Honeymoon Suite
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 7, 1984
Recorded1983-84
StudioPhase One Studios, Toronto
GenreHard rock, glam metal
Length38:45
LabelWEA Canada
ProducerTom Treumuth
Honeymoon Suite chronology
Honeymoon Suite
(1984)
The Big Prize
(1985)
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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).[1] 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.

  1. "New Girl Now" – 3:37
  2. "Burning in Love" – 4:43
  3. "Wave Babies" – 4:21
  4. "Stay in the Light" – 3:52
  5. "Now That You Got Me" – 3:30
  6. "Funny Business" – 4:01
  7. "Heart on Fire" (Eddie Schwartz, Dave Tyson) 3:32
  8. "Turn My Head" – 3:29
  9. "It's Your Heart" (Dermot Grehan, Ray Coburn) 3:25
  10. "Face to Face" – 5:05

Singles

The following singles (together with promotional videos) were released from the album:

#TitleRelease Date CAN US
1"New Girl Now"June 15, 1984 23 57
2"Burning in Love"Oct. 5, 1984 75 -
3"Stay in the Light"Feb. 8, 1985 44 -
4"Wave Babies"June 17, 1985 59 -

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

Charts

Chart (1984) Peak
position
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[2] 49
US Billboard 200[3] 60

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[4] 3× Platinum 300,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. "Gold/Platinum search for Honeymoon Suite". Music Canada.
  2. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 8947". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
  3. "Honeymoon Suite Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
  4. "Canadian album certifications – Honeymoon Suite – Honeymoon Suite". Music Canada.
  • Liner notes from Honeymoon Suite.
  • Liner notes from Honeymoon Suite − The Singles.
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