The Album (Haddaway album)

The Album
The Album
Studio album by Haddaway
Released	7 May 1993
Genre	Eurodance; techno;
Length	54:57
Label	Coconut / Arista
Producer	Walter Bee; Haddaway; Dee Dee Halligan; Junior Torello; Alex Trime;
Haddaway chronology
Singles from The Album
	"What Is Love"; Released: 18 January 1993; "Life"; Released: 30 July 1993; "I Miss You"; Released: 28 November 1993; "Rock My Heart"; Released: March 1994;
Alternative cover
	US cover

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Billboard	(favorable)^[3]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[4]
Music Week	^[5]
Smash Hits	^[6]

The Album (also known as Haddaway in North America and L'Album in France) is the debut album by Trinidadian-German Eurodance recording artist Haddaway, released in May 1993 by Coconut Records.^[7] It includes the hit singles "What Is Love" and "Life". The lead single, "What Is Love", was certified gold by the RIAA for sales of over 500,000 copies.^[8] In 2011, the album was released onto the iTunes Store by Razor & Tie.

Critical reception

Alan Jones from Music Week wrote, "Not a one-hit wonder" proclaimed the posters flagging Haddaway's second single "Life", and they were right. Nor, on the evidence here, will he stop at two hits. His career-launching "What Is Love" is the pick of the pack for sure, but there's enough upbeat and commercial house and hi-NRG here to ensure he has a run of hits. This type of album is, however, notoriously difficult to get away, as even his labelmates Snap have discovered."^[5]

Track listing

*The Album* — standard version
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"What Is Love"	Junior Torello	Dee Dee Halligan	Halligan Torello	4:27
2.	"Shout"	Torello	Halligan	Halligan Torello	4:33
3.	"Yeah"	Haddaway Alex Trime	Haddaway Trime	Halligan Torello	3:41
4.	"Rock My Heart"	Torello	Halligan	Halligan Torello	4:16
5.	"When the Feeling's Gone"	Haddaway	Halligan Haddaway	Halligan Torello	4:15
6.	"What Is Love" (Rapino Brothers mix)	Torello	Halligan	Halligan Torello The Rapino Brothers^[a]	3:48
7.	"Life"	Torello	Halligan	Halligan Torello	4:18
8.	"Mama's House"	Haddaway Trime	Haddaway Trime	Halligan Torello	4:03
9.	"Come Back (Love Has Got a Hold On Me)"	Torello	Halligan	Halligan Torello	3:57
10.	"Sing About Love"	Haddaway	Haddaway Trime Walter Bee	Trime Haddaway Bee	4:40
11.	"I Miss You"	Torello Clyde Lieberman	Halligan	Halligan Torello	4:12
12.	"Life" (album re-mix)	Torello	Halligan	Halligan Torello Gary Jones^[a] Trime^[a]	4:30

*The Album* — standard version with 2nd edition
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"What Is Love-(Eat-This-Mix)"	Junior Torello	Dee Dee Halligan	Halligan Torello	6:57
2.	"Life" (Mission Control)	Torello	Halligan	Halligan Torello	7:03
3.	"Yeah"	Haddaway Alex Trime	Haddaway Trime	Halligan Torello	3:41
4.	"Come Back (Love Has Got a Hold On Me)"	Torello	Halligan	Halligan Torello	4:16
5.	"I Miss You" (Club Mix)	Torello Clyde Lieberman	Halligan	Halligan Torello	6:25
6.	"What Is Love" (Rapino Brothers mix)	Torello	Halligan	Halligan Torello The Rapino Brothers^[a]	3:48
7.	"Stir It Up"	Bob Marley	Marley	Halligan Torello	4:45
8.	"When the Feeling's Gone"	Haddaway	Halligan Haddaway	Halligan Torello	4:15
9.	"Sing About Love"	Haddaway	Haddaway Trime Walter Bee	Trime Haddaway Bee	4:40
10.	"Mama's House"	Haddaway Trime	Haddaway Trime	Halligan Torello	4:03
11.	"Rock My Heart-Generic Heartbeat-Mix"	Torello	Halligan	Halligan Torello	7:11
12.	"Tell Me Where It Hurts"	Diane Warren	Warren	Halligan Torello	4:09
13.	"Shout"	Torello	Halligan	Halligan Torello	4:33
14.	"Life" (Club Life)	Haddaway	Halligan Haddaway	Halligan Torello	6:13

*The Album* — 2nd edition with 12” Mix Versions
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"What Is Love 12” Mix"	Junior Torello	Dee Dee Halligan	Halligan Torello	6:41
2.	"Life" (12” Mix)	Torello	Halligan	Halligan Torello	5:54
3.	"Yeah"	Haddaway Alex Trime	Haddaway Trime	Halligan Torello	3:41
4.	"Come Back (Love Has Got a Hold On Me)"	Torello	Halligan	Halligan Torello	4:16
5.	"I Miss You" (12” Mix)	Torello Clyde Lieberman	Halligan	Halligan Torello	5:18
6.	"What Is Love" (Rapino Brothers mix)	Torello	Halligan	Halligan Torello The Rapino Brothers^[a]	3:48
7.	"Stir It Up"	Bob Marley	Marley	Halligan Torello	4:45
8.	"When the Feeling's Gone"	Haddaway	Halligan Haddaway	Halligan Torello	4:15
9.	"Sing About Love"	Haddaway	Haddaway Trime Walter Bee	Trime Haddaway Bee	4:40
10.	"Mama's House"	Haddaway Trime	Haddaway Trime	Halligan Torello	4:03
11.	"Rock My Heart"	Torello	Halligan	Halligan Torello	4:16
12.	"Tell Me Where It Hurts"	Diane Warren	Warren	Halligan Torello	4:09
13.	"Shout"	Torello	Halligan	Halligan Torello	4:33
14.	"Life" (album re-mix)	Haddaway	Halligan Haddaway	Halligan Torello Gary Jones^[a] Trime^[a]	4:44

*Haddaway* — North American version
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"What Is Love"	Junior Torello	Dee Dee Halligan	Halligan Torello	4:31
2.	"Life (Everybody Needs Somebody to Love)"	Torello	Halligan	Halligan Torello	4:19
3.	"Yeah"	Haddaway Alex Trime	Haddaway Trime	Halligan Torello	3:43
4.	"Come Back (Love Has Got a Hold On Me)"	Torello	Halligan	Halligan Torello	4:01
5.	"I Miss You" (radio edit)	Torello Clyde Lieberman	Halligan	Halligan Torello	3:41
6.	"What Is Love" (Rapino Brothers mix)	Torello	Halligan	Halligan Torello The Rapino Brothers^[a]	3:50
7.	"Stir It Up"	Bob Marley	Marley	Halligan Torello	4:25
8.	"Sing About Love"	Haddaway	Haddaway Trime Walter Bee	Trime Haddaway Bee	4:43
9.	"Mama's House"	Haddaway Trime	Haddaway Trime	Halligan Torello	4:05
10.	"Rock My Heart"	Torello	Halligan	Halligan Torello	4:20
11.	"Tell Me Where It Hurts"	Diane Warren	Warren	Halligan Torello	4:12
12.	"Shout"	Torello	Halligan	Halligan Torello	4:36
13.	"Life (Everybody Needs Somebody to Love)" (Mission Control mix)	Haddaway	Halligan Haddaway	Halligan Torello Gary Jones^[a] Trime^[a]	7:02

Notes

^{^[a]} signifies a remixer

Personnel

All songs arranged by Dee Dee Halligan and Alex Trime, except "Yeah" and "Mama's House" (arranged by Trime/Haddaway/Gary Jones) and "Sing About Love" (arranged by Trime/Haddaway)
Produced by Dee Dee Halligan and Junior Torello, except "Sing About Love" (produced by Haddaway, Alex Trime and Walter Bee)
Recorded and mixed by Gary Jones, except track 7 (mixed by Gary Jones and Henning McCoy)
Track 6 remixed by The Rapino Brothers; track 12 remixed by Jones/Trime
All songs on original recording published by A La Carte Music.
Haddaway – lead vocals
Lisa Noya - backing vocals on The Album, additional backing vocals on The Album 2nd Edition by Elkie Schlimbach, Rena T. Otta
Alex Trime – keyboards

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1993–94)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[9]	73
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[10]	12
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[11]	16
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[12]	5
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)^[13]	5
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[14]	3
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[15]	2
UK Albums (OCC)^[16]	9
US Billboard 200^[17]	111

Year-end charts

Chart (1993)	Position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[18]	64
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[19]	29

Chart (1994)	Position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[20]	44
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[21]	36

Certifications and sales


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)^[22]	Gold	25,000^*
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)^[23]	Gold	100,000^*
Canada (Music Canada)^[24]	Gold	50,000^{^}
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)^[25]	Gold	42,899^[25]
France (SNEP)^[26]	Gold	100,000^*
Germany (BVMI)^[27]	Platinum	500,000^{^}
Norway (IFPI Norway)^[28]	Gold	25,000^*
Sweden (GLF)^[29]	Gold	50,000^{^}
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)^[30]	Platinum	50,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)^[31]	Gold	100,000^{^}
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ Tilli, Robbert (1 May 1993). "Haddaway Makes Headway into Europe". Music & Media. Vol. 10, no. 18. p. 14. New single: What Is Love released on January 18...
^ AllMusic review
^ (December 1993). "Haddaway – Haddaway". Billboard.
^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 58.
^ ^a ^b Jones, Alan (16 October 1993). "Market Preview: Mainstream - Albums" (PDF). Music Week. p. 21. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
^ Stanton, Pete (13 October 1993). "New Albums". Smash Hits. p. 51. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
^ Weinert, Ellie (26 March 1994). "Casebook: Haddaway". Billboard. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
^ RIAA Searchable Database; Key Word: Haddaway Archived 25 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine
^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
^ "Austriancharts.at – Haddaway – The Album" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Haddaway – The Album" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Haddaway – The Album" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Haddaway – The Album". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – Haddaway – The Album". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Haddaway – The Album". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
^ "Haddaway | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
^ "Haddaway Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1993". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1994". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
^ "Austrian album certifications – Haddaway – The Album" (in German). IFPI Austria.
^ "Brazilian album certifications – Haddaway – The Album" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil.
^ "Canadian album certifications – Haddaway – The Album". Music Canada.
^ ^a ^b "Haddaway" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
^ "French album certifications – Haddaway – The Album" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Haddaway; 'The Album')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
^ "IFPI Norsk platebransje Trofeer 1993–2011" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway.
^ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-17.
^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('The Album')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
^ "British album certifications – Haddaway – The Album". British Phonographic Industry.

External links

[1] Tilli, Robbert (1 May 1993). "Haddaway Makes Headway into Europe". Music & Media. Vol. 10, no. 18. p. 14. New single: What Is Love released on January 18...

[2] AllMusic review

[3] (December 1993). "Haddaway – Haddaway". Billboard.

[4] Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 58.

[alanjones-5] Jones, Alan (16 October 1993). "Market Preview: Mainstream - Albums" (PDF). Music Week. p. 21. Retrieved 2 February 2023.

[6] Stanton, Pete (13 October 1993). "New Albums". Smash Hits. p. 51. Retrieved 2 February 2023.

[7] Weinert, Ellie (26 March 1994). "Casebook: Haddaway". Billboard. Retrieved 13 August 2011.

[8] RIAA Searchable Database; Key Word: Haddaway Archived 25 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine

[9] Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.

[ac_Austria_Haddaway-10] "Austriancharts.at – Haddaway – The Album" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 December 2020.

[ac_Netherlands_Haddaway-11] "Dutchcharts.nl – Haddaway – The Album" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 December 2020.

[ac_Germany4_Haddaway-12] "Offiziellecharts.de – Haddaway – The Album" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 27 December 2020.

[ac_Norway_Haddaway-13] "Norwegiancharts.com – Haddaway – The Album". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 December 2020.

[ac_Sweden_Haddaway-14] "Swedishcharts.com – Haddaway – The Album". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 December 2020.

[ac_Switzerland_Haddaway-15] "Swisscharts.com – Haddaway – The Album". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 December 2020.

[ac_UK_Haddaway-16] "Haddaway | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 27 December 2020.

[ac_Billboard200_Haddaway-17] "Haddaway Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 27 December 2020.

[18] "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 27 December 2020.

[19] "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1993". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 27 December 2020.

[20] "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 27 December 2020.

[21] "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1994". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 27 December 2020.

[AustriaHaddawayThe_AlbumalbumCertRef-22] "Austrian album certifications – Haddaway – The Album" (in German). IFPI Austria.

[BrazilHaddawayThe_AlbumalbumCertRef-23] "Brazilian album certifications – Haddaway – The Album" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil.

[CanadaHaddawayThe_AlbumalbumCertRef-24] "Canadian album certifications – Haddaway – The Album". Music Canada.

[FinlandHaddawayThe_AlbumalbumCertRef-25] "Haddaway" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.

[FranceHaddawayThe_AlbumalbumCertRef-26] "French album certifications – Haddaway – The Album" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.

[GermanyHaddawayThe_AlbumalbumCertRef-27] "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Haddaway; 'The Album')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.

[NorwayHaddawayThe_AlbumalbumCertRef-28] "IFPI Norsk platebransje Trofeer 1993–2011" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway.

[SwedenHaddawayThe_AlbumalbumCertRef-29] "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-17.

[SwitzerlandHaddawayThe_AlbumalbumCertRef-30] "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('The Album')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.

[United_KingdomHaddawayThe_AlbumalbumCertRef-31] "British album certifications – Haddaway – The Album". British Phonographic Industry.

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v t e Haddaway
Studio albums	The Album The Drive Let's Do It Now My Face Pop Splits Gotta Be
Singles	"What Is Love" "Life" "I Miss You" "Rock My Heart" "Stir It Up" "Fly Away" "Catch a Fire"