Over the Hump

This article is about the music album. For the cargo resupply missions, see the Hump.
Over the Hump
Studio album by The Kelly Family
Released 1994
Recorded Sound Studio N
(Cologne, Germany)
Genre Pop, rock pop, folk
Label KEL-Life Records
Producer Dan Kelly, Mike Ungefehr (exec.), Paddy Kelly, Kathy Kelly, Hartmut Pfannmüller
The Kelly Family chronology

The Very Best Over 10 Years
(1993)		 Over the Hump
(1994)		 Christmas for All
(1995)

Over the Hump is the eighth regular studio album by European-American pop group The Kelly Family. Co-produced by Hartmut Müller and Kathy Kelly, it was released in 1994 (see 1994 in music) throughout most of Europe.

The album reached number-one in Austria, Germany and Switzerland, resulting into the group's breakthrough in German-speaking Europe after years of minor successful studio and live releases. It also entered the top 30 in the Netherlands and Norway and sold more than 1.8 million copies within the first five months of its release.[1] Over the Hump eventually sold more than 2.25 million copies in Germany alone, making it one of the biggest-selling albums of German origin to date.[2]

Track listing

  1. "Why Why Why" (lead vocals: Joey, Paddy) – 3:33
  2. "Father's Nose" (lead vocals: Kathy) – 3:18
  3. "First Time" (lead vocals: Patricia) – 4:14
  4. "Baby Smile" (lead vocals: Barby) – 3:36
  5. "Cover the Road" (lead vocals: Jimmy) – 3:59
  6. "She's Crazy" (lead vocals: Barby) – 3:40
  7. "Ares qui" (lead vocals: Paddy, Kathy, Jimmy) – 3:49
  8. "Key to My Heart" (lead vocals: Paddy, Joey) – 2:57
  9. "Roses of Red" (lead vocals: Maite) – 3:46
  10. "Once in a While" (lead vocals: Angelo) – 3:47
  11. "Break Free" (lead vocals: Barby) – 2:37
  12. "An Angel" (lead vocals: Paddy, Angelo) – 3:44
  13. "The Wolf" (lead vocals: Joey) – 3:25
  14. "Santa Maria" (lead vocals: Johnny, Angelo) – 3:07

Credits and personnel

Production

  • Album producers: Dan Kelly, Kathy Kelly, Paddy Kelly
  • Executive producers: Dan Kelly, Mike Ungefehr
  • Writing: The Kelly Family
  • Recording: Günther Kasper
  • Mastering: Radu Marinescu, Pfannmüller
  • Mixing: Pfannmüller
    • Mixing assistance: Kathy Kelly, Ungefehr
  • Photography: Thomas Stachelhaus
  • Hairstyling: Uschi Ries
  • Cover design: Dan Kelly & so.wie?.so!

Charts and certifications

Charts

Chart (1994) Peak
position
Austrian Albums Chart[3] 1
Dutch Albums Chart[3] 24
German Albums Chart[3] 1
Hungarian Albums Chart[4] 3
Norwegian Albums Chart[3] 26
Swiss Albums Chart[3] 1

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Austria (IFPI Austria)[5] 2× Platinum 100,000x
Germany (BVMI)[6] 9× Gold 2,250,000^
Poland (ZPAV)[7] 3× Platinum 300,000*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[8] 2× Platinum 100,000x

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ "Meine Familie und ICH". Focus (in German). 1995-10-10. Retrieved 2008-09-20.
  2. ↑ "Die Meistestverkauftesten". ZEIT Online (in German). 2008-03-05. Retrieved 2008-09-20.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "THE KELLY FAMILY - OVER THE HUMP (ALBUM)". Swisscharts. Retrieved 2008-09-20.
  4. ↑ "Hungarian Albums Chart". Mahasz.hu. Retrieved 2009-12-03.
  5. ↑ "Austrian album certifications – The Kelly Family – Over the Hump" (in German). IFPI Austria. Enter The Kelly Family in the field Interpret. Enter Over the Hump in the field Titel. Select album in the field Format. Click Suchen
  6. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (The Kelly Family; 'Over the Hump')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  7. ↑ "Polish album certifications – The Kelly Family – Over the Hump" (in Polish). Polish Producers of Audio and Video (ZPAV).
  8. ↑ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (The Kelly Family; 'Over the Hump')". Hung Medien.

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