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1996 studio album by The Kelly Family
Almost Heaven
Released October 25, 1996 Recorded 1996 Studio
Sound Studio N (
Cologne , Germany)
Capri Digital Studio (
Capri , Italy)
Genre Length 48 :35
Label Kel-Life
Producer
Almost Heaven is the tenth regular
studio album by
European-American pop group
The Kelly Family . Based on a concept by Dan Kelly, it was co-produced by Kathy and Paddy Kelly and released in 1996 throughout most of
Europe . Following the major success of previous albums
Over the Hump and
Christmas for All and the number-one single "I Can't Help Myself," the album debuted number-one in
Austria ,
Germany and
Switzerland . It also entered the top 5 in
the Netherlands and
Norway and made it to the top 20 in
Belgium . Almost Heaven eventually sold more than three million copies worldwide, making it the band's second biggest-selling release to date.
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Track listing
Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "
When the Boys Come into Town " (
lead vocals : John, Kathy, Maite) The Kelly Family 3:15 2. "
Every Baby " (lead vocals: Maite) The Kelly Family 2:56 3. "
I Can't Help Myself " (lead vocals: Angelo, Paddy) The Kelly Family 3:03 4. "
Nanana " (lead vocals: Jimmy, Maite) The Kelly Family 4:03 5. "You Belong to Me" (lead vocals: Patricia, Kathy, Paddy) The Kelly Family 3:15 6. "Staying Alive" (lead vocals:
Joey Kelly ) The Kelly Family 3:35 7. "Come Back to Me" (lead vocals: Kathy) The Kelly Family 3:49 8. "
Fell in Love with an Alien " (lead vocals: Paddy, Kathy) The Kelly Family 3:11 9. "
Hey Diddle Diddle " (lead vocals: Paddy, Maite, Angelo, Barby) The Kelly Family 2:43 10. "Like a Queen" (lead vocals: Barby) The Kelly Family 2:54 11. "Stars Fall From Heaven" (lead vocals: Patricia, Maite) The Kelly Family 3:23 12. "Thunder" (lead vocals:
Jimmy ) The Kelly Family 3:45 13. "Calling Heaven" (lead vocals: Paddy) The Kelly Family 3:25 14. "Nothing like Home" (lead vocals: Kathy, John) The Kelly Family 3:42
Personnel
Credits are taken from the album's liner notes.
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Instruments and performances
John Kelly – acoustic guitars, electric guitar, percussions, vocals
Kathy Kelly –
accordion , keyboards,
hammond ,
organ ,
piano ,
violin , vocals
Maite Kelly – percussions, bass, vocals
Patricia Kelly –
harp , vocals
Paddy Kelly –
banjo ,
bass , guitars, keyboards,
mandolin ,
tabla , percussions
Technical and production
Album concept: Dan Kelly
Writing: The Kelly Family
Recording: Jan Shurman
Mastering: Georgi Nedelschev, Dieter Wegner
Mixing : Günther Kasper, G. Nedelschev, Kathy Kelly, Paddy Kelly, Max Volume
Engineers: Günther "Mr. Cool" Kasper, Max Carola, Max Volume, Jürgen Lusky
Engineering assistance: Alessandro Benedetti
Photography : Thomas Stachelhaus
Styling: Uschi Ries
Litho: RGI Dortmund Germany
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
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"Die Kelly Family" .
Berliner Kurier (in German). 23 November 1997. Retrieved 24 September 2008 . [
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"Austriancharts.at – The Kelly Family – Almost Heaven" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
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"Dutchcharts.nl – The Kelly Family – Almost Heaven" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
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"Ultratop.be – The Kelly Family – Almost Heaven" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
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"Offiziellecharts.de – The Kelly Family – Almost Heaven" (in German).
GfK Entertainment Charts . Retrieved April 4, 2017.
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"Album Top 40 slágerlista – 1996. 45. hét" (in Hungarian).
MAHASZ . Retrieved April 4, 2017.
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"Norwegiancharts.com – The Kelly Family – Almost Heaven" . Hung Medien. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
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"Spanishcharts.com – The Kelly Family – Almost Heaven" . Hung Medien. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
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"Swisscharts.com – The Kelly Family – Almost Heaven" . Hung Medien. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
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"Jahreshitparade Alben 1996" . austriancharts.at . Retrieved August 30, 2020 .
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"Jaaroverzichten – Album 1996" . dutchcharts.nl . Retrieved August 30, 2020 .
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"Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts (1996)" . Retrieved April 4, 2017 .
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"Jahreshitparade Alben 1997" . austriancharts.at . Retrieved August 30, 2020 .
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"Jaaroverzichten 1997" . Ultratop. Retrieved August 30, 2020 .
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"Jaaroverzichten – Album 1997" . dutchcharts.nl . Retrieved August 30, 2020 .
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"Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts (1997)" . Retrieved April 4, 2017 .
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"Austrian album certifications – The Kelly Family – Almost Heaven" (in German).
IFPI Austria.
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"French album certifications – Vangelis – PORTRAITS" (in French).
Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique .
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"Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (The Kelly Family; ' Almost Heaven' )" (in German).
Bundesverband Musikindustrie .
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"Dutch album certifications – The Kelly Family – Almost Heaven" (in Dutch).
Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers . Retrieved 16 March 2019 . Enter Almost Heaven in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 1997 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen" .
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"IFPI Norsk platebransje Trofeer 1993–2011" (in Norwegian).
IFPI Norway. Retrieved 16 March 2019 .
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"Wyróżnienia – Platynowe płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 1997 roku" (in Polish).
Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry .
^ Salaverrie, Fernando (September 2005).
Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (PDF) (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Madrid:
Fundación Autor/SGAE . p. 941.
ISBN
84-8048-639-2 . Retrieved 7 October 2019 .
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"The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (' Almost Heaven' )" . IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
External links
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