''Raffaëla'' is the debut album by the
Dutch 2006
Idols winner
Raffaëla. The album was released on 21 April 2006 in the
Netherlands
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and contains songs Raffaëla sung during her Idols career. The album also contains two Dutch songs about
pregnancy
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(as Raffaëla was pregnant) and a
duet
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with Floortje Smit,
runner-up on Idols. The album debuted at #1 in the Dutch Mega Album Top 100, but quickly dropped out of the top 20.
Singles information
The first single released from the album was ''
Right Here, Right Now (My Heart Belongs to You)'', covered from
Agnes Carlsson, winner of the Swedish Pop Idol. The song was released the day after the Idols final for
digital download only. Three days later, Sony BMG had announced that the song was downloaded over 40,000 times, certifying the single gold before its release: the first time something like this happened. A week after the final, the song was certified
platinum
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Platinu ...
, meaning over 80,000 copies were downloaded already. On 17 March 2006, the
CD single
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was released, debuting and peaking at the number one position in the
Dutch Top 40
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(national Dutch chart, similar to the
''Billboard'' Hot 100). "Right Here Right Now" remains her most successful single to date. The second single "
Mijn Houten Hart", recorded with
Paul de Leeuw, flopped commercially. The single was released on 9 June 2006 and received little promotion. A music video was made for the song, showing Raffaëla and De Leeuw recording the song in a studio, but due to Raffaëla's pregnancy she was unable to further promote the song. The song entered the Dutch Mega Top 100 Singles at #63, rose up to #18 the following week and dropped again to #33 in its third week.
Track listing
#"
All Night Long"
(Lionel Richie
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cover)
#"
Right Here, Right Now (My Heart Belongs to You)"
( Agnes Carlsson cover)
#"Beautiful Surprise"
( India.Arie cover)
#"Voor eeuwig en altijd"
#"Sisters Are Doing It for Themselves"
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#"
Mijn Houten Hart"
(De Poema's cover)
#"Think"
(Aretha Franklin cover)
#"
If I Ain't Got You"
(Alicia Keys
Alicia Augello Cook (born January 25, 1981), known professionally as Alicia Keys, is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. A classically trained pianist, Keys started composing songs when she was 12 and was signed at 15 years old by Col ...
cover)
#"
Disco Inferno"
( The Trammps cover)
#"Ik Kan Het Niet Alleen"
(De Dijk
De Dijk (English: The Dike) is a Dutch rock band which formed in 1981. The band is named after Zeedijk, a street in their hometown Amsterdam. Their music can be described as a mixture of soul, blues and rock 'n roll, with lyrics sung only in Dut ...
cover)
#"Jouw ogen"
#"Straighten Up and Fly Right"
(Big Band Live - Nat King Cole cover - Bonus)
#"
My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)
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"
(Big Band Live - En Vogue
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cover - Bonus)
#"
Right Here, Right Now (My Heart Belongs to You)"
(Video - Bonus)
;''Translation from
Dutch to
English
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*"Voor eeuwig en altijd" (Translation: ''"Forever and always"'')
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Mijn houten hart" (Translation: ''"My wooden heart"'')
*"Ik kan het niet alleen" (Translation: ''"I can't do it alone"'')
*"Jouw ogen" (Translation: ''"Your eyes"'')
Chart performance
Singles
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Right Here, Right Now
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Mijn Houten Hart
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2006 albums
Covers albums