Almost Heaven
1996 studio album by The Kelly Family
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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 at 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.[1]
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| Released | October 25, 1996 | |||
| Recorded | 1996 | |||
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| Length | 48:35 | |||
| Label | Kel-Life | |||
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 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,) | The Kelly Family |
| 4:03 |
| 5. | "You Belong to Me" (lead vocals: Patricia, 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,) | The Kelly Family |
| 3:42 |
Personnel
Credits are taken from the album's liner notes.[2]
Instruments and performances
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Technical and production
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Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Austria (IFPI Austria)[18] | 2× Platinum | 100,000* |
| France (SNEP)[19] | Gold | 100,000* |
| Germany (BVMI)[20] | 2× Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
| Netherlands (NVPI)[21] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
| Norway (IFPI Norway)[22] | Platinum | 50,000* |
| Poland (ZPAV)[23] | 2× Platinum | 200,000* |
| Spain (Promusicae)[24] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
| Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[25] | 2× Platinum | 100,000^ |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||