Honeymoon Suite (album)
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{{Infobox album
| name = Honeymoon Suite
| type = studio
| artist = Honeymoon Suite
| cover = HoneymoonSuite_ST.jpg
| alt =
| released = June 3, 1984
| recorded = 1983–84
| venue =
| studio = Phase One Studios, Toronto
| genre = Hard rock, glam metal
| length = 38:45
| label = WEA Canada
| producer = Tom Treumuth
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = The Big Prize
| next_year = 1986
}}{{Album ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}} [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r9491|pure_url=yes}} link]
}}
Honeymoon Suite is the debut album by Canadian rock band Honeymoon Suite, released in 1984 on Warner Bros. Records. In 1990 it was certified Triple Platinum in Canada (in excess of 300,000 copies sold).{{cite web|title=Gold/Platinum search for Honeymoon Suite|url=https://musiccanada.com/gold-platinum/?_gp_search=Honeymoon%20Suite&_gp_canadian=y|website=Music Canada}} All four singles - "New Girl Now", "Burning in Love", "Wave Babies" and "Stay in the Light" - were also certified Gold in Canada.
Track listing
All songs written by Dermot Grehan, except where noted.
- "New Girl Now" – 3:37
- "Burning in Love" – 4:43
- "Wave Babies" – 4:21
- "Stay in the Light" – 3:52
- "Now That You Got Me" – 3:30
- "Funny Business" – 4:01
- "Heart on Fire" (Eddie Schwartz, Dave Tyson) 2:32
- "Turn My Head" – 3:29
- "It's Your Heart" (Dermot Grehan, Ray Coburn) 3:25
- "Face to Face" – 5:05
Singles
The following singles (together with promotional videos) were released from the album:
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! # !! Title !! Release Date !width="40"|CAN !width="40"|US | ||
| 1 | "New Girl Now" | June 15, 1984
|align="center"|23 |align="center"|57 |
| 2 | "Burning in Love" | Oct. 5, 1984
|align="center"|75 |align="center"| - |
| 3 | "Stay in the Light" | Feb. 8, 1985
|align="center"|44 |align="center"| - |
| 4 | "Wave Babies" | June 17, 1985
|align="center"|59 |align="center"| - |
Album credits
=Personnel=
- Derry Grehan - lead guitar, vocals
- Johnnie Dee - lead vocals, guitar
- Brian Brackstone - bass guitar (courtesy of Attic Records)
- Ray Coburn - keyboards, vocals
- Dave Betts - drums
Band member Gary Lalonde (bass guitar, vocals) is shown in the photograph of the band on the back cover.
=Production=
- Tom Treumuth - producer
- Lenny De Rose, Mark Wright - engineers
- Joe Primeau, Garth Richardson - assistant engineers
- Mixed at the Farmyard Studios, Bucks, England by Stephen W. Tayler
- Assisted by Andy Scarth
- ^Mixed at Electric Lady Studios, N.Y.C. by David Wittman
- ^Originally mastered at Masterdisk, N.Y.C. by Bob Ludwig
Charts
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| scope="col"| Chart (1984)
! scope="col"| Peak |
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| {{album chart|Canada|49|artist=Honeymoon Suite|album=Honeymoon Suite|chartid=8947|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 17, 2023}} |
| {{album chart|Billboard200|60|artist=Honeymoon Suite|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 17, 2023}} |
Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|artist=Honeymoon Suite|title=Honeymoon Suite|award=Platinum|number=3|type=album|relyear=1984|certyear=1990}}
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References
{{Reflist}}
- Liner notes from Honeymoon Suite.
- Liner notes from Honeymoon Suite − The Singles.
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