‘Whenever You Need Somebody’ is the worldwide smash hit debut album from Rick Astley. 2022 marks the 35th Anniversary of the multi-platinum selling album that topped the album charts in the UK, Australia, Germany and Spain and Top 10 in many more. It is an album that has defined a generation of 80s pop music, helmed by the legendary songwriting trio, Stock Aitken and Waterman. Remastered at Abbey Road, it is this album that gifted the World one of the most instantly recognizable and best-loved singles of all time ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’, plus the hit singles ‘Together Forever’, title track ‘Whenever You Need Somebody’ and Rick’s cover of the Nat King Cole classic ‘When I Fall In Love’. Curated with the and sequenced with input from Rick himself, the new double CD reissue features 31 tracks including the remastered original album plus b-sides, remixes and Rick’s own reimagined versions of the original singles from the album. The double CD also comes with an expanded booklet that includes previously unseen photographs of Rick from 1987/1988 and liner notes written by Craig McLean, featuring contributions from Rick, Mike Stock and Pete Waterman.
1. Never Gonna Give You Up
2. Whenever You Need Somebody
3. Together Forever
4. It Would Take a Strong Strong Man
5. The Love Has Gone
6. Don't Say Goodbye
7. Slipping Away
8. No More Looking for Love
9. You Move Me
10. When I Fall in Love
11. My Arms Keep Missing You
12. I'll Never Set You Free (7" Mix)
13. Just Good Friends
14. Never Gonna Give You Up (Pianoforte)
15. Together Forever (Reimagined)
16. Whenever You Need Somebody (Reimagined)
17. When I Fall in Love (Reimagined)
1. Never Gonna Give You Up (Phil Harding 12" Mix)
2. Together Forever (Lover's Leap Remix)
3. My Arms Keep Missing You (The 'Where's Harry?' Remix)
4. Whenever You Need Somebody (XK150 Mix)
5. My Arms Keep Missing You (Bruno's Mix)
6. Never Gonna Give You Up (Cake Mix)
7. Whenever You Need Somebody (Lonely Hearts Mix)
8. My Arms Keep Missing You (The No L Mix)
9. Never Gonna Give You Up (Escape from Newton Mix)
10. Together Forever (House of Love Mix)
11. Whenever You Need Somebody (Rick Sets It Off Mix)
12. Never Gonna Give You Up (Instrumental)
13. It Would Take a Strong Strong Man (Instrumental)
14. Whenever You Need Somebody (Instrumental)