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Almost Heaven
''Almost Heaven'' is the tenth regular studio album by European-American pop group The Kelly Family. Based on a concept by Dan Kelly, it was co-produced by Kathy and Paddy Kelly and released in 1996 throughout most of Europe. Following the major success of previous albums ''Over the Hump'' and '' Christmas for All'' and the number-one single "I Can't Help Myself," the album debuted number-one in Austria, Germany and Switzerland. It also entered the top 5 in the Netherlands and Norway and made it to the top 20 in Belgium. ''Almost Heaven'' eventually sold more than three million copies worldwide, making it the band's second biggest-selling release to date. Track listing Personnel Credits are taken from the album's liner notes. Instruments and performances * Johan Daansen – mouth harp * Angelo Kelly – drums, percussion, washboard, timbales, vocals * Barby Kelly – vocals * Jimmy Kelly – acoustic guitar, electric-zither, spoons, vocals * Joey Kelly – acoustic guitars, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Kelly Family
The Kelly Family is an Irish-American music group consisting of a multi-generational family, usually nine siblings who were joined occasionally on stage in their earlier years by their parents. They play a repertoire of rock, pop, and folk music, and sing fluently in English, Spanish, German, and Basque. The group had chart and concert success around the world, predominantly in continental Europe - mainly in Germany, the Benelux countries, Scandinavia, Poland, Slovakia, Spain, and Portugal - and some in Ireland. They have sold over 20 million albums since the early 1980s and were ranked as the 6th most popular music act in Germany in the 1990s. Despite their American origins, the group is virtually unknown in the United States. For many years, the group presented a ragamuffin image and a vagabonding lifestyle, travelling around Europe in a double-decker bus and houseboat. Their image was enhanced by their eclectic and often homemade clothing, and the very long hair worn by both ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of Norway. Bouvet Island, located in the Subantarctic, is a dependency of Norway; it also lays claims to the Antarctic territories of Peter I Island and Queen Maud Land. The capital and largest city in Norway is Oslo. Norway has a total area of and had a population of 5,425,270 in January 2022. The country shares a long eastern border with Sweden at a length of . It is bordered by Finland and Russia to the northeast and the Skagerrak strait to the south, on the other side of which are Denmark and the United Kingdom. Norway has an extensive coastline, facing the North Atlantic Ocean and the Barents Sea. The maritime influence dominates Norway's climate, with mild lowland temperatures on the se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Kelly (singer)
Victor James Kelly (born 18 February 1971) is an Irish-American singer, musician, and composer. He is best known as a member of the award-winning pop and folk-music band The Kelly Family The Kelly Family is an Irish-American music group consisting of a multi-generational family, usually nine siblings who were joined occasionally on stage in their earlier years by their parents. They play a repertoire of rock, pop, and folk music ..., which has sold more than 20 million albums since the mid-1990s. In 2005, Kelly released his debut solo album ''Babylon''. Biography Music career with the Kelly Family Jimmy Kelly was born in Gamonal, Spain, the seventh child of teacher Daniel Jerome Kelly and the third child of dancer Barbara Ann. He has seven siblings and four half-siblings. From early childhood Jimmy Kelly travelled with his family through Europe and the US as a street musician. He has written a number of songs for the band, including "Cover the Road", "Nanana", "What' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hey Diddle Diddle
"Hey Diddle Diddle" (also "Hi Diddle Diddle", "The Cat and the Fiddle", or "The Cow Jumped Over the Moon") is an English nursery rhyme. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 19478. Lyrics and music A version of the rhyme is Hey diddle diddle, The cat and the fiddle, The cow jumped over the moon; The little dog laughed To see such sport, And the dish ran away with the spoon. The rhyme is the source of the English expression ":wikt:over the moon, over the moon", meaning "delighted, thrilled, extremely happy". \new Staff \layout \midi The melody commonly associated with the rhyme was first recorded by the composer and nursery rhyme collector James William Elliott in his ''National Nursery Rhymes and Nursery Songs'' (1870). The word "sport" in the rhyme is sometimes replaced with "fun", "a sight", or "craft". Origins The rhyme may date back to at least the sixteenth century. Some references suggest it dates back in some form a thousand or more years: in early medieval il ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fell In Love With An Alien
"Fell in Love with an Alien" is a song by European-American pop group The Kelly Family. It was produced by Kathy Kelly Kathy Kelly (born 1952) is an American peace activist, pacifist and author, one of the founding members of ''Voices in the Wilderness'', and, until the campaign closed in 2020, a co-coordinator of ''Voices for Creative Nonviolence''. As part of p ... and Paddy Kelly for their ninth studio album '' Almost Heaven'' (1996), featuring lead vocals by both siblings. The song was released as the album's third single in the first quarter of 1997 and reached the top five of the Dutch Singles Chart. Track listings Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts References External links KellyFamily.de— official site {{Authority control 1997 singles 1996 songs The Kelly Family songs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joey Kelly
Joseph Maria Kelly (born 20 December 1972) is a musician, songwriter, and athlete of Irish-American descent. Kelly became known as a member of the Kelly Family, however, during the band's hiatus, he appeared primarily as an amateur athlete and participated in various sport competitions. Kelly returned to the Kelly Family as a drummer and vocalist in 2017. As a member of the Kelly family, he plays electric and acoustic guitar and percussion instruments. Sports enthusiast Kelly often participates in endurance competitions and fun events, such as ''TV total'', Wok racing or diving. Kelly has admitted he looks like "an entirely unrelated Joey Kelly" during these appearances. Sports Endurance As of 2006, Kelly has finished over 50 marathons and has participated in endurance competitions – including events such as Ultramarathon, Ironman Triathlon or Tough-Guy-Race. He is the only person to have finished in each of the available eight Ironman competitions in the years 1998 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nanana (The Kelly Family Song)
"Nanana" is a song by European-American pop group The Kelly Family. It was produced by Kathy and Paddy Kelly for their ninth studio album ''Almost Heaven'' (1996) and features lead vocals by Jimmy Kelly. The song reached the top ten of the Swiss Singles Chart The Swiss Hitparade (german: link=no, Schweizer Hitparade) is Switzerland's main Record chart, music sales charts. The charts are a record of the highest-selling singles and albums in various genres in Switzerland. The Swiss charts include: * ... and peaked at number 17 in Germany. In support of their comeback compilation album '' We Got Love'' (2007), "Na Na Na" was re-released as a single in March 2017, this time again with Jimmy on the lead vocals. Track listings Charts References External links KellyFamily.de— official site {{authority control 1996 songs The Kelly Family songs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Can't Help Myself (The Kelly Family Song)
"I Can't Help Myself" is a song by European-American pop group The Kelly Family. Written by Angelo Kelly, it was produced by Kathy Kelly and Paddy Kelly for their ninth studio album ''Almost Heaven'' (1996) and features lead vocals by Paddy and Angelo Kelly. The song was released as the album's lead single and became the band's second number one hit after "An Angel "An Angel" is a song by European-American pop group The Kelly Family. It was produced by Kathy Kelly and Hartmut Pfannmüller for their eighth regular studio album ''Over the Hump'' (1994) and features lead vocals by Angelo and Paddy Kelly. Pad ..." (1994), reaching the top in the Czech Republic, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, and Switzerland. Track listings Credits and personnel Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''Almost Heaven''. * Songwriting – The Kelly Family * Production – Kathy Kelly, Paddy Kelly *Executive production – Dan Kelly, Mike Ungefehr *Engineering, mixing â ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Every Baby
"Every Baby" is a song by European-American pop group The Kelly Family. It was produced by Kathy Kelly and Paddy Kelly for their ninth studio album ''Almost Heaven'' (1996) and features lead vocals by Maite Kelly. Released as the album's second single, the ballad reached the top five of the Swiss Singles Chart The Swiss Hitparade (german: link=no, Schweizer Hitparade) is Switzerland's main Record chart, music sales charts. The charts are a record of the highest-selling singles and albums in various genres in Switzerland. The Swiss charts include: * .... Formats and track listings Credits and personnel Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''Almost Heaven''. * Songwriting – The Kelly Family * Production – Kathy Kelly, Paddy Kelly *Executive production – Dan Kelly, Mike Ungefehr *Engineering, mixing – Günther Kasper, Max Carola *Mixing assistance – Georgi Nedeltschev, Kathy Kelly, Paddy Kelly *Mastering – Dieter Wegner, Geor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Patrick Kelly
Michael Patrick Kelly (Paddy Kelly) was born on December 5, 1977. He is an Irish-American singer, musician and composer. Kelly was born in Dublin. He came to fame as the third-youngest member of the pop and folk band The Kelly Family, who belong to the commercially most successful acts in Europe with over 20 million records sold since the mid-1990s. After years in the public eye, Kelly released his debut solo album ''In Exile (Michael Patrick Kelly album), In Exile'' and shortly thereafter retired to a monastery in France. After six years he returned to the music business in 2011. Kelly currently resides in Germany. Discography Studio albums Live albums * 2013: ''In Live – Solo & Unplugged'' (as Paddy Kelly) Singles Other releases * 2015: "Beautiful Soul" * 2017: "How Do You Love" * 2017: "Awake" * 2017: ''Sing meinen Song: Das Weihnachtskonzert Volume 4'', various artists Video album * 2013: ''In Live – Solo & Unplugged'' (as Paddy Kelly) Awards and nominations Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lead Vocalist
The lead vocalist in popular music is typically the member of a group or band whose voice is the most prominent melody in a performance where multiple voices may be heard. The lead singer sets their voice against the accompaniment parts of the ensemble as the dominant sound. In vocal group performances, notably in soul and gospel music, and early rock and roll, the lead singer takes the main vocal melody, with a chorus or harmony vocals provided by other band members as backing vocalists. Lead vocalists typically incorporate some movement or gestures into their performance, and some may participate in dance routines during the show, particularly in pop music. Some lead vocalists also play an instrument during the show, either in an accompaniment role (such as strumming a guitar part), or playing a lead instrument/instrumental solo role when they are not singing (as in the case of lead singer-guitar virtuoso Jimi Hendrix). The lead singer also typically guides the vocal ensem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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