Romeo's Heart is a studio album by British-Australian singer John Farnham.[1] The album was released in Australia on 3 June 1996 and was Farnham's first studio album since the release of Then Again... in 1993.

Romeo's Heart
Studio album by
Released3 June 1996 (Australia)
RecordedNovember 1995–March 1996
GenrePop, rock
Length51:58
LabelSony BMG, RCA, Gotham
ProducerRoss Fraser
John Farnham chronology
Then Again...
(1993)
Romeo's Heart
(1996)
Anthology 1: Greatest Hits 1986-1997
(1997)
Singles from Romeo's Heart
  1. "Have a Little Faith"
    Released: March 1996
  2. "A Simple Life"
    Released: June 1996
  3. "Heart's On Fire"
    Released: September 1996
  4. "Don't Let It End"
    Released: December 1996
  5. "All Kinds of People"
    Released: May 1997

This album peaked in the ARIA charts at No. 2 and was four times platinum.

It won the ARIA Award for Best Adult Contemporary Album at the ARIA Music Awards of 1996. This album produced five singles in total Including: (A Simple Life), (Hearts On Fire), (Don't Let It End), (All Kind Of People) and "Have a Little Faith (In Us)" which gained the most commercial success, reaching No. 3 in March.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Have a Little Faith (In Us)"
5:08
2."Little Piece of My Heart"4:52
3."A Simple Life"3:58
4."All Kinds Of People"5:16
5."Romeo's Heart"4:18
6."Don't Let It End"
  • Aaron Hendra
4:41
7."Hearts On Fire"4:48
8."Hard Promises To Keep"5:45
9."Over My Head"
5:46
10."May You Never"3:50
11."Second Skin"3:41

Personnel

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Credited to:[1]

  • John Farnham – vocals
  • Lindsay Field – vocals
  • Lisa Edwards – vocals
  • Joe Creighton – bass, vocals
  • Brett Garsed – guitars, vocals
  • Stuart Fraser – guitars
  • Chong Lim – keyboards
  • Angus Burchall – drums
  • Steve Williams – harmonica

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (1996/97) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[2] 2

Year-end charts

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Chart (1996) Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] 10

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[4] 4× Platinum 280,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ a b Holmgren, Magnus; Reboulet, Scott; Albury, Lyn; Birtles, Beeb; Warnqvist, Stefan; Medlin, Peter. "John Farnham". Passagen.se. Australian Rock Database (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 27 November 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  2. ^ "Australiancharts.com – John Farnham – Romeo's Heart". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  3. ^ "1996 ARIA ALBUMS CHART". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  4. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1996 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 15 November 2021.