Wish (Reamonn album)

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Wish
Reamonn-wish-cd.jpg
Studio album by
Released21 April 2006 (2006-04-21)
Recorded2006
Genre Pop rock
Length49:31
Label Universal Music/Island
Producer Greg Fidelman
Reamonn chronology
Raise Your Hands
(2004)
Wish
(2006)
Reamonn
(2008)
Singles from Wish
  1. "Promise (You and Me)"
    Released: 24 March 2006 (Germany)
  2. "Tonight"
    Released: 7 July 2006 (Germany)
  3. "The Only Ones"
    Released: 8 December 2006 (Germany)
  4. "Serpentine"
    Released: 25 May 2007 (Germany)

Wish is the fourth studio album by the German pop rock band Reamonn. It was recorded in 2006 and released on 21 April 2006 through Universal Music. All tracks were written by Rea Garvey, Mike Gommeringer, Uwe Bossert, Philipp Rauenbusch and Sebastian Padotzke, the members of Reamonn. [1]

Contents

The album was produced in Los Angeles with producer Greg Fidelman, who had previously worked with Red Hot Chili Peppers and Johnny Cash.

Singles

"Promise (You and Me)" was released as a maxi single from the album on 24 March 2006. [2] It was accompanied by a music video, filmed in Ireland and reminding of a Lord of the Rings scenery. The song has charted in Germany at number 17, in Austria at number 29, and in Switzerland at number 35.

"Tonight" was released as the second single on 7 July 2006. The song charted at number 11 in Germany, number 28 in Austria, and at number 20 in Switzerland.

"The Only Ones" was the third single to promote the album, released on 8 December 2006. It featured Lucie Silvas. The song charted at number 23 in Germany, number 26 in Austria, and number 32 in Switzerland. [3] The single contained a B-side titled "Never Lettin' Go (Good Times)".

"Serpentine" was the fourth and final single from the album, released on 25 May 2007. [4] It featured Lenny Castro on shakers. [5] "Serpentine" charted at number 38 in Germany, and number 66 in Austria.

Commercial performance

In Germany, the album spent 15 weeks on the charts peaking at number 2. [6] In Switzerland, it reached number 2, spending a total of 33 weeks on the charts. [7] In Austria, it peaked at number 13 during a 15-week stay on the chart. [8]

Track listings

Standard edition
No.TitleLength
1."Wish"3:44
2."Starship"3:16
3."Serpentine"4:03
4."Promise (You and Me)"4:25
5."She's a Bomb"3:01
6."Tonight"3:34
7."Just Another Night"5:04
8."Starting to Live"3:20
9."L.A. Skies"4:02
10."Sometimes"4:05
11."Come to Me"3:21
12."Out of Reach"3:37
13."The Only Ones" (feat. Lucie Silvas)3:50
Total length:49:31
Deluxe Edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
1."L.A. Rollercoaster" 
2."Words from Greg Fidelman" 
3."Starship" (Studio performance) 
4."The Only Ones" (Studio performance) 
5."Just Another Night" (Studio performance) 
6."Promise (You and Me)" 
7."Promise (You and Me)" 
Extended Edition
No.TitleLength
1."Wish"3:45
2."Starship"3:16
3."Serpentine"4:04
4."Promise (You and Me)"4:25
5."She's a Bomb"3:02
6."Tonight"3:35
7."Just Another Night"5:04
8."Starting to Live"3:20
9."L.A. Skies"4:03
10."Sometimes"4:05
11."Come to Me"3:21
12."Out of Reach"3:37
13."The Only Ones"3:51
14."Mother Earth"3:55
15."Never Lettin' Go"3:07
16."The Only Ones" (Single Version)3:51
17."Promise (You and Me)" (Unplugged)3:28
18."Tonight" (Unplugged)4:04
19."Never Lettin' Go (Good Times)" (Unplugged)3:32

Personnel

Additional musicians
Technical personnel [5]

Charts and certifications

Release history

The release history of the versions of the album in three published countries.

VersionLabelRelease date (2006/2007)
Germany [11] Austria [8] /
Switzerland [7]
CD (Normal version) Island 21 April 200621 April 2006
Deluxe Edition Island
Ltd. Pur Edition Island 8 September 20065 May 2006
Extended Edition Island 24 November 200624 November 2006
Enhanced Edition Universal/Island 9 February 20075 March 2007
Live DVD Island 1 June 20071 June 2007

Wish Live

Wish Live
Reamonn Wish Live.jpg
Live album by
Released1 June 2007 (2007-06-01)
Recorded2006
Germany
Genre Pop rock

Wish Live is a live album, released in Germany, Austria and Switzerland on 1 June 2007 in the CD/DVD format. [12] It contained twelve tracks and one bonus track. It was recorded during the 2006 Wish Tour in Germany. Lucie Silvas toured with Reamonn during the Wish Tour, and performed solo and with the band.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Intro" (Live)0:43
2."Starting to Live" (Live)4:02
3."Come to Me" (Live)5:06
4."Promise (You and Me)" (Live)4:51
5."Wish" (Live)3:47
6."Starship" (Live)5:26
7."Tonight" (Live)5:17
8."Sometimes" (Live)5:49
9."Out of Reach" (Live)4:58
10."She's a Bomb" (Live)6:35
11."Serpentine" (Live)7:38
12."The Only Ones" (Live)4:47
13."Allright" (Bonus track, B-Stage, Live) 

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  1. Normal Version by Musicline
  2. Notes "Promise (You and Me)": ,
  3. Notes "The Only Ones": ,
  4. Notes "Serpentine": ,
  5. 1 2 Information from the album booklet.
  6. 1 2 German Charts
  7. 1 2 3 Wish at swisscharts.com
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