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Over the Hump Studio album by The Kelly Family Released 1994 Recorded Sound Studio N
(Cologne, Germany)Genre Pop, rock pop, folk Label KEL-Life Records Producer Dan Kelly, Mike Ungefehr (exec.), Paddy Kelly, Kathy Kelly, Hartmut Pfannmüller The Kelly Family chronology The Very Best Over 10 Years
(1993)Over the Hump
(1994)Christmas for All
(1995)Over the Hump is the eighth regular studio album by European-American pop group The Kelly Family. Co-produced by Hartmut Müller and Kathy Kelly, it was released in 1994 (see 1994 in music) throughout most of Europe.
The album reached number-one in Austria, Germany and Switzerland, resulting into the group's breakthrough in German-speaking Europe after years of minor successful studio and live releases. It also entered the top 30 in the Netherlands and Norway and sold more than 1.8 million copies within the first five month of its release.[1] Over the Hump eventually sold more than 2.25 million copies in Germany alone, making it one of the biggest-selling albums of German origin to date.[2]
Contents
Track listing
- "Why Why Why" (lead vocals: Joey, Paddy) – 3:33
- "Father's Nose" (lead vocals: Kathy) – 3:18
- "First Time" (lead vocals: Patricia) – 4:14
- "Baby Smile" (lead vocals: Barby) – 3:36
- "Cover the Road" (lead vocals: Jimmy) – 3:59
- "She's Crazy" (lead vocals: Barby) – 3:40
- "Ares qui" (lead vocals: Paddy, Kathy, Jimmy) – 3:49
- "Key to My Heart" (lead vocals: Paddy, Joey) – 2:57
- "Roses of Red" (lead vocals: Maite) – 3:46
- "Once in a While" (lead vocals: Angelo) – 3:47
- "Break Free" (lead vocals: Barby) – 2:37
- "An Angel" (lead vocals: Paddy, Angelo) – 3:44
- "The Wolf" (lead vocals: Joey) – 3:25
- "Santa Maria" (lead vocals: Johnny, Angelo) – 3:07
Credits and personnel
Production
- Album producers: Dan Kelly, Kathy Kelly, Paddy Kelly
- Executive producers: Dan Kelly, Mike Ungefehr
- Writing: The Kelly Family
- Recording: Günther Kasper
- Mastering: Radu Marinescu, Pfannmüller
- Mixing: Pfannmüller
- Mixing assistance: Kathy Kelly, Ungefehr
- Photography: Thomas Stachelhaus
- Hairstyling: Uschi Ries
- Cover design: Dan Kelly & so.wie?.so!
Charts
Chart (1994) Peak
positionAustrian Albums Chart[3] 1 Dutch Albums Chart[3] 24 German Albums Chart[3] 1 Hungarian Albums Chart[4] 3 Norwegian Albums Chart[3] 26 Swiss Albums Chart[3] 1 References
- ^ "Meine Familie und ICH" (in German). Focus. 1995-10-10. http://www.focus.de/kultur/musik/popmusik-meine-familie-und-ich_aid_154455.html. Retrieved 2008-09-20.
- ^ "Die Meistestverkauftesten" (in German). ZEIT Online. 2008-03-05. http://www.zeit.de/online/2008/10/bg-bestverkauft?17. Retrieved 2008-09-20.
- ^ a b c d e "THE KELLY FAMILY - OVER THE HUMP (ALBUM)". Swisscharts. http://swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Kelly+Family&titel=Over+The+Hump&cat=a. Retrieved 2008-09-20.
- ^ "Hungarian Albums Chart". Mahasz.hu. http://mahasz.hu/m/?menu=slagerlistak&menu2=archivum&lista=top40&ev=1996&het=9&submit_=Keresés. Retrieved 2009-12-03.
External links
- KellyFamily.de — official site
Angelo · Barbara Ann · Barby · Dan · Jimmy · Joey · John · Kathy · Maite · Paddy · Patricia · Paul Studio albums Christmas All Year (1981) · Wonderful World (1981) · Keep on Singing (1989) · New World (1990) · Honest Workers (1991) · Street Life (1992) · 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) · Hope (2005)Live albums Live (1988) · Live Live Live (1998)Compilation albums The Very Best - Over 10 Years (1993) · The Bonus-Tracks Album (1999) · Best of The Kelly Family (1999) · The Best of The Kelly Family 2 (1999)Related articles Categories:- 1994 albums
- Kelly Family albums
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