Almost Heaven

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Almost Heaven
Almost Heaven.jpg
Studio album by
The Kelly Family
ReleasedOctober 25, 1996
Recorded1996
Studio
  • Sound Studio N
    (Cologne, Germany)
  • Capri Digital Studio
    (Capri, Italy)
Genre
Length48:35
Label Kel-Life
Producer
The Kelly Family chronology
Christmas for All
(1995)		Almost Heaven
(1996)		 Growin' Up
(1997)

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]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
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
  • Paddy Kelly
  • Kathy Kelly
2:56
3."I Can't Help Myself" (lead vocals: Angelo, Paddy)The Kelly Family
  • Paddy Kelly
  • Kathy Kelly
3:03
4."Nanana" (lead vocals: Jimmy, Maite)The Kelly Family
  • Paddy Kelly
  • Kathy Kelly
4:03
5."You Belong to Me" (lead vocals: Patricia, Kathy, Paddy)The Kelly Family
  • Paddy Kelly
  • Kathy Kelly
3:15
6."Staying Alive" (lead vocals: Joey Kelly)The Kelly Family
  • Paddy Kelly
  • Kathy Kelly
3:35
7."Come Back to Me" (lead vocals: Kathy)The Kelly Family
  • Paddy Kelly
  • Kathy Kelly
3:49
8."Fell in Love with an Alien" (lead vocals: Paddy, Kathy)The Kelly Family
  • Paddy Kelly
  • Kathy Kelly
3:11
9."Hey Diddle Diddle" (lead vocals: Paddy, Maite, Angelo, Barby)The Kelly Family
  • Paddy Kelly
  • Kathy Kelly
2:43
10."Like a Queen" (lead vocals: Barby)The Kelly Family
  • Paddy Kelly
  • Kathy Kelly
2:54
11."Stars Fall From Heaven" (lead vocals: Patricia, Maite)The Kelly Family
  • Paddy Kelly
  • Kathy Kelly
3:23
12."Thunder" (lead vocals: Jimmy)The Kelly Family
  • Paddy Kelly
  • Kathy Kelly
3:45
13."Calling Heaven" (lead vocals: Paddy)The Kelly Family
  • Paddy Kelly
  • Kathy Kelly
3:25
14."Nothing like Home" (lead vocals: Kathy, John)The Kelly Family
  • Paddy Kelly
  • Kathy Kelly
3:42

Personnel

Credits are taken from the album's liner notes. [2]

Instruments and performances

Technical and production

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria) [18] 2× Platinum100,000*
France (SNEP) [19] Gold100,000*
Germany (BVMI) [20] 2× Platinum1,000,000^
Netherlands (NVPI) [21] Platinum100,000^
Norway (IFPI Norway) [22] Platinum50,000*
Poland (ZPAV) [23] 2× Platinum200,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [24] Platinum100,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [25] 2× Platinum100,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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References

  1. ↑ "Die Kelly Family". Berliner Kurier (in German). 23 November 1997. Retrieved 24 September 2008.[ permanent dead link ]
  2. ↑ Almost Heaven (CD liner). The Kelly Family. KEL-Life Records. 1996.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – The Kelly Family – Almost Heaven" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – The Kelly Family – Almost Heaven" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
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