April Moon

April Moon
Studio album by Sam Brown
Released	1990
Genre	Pop blue-eyed soul soft rock pop rock
Length	52:32 64:19 (CD version)
Label	A&M
Producer	Pete Brown Sam Brown
Sam Brown chronology
Stop! (1988) April Moon (1990) 43 Minutes (1993)
Singles from April Moon
"With a Little Love" "Kissing Gate" "Once in Your Life" "Mindworks" "As One"

April Moon is the second studio album by the English female singer-songwriter Sam Brown. It was originally released in 1990, on the label A&M. The album was produced by Sam Brown, and her brother Pete Brown.

On release, the album was received favorably by the majority of music critics. Brown's last commercially successful solo album, it went on to peak at #38 on the UK Albums Chart and reached #30 on the Australian ARIA Charts.^[1][2][3] The album launched three charting singles in the UK. "With a Little Love" peaked at #44 on the UK Singles Chart; "Kissing Gate" at #23; "Mindworks" at #77. The album has sold over half a million copies worldwide.^[4] The album was certified silver by the BPI.^[5]

Then-Pink Floyd member David Gilmour sang backing vocals on the track "Troubled Soul" (he had also appeared on Brown's debut album, Stop!, in 1988).

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"April Moon"	Sam Brown	3:39
2.	"With a Little Love"	Margo Buchanan S. Brown	3:46
3.	"Mindworks"	Richard Newman S. Brown	4:07
4.	"Kissing Gate"	S. Brown Pete Brown Sara Jones Tina Warrilow	3:21
5.	"Where You Are"	P. Brown S. Brown Pete Bangash	3:47
6.	"Contradictions"	Danny Schogger S. Brown	4:38

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
7.	"Once in Your Life"	S. Brown Gregg Sutton	4:14
8.	"Hypnotised"	P. Brown S. Brown	4:27
9.	"As One"	S. Brown Buchanan	2:46
10.	"Eye for an Eye"	Schogger S. Brown	4:30
11.	"Troubled Soul"	P. Brown Bangash S. Brown	6:27
12.	"S'Envoler"	E. de la Lubie S. Brown	2:57
13.	"Henry"	S. Brown Bangash P. Brown	3:20

Additional tracks

Tracks on CD releases only
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
14.	"Pride and Joy"	Ian Maidman P. Brown S. Brown	4:32
15.	"Now and Forever"	P. Brown Matthew Seligman S. Brown	4:37
16.	"The Way I Love You"	R. Shannon	2:37

Chart performance

Peak positions

Chart	Peak Position	Total weeks
Australian Albums Chart[6]	30	8
Austrian Albums Chart[7]	29	2
German Albums Chart[8]	34	10
Swedish Albums Chart [9]	21	3
Swiss Albums Chart[10]	20	5
UK Albums Chart[11]	38	12

References

1. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 82. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
2. April Moon at chartsurfer.de
3. April Moon at australian-charts.com
4. Harris, Craig (7 October 1964). "Sam Brown | Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
5. "UK Certified Awards Search > Sam Brown". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2012-05-26.
6. "Australian Albums Chart". Retrieved 2016-05-01.
7. "Austrian Albums Chart". Retrieved 2016-05-01.
8. "German Albums Chart". Retrieved 2016-05-01.
9. "Swedish Albums Chart". Retrieved 2016-05-01.
10. "Swiss Albums Chart". Retrieved 2016-05-01.
11. "UK Albums Chart". Retrieved 2016-05-01.

External links

• "April Moon". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
• April Moon at Discogs (list of releases)