn't It Good". On Sunday morning 9 May 2010, "Today on Sunday" play host to Tina on a Mother’s day special. Finally on 17 May 2010, Tina was on the panel of Good News week hosted by funnyman Paul McDermott and performed "The Look of Love
The Look of Love (1967 song)
"The Look of Love" is a popular song composed by Burt Bacharach and Hal David and sung by Dusty Springfield, which appeared in the 1967 spoof James Bond film Casino Royale.-Songwriters:...
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CD
- "The Look of LoveThe Look of Love (1967 song)"The Look of Love" is a popular song composed by Burt Bacharach and Hal David and sung by Dusty Springfield, which appeared in the 1967 spoof James Bond film Casino Royale.-Songwriters:...
" (Burt BacharachBurt BacharachBurt F. Bacharach is an American pianist, composer and music producer. He is known for his popular hit songs and compositions from the mid-1950s through the 1980s, with lyrics written by Hal David. Many of their hits were produced specifically for, and performed by, Dionne Warwick...
, Hal DavidHal DavidHarold Lane "Hal" David is an American lyricist. He grew up in Brooklyn, New York. David is best known for his collaborations with composer Burt Bacharach.-Career:...
) - "I Only Want to Be with YouI Only Want to Be with You"I Only Want to Be with You" is a rock-and-roll song by Mike Hawker and Ivor Raymonde. It was the first solo single released by British singer Dusty Springfield under her long-time producer Johnny Franz...
" (Mike Hawker, Ivor RaymondeIvor RaymondeIvor Raymonde was a British musician, songwriter, arranger and actor, best known for his distinctive rock-orchestral arrangements for Dusty Springfield and others in the 1960s.-Life and career:...
) - "Wouldn't It Be GoodWouldn't It Be Good"Wouldn't It Be Good" is a song written and recorded by singer Nik Kershaw for his 1984 studio album Human Racing. The song has been covered by numerous artists since, including Placebo, Danny Hutton Hitters, Cascada, and Soulwax.-Song information:...
" (Nik KershawNik KershawNik Kershaw is an English singer-songwriter. The one time jazz-funk guitarist was a mid-1980s teen idol. His 50 weeks on the UK Singles Chart in 1984 beat all other soloists...
) - "Only Women BleedOnly Women Bleed"Only Women Bleed" is a song written by the musicians Alice Cooper and Dick Wagner. It is a ballad about a woman in an abusive marriage.It is one of Cooper's biggest hits, reaching #1 on the Canadian RPM national singles chart and #12 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in 1975. It is from...
" (Alice CooperAlice CooperAlice Cooper is an American rock singer, songwriter and musician whose career spans more than four decades...
, Dick WagnerDick WagnerDick Wagner Dick Wagner Dick Wagner (born December 14, 1943, in Oelwein, Iowa is an American rock music guitarist and songwriter best known for his work with Alice Cooper, Lou Reed and KISS.-Performing career:...
) - "Je m'appelle BagdadJe M'appelle Bagdad"Je m'appelle Bagdad" is the second single to be released from Tina Arena's fifth studio album Un autre univers. It is a ballad with various orientalist themes. The song received significant airplay on French radio as did its predecessor "Aimer jusqu'à l'impossible".Arena is quoted as saying the...
" (David Gategno, Elodie Hesme) - "I Want to Know What Love IsI Want to Know What Love Is"I Want to Know What Love Is" is a 1984 power ballad recorded by the British-American rock band Foreigner. The song hit #1 in both the UK and the U.S. and is the band's biggest hit...
" (Mick JonesMick Jones (Foreigner)Michael Leslie "Mick" Jones is an English guitarist, songwriter, and record producer best known as the founding member of the rock band Foreigner.-Life and career:...
) - "I Want to Spend My Lifetime Loving You" (Will JenningsWill JenningsWilbur H. "Will" Jennings is an American songwriter who is popularly known for writing the lyrics for "My Heart Will Go On", the theme for the film Titanic .-Life and education:...
, Jim SteinmanJim SteinmanJames Richard "Jim" Steinman is an American composer, lyricist, and Grammy Award-winning record producer responsible for several hit songs. He has also worked as an arranger, pianist, and singer...
) - "Wasn't It Good/BurnBurn (Tina Arena song)"Burn" was covered by American country singer Jo Dee Messina for her third studio album Burn. It was released as the second single in October 2000, and peaked at #2 on the US Country charts in February 2001.-Music video:...
" (Arena, Heather Field, Robert Parde/Arena, Pam Reswick, Steve Werfel) - "Maybe This TimeCabaret (musical)Cabaret is a musical based on a book written by Christopher Isherwood, music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb. The 1966 Broadway production became a hit and spawned a 1972 film as well as numerous subsequent productions....
" (Fred EbbFred EbbFred Ebb was an American musical theatre lyricist who had many successful collaborations with composer John Kander. The Kander and Ebb team frequently wrote for such performers as Liza Minnelli and Chita Rivera....
, John KanderJohn KanderJohn Harold Kander is the American composer of a number of musicals as part of the songwriting team of Kander and Ebb.-Life and career:Kander was born in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of Bernice and Harold S. Kander...
) - "I Just Don't Know What to Do with MyselfI Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself"I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself" is a song written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David.-Original version:"I Just Don't Know What to Do With Myself" was first recorded by Tommy Hunt in a session produced by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, with Burt Bacharach arranging and conducting...
" (Bacharach, David) - "Nights in White SatinNights in White Satin"Nights in White Satin" is a 1967 single by The Moody Blues, written by Justin Hayward and first featured on the album Days of Future Passed.It is in the key of E minor Aeolian.-Single releases:...
" (Justin HaywardJustin HaywardJustin Hayward is an English musician, best known as singer, songwriter and guitarist in the rock band The Moody Blues.Hayward was born in Dean Street, Swindon, Wiltshire, England...
) - "ChainsChains (Tina Arena song)"Chains" is a song by Australian singer Tina Arena from her album Don't Ask. It was composed by Arena, Pam Reswick and Steve Werfel and produced by David Tyson. "Chains" scaled the charts in the UK to #6, and charted well throughout Europe, earning her numerous awards in the process...
" (Arena, Reswick, Werfel) - "Call MeCall Me (Blondie song)"Call Me" is a song by the American new wave band Blondie. Released in 1980, "Call Me" topped the singles charts in both the US and the UK ....
" (Debbie HarryDebbie HarryDeborah Ann "Debbie" Harry is an American singer-songwriter and actress, best known for being the lead singer of the punk rock and new wave band Blondie. She has also had success as a solo artist, and in the mid-1990s she performed and recorded as part of The Jazz Passengers...
, Giorgio MoroderGiorgio MoroderHansjörg "Giorgio" Moroder is an Italian record producer, songwriter and performer based in Los Angeles. When in Munich in the 1970s, he started his own record label called Oasis Records, which several years later became a subdivision of Casablanca Records...
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DVD
- "Living a Lifetime Together" (Arena, Francesco De Benedittis, Emanuelle Vidal De-Fonseca, Paul Manners)
- "Wouldn't It Be Good" (Kershaw)
- "To Sir with LoveTo Sir, with Love (song)"To Sir With Love" is the theme from the 1967 film To Sir, With Love. The song was written by Don Black and Mark London."To Sir With Love" was initially recorded by Lulu for the film of the same name...
" (Don Black, Mark London) - "Je m'appelle Bagdad" (Gategno, Hesme)
- "I Want to Know What Love Is" (Jones)
- "I Want to Spend My Lifetime Loving You" (Jennings, Steinman)
- "Wasn't It Good/Burn"(Arena, Field, Parde/Arena, Reswick, Werfel)
- "Maybe This Time" (Ebb, Kander)
- "Baby It's You" (Benjamin Knauer, Leslie KnauerPromises (group)Promises was a Canadian based pop group which was founded 1978 in Thousand Oaks, California. The members were the siblings Leslie Maria Knauer , Jed Knauer and Benny Knauer...
) - "Chains" (Arena, Reswick, Werfel)
- "Call Me" (Harry, Moroder)
Charts
After a week of TV and radio promotion prior to Mother's DayMother's Day
Mother's Day is a celebration honoring mothers and celebrating motherhood, maternal bonds, and the influence of mothers in society. It is celebrated on various days in many parts of the world, yet most commonly in March, April, or May...
, the album debuted at #16 on the ARIA Australian Artist Chart
ARIA Charts
The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...
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| Chart (2010) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| ARIA Top 50 Albums | 22 |
| ARIA Top 50 Physical Albums | 19 |
| ARIA Top 20 Australian Albums | 7 |
- Chart run on the ARIA albums chart: 52-22-80