Shining (album)

Shining
Studio album by
Marcia Hines
ReleasedNovember 1976
RecordedTrafalgar Studios, Sydney, Australia
Genre
LabelMiracle Records
ProducerRobie Porter
Marcia Hines chronology
Marcia Shines
(1975) 		Shining
(1976) 		Ladies and Gentlemen
(1977)
Singles from Marcia Shines
  1. "I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself"
    Released: August 1976
  2. "Shining"
    Released: 1976 (NZ only)
  3. "(Until) Your Love Broke Through" / "Whatever Goes Around"
    Released: December 1976

Shining is the second studio album by Australian singer Marcia Hines. Hines had been resident in Australia since 1970. Shining peaked at No. 3, and remains Hines' highest charting studio album. It sold more than 150,000 copies.[1]

Track listing

Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Shining"Jill Wagner, Robie Porter3:46
2."Whatever Goes Around"Al Sharp2:56
3."(Until) Your Love Broke Through"Keith Green, Randy Stonehill, Todd Fishkind3:15
4."Empty"Robie Porter2:35
5."A Love Story"Robie Porter3:31
6."I've Got the Music in Me"Bias Boshell4:11
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself"Burt Bacharach, Hal David3:08
2."Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours"Stevie Wonder, Lee Garrett, Syreeta Wright, Lula Mae Hardaway3:29
3."Love Is the Key"Rick Springfield2:45
4."I Got Everything (I Need)"Victor Thomas3:13
5."Hallelujah"Bruce Balinger3:09

Personnel

  • Produced and arranged by Robie Porter
  • Assistant producer – J. M. Wagner
  • Arranged by Colin Loughnan (tracks: A3 to A6, B3 to B5), Graeme Lyall (tracks: A2, B1, B2) & Jimmie Haskell (tracks: A1)
  • Recording Engineer - Jim Hilton
  • Cover Art – Barry Falkner, Brian Crowther
  • Cover Photography – Patrick Jobes
  • Recording Engineer - Jim Hilton

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1976-1977) Peak
position
Australian (Kent Music Report)[2] 3

Year-end charts

Chart (1977) Position
Australian (Kent Music Report)[2] 23

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[3] 2× Gold 40,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Marcia Hines Biography". allmusic. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  2. ^ a b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 139. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  3. ^ "Shining Over Australia" (PDF). Cash Box. 20 November 1976. p. 57. Retrieved 21 November 2021 – via World Radio History.