Night Owls (album)

For other uses, see Night Owl.

1990 studio album by Vaya Con Dios

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
| Vaya Con Dios
(1988)  | Night Owls
(1990)  | Time Flies
(1992)

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|

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

## Track listing

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Side ANo.| Title| Length

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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 BNo.| Title| Length

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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

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* 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

## Charts

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### Weekly charts

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| Chart (1990–1993)  | Peak
position

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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

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| Chart (1990)  | Position

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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

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Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[11] | 94
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12] | 20
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] | 12

## Certifications and sales

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Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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Austria (IFPI Austria)[14] | Platinum  | 50,000*
Belgium (BEA)[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

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1. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Vaya Con Dios – Night Owls" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
2. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Vaya Con Dios – Night Owls" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
3. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Vaya Con Dios – Night Owls" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
4. ^ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 1993. 4. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
5. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Vaya Con Dios – Night Owls". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
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.
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.
16. ^ a b c d e "BMG Int'I Lets Vaya Con Dios Album Fly". Billboard. 17 October 1992. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
17. ^ a b "Vaya Con Dios" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
18. ^ "French album certifications – Vaya Con Dios – Night Owls" (in French). InfoDisc. Select VAYA CON DIOS and click OK.
19. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Vaya Con Dios; 'Night Owls')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
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".
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.
22. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Night Owls')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.

## External links

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* Night Owls at Discogs
* Album Night Owls at Eurosong.ru

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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

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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