All of the years of constructing their British fan base reached important mass for INXS in 1992. After three consecutive High 10 albums within the UK, they wasted no time in any respect with the brand new launch Welcome To Wherever You Are, which turned an on the spot No.1 there on August 15 that 12 months.
The Australian band’s two earlier studio albums had each gone platinum in Britain – in truth, 1987’s Kick was licensed triple platinum, throughout a chart run of simply over two years. Welcome To Wherever You Are, INXS’ eighth studio launch, was each an formidable affair, with a 60-piece orchestra, however on the similar time a stripped-down return to their uncooked rock roots.
The auguries for the brand new album weren’t the very best within the UK, the place the lead single “Heaven Sent” peaked at solely No.31 in July, regardless of turning into a significant rock radio favourite within the US. However one other observe on the LP, “Not Enough Time,” was giving them massive publicity on the brand new varied artists launch Barcelona Gold, issued to coincide with the opening of the Summer season Olympics there that month. That observe went on to be a High 30 hit in America.
Welcome to UK chart residency
The INXS album, produced by the band in a reunion with their early producer Mark Opitz, hit the road within the last week of the Olympics. Within the UK (in addition to in Sweden) it instantly outdid its efficiency even of their native nation. The report raced straight to No. 1, unseating Neil Diamond’s Biggest Hits 1966-1992 assortment, and went on to an combination of 33 weeks on the UK chart, making its last look a 12 months and every week after its debut.
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“Baby Don’t Cry” hit No.20 as a British single in September, and there have been additional High 30 hits with ‘Style It” and “Beautiful Girl.” Welcome To Wherever You Are was reissued in 2002, with the addition of 5 beforehand unavailable tracks.
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