Don't Ask

Arena co-wrote all of the songs on the original release of the album which was produced by David Tyson. The album spawned six successful singles "Chains", "Sorrento Moon (I Remember)", "Heaven Help My Heart", "Wasn't It Good", "That's the Way a Woman Feels" and the cover version of Maria McKee's song "Show Me Heaven" which was recorded for the international version and was released as a single in the United Kingdom.

Don't Ask and its singles earned Arena ten ARIA Awards nominations throughout 1995 and 1996, winning five, including Album of the Year. It is the first album by a female artist to do so.

{{Track listing

| headline = Australian version

| extra_column =

| title1 = Chains

| writer1 = Tina Arena, Pam Reswick, Steve Werfel

| extra1 =

| length1 = 4:22

| title2 = Heaven Help My Heart

| writer2 = Arena, Dean McTaggart, David Tyson

| extra2 =

| length2 = 5:28

| title3 = Sorrento Moon (I Remember)

| writer3 = Arena, Tyson, Christopher Ward

| extra3 =

| length3 = 4:54

| title4 = Wasn't It Good

| writer4 = Arena, Heather Field, Robert Parde

| extra4 =

| length4 = 5:14

| title5 = Message

| writer5 = Arena, April Lang, Annie Roboff, Tyson

| extra5 =

| length5 = 5:22

| title6 = Love Is the Answer

| writer6 = Arena, Rick Price

| extra6 =

| length6 = 3:56

| title7 = Greatest Gift

| writer7 = Arena, Parde

| extra7 =

| length7 = 4:23

| title8 = That's the Way a Woman Feels

| writer8 = Arena, Reswick, Werfel

| extra8 =

| length8 = 4:21

| title9 = Be a Man

| writer9 = Arena, Reswick, Werfel

| extra9 =

| length9 = 3:51

| title10 = Standing Up

| writer10 = Arena, Field, Price

| extra10 =

| length10 = 3:35

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Japanese edition

| title12 = Show Me Heaven

| writer12 = Maria McKee, Eric Rackin, Jay Rifkin

| extra12 =

| length12 = 4:20

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = International version

| extra_column =

| title1 = Chains

| writer1 = Tina Arena, Pam Reswick, Steve Werfel

| extra1 =

| length1 = 4:22

| title2 = Heaven Help My Heart

| writer2 = Arena, Dean McTaggart, David Tyson

| extra2 =

| length2 = 5:28

| title3 = Sorrento Moon (I Remember)

| writer3 = Arena, Tyson, Christopher Ward

| extra3 =

| length3 = 4:54

| title4 = Wasn't It Good

| writer4 = Arena, Heather Field, Robert Parde

| extra4 =

| length4 = 5:14

| title5 = Message

| writer5 = Arena, April Lang, Annie Roboff, Tyson

| extra5 =

| length5 = 5:22

| title6 = Show Me Heaven

| writer6 = McKee, Rackin, Rifkin

| extra6 =

| length6 = 4:20

| title7 = Love Is the Answer

| writer7 = Arena, Rick Price

| extra7 =

| length7 = 3:56

| title8 = Greatest Gift

| writer8 = Arena, Parde

| extra8 =

| length8 = 4:23

| title9 = That's the Way a Woman Feels

| writer9 = Arena, Reswick, Werfel

| extra9 =

| length9 = 4:21

| title10 = Be a Man

| writer10 = Arena, Reswick, Werfel

| extra10 =

| length10 = 3:51

| title11 = Standing Up

| writer11 = Arena, Field, Price

| extra11 =

| length11 = 3:35

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = European version

| extra_column =

| title12 = Chains

| note12 = S&M radio edit

| writer12 = Tina Arena, Pam Reswick, Steve Werfel

| extra12 =

| length12 = 4:07

}}

• Tina Arena − vocals, background vocals
• Peter Asher − percussion
• Erika Duke-Kirkpatrick − cello
• Claude Gaudette − piano
• Raven Kane − background vocals
• Peter Kent − violin
• Kirkpatrick − cello
• Matt Lang − percussion
• Bob Mann − guitar
• Marilyn Martin − background vocals
• Pat Mastelotto − percussion, drums
• Robert Parde − background vocals
• John Pierce − bass guitar
• Tim Pierce − acoustic guitar, guitar
• Rick Price − acoustic guitar, background vocals
• David Tyson − keyboard, Hammond organ, background vocals
• Carlos Vega − drums
• The Waters Family − background vocals
• Jai Winding − piano, keyboard

• Producers: Peter Asher, Chris O'Brien, David Tyson
• Engineers: Greg Droman, George Massenburg, Frank Wolf
• Mixing: Chris Lord-Alge
• Mixing assistant: Steve Gallagher
• Mastering: Doug Sax
• Production coordination: Tony DeFranco
• Programming: Chris O'Brien, Dave Tyson
• Arrangers: Tina Arena, David Campbell, Robert Parde, David Tyson

Don't Ask became Arena's highest selling album to date selling in excess of 2 million copies[{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p52356|pure_url=yes}} Don't Ask - Worldwide sales]. Retrieved 31 March 2010. worldwide and was certified ten times platinum by the ARIA.{{Cite web | url=http://www.ariacharts.com.au/chart/catalogue-albums | title=Top 40 Compilation Albums, Australian Compilation Records | ARIA Charts}}

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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=album|award=Platinum|number=10|relyear=1994|certyear=2011}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|title=Don't Ask|artist=Tina Arena|type=album|id=1997-02-14|source=newchart|access-date=2024-11-20|award=Platinum}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|title=Don't Ask|artist=Tina Arena|type=album|award=Gold|certyear=2013|certmonth=7|id=1878-3014-2}}

{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=United States|artist=Tina Arena|title=Don't Ask|salesamount=130,000|salesref={{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kw4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA14|magazine=Billboard|page=14|access-date=8 February 2011|date=6 February 1999|title=Tina Arena Targets U.S. With 'Deep'|first=Charles Karel II|last=Bouley}}|relyear=1996|nocert=true}}

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• List of best-selling albums in Australia

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