Nana (album)

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Nana
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 19, 1997 (1997-05-19)
Genre Pop rap, conscious rap
Label Motor Music, Suburban
Producer Bülent Aris, Toni Cottura
Nana chronology
Nana
(1997)
Father
(1998)

Nana is the self-titled debut studio album by German rapper Nana. It was released on May 19, 1997. It was certified Gold by the German Bundesverband Musikindustrie [1] and Swiss Hitparade. [2] The album consists of eleven tracks and spawned four singles: "Darkman", "Let It Rain" (featuring Saskia Mireille Oldenstam), "He's Comin'" and "Lonely". The album's design was made by Katja Stier.

Contents

The album is dedicated to Nana's deceased mother Angela Adu-Adjei, who died of brain cancer. [3]

Track listing

Nana track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Intro"1:05
2."One Second"5:42
3."Darkman"6:00
4."Why?"5:41
5."My Peeps"4:51
6."Lonely"6:21
7."He's Comin'" (featuring Bülent Aris, Necatin & Alex Prinz)6:20
8."Darkman Reamaks"5:09
9."Let It Rain"3:55
10."1, 2, 3 Are U Ready?"4:08
11."Mission (Booya)"11:36

Charts

Chart performance for Nana
Chart (1997)Position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [4] 4
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [5] 22
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [6] 6

Certifications

Certifications for "Nana"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI) [7] Gold250,000^
Poland (ZPAV) [8] Platinum100,000*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [9] Gold25,000^

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

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