Over the Hump

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 and recorded at the Sound Studio N in Cologne, it was released on 26 August 1994 throughout most of Europe. The album reached number-one in Austria, Germany and Switzerland, resulting in 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, Norway and Spain and sold more than 1.8 million copies within the first five months of its release.[1]

For World War II resupply missions from India to China, see The Hump.
Over the Hump
Studio album by
The Kelly Family
Released26 August 1994
Recorded1994
StudioSound Studio N
(Cologne, Germany)
Genre
Length49:46
LabelKEL-Life
Producer
The Kelly Family chronology
The Very Best Over 10 Years
(1993)		 Over the Hump
(1994)		 Christmas for All
(1995)

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] It produced the band's first number-one hit single, "An Angel", and yielded three further top twenty singles "Why Why Why", "Roses of Red" and "First Time". In 2019, The Kelly Family produced the studio album 25 Years Later to commemorate with the release of Over the Hump.[3]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Why Why Why" (lead vocals: Joey, Paddy)The Kelly Family
  • Hartmut Pfannmüller
  • Kathy Kelly
3:33
2."Father's Nose" (lead vocals: Kathy)The Kelly Family
  • Hartmut Pfannmüller
  • Kathy Kelly
3:18
3."First Time" (lead vocals: Patricia)The Kelly Family
  • Hartmut Pfannmüller
  • Kathy Kelly
4:14
4."Baby Smile" (lead vocals: Barby)The Kelly Family
  • Hartmut Pfannmüller
  • Kathy Kelly
3:36
5."Cover the Road" (lead vocals: Jimmy)The Kelly Family
  • Hartmut Pfannmüller
  • Kathy Kelly
3:59
6."She's Crazy" (lead vocals: Barby)The Kelly Family
  • Hartmut Pfannmüller
  • Kathy Kelly
3:40
7."Ares qui" (lead vocals: Paddy, Kathy, Jimmy)The Kelly Family
  • Hartmut Pfannmüller
  • Kathy Kelly
3:49
8."Key to My Heart" (lead vocals: Paddy, Joey)The Kelly Family
  • Hartmut Pfannmüller
  • Kathy Kelly
  • Dan Kelly
2:57
9."Roses of Red" (lead vocals: Maite)The Kelly Family
  • Hartmut Pfannmüller
  • Kathy Kelly
3:46
10."Once in a While" (lead vocals: Angelo)The Kelly Family
  • Hartmut Pfannmüller
  • Kathy Kelly
2:52
11."Break Free" (lead vocals: Barby)The Kelly Family
  • Hartmut Pfannmüller
  • Kathy Kelly
2:37
12."An Angel" (lead vocals: Paddy, Angelo)The Kelly Family
  • Hartmut Pfannmüller
  • Kathy Kelly
3:44
13."The Wolf" (lead vocals: Joey)The Kelly Family
  • Hartmut Pfannmüller
  • Kathy Kelly
3:25
14."Santa Maria" (lead vocals: Johnny, Angelo)The Kelly Family
  • Hartmut Pfannmüller
  • Kathy Kelly
3:07

Personnel

Credits are taken from the album's liner notes.[4]

Instruments and performances

Technical and production

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)[16] 2× Platinum 100,000*
Germany (BVMI)[17] 9× Gold 2,250,000^
Poland (ZPAV)[18] 3× Platinum 300,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[19] Platinum 100,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[20] 2× Platinum 100,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments 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. "25 Years Later". Amazon.de. Retrieved 2019-10-05.
  4. Over the Hump (CD liner). The Kelly Family. KEL-Life Records. 1994.CS1 maint: others (link)
  5. "Austriancharts.at – The Kelly Family – Over the Hump" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  6. "Dutchcharts.nl – The Kelly Family – Over the Hump" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  7. "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  8. "Top 40 album DVD és válogatáslemez-lista – 9. 1996. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  9. "Norwegiancharts.com – The Kelly Family – Over the Hump". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  10. "Spanishcharts.com – The Kelly Family – Over the Hump". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
  11. "Swisscharts.com – The Kelly Family – Over the Hump". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  12. "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts (1994)". Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  13. "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts (1995)". Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  14. "Schweizer Jahreshitparade Alben 1995 – hitparade.ch". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  15. "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts (1996)". Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  16. "Austrian album certifications – The Kelly Family – Over the Hump" (in German). IFPI Austria.
  17. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (The Kelly Family; 'Over the Hump')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  18. "Polish album certifications – The Kelly Family – Over the Hump" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry.
  19. Salaverrie, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (PDF) (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Madrid: Fundación Autor/SGAE. p. 942. ISBN 84-8048-639-2. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
  20. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (The Kelly Family; 'Over the Hump')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
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