Sharon O'Neill (album)

Sharon O'Neill
Studio album by Sharon O'Neill
Released	February 1980
Recorded	1979
Studio	Marmalade Studios, Paradise Studios
Genre	Pop, rock pop
Label	CBS New Zealand
Producer	Jay Lewis, Steve Robinson
Sharon O'Neill chronology
This Heart This Song (1979)This Heart This Song1979 Sharon O'Neill (1980) Maybe (1981)Maybe1981
Singles from Sharon O'Neill
"Words" Released: September 1979 "Baby Don't Fight" Released: December 1979 "Asian Paradise" Released: April 1980 "How Do You Talk to Boys" Released: August 1980
Words cover
Australian edition

Sharon O'Neill is the second studio album by New Zealand singer and songwriter Sharon O'Neill. Sharon O'Neill peaked at No. 5 in New Zealand in March 1980. The album was released in Australia in August 1980 under the titled Words, with the inclusion of "How Do You Talk to Boys".

CBS Records' manager John McCready recruited US producer Jay Lewis to work on the album. McCready recalls, “Jay with his brilliant production managed to enhance Sharon’s wonderful songs.”

Gordon Campbell from the NZ Listener said “There are at least four tracks on Sharon O'Neill that are the equal of anything Linda Ronstadt is capable of. Two songs "Asian Paradise" and "Southern Blues" are marvelously evocative mood pieces.” adding “CBS deserve a lot of credit for having both the interest and the courage to put up the $30,000 that it took to make this album.”