The Album (also known as Haddaway in North America and L'Album in France) is the debut album by Trinidadian-German Eurodance recording artist Haddaway,released in September 1993 by Coconut Records.[8] It includes the hit singles "What Is Love","Life","I Miss You" and "Rock My Heart". The lead single,"What Is Love",was certified gold by the RIAA for sales of over 500,000 copies.[9] In 2011,the album was released onto the iTunes Store by Razor &Tie.
Alan Jones from Music Week wrote,"'Not a one-hit wonder' proclaimed the posters flagging Haddaway's second single 'Life',and they were right. Nor,on the evidence here,will he stop at two hits. His career-launching 'What Is Love' is the pick of the pack for sure,but there's enough upbeat and commercial house and hi-NRG here to ensure he has a run of hits. This type of album is,however,notoriously difficult to get away,as even his labelmates Snap have discovered."[5]
All songs arranged by Dee Dee Halligan and Alex Trime, except "Yeah" and "Mama's House" (arranged by Trime/Haddaway/Gary Jones) and "Sing About Love" (arranged by Trime/Haddaway)
Produced by Dee Dee Halligan and Junior Torello, except "Sing About Love" (produced by Haddaway, Alex Trime and Walter Bee)
Recorded and mixed by Gary Jones, except track 7 (mixed by Gary Jones and Henning McCoy)
Track 6 remixed by The Rapino Brothers; track 12 remixed by Jones/Trime
All songs on original recording published by A La Carte Music.
Haddaway – lead vocals
Lisa Noya – backing vocals on The Album, additional backing vocals on The Album 2nd Edition by Elkie Schlimbach, Rena T. Otta
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
References
↑ Tilli, Robbert (1 May 1993). "Haddaway Makes Headway into Europe". Music & Media. Vol.10, no.18. p.14. New single: What Is Love released on January 18...
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