Almost Heaven
Almost Heaven | ||||
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Studio album by The Kelly Family | ||||
Released | October 25, 1996 | |||
Recorded | 1996 | |||
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Length | 48:35 | |||
Label | Kel-Life | |||
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Almost Heaven is the tenth regular studio album by European-American pop group The Kelly Family. Based on a concept by Dan Kelly, it was co-produced by Kathy and Paddy Kelly and released in 1996 throughout most of Europe. Following the major success of previous albums Over the Hump and Christmas for All and the number-one single "I Can't Help Myself," the album debuted number-one in Austria, Germany and Switzerland. It also entered the top 5 in the Netherlands and Norway and made it to the top 20 in Belgium. Almost Heaven eventually sold more than three million copies worldwide, making it the band's second biggest-selling release to date.[1]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "When the Boys Come into Town" (lead vocals: John, Kathy, Maite) | The Kelly Family |
| 3:15 |
2. | "Every Baby" (lead vocals: Maite) | The Kelly Family |
| 2:56 |
3. | "I Can't Help Myself" (lead vocals: Angelo, Paddy) | The Kelly Family |
| 3:03 |
4. | "Nanana" (lead vocals: Jimmy,) | The Kelly Family |
| 4:03 |
5. | "You Belong to Me" (lead vocals: Patricia, Paddy) | The Kelly Family |
| 3:15 |
6. | "Staying Alive" (lead vocals: Joey Kelly) | The Kelly Family |
| 3:35 |
7. | "Come Back to Me" (lead vocals: Kathy) | The Kelly Family |
| 3:49 |
8. | "Fell in Love with an Alien" (lead vocals: Paddy, Kathy) | The Kelly Family |
| 3:11 |
9. | "Hey Diddle Diddle" (lead vocals: Paddy, Maite, Angelo, Barby) | The Kelly Family |
| 2:43 |
10. | "Like a Queen" (lead vocals: Barby) | The Kelly Family |
| 2:54 |
11. | "Stars Fall From Heaven" (lead vocals: Patricia, Maite) | The Kelly Family |
| 3:23 |
12. | "Thunder" (lead vocals: Jimmy) | The Kelly Family |
| 3:45 |
13. | "Calling Heaven" (lead vocals: Paddy) | The Kelly Family |
| 3:25 |
14. | "Nothing like Home" (lead vocals: Kathy,) | The Kelly Family |
| 3:42 |
Personnel
Credits are taken from the album's liner notes.[2]
Instruments and performances
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Technical and production
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Charts
Weekly charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Austria (IFPI Austria)[18] | 2× Platinum | 100,000* |
France (SNEP)[19] | Gold | 100,000* |
Germany (BVMI)[20] | 2× Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
Netherlands (NVPI)[21] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
Norway (IFPI Norway)[22] | Platinum | 50,000* |
Poland (ZPAV)[23] | 2× Platinum | 200,000* |
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[24] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[25] | 2× Platinum | 100,000^ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
References
- ^ "Die Kelly Family". Berliner Kurier (in German). 23 November 1997. Retrieved 24 September 2008.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Almost Heaven (CD liner). The Kelly Family. KEL-Life Records. 1996.
{{cite AV media notes}}
: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Austriancharts.at – The Kelly Family – Almost Heaven" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – The Kelly Family – Almost Heaven" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – The Kelly Family – Almost Heaven" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – The Kelly Family – Almost Heaven" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
- ^ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 1996. 45. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
- ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – The Kelly Family – Almost Heaven". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
- ^ "Spanishcharts.com – The Kelly Family – Almost Heaven". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – The Kelly Family – Almost Heaven". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
- ^ "Jahreshitparade Alben 1996". austriancharts.at. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
- ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Album 1996". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
- ^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts (1996)". Retrieved April 4, 2017.
- ^ "Jahreshitparade Alben 1997". austriancharts.at. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
- ^ "Jaaroverzichten 1997". Ultratop. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
- ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Album 1997". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
- ^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts (1997)". Retrieved April 4, 2017.
- ^ "Austrian album certifications – The Kelly Family – Almost Heaven" (in German). IFPI Austria.
- ^ "French album certifications – Vangelis – PORTRAITS" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
- ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (The Kelly Family; 'Almost Heaven')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
- ^ "Dutch album certifications – The Kelly Family – Almost Heaven" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved 16 March 2019. Enter Almost Heaven in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 1997 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".
- ^ "IFPI Norsk platebransje Trofeer 1993–2011" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Wyróżnienia – Platynowe płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 1997 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry.
- ^ Salaverrie, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (PDF) (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Madrid: Fundación Autor/SGAE. p. 941. ISBN 84-8048-639-2. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Almost Heaven')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
External links
- KellyFamily.de — official site
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- Jimmy
- Joey
- John
- Kathy
- Maite
- Maribel
- Michael "Paddy" Patrick
- Patricia
- Paul
- The Kelly Family (1979)
- Wonderful World! (1981)
- Honest Workers (1991)
- Wow (1993)
- Over the Hump (1994)
- Christmas for All (1995)
- Almost Heaven (1996)
- Growin' Up (1997)
- From Their Hearts (1998)
- La Patata (2002)
- Homerun (2004)
- We Got Love (2017)
- 25 Years Later (2019)
- "An Angel"
- "Why Why Why"
- "Roses of Red"
- "First Time"
- "I Can't Help Myself"
- "Every Baby"
- "Gott Deine Kinder"
- "Fell in Love with an Alien"
- "Nanana"
- "When the Boys Come into Town"
- "Because It's Love"
- "One More Song"