We See the Same Sun | ||||
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Released | May 13, 1996 | |||
Recorded | 1995 | |||
Studio | Das Studio, Bremen, Germany | |||
Genre | Eurodance | |||
Producer | Kai Matthiesen | |||
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We See the Same Sun is the second studio album by German eurodance group Mr. President, released in May 1996.
This album arranged the band's international breakthrough, including three hit singles: "Coco Jamboo", their most successful song that entered the charts all over Europe, Australia and the United States, "I Give You My Heart" and "Show Me the Way". The album also contains a song recorded with German singer Nino De Angelo, "Olympic Dreams".
In the year of its release the band won a Viva Comet for Best Dance Act and 12 months later they received an Echo award for their international success with We See the Same Sun, being the best selling German artist outside Germany. [3]
British magazine Music Week viewed We See the Same Sun as a "sunny, sparky debut album". [1]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Intro (We See)" | - | - | 1:21 |
2. | "Coco Jamboo" | Kai Matthiesen, Delroy Rennals, Rainer Gaffrey | Kai Mathiesen, Rainer Gaffrey | 3:38 |
3. | "Side to Side" | Kai Matthiesen, Delroy Rennals, Rainer Gaffrey | Kai Mathiesen, Rainer Gaffrey | 3:32 |
4. | "Goodbye Lonely Heart" | Kai Matthiesen, Karsten Günther | Kai Matthiesen | 3:24 |
5. | "I Give You My Heart" | Kai Matthiesen, Delroy Rennals, Robin Masters | Kai Matthiesen | 3:35 |
6. | "Love Zone" | Kai Matthiesen, Robin Masters | Kai Matthiesen | 3:23 |
7. | "Show Me the Way" | Kai Matthiesen, Delroy Rennals, Karsten Günther | Kai Matthiesen | 3:30 |
8. | "Olympic Dreams" | Dave Dunhill, Mick Dash | Kai Matthiesen | 3:34 |
9. | "You Can Get It" | Kai Matthiesen, Delroy Rennals, William King III | Kai Matthiesen | 3:41 |
10. | "Don't You Ever Stop" | Kai Matthiesen, Delroy Rennals, William King III | Kai Matthiesen | 3:51 |
11. | "Turn It Up" | Kai Matthiesen, Delroy Rennals, Robin Masters | Kai Matthiesen | 3:43 |
12. | "I Love the Way You Love Me" | Kai Matthiesen, Delroy Rennals, Robin Masters | Kai Matthiesen | 3:30 |
13. | "I Love to Love" | Delroy Rennals, Jack Robinson, James Bolden | Kai Matthiesen | 3:10 |
14. | "Where the Sun Goes Down" | Kai Matthiesen, Robin Masters, Caren Miller | Kai Matthiesen | 3:25 |
15. | "Outro (We See)" | - | - | 1:09 |
Weekly charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Finland (Musiikkituottajat) [11] | Platinum | 74,427 [11] |
Japan (RIAJ) [12] | Platinum | 200,000^ |
Poland (ZPAV) [13] | Platinum | 100,000* |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [14] | Gold | 25,000^ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
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