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, after her previous collaborative album with

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. It was her first solo foray into pop after two previously more

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-oriented albums. The album was released in early 1989 by Regular Records.

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has certified the album for triple platinum sales in Australia.

Album history

A mix of contemporary pop and dance tracks and soul covers, ''Brave'' became a major success on the Australian albums chart, firmly establishing Ceberano as one of Australia's premier artists, and would become the most commercially successful album of her solo career. ''Brave'' was nominated for the ARIA Award for Best Australian Album - making Ceberano the first female solo artist to be nominated for this award. ''Brave'' also established Ceberano's role as a chameleon of sorts, following on from successful jazz and adult-oriented releases, ''Brave'' also seemed to, in part, pay homage to her dance roots as a vocalist in Australian band

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Studios, with Harding recalling, "for us to work with such a great singer was an unusual treat." The album spawned a succession of four top 40 singles; "Bedroom Eyes", "Love Dimension", "Brave"/"Young Boys Are My Weakness" and "That's What I Call Love", all of which achieved strong rotation on Australian radio and helped propel the album to triple platinum status. ''Brave'' went on to become the fifth highest selling album of 1989 by a local artist on the ARIA Albums Chart. It reached a peak of number 2 on the Australian albums chart. Overall sales placed it as the 20th highest selling album of 1989 in Australia.

Track listing

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" Bedroom Eyes"
" That's What I Call Love"
" Higher Ground"
"Obsession"
"Changing with the Years"

Charts

The album debuted and peaked at number 2 on 3 September 1989.

Weekly chart

Year-end chart

Certification

References

{{Authority control 1989 debut albums ARIA Award-winning albums Kate Ceberano albums Mushroom Records albums