''Everytime We Touch'' is the first album by
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Eurodance
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trio
Cascada
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(consisting of
DJ Manian
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Career
DJ Manian was born in 1978 in Bonn, Germany.
He has produced a number of sin ...
,
Natalie Horler
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Early life and family
Natalie Horler was born in Bonn, West Germany, t ...
and
Yanou
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). It was released to European digital stores through 2007. Recording sessions for the album took place from autumn 2004 to January 2006, most of which was recorded after the third single from the album "
Everytime We Touch" rose to popularity. The entire album was produced by Yanou and DJ Manian, containing heavily of up-tempo Eurodance tracks, many of which are covers of hit songs from the 1980s and 1990s of the
synthpop
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, Eurodance, and
rock
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genres. Musically, the album is composed of dance tracks with thick Euro synths, trance beats that clock in at over 140 beats per minute and Europop lyrics. Lyrically, the album is composed of songs about love and dance floor euphoria.
Critical reception of the album has been mixed, with many critics disliking the repetitive beats and what they saw as
filler. Most critics did admire, however, its chart success for a dance album in the tough US music market. The album has sold about 2 million copies worldwide.
There was a total of seven singles released from the album. "
Miracle
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" and "
Everytime We Touch" were released in America and were the only singles that received gold and platinum certifications. Along with "
Truly, Madly, Deeply
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", these singles attained notable chart success internationally, peaking in the top ten in countries like the
United Kingdom
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,
Ireland
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and
Sweden
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. "
A Neverending Dream
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" and "
How Do You Do!
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" achieved minor chart success in
Ireland
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, the
United Kingdom
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and
Austria
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respectively.
Critical reception
Sharon Mawer from
Allmusic
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gave the album a mixed review and said the album's songs were for "dancing to" in a "club with lights flashing and people all around" but said that "after an hour of the same repetitive beat, one's senses can become a little jaded." Dom Passantino from
Stylus Magazine
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Addi ...
gave the album a C+ and said the album had "a lot of filler" and called "Everytime We Touch" unoriginal. Ken Barnes of
USA Today
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, however, awarded the album 3 out of 4 stars and said that "you couldn't ask for a more insanely infectious concoction."
Chart performance
The album was accidentally released on
iTunes
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for
digital download on 11 February 2006, ten days before its scheduled release, in what was said to be a
computer error
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. The album entered the ''Billboard'' 200 at number 67, selling over 17,000 copies in its first week. It has gone on to sell over 100,000 copies in the US.
In the
United Kingdom
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, the album entered the charts at #6. It then went on to peak at #2. It spent 28 weeks in the UK Albums Top 75, and 35 weeks in the Ireland Albums Top 75 (where it peaked at #1). The album went on to sell over 600,000 copies in the UK, achieving Platinum Certification.
Track listing
Singaporean release
Disc one
# "Everytime We Touch" – 3:10
# "A Neverending Dream" – 3:23
# "Bad Boy" – 3:13
# "How Do You Do!" – 2:52
# "Another You" – 3:38
# "Miracle" – 3:39
# "Can't Stop the Rain" – 3:29
# "Kids in America" – 3:01
# "Love Again" – 3:28
# "One More Night" – 3:44
# "Truly Madly Deeply" – 4:13
# "Ready for Love" – 3:24
# "Wouldn't It Be Good" – 3:28
# "Everytime We Touch" (Yanou's Candlelight Mix) – 3:17
Disc two
# "A Neverending Dream" (Original Club Mix) – 4:57
# "A Neverending Dream" (The Real Booty Babes Remix) – 5:59
# "Everytime We Touch" (Original Club Mix) – 5:32
# "Everytime We Touch" (Rocco Vs. Bass-T Remix) – 5:41
# "How Do You Do!" (Rob Mayth Remix) – 5:32
# "How Do You Do!" (Tune Up! Remix) – 5:29
# "Bad Boy" (Original Club Mix) – 6:16
# "Bad Boy" (Central Seven Remix) – 5:57
# "Miracle" (Original Club Mix) – 6:09
# "Miracle" (The Usual Suspects Presents EXR Remix) – 6:22
UK release
Includes all 14 tracks from the first release (US) in rearranged order along with the following two remixes:
#
"Truly Madly Deeply" (Radio Edit) – 2:57
# "Everytime We Touch" (Yanou's Candlelight mix) – 3:15
Australian release
Includes all 14 tracks from the first release (US) in rearranged order along with the following remixes:
# "Everytime We Touch" (Club Mix) – 5:32
# "How Do You Do!" (Club Mix) – 5:05
# "A Neverending Dream" (Club Mix) – 4:58
# "A Neverending Dream" (Deepforces Remix) – 6:10
# "A Neverending Dream" (The Real Booty Babes Remix) – 5:59
Premium Edition
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# Everytime We Touch – 3:17
# Ready For Love – 3:23
# Miracle – 3:38
# How Do You Do – 3:15
# Can't Stop The Rain – 3:28
# Truly Madly Deeply (eurotrance version) – 2:55
# Wouldn't It Be Good – 3:27
# Bad Boy – 3:11
# Another You – 3:37
# A Neverending Dream – 3:22
# Love Again – 3:27
# Kids In America – 3:00
# One More Night – 3:42
# Truly Madly Deeply (pop version) – 4:11
# Everytime We Touch (Yanou's Candlelight mix) – 3:15
# Everytime We Touch (club mix) – 5:31
# Everytime We Touch (Rocco vs Bass-T remix) – 5:41
# Everytime We Touch (2-4 Grooves remix) – 6:15
# Everytime We Touch (Verano remix) – 5:51
# Ready For Love (club mix) – 4:54
# Ready For Love (ItaloBrothers
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New vox remix) – 5:23
# Miracle (original mix) – 6:08
# Miracle (The Hitmen remix) – 6:54
# Miracle (Alex M remix) – 6:46
# Miracle (Sunset Crew remix) – 6:21
# How Do You Do (original mix) – 5:04
# How Do You Do (Megara vs DJ Lee remix) – 7:05
# How Do You Do (Rob Mayth remix) – 5:30
# Can't Stop The Rain (club mix) – 5:03
# Can't Stop The Rain (Mainfield Hardspace remix) – 7:16
# Truly Madly Deeply (club mix) – 4:32
# Truly Madly Deeply (2-4 Grooves remix) – 6:00
# Truly Madly Deeply (Thomas Gold remix) – 8:32
# Truly Madly Deeply (Tune Up! remix) – 4:33
# Wouldn't It Be Good (club mix) – 5:07
# Bad Boy (original mix) – 6:15
# Bad Boy (Pulsedriver remix) – 5:54
# A Neverending Dream (club mix) – 4:56
# A Neverending Dream (The Real Booty Babes remix) – 5:58
# A Neverending Dream (Digital Dog remix) – 6:26
# A Neverending Dream (Deepforces remix) – 6:09
# Love Again (club mix) – 5:29
# Love Again (Rob Mayth remix) – 6:23
# Kids In America (original mix) – 4:18
# One More Night (club mix) – 5:32
Personnel
* Frank Ehrlich – management
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* Natalie Horler
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Early life and family
Natalie Horler was born in Bonn, West Germany, t ...
– vocals
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* Rebecca Meek – design
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* Yann "Yanou" Peifer – mixing
* Manuel "Manian" Reuter – mixing
* Joe Yannece – mastering
* Armin Zedler – photography
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Chart positions
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Release history
References
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2006 debut albums
Cascada albums
European Border Breakers Award-winning albums