The Journey (911 album)

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The Journey
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Studio album by
911
Released24 February 1997 (1997-02-24)
Recorded1995–96
Genre Pop, dance-pop
Length50:53
Label EMI
Producer Eliot Kennedy, Mike Percy, Tim Lever
911 chronology
The Journey
(1997)
Moving On
(1998)
Singles from The Journey
  1. "Night to Remember"
    Released: 29 April 1996
  2. "Love Sensation"
    Released: 29 July 1996
  3. "Don't Make Me Wait"
    Released: 28 October 1996
  4. "The Day We Find Love"
    Released: 10 February 1997
  5. "Bodyshakin'"
    Released: 21 April 1997
  6. "The Journey"
    Released: 30 June 1997
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The Journey is the debut studio album by English boy band 911. Released in the United Kingdom through EMI on 24 February 1997, it peaked at number 13 on the UK Albums Chart and spent 17 weeks in the top 40. [1] The album was popular in Asia, where it topped the Malaysian Albums Chart and reached number six in Taiwan. The Journey contains 911's signature song, "Bodyshakin'".

Contents

Critical reception

Peter Fawthorp of AllMusic said the following about the album; "It is amazing to think of all the education that could be learned if boy bands from around the world added some cultural flavor to their music. Instead of Irish tin whistles and accordions and Scottish bagpipes, we get the common denominator of '80s American/Euro synthesized pop music, albeit lifted by '90s production quality and slight traces of accents. None of this is to say that 911's The Journey is unengaging. They seem to be having as much fun as the American Backstreet Boys -- and for the record, have been around just as long. A pound of pretzels couldn't drown the taste of sugar that fizzes from The Journey, and while there is nothing original or spectacular to be found, the group deserves credit for packaging the album with as much glee as humanly possible. If you don't hum along to "Love Sensation" you're too stuffy. If you don't at least laugh with "Bodyshakin'", you're too hard. And if you mistake their version of "Rhythm of the Night" for the original (by DeBarge) and feel the need to dance... well, no one's looking." [2]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Don't Make Me Wait"John McLaughlin, Graham Gouldie, Alan Rankine4:21
2."Bodyshakin'"McLaughlin, Gouldie3:47
3."Can't Stop"McLaughlin, Gouldie4:07
4."The Day We Find Love" Eliot Kennedy, Helen Boulding4:52
5."Our Last Goodbye"Kennedy, McLaughlin, Brennan, Constable, Dawbarn4:37
6."Night to Remember" Leon Sylvers III, Dana Meyers, Nidra Beard4:00
7."Take Good Care"Kennedy, Brennan4:12
8."Love Sensation"McLaughlin, Gouldie3:43
9."One More Try"McLaughlin, Gouldie, Rankine4:32
10."The Swing"Kennedy, Mike Shayne4:13
11."Rhythm of the Night" Diane Warren 3:42
12."The Journey"McLaughlin, Brennan4:47
Japanese bonus tracks [3]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Bodyshakin'" (Ankorhead Mix)McLaughlin, Gouldie 
14."Love Sensation" (One World Mix)McLaughlin, Gouldie 
15."The Journey" (Dance Mix)McLaughlin, Brennan 
16."Don't Make Me Wait" (Top-tastic Mix)John McLaughlin, Graham Gouldie, Alan Rankine 

Credits and personnel

(Credits taken from AllMusic [4] and The Journey's liner notes.)

Charts and certifications

Release history

CountryDateFormat(s)Label
United Kingdom [9] 24 February 1997 CD, Cassette Virgin Records

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