''The Album'' (also known as ''Haddaway'' in North America and ''L'Album'' in France) is the debut album by Trinidadian-German

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recording artist

Haddaway Nestor Alexander Haddaway (born 9 January 1965) is a Trinidadian-born German singer best known for his 1993 hit single "What Is Love", which reached number 1 in 13 countries. Early life Nestor Alexander Haddaway was born in Trinidad and Tobago ...

, released in May 1993 by

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. It includes the hit singles "

What Is Love "What Is Love (Baby Don't Hurt Me)" is a song recorded by Trinidadian-German Eurodance artist Haddaway for his debut album, ''The Album (Haddaway album), The Album'' (1993). The song was released in 1993 as the album's lead single. It was a hit ...

" and "

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". The lead single, "What Is Love", was certified gold by the

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for sales of over 500,000 copies.RIAA Searchable Database; Key Word: Haddaway
In 2011, the album was released onto the

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Track listing

;Notes * signifies a remixer

Personnel

* All songs arranged by Dee Dee Halligan and Alex Trime, except "Yeah" and "Mama's House" (arranged by Trime/Haddaway/Gary Jones) and "Sing About Love" (arranged by Trime/Haddaway) * Produced by

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and Junior Torello, except "Sing About Love" (produced by Haddaway, Alex Trime and Walter Bee) * Recorded and mixed by Gary Jones, except track 7 (mixed by Gary Jones and Henning McCoy) * Track 6 remixed by The Rapino Brothers; track 12 remixed by Jones/Trime * All songs on original recording published by A La Carte Music. * Haddaway – lead vocals * Lisa Noya - backing vocals on The Album, additional backing vocals on The Album 2nd Edition by Elkie Schlimbach, Rena T. Otta * Alex Trime – keyboards

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications and sales

References

External links

* Overview of Album
Haddaway – The Album
{{DEFAULTSORT:Haddaway (Album) 1993 debut albums Arista Records albums Haddaway albums