Pump Up the Jam (album)

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Pump Up the Jam
Technotronic Pump Up The Jam First Cover.jpeg
Standard international artwork, also used for US digital reissues
Studio album by
Technotronic
Released28 November 1989
Label
Producer Thomas de Quincey
Technotronic chronology
Pump Up the Jam
(1989)		 Trip on This: The Remixes
(1990)
Singles from Pump Up the Jam
  1. "Pump Up the Jam"
    Released: 18 August 1989
  2. "Get Up! (Before the Night Is Over)"
    Released: 8 January 1990
  3. "This Beat Is Technotronic"
    Released: 15 February 1990
  4. "Rockin' Over the Beat"
    Released: 20 April 1990
  5. "Move This"
    Released: 1992 (USA)

Pump Up the Jam (also known as Pump Up the Jam: The Album in North America) is the debut studio album by Belgian dance act Technotronic. It was released on 28 November 1989. The initial album cover and early promotional videos featured a model named Felly, who lip-synched vocals performed by Belgian emcee Ya Kid K. When this was discovered, further videos featured Ya Kid K instead. The album reached number 2 on the UK Albums Chart. [1]

Contents

Following the success of the "Move This" single in the US, the album was reissued in 1992 with Ya Kid K on the cover, billed as Technotronic featuring Ya Kid K, with Felly's name removed from the credits in the booklet.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Robert Christgau A− [3]
Orlando Sentinel Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]

The Orange County Register stated that Technoctronic "have fashioned a lightweight yet crafty dance record which steals from such Americans as house builder Todd Terry, German electro-gods Kraftwerk, and fellow Belgian dancefloor dilettantes Telex." [5]

Track listing

All tracks written by Jo Bogaert, with additional writers noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Pump Up the Jam" Manuela Kamosi 5:03/5:20
2."Get Up! (Before the Night Is Over)"Kamosi4:51/5:37
3."Tough" Eric Martin 4:12/4:25
4."Take It Slow"Kamosi5:05
5."Come On" 3:09
6."This Beat Is Technotronic"Martin5:26
7."Move This"Kamosi5:02/5:19
8."Come Back" 4:09/4:52
9."Rockin' Over the Beat"Kamosi5:17/5:46
10."Raw" 3:14/4:47
11."Wave" 4:17
12."String" 2:54
Notes

Personnel

Production

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [23] Gold100,000*
Canada (Music Canada) [24] 4× Platinum400,000^
France (SNEP) [25] Gold100,000*
Netherlands (NVPI) [26] Gold50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [27] Platinum300,000^
United States (RIAA) [28] Platinum1,000,000^

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

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