Safety in Numbers (Margaret Urlich album)

Safety in Numbers

Studio album by Margaret Urlich

Released

NZ 10 November 1989

AUS 9 March 1990

Recorded

1988–89

Genre

Pop

Label

CBS

Margaret Urlich chronology

Safety in Numbers
(1989)

Chameleon Dreams
(1992)

Singles from Safety in Numbers

"Escaping"
Released: April 1989
"Only My Heart Calling"
Released: May 1990
"Number One (Remember When We Danced All Night))"
Released: September 1990
"Guilty People"
Released: February 1991

Safety in Numbers is the debut solo album by Margaret Urlich, released in 1989. The first single, "Escaping", was number one for three consecutive weeks in New Zealand and peaked at number 17 in Australia. Urlich won an ARIA Award in 1991 for Best Breakthrough Artist - Album for Safety in Numbers. The album achieved platinum status in New Zealand and triple platinum status in Australia. Safety in Numbers has sold over 265,000 copies.

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Escaping"	4:35
2.	"Number One (Remember When We Danced All Night)"	4:06
3.	"Only My Heart Calling"	5:38
4.	"Give Me Some Credit"	5:41
5.	"Guilty People"	5:21

Side two
No.	Title	Length
6.	"The Tide Keeps Rolling In"	4:28
7.	"Your Love"	4:31
8.	"Open Up"	4:04
9.	"Slip On By"	4:56
10.	"Deep Down"	4:25
11.	"God Bless The Child"	3:53

Charts

Chart (1989/1990)	Peak position
Australian Albums Chart	5
New Zealand Albums Chart	4

Certifications

Country	Certification	Sales/Shipments
Australia	3× Platinum	250,000+
New Zealand	Platinum	15,000+

Awards and recognition

Year	Award-giving Body	Award	Result
1989	New Zealand Music Awards	Album Of The Year	Won
1989	New Zealand Music Awards	Single Of The Year	Won
1989	New Zealand Music Awards	Best Female Vocalist	Won
1989	New Zealand Music Awards	Best Album Cover	Won
1990	New Zealand Music Awards	Best Female Vocalist	Won
1991	ARIA Awards	Breakthrough Artist	Won

Preceded by Loyal by Dave Dobbyn	New Zealand Music Awards Album of the Year 1989	Succeeded by Submarine Bells by The Chills

References

Margaret Urlich

Studio albums	Safety in Numbers (1989) Chameleon Dreams (1992) Live (1994) The Deepest Blue (1995) Second Nature (1999)

Singles	"Escaping" "Only My Heart Calling" "Number One (Remember When We Danced All Night)" "Guilty People" "Boy in the Moon" "Human Race" "(I Don't Want to Be) Second Best" "Burnt Sienna" "Where Is the Love" (with Rick Price) "I Don't Know How to Love Him" "All By Myself" "Gonna Make You Mine" "Every Little Thing" "All For The Love"

Related articles	Peking Man (band) "Room That Echoes" When the Cat's Away (band) "The Horses" Kate Ceberano and Friends Rick Price

ARIA Award for Breakthrough Artist

Album	...Ish by 1927 (1989) Tales of the City by Rockmelons (1989) Matchbook by Ian Moss (1990) Safety in Numbers by Margaret Urlich (1991) Baby Animals by Baby Animals (1992) Marvin the Album by Frente! (1993) Get on Board by The Badloves (1994) Frogstomp by Silverchair (1995) Tu-Plang by Regurgitator (1996) Savage Garden by Savage Garden (1997) Left of the Middle by Natalie Imbruglia (1998) The Living End by The Living End (1999) Reflector by Killing Heidi (2000) Since I Left You by The Avalanches (2001) Polyserena by George (2002) Innocent Eyes by Delta Goodrem (2003) Get Born by Jet (2004) The Sound of White by Missy Higgins (2005) Wolfmother by Wolfmother (2006) Sneaky Sound System by Sneaky Sound System (2007) Lessons to Be Learned by Gabriella Cilmi (2008) Ladyhawke by Ladyhawke (2009) Moonfire by Boy & Bear (2011)

Single	"That's When I Think of You" by 1927 (1989) "Tucker's Daughter" by Ian Moss (1990) "Token Angels" by Wendy Matthews (1991) "Early Warning" by Baby Animals (1992) "Ordinary Angels" by Frente! (1993) "Lost" by The Badloves (1994) "Tomorrow" by Silverchair (1995) "It's Alright" by Deni Hines (1996) "Shut My Eyes" / "Eight Step Rail" by The Superjesus (1997) "Torn" by Natalie Imbruglia (1998) "Lucky Star" by Alex Lloyd (1999) "Get Set" by Taxiride (1999) "Don't Call Me Baby" by Madison Avenue (2000) "Frontier Psychiatrist" by The Avalanches (2001) "Get Free" by The Vines (2002) "Born to Try" by Delta Goodrem (2003) "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" by Jet (2004) "O Yeah" by End of Fashion (2005) "Forever Young" by Youth Group (2006) "Just a Song About Ping Pong" by Operator Please (2007) "Sweet About Me" by Gabriella Cilmi (2008) "My Delirium" by Ladyhawke (2009) "Feeding Line" by Boy & Bear (2011)

Release	I Believe You Liar by Megan Washington (2010) Falling & Flying by 360 (2012) Flume by Flume (2013) The New Classic by Iggy Azalea (2014) Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit by Courtney Barnett (2015)

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