Stronger (Kate Ryan album)

2004 studio album by Kate Ryan

Stronger

Studio album by

Kate Ryan

Released| March 26, 2004
Length| 57:02
Label| EMI Belgium
Producer|

* AJ Duncan
* Martin Hanzén
* Jimmy Thörnfeldt
* Phil Wilde

Kate Ryan chronology
| Different
(2002)  | Stronger
(2004)  | Alive
(2006)

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Singles from  Stronger

1. "Only If I"
Released: February 21, 2004
2. "The Promise You Made/La Promesse"
Released: June 12, 2004
3. "Goodbye"
Released: November 06, 2004

Stronger is the second studio album by Belgian singer Kate Ryan, released in 2004 in Europe and 2005 in the United States.

Stronger includes the hits singles "Only If I", "The Promise You Made", and "Goodbye".

## Track listing

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"Hurry Up" was produced by Martin Hanzén and Jimmy Thörnfeldt; all other songs were produced by AJ Duncan and Phil Wilde

No.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "Another Day"|

* Andy Janssens
* Phil Wilde
* Steven Tracey

| 4:43
2.| "Only If I"|

* Jeanette Olsson
* Niclas Kings
* Niklas Bergwall

| 3:52
3.| "Je lance un appel"|

* Wilde
* Marc Gilson

| 4:04
4.| "The Promise You Made" (originally by Cock Robin)| Peter Kingsbery| 3:28
5.| "Hands Up"|

* Kate Ryan
* Janssens
* Wilde
* Tracey

| 3:43
6.| "I Like the Way"|

* Ryan
* Janssens
* Wilde
* Tracey

| 3:42
7.| "Scream & Shout"|

* Ryan
* Janssens
* Wilde
* Tracey

| 4:25
8.| "Can You Fix This?"|

* Ryan
* Janssens
* Wilde
* Wanda Walker Janssens

| 4:04
9.| "Start Me Up"|

* Ryan
* Janssens
* Wilde
* Tracey

| 3:33
10.| "Hurry Up"|

* Ryan
* Janssens
* Wilde

| 3:14
11.| "The Rain"| Ryan| 3:21
12.| "We Belong Together"|

* Ryan
* Janssens

| 3:56
13.| "Hard to Reveal"|

* Kate Ryan
* Janssens
* Wilde
* Walker Janssens

| 4:09
14.| "Goodbye"|

* Ryan
* Wilde

| 3:42

German bonus track[1]No.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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15.| "La promesse"|

* Kingsbery
* Jo Lemaire

| 3:29

2005 North American edition by Water Music DanceNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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15.| "The Promise You Made" (Extended Version)|

* Kingsbery

| 6:00
16.| "So In Love"|

* Ryan
* Janssens
* Wilde
* Shamrock

| 3:49
17.| "Libertine" (French lyrics)|

* Laurent Boutonnat
* Jean-Claude Déquéant

| 6:42

## Personnel

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* Kate Ryan – Vocals, lyricist
* Andy Janssens a.k.a. AJ Duncan – Producer, lyricist, conductor, pre–producer, keyboards, synths & protocols programming
* Phil Wilde – Producer, lyricist, conductor, keyboards, synths & protocols programming
* Martin Hanzén – Producer
* Jimmy Thörnfeldt – Producer
* Steven Tracey – Lyricist
* Niklas Bergwall – Lyricist
* Niclas Kings – Lyricist
* Jeanette Olsson – Lyricist
* Marc Gilson – Lyricist
* Wanda Walker Janssens – Lyricist
* Jo Lemaire – French translations ("La Promesse")
* Mieke Aerts – Backing vocals
* Jody Pijper – Backing vocals
* Patrick Vinx – Backing vocals
* Peter Bauwens – Backing vocals
* Eric Melaerts – Guitars
* Patrick Hamilton – Acoustic piano & strings arrangement
* Peter Bulkens – Mixing
* Sander van der Heide – Mastering
* Ivo Kljuce – Photography
* Bea Brych – Make–up

## Charts

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Weekly chart performance for Stronger  Chart (2004)  | Peak
position

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Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[2] | 43
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[3] | 22
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[4] | 13
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[5] | 14

## Certifications

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Certifications for Stronger Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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Poland (ZPAV)[6] | Gold  | 20,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

## References

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1. ^ "Kate Ryan – Stronger (2004, CD)". Discogs.
2. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Kate Ryan – Stronger" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
3. ^ "Ultratop.be – Kate Ryan – Stronger" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
4. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Kate Ryan – Stronger" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
5. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Kate Ryan – Stronger". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
6. ^ "Wyróżnienia – Złote płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 2004 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 2024-10-11.

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Kate Ryan

* Discography
* Songs

Albums|

* Different
* Stronger
* Alive
* Free
* Electroshock

Compilations|

* Essential
* French Connection

Singles|

* "Scream for More"
* "UR (My Love)"
* "Désenchantée"
* "Mon cœur résiste encore"
* "Libertine"
* "Only If I"
* "The Promise You Made/La Promesse"
* "Goodbye"
* "Je t'adore"
* "Alive"
* "All for You"
* "Voyage Voyage"
* "L.I.L.Y. (Like I Love You)"
* "Ella, elle l'a"
* "I Surrender"
* "Your Eyes"
* "Babacar"
* "Évidemment"
* "LoveLife"
* "Broken"
* "Robots"
* "Light in the Dark"
* "Heart Flow"
* "Not Alone"
* "Runaway (Smalltown Boy)"
* "Wonderful Life"
* "Comment te dire adieu"

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