Over the Hump

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

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 in 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 months of its release.^[1] 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.^[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Why Why Why" (lead vocals: Joey, Paddy)	The Kelly Family	Hartmut Pfannmüller Kathy Kelly	3:33
2.	"Father's Nose" (lead vocals: Kathy)	The Kelly Family	Hartmut Pfannmüller Kathy Kelly	3:18
3.	"First Time" (lead vocals: Patricia)	The Kelly Family	Hartmut Pfannmüller Kathy Kelly	4:14
4.	"Baby Smile" (lead vocals: Barby)	The Kelly Family	Hartmut Pfannmüller Kathy Kelly	3:36
5.	"Cover the Road" (lead vocals: Jimmy)	The Kelly Family	Hartmut Pfannmüller Kathy Kelly	3:59
6.	"She's Crazy" (lead vocals: Barby)	The Kelly Family	Hartmut Pfannmüller Kathy Kelly	3:40
7.	"Ares qui" (lead vocals: Paddy, Kathy, Jimmy)	The Kelly Family	Hartmut Pfannmüller Kathy Kelly	3:49
8.	"Key to My Heart" (lead vocals: Paddy, Joey)	The Kelly Family	Hartmut Pfannmüller Kathy Kelly Dan Kelly	2:57
9.	"Roses of Red" (lead vocals: Maite)	The Kelly Family	Hartmut Pfannmüller Kathy Kelly	3:46
10.	"Once in a While" (lead vocals: Angelo)	The Kelly Family	Hartmut Pfannmüller Kathy Kelly	2:52
11.	"Break Free" (lead vocals: Barby)	The Kelly Family	Hartmut Pfannmüller Kathy Kelly	2:37
12.	"An Angel" (lead vocals: Paddy, Angelo)	The Kelly Family	Hartmut Pfannmüller Kathy Kelly	3:44
13.	"The Wolf" (lead vocals: Joey)	The Kelly Family	Hartmut Pfannmüller Kathy Kelly	3:25
14.	"Santa Maria" (lead vocals: Johnny, Angelo)	The Kelly Family	Hartmut Pfannmüller Kathy Kelly	3:07

Personnel

Hartmut 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

Weekly charts

Chart (1994)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[3]	1
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[4]	24
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[5]	1
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)^[6]	3
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)^[7]	26
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[8]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1994)	Position
Illegal chart entered Germany2	22
Chart (1995)	Position
Illegal chart entered Germany2	1
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[9]	1
Chart (1996)	Position
Illegal chart entered Germany2	18

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)^[10]	2× Platinum	100,000^*
Germany (BVMI)^[11]	9× Gold	2,250,000^{^}
Poland (ZPAV)^[12]	3× Platinum	0^*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)^[13]	2× Platinum	100,000^{^}
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "Meine Familie und ICH". Focus (in German). 1995-10-10. Retrieved 2008-09-20.
^ "Die Meistestverkauftesten". ZEIT Online (in German). 2008-03-05. Retrieved 2008-09-20.
^ "Austriancharts.at – The Kelly Family – Over the Hump" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – The Kelly Family – Over the Hump" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
^ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
^ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 9. 1996. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
^ "Norwegiancharts.com – The Kelly Family – Over the Hump". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
^ "Swisscharts.com – The Kelly Family – Over the Hump". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade Alben 1995 – hitparade.ch". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
^ "Austrian album certifications – The Kelly Family – Over the Hump" (in German). IFPI Austria.
^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (The Kelly Family; 'Over the Hump')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
^ "Wyróżnienia – Platynowe płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 1997 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry.
^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Over the Hump')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.

External links

KellyFamily.de — official site

[1] "Meine Familie und ICH". Focus (in German). 1995-10-10. Retrieved 2008-09-20.

[2] "Die Meistestverkauftesten". ZEIT Online (in German). 2008-03-05. Retrieved 2008-09-20.

[ac_Austria_The_Kelly_Family-3] "Austriancharts.at – The Kelly Family – Over the Hump" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 3, 2017.

[ac_Netherlands_The_Kelly_Family-4] "Dutchcharts.nl – The Kelly Family – Over the Hump" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 3, 2017.

[ac_Germany_The_Kelly_Family-5] "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved April 3, 2017.

[ac_Hungary_The_Kelly_Family-6] "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 9. 1996. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved April 3, 2017.

[ac_Norway_The_Kelly_Family-7] "Norwegiancharts.com – The Kelly Family – Over the Hump". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 3, 2017.

[ac_Switzerland_The_Kelly_Family-8] "Swisscharts.com – The Kelly Family – Over the Hump". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 3, 2017.

[9] "Schweizer Jahreshitparade Alben 1995 – hitparade.ch". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 January 2017.

[AustriaThe_Kelly_FamilyOver_the_HumpalbumCertRef-10] "Austrian album certifications – The Kelly Family – Over the Hump" (in German). IFPI Austria.

[GermanyThe_Kelly_FamilyOver_the_HumpalbumCertRef-11] "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (The Kelly Family; 'Over the Hump')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.

[PolandThe_Kelly_FamilyOver_the_HumpalbumCertRef-12] "Wyróżnienia – Platynowe płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 1997 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry.

[SwitzerlandThe_Kelly_FamilyOver_the_HumpalbumCertRef-13] "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Over the Hump')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.

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v t e The Kelly Family
Adam Angelo Barbara Ann Barby Caroline Dan Daniel Jimmy Joey John Kathy Maite Maribel Michael "Paddy" Patrick Patricia Paul
Studio albums	The Kelly Family (1979) Wonderful World! (1981) Honest Workers (1991) Wow (1993) Over the Hump (1994) Christmas for All (1995) Almost Heaven (1996) Growin' Up (1997) From Their Hearts (1998) La Patata (2002) Homerun (2004) We Got Love (2017) 25 Years Later (2019)
Singles	"An Angel" "Why Why Why" "Roses of Red" "First Time" "I Can't Help Myself" "Every Baby" "Gott Deine Kinder" "Fell in Love with an Alien" "Nanana" "When the Boys Come into Town" "Because It's Love" "One More Song"
Related articles	Discography