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. Recorded throughout 1992 to 1993 and released in 1994, the album spawned two top ten singles and a third top forty single. At the time her music career commenced, Pearen had been a popular cast member of the Australian drama series '' E Street''. She was one of many Australian actresses who ventured into a music career, following the success of

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, as well as

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and Pearen's ''E Street'' co-star,

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, who scored a successful number one hit as well as other popular songs in the early '90s. Four singles were released from ''Intimate''. The first single " In Your Room", peaked at number ten on the

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in January 1993. The second single " I Want You" also peaked at number ten, in May

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. A third single, "

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", was released in October 1994, peaking at number thirty-five in December. The fourth and final single "

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" was released in March 1995 and peaked at number seventy-one during the same month. The album itself peaked at number fifty-six on its debut on the

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dated week ending 11 December 1994. So far, this is the only album released by Pearen as she later became a television personality. She did, however, contribute some songs to the soundtrack of the 1995 film ''

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'', which she also starred in. "I Want You" was nominated for the

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in 1994.http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-artist.php?letter=T&artist=Toni%20Pearen

Track listing

#"Intimate" – 4:20 #"If I Ever Lose This Heaven" – 4:45 #" I Want You" – 4:15 #"

" – 3:58 #"Desperately" – 4:17 #"Halfway to Heaven" – 4:30 #" In Your Room" – 4:24 #"

" – 4:19 #"Raining in My Heart" – 4:54 #"Looking at You" – 3:46 #"Crazy for Your Love" – 4:12 #"In Your Room" (12" Mix) – 5:08

Charts

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Intimate (Toni Pearen Album) 1994 debut albums Toni Pearen albums Mushroom Records albums