Over the Hump

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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 peaked at 17 in their native Ireland and 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]

Over the Hump
Studio album by The Kelly Family
Released	26 August 1994
Recorded	1994
Studio	Sound Studio N (Cologne, Germany)
Genre	Pop pop rock folk
Length	49:46
Label	KEL-Life
Producer	Dan Kelly Mike Ungefehr (exec.) Kathy Kelly Hartmut Pfannmüller
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.	Title	Writer(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

Johann Daansen – bass guitar, guitar, keyboards Angelo Kelly – vocals, drums Barby Kelly – vocals, guitar, perkusie, conga, tamburina Jimmy Kelly – vocals, bass guitar, acoustic guitar, drums, percussions, accordion Joey Kelly – vocals, electric guitar John Kelly – vocals, acoustic guitar, drums

Kathy Kelly – vocals, piano, keyboards, accordion, hurdy gurdy Maite Kelly – vocals Paddy Kelly – vocals, guitar, electric guitar, drums, keyboards, flute Patricia Kelly – vocals, bombo Hartmut Pfannmüller – drums

Technical and production

Album producers: Dan Kelly, Kathy Kelly, Paddy Kelly Executive producers: Dan Kelly, Mike Ungefehr Writing: The Kelly Family Recording: Günther Kasper Mastering: Radu Marinescu, Pfannmüller

Mixing: Pfannmüller Mixing assistance: Kathy Kelly, Ungefehr Photography: Thomas Stachelhaus Hairstyling: Uschi Ries Cover design: Dan Kelly

Charts

Weekly charts Chart performance for Over the Hump Chart (1994–2020) Peak position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[5] 1 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[6] 24 European Albums (IFPI)[7] 11 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8] 1 Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[9] 3 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[10] 26 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[11] 1

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for Over the Hump Chart (1994) Position European Albums (IFPI)[12] 97 Chart (1995) Position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[13] 1 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[14] 76 European Albums (IFPI)[15] 11 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] 1 Chart (1996) Position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[17] 47

Certifications

Sales certifications for Over the Hump

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)[18]	3× Platinum	150,000*
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[18]	Gold	25,000^
Germany (BVMI)[19]	9× Gold	3,000,000[20]
Netherlands (NVPI)[18]	Gold	50,000^
Poland (ZPAV)[21]	3× Platinum	300,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[22]	Platinum	100,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[18]	3× Platinum	150,000^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[23]	2× Platinum	4,000,000[20]
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.