Stronger (Kate Ryan album)

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Stronger
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Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 26, 2004
Length57:02
Label EMI Belgium
Producer
  • AJ Duncan
  • Martin Hanzén
  • Jimmy Thörnfeldt
  • Phil Wilde
Kate Ryan chronology
Different
(2002)
Stronger
(2004)
Alive
(2006)
Singles from Stronger
  1. "Only If I"
    Released: February 21, 2004
  2. "The Promise You Made/La Promesse"
    Released: June 12, 2004
  3. "Goodbye"
    Released: November 06, 2004

Stronger is the second studio album by Belgian singer Kate Ryan, released in 2004 in Europe and 2005 in the United States.

Contents

Stronger includes the hits singles "Only If I", "The Promise You Made", and "Goodbye".

Track listing

"Hurry Up" was produced by Martin Hanzén and Jimmy Thörnfeldt; all other songs were produced by AJ Duncan and Phil Wilde

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Another Day"
  • Andy Janssens
  • Phil Wilde
  • Steven Tracey
4:43
2."Only If I"
3:52
3."Je lance un appel"
  • Wilde
  • Marc Gilson
4:04
4."The Promise You Made" (originally by Cock Robin) Peter Kingsbery 3:28
5."Hands Up"
  • Kate Ryan
  • Janssens
  • Wilde
  • Tracey
3:43
6."I Like the Way"
  • Ryan
  • Janssens
  • Wilde
  • Tracey
3:42
7."Scream & Shout"
  • Ryan
  • Janssens
  • Wilde
  • Tracey
4:25
8."Can You Fix This?"
  • Ryan
  • Janssens
  • Wilde
  • Wanda Walker Janssens
4:04
9."Start Me Up"
  • Ryan
  • Janssens
  • Wilde
  • Tracey
3:33
10."Hurry Up"
  • Ryan
  • Janssens
  • Wilde
3:14
11."The Rain"Ryan3:21
12."We Belong Together"
  • Ryan
  • Janssens
3:56
13."Hard to Reveal"
  • Kate Ryan
  • Janssens
  • Wilde
  • Walker Janssens
4:09
14."Goodbye"
  • Ryan
  • Wilde
3:42
German bonus track [1]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
15."La promesse"
3:29
2005 North American edition by Water Music Dance
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
15."The Promise You Made" (Extended Version)
  • Kingsbery
6:00
16."So In Love"
  • Ryan
  • Janssens
  • Wilde
  • Shamrock
3:49
17."Libertine" (French lyrics)
  • Laurent Boutonnat
  • Jean-Claude Déquéant
6:42

Personnel

Charts

Weekly chart performance for Stronger
Chart (2004)Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [2] 43
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [3] 22
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [4] 13
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [5] 14

Certifications

Certifications for Stronger
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Poland (ZPAV) [6] Gold20,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

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