Girls in the House
2003 studio album by Preluders
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Girls in the House is the debut studio album by German girl group Preluders. It was released on 24 November 2003 by Cheyenne Records along with Polydor and Zeitgeist. Entirely co-produced by Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen, and Gena Wernik, the album peaked at number 2 in Germany, number 4 in Switzerland, and number 5 in Austria, eventually receiving a gold certification for more than 100,000 albums sold. The album spawned three singles, including the promotional cover single "Losing My Religion", German number-one single "Everyday Girl", and bilingual "Bal Privé".
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| Released | 24 November 2003 | |||
| Length | 42:13 | |||
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Critical reception
Stefan Johannesberg from laut.de rated the album two out of five stars.[1] He found that Girls in the House lacked charisma but displayed "a few good approaches. Whenever fast-paced grooves dominate songs like the title track, the first single "Everyday Girl" or the straight "Riding On a Lovetrain", the vocals of the five young singers do not stand out in a negative way, but rather act as a nice-sounding accessory. There is simply not enough more."[1]
Chart performance
Girls in the House debuted and peaked at number two on the German Albums Chart in the week of 8 December 2003 – second only to Robbie Williams' Live Summer 2003.[2] In 2004, it was certified Gold by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI) for shipments figures in excess of 100,000 units.[3] The album also reached number three on the Swiss Albums Chart and debuted at number 13 on the Austrian Albums Chart.[4][5] It was ranked 77th on the Swiss Albums year-end chart.[6]
Track listing
All tracks produced by Jörn-Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen and Gena Wernik.[7]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Girls in the House" |
| 3:20 |
| 2. | "Everyday Girl" |
| 3:23 |
| 3. | "Bal privé" |
| 3:13 |
| 4. | "Catch Me" |
| 3:28 |
| 5. | "Losing My Religion" | 4:22 | |
| 6. | "Bye Bye for the Better" |
| 3:29 |
| 7. | "We Love to Entertain You" |
| 3:43 |
| 8. | "Riding on a Lovetrain" |
| 4:02 |
| 9. | "Sundown" |
| 3:44 |
| 10. | "I Tattoo You" |
| 3:35 |
| 11. | "You're Blocking My Sun" |
| 3:32 |
| 12. | "Born to Love You Forever" |
| 3:41 |
| Total length: | 42:13 | ||
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Germany (BVMI)[3] | Gold | 100,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||