''The Journey'' is the debut studio album by English

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. Released in the United Kingdom through

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on 24 February 1997, it peaked at number 13 on the

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and spent 17 weeks in the top 40. However, the album was extremely popular in

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, where it topped the Malaysian Albums Chart and went 12× Platinum. It also reached number six in Taiwan. ''The Journey'' contains 911's signature song, "

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Critical reception

Peter Fawthorp of

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said the following about the album; "It is amazing to think of all the education that could be learned if boy bands from around the world added some cultural flavor to their music. Instead of Irish tin whistles and accordions and Scottish bagpipes, we get the common denominator of '80s American/Euro synthesized pop music, albeit lifted by '90s production quality and slight traces of accents. None of this is to say that 911's The Journey is unengaging. They seem to be having as much fun as the American

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-- and for the record, have been around just as long. A pound of pretzels couldn't drown the taste of sugar that fizzes from ''The Journey'', and while there is nothing original or spectacular to be found, the group deserves credit for packaging the album with as much glee as humanly possible. If you don't hum along to "

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" you're too stuffy. If you don't at least laugh with "

", you're too hard. And if you mistake their version of "Rhythm of the Night" for the original (by

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) and feel the need to dance... well, no one's looking."

Track listing

Credits and personnel

(Credits taken from

and ''The Journey''s

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.) * Chris Blair – mastering *

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– composer, vocalist * Jimmy Constable – vocalist * Spike Dawbarn – vocalist *

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– composer *

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– composer, producer *

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– producer *

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– composer * Dana Meyers – composer * Mike Percy – producer * Shayne – composer *

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– composer *

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– composer

Charts and certifications

Charts

Certifications

Release history

References

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