Night Owls (album)

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Night Owls
Album Night Owls.jpg
Studio album by
Released25 April 1990
RecordedWinter 1989-1990
StudioBSB Studios in Brussels
Genre
Length40:37
Label Ariola Records
Producer Dani Klein
Dirk Schoufs
Vaya Con Dios chronology
Vaya Con Dios
(1988)
Night Owls
(1990)
Time Flies
(1992)

Night Owls is the second studio album by Vaya Con Dios. It was released in 1990.

Contents

Track listing

Side A
No.TitleLength
1."Nah Neh Nah"2:52
2."Far Gone Now"3:08
3."Sunny Days"3:29
4."Sally"3:28
5."Something’s Got A Hold On Me"2:36
6."I Don’t Want To Know"3:35
Side B
No.TitleLength
1."What's a Woman?"3:56
2."Night Owls"3:56
3."Pack Your Memories"3:04
4."With You"4:02
5."Travelling Light"3:32
6."Quand elle rit aux éclats"3:46

Personnel

Charts

Certifications and sales

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria) [14] Platinum50,000*
Belgium (BEA) [15] Platinum30,000*
Denmark27,000 [16]
Finland (Musiikkituottajat) [17] Gold29,481 [17]
France (SNEP) [18] Gold140,000 [16]
Germany (BVMI) [19] Platinum500,000^
Netherlands (NVPI) [20] Platinum100,000^
Norway10,000 [16]
Sweden (GLF) [21] Gold56,000 [16]
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [22] 3× Platinum150,000^
Summaries
Worldwide2,000,000 [16]

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

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