Over the Hump

This article is about the music album. For the cargo resupply missions, see the Hump.

Over the Hump
Studio album by The Kelly Family
Released	1994
Recorded	Sound Studio N (Cologne, Germany)
Genre	Pop, rock pop, folk
Label	KEL-Life Records
Producer	Dan Kelly, Mike Ungefehr (exec.), Paddy Kelly, Kathy Kelly, Hartmut Pfannmüller
The Kelly Family chronology
The Very Best Over 10 Years (1993) Over the Hump (1994) Christmas for All (1995)

Over the Hump is the eighth regular studio album by European-American pop group The Kelly Family. Co-produced by Hartmut Müller and Kathy Kelly, it was released in 1994 (see 1994 in music) throughout most of Europe.

The album reached number-one in Austria, Germany and Switzerland, resulting into the group's breakthrough in German-speaking Europe after years of minor successful studio and live releases. It also entered the top 30 in the Netherlands and Norway and sold more than 1.8 million copies within the first five month of its release. Over the Hump eventually sold more than 2.25 million copies in Germany alone, making it one of the biggest-selling albums of German origin to date.

Track listing

1. "Why Why Why" (lead vocals: Joey, Paddy) – 3:33
2. "Father's Nose" (lead vocals: Kathy) – 3:18
3. "First Time" (lead vocals: Patricia) – 4:14
4. "Baby Smile" (lead vocals: Barby) – 3:36
5. "Cover the Road" (lead vocals: Jimmy) – 3:59
6. "She's Crazy" (lead vocals: Barby) – 3:40
7. "Ares qui" (lead vocals: Paddy, Kathy, Jimmy) – 3:49
8. "Key to My Heart" (lead vocals: Paddy, Joey) – 2:57
9. "Roses of Red" (lead vocals: Maite) – 3:46
10. "Once in a While" (lead vocals: Angelo) – 3:47
11. "Break Free" (lead vocals: Barby) – 2:37
12. "An Angel" (lead vocals: Paddy, Angelo) – 3:44
13. "The Wolf" (lead vocals: Joey) – 3:25
14. "Santa Maria" (lead vocals: Johnny, Angelo) – 3:07

Credits and personnel

• Hartmur Pfannmüller - drums
• Johann Daansen - bass, guitar, keyboards

Production

• Album producers: Dan Kelly, Kathy Kelly, Paddy Kelly
• Executive producers: Dan Kelly, Mike Ungefehr
• Writing: The Kelly Family
• Recording: Günther Kasper
• Mastering: Radu Marinescu, Pfannmüller

• Mixing: Pfannmüller
  • Mixing assistance: Kathy Kelly, Ungefehr
• Photography: Thomas Stachelhaus
• Hairstyling: Uschi Ries
• Cover design: Dan Kelly & so.wie?.so!

Charts

Chart (1994)	Peak position
Austrian Albums Chart	1
Dutch Albums Chart	24
German Albums Chart	1
Hungarian Albums Chart	3
Norwegian Albums Chart	26
Swiss Albums Chart	1

External links

• KellyFamily.de — official site