Night Owls (album)

Night Owls
Night Owls
Studio album by Vaya Con Dios
Released	25 April 1990
Recorded	Winter 1989–1990
Studio	BSB Studios in Brussels
Genre	Jazz; blues; soul; Latin pop; gypsy; soft rock;
Length	40:37
Label	Ariola Records
Producer	Dani Klein; Dirk Schoufs
Vaya Con Dios chronology

Night Owls is the second studio album by Vaya Con Dios. It was released in 1990.

Track listing

Side A
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Nah Neh Nah"	2:52
2.	"Far Gone Now"	3:08
3.	"Sunny Days"	3:29
4.	"Sally"	3:28
5.	"Something’s Got A Hold On Me"	2:36
6.	"I Don’t Want To Know"	3:35

Side B
No.	Title	Length
1.	"What's a Woman?"	3:56
2.	"Night Owls"	3:56
3.	"Pack Your Memories"	3:04
4.	"With You"	4:02
5.	"Travelling Light"	3:32
6.	"Quand elle rit aux éclats"	3:46

Personnel

André Brasseur – Hammond organ
Bruno Castellucci – drums
Steve Clisby – background vocals
Verona Davis – background vocals
Jason Johnson – background vocals
Dani Klein – vocals
Eric Melaerts – acoustic guitar
Patrick Mortier – trumpet, flugelhorn
Dirk Schoufs – bass guitar, arranger, producer
Frank Wuyts – piano
Marc François – mixing engineer

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1990–1993)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[1]	4
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[2]	5
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[3]	6
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)^[4]	32
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[5]	8
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[6]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1990)	Position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[7]	9
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[8]	14
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[9]	33
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[10]	2

Chart (1991)	Position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[11]	94
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[12]	20
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[13]	12

Certifications and sales


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)^[14]	Platinum	50,000^*
Belgium (BRMA)^[15]	Platinum	30,000^*
Denmark	—	27,000^[16]
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)^[17]	Gold	29,481^[17]
France (SNEP)^[18]	Gold	140,000^[16]
Germany (BVMI)^[19]	Platinum	500,000^{^}
Netherlands (NVPI)^[20]	Platinum	100,000^{^}
Norway	—	10,000^[16]
Sweden (GLF)^[21]	Gold	56,000^[16]
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)^[22]	3× Platinum	150,000^{^}
Summaries
Worldwide	—	2,000,000^[16]
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "Austriancharts.at – Vaya Con Dios – Night Owls" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Vaya Con Dios – Night Owls" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Vaya Con Dios – Night Owls" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
^ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 1993. 4. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – Vaya Con Dios – Night Owls". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Vaya Con Dios – Night Owls". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
^ "Jahreshitparade Alben 1990". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
^ "Jaaroverzichten – Album 1990". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1990". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
^ "Jaaroverzichten – Album 1991". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1991". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
^ "Austrian album certifications – Vaya Con Dios – Night Owls" (in German). IFPI Austria.
^ "Night Owls - Platinum in Belgium" (PDF). Music & Media. 24 November 1990. p. 14. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "BMG Int'I Lets Vaya Con Dios Album Fly". Billboard. 17 October 1992. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Vaya Con Dios" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
^ "French album certifications – Vaya Con Dios – Night Owls" (in French). InfoDisc. Select VAYA CON DIOS and click OK.
^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Vaya Con Dios; 'Night Owls')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
^ "Dutch album certifications – Vaya Con Dios – Night Owls" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved 28 November 2018. Enter Night Owls in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 1992 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".
^ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-17. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Night Owls')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.

External links

Night Owls at Discogs
Album Night Owls at Eurosong.ru

[ac_Austria_Vaya_Con_Dios-1] "Austriancharts.at – Vaya Con Dios – Night Owls" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 October 2020.

[ac_Netherlands_Vaya_Con_Dios-2] "Dutchcharts.nl – Vaya Con Dios – Night Owls" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 October 2020.

[ac_Germany4_Vaya_Con_Dios-3] "Offiziellecharts.de – Vaya Con Dios – Night Owls" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 9 October 2020.

[ac_Hungary_-4] "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 1993. 4. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 9 October 2020.

[ac_Sweden_Vaya_Con_Dios-5] "Swedishcharts.com – Vaya Con Dios – Night Owls". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 October 2020.

[ac_Switzerland_Vaya_Con_Dios-6] "Swisscharts.com – Vaya Con Dios – Night Owls". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 October 2020.

[7] "Jahreshitparade Alben 1990". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 9 October 2020.

[8] "Jaaroverzichten – Album 1990". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 9 October 2020.

[9] "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 9 October 2020.

[10] "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1990". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 9 October 2020.

[11] "Jaaroverzichten – Album 1991". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 9 October 2020.

[12] "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 9 October 2020.

[13] "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1991". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 9 October 2020.

[AustriaVaya_Con_DiosNight_OwlsalbumCertRef-14] "Austrian album certifications – Vaya Con Dios – Night Owls" (in German). IFPI Austria.

[15] "Night Owls - Platinum in Belgium" (PDF). Music & Media. 24 November 1990. p. 14. Retrieved 7 November 2019.

[billboard-16] "BMG Int'I Lets Vaya Con Dios Album Fly". Billboard. 17 October 1992. Retrieved 17 February 2019.

[FinlandVaya_Con_DiosVaya_Con_DiosalbumCertRef-17] "Vaya Con Dios" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.

[FranceVaya_Con_DiosNight_OwlsalbumCertRef-18] "French album certifications – Vaya Con Dios – Night Owls" (in French). InfoDisc. Select VAYA CON DIOS and click OK.

[GermanyVaya_Con_DiosNight_OwlsalbumCertRef-19] "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Vaya Con Dios; 'Night Owls')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.

[NetherlandsVaya_Con_DiosNight_OwlsalbumCertRef-20] "Dutch album certifications – Vaya Con Dios – Night Owls" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved 28 November 2018. Enter Night Owls in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 1992 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".

[SwedenVaya_Con_DiosNight_OwlsalbumCertRef-21] "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-17. Retrieved 17 February 2019.

[SwitzerlandVaya_Con_DiosNight_OwlsalbumCertRef-22] "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Night Owls')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.

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v t e Vaya Con Dios
Dani Klein Jean-Michel Gielen
Albums	Vaya Con Dios (1988) Night Owls (1990) Time Flies (1992) Roots and Wings (1995) The Promise (2004)
Singles	"Just a Friend of Mine" (1987) "Nah Neh Nah" (1990) "What's a Woman?" (1990) "Don't Break My Heart" (1995)
Label	Ariola