No Angels – Elle'ments / Special Winter Edition / Cheyenne Records Audio CD 2001 / 589 331-2
UPC 731458933120
Elle'ments is the debut studio album by German girl group No Angels. It was first released by Polydor–Zeitgeist and Cheyenne Records on 12 March 2001 in German-speaking Europe. After winning the inaugural season of the reality talent contest Popstars in late 2000, Polydor consulted a small team of German-based musicians to work with the quintet, including Thorsten Brötzmann, Peter Ries, Leslie Mándoki, and Peter Plate. Elle'ments is a pop record with an inclusion of styles such as dance, R&B, latin and rock. Conceptually, the album centered on the idea of the classical elements, and during that time was compared to English girl group the Spice Girls' Forever (2000) era.
Upon its release, Elle'ments became an instant smash hit. The album peaked at number one in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland, and was eventually certified 7× Gold in Germany and reached Platinum status in both Austria and Switzerland. Additionally, it was certified Platinum by the European International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI). Elle'ments became Germany's top-selling album of 2001, with 500,000 copies sold in its first six month of release. In total, Elle'ments sold 1.1 million copies worldwide, becoming one of the biggest-selling girl group albums in music history and one of the best-selling German albums of all time.
The album yielded the record-breaking number-one hit single "Daylight in Your Eyes", and produced three further singles, including "Rivers of Joy", "When the Angels Sing" and a remake of British pop duo Eurythmics' 1985 single "There Must Be an Angel," the theme song to the animated feature The Little Polar Bear (2001), their second number-one hit in Austria and Germany. The latter song also appeared on Special Winter Edition reissue of the album, released in October 2001, along with several new songs. In fall 2001, No Angels embarked on their first concert tour, the Rivers of Joy Tour, in support of the album.
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Cheyenne Records – 589 331-2
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CD, Album, Special Winter Edition
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Germany |
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Released:
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Oct 1, 2001 |
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Pop |
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Ballad, Europop, Vocal |
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Tracklist:
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There Must Be An Angel
Guitar – Peter Weihe
Keyboards [Additional] – Peter Plate
Keyboards, Programmed By – Patrik Majer
Lyrics By, Music By – Annie Lennox, David Stewart
Mastered By – Michael Schwabe
Mixed By, Recorded By – Patrik "El Pattino" Majer
Other [Vocal Coaching] – Robert Bicknell
Producer – Patrik Majer, Peter Plate, Ulf Leo Sommer
Recorded By [Strings] – Volker Heintzen
Strings – The Hamburg Strings
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3:55
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When The Angels Sing
Arranged By [Background Vocal], Instruments [All], Mixed By, Producer, Recorded By – Peter Ries
Edited By [Pro Tools] – Dirk Kurock, Trevor Hurst (2)
Guitar – Ossi Schaller
Lyrics By, Music By – Charlemaine, Peter Ries
Other [Vocal Coaching] – Robert Bicknell
Recorded By [Guitar] – Ulf Zwerger
Recorded By [Vocals, Assistant] – Stuart Jones (6)
Recorded By [Vocals] – Mike "Spike" Streefkerk, Peter Ries, Trevor Hurst (2)
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3:42
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What Am I Supposed To Do
Arranged By, Producer, Sound Designer [Styled] – Soul-O-Matic
Written-By – H. Zier, R. Hardt, S. Mehari
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4:08
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100% Emotional
Guitar – Frieder Gottwald, Tom Woll
Instruments [All], Mixed By, Producer – Peter Ries
Mastered By – Mario Buthmann
Recorded By [Vocals] – Dirk Kurock, Peter Ries, Ulf Zwerger
Written-By – J. Aberg, P. Rein, W. Sela
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3:03
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Daylight In Your Eyes
Arranged By [Original] – Plate, Bruno, Sommer
Guitar – Peter Weihe
Keyboards – Nico Fintzen, Stefan Hansen (2), Thorsten Brötzmann
Lyrics By, Music By – Tommy Byrnes, Tony Bruno (2)
Mixed By – Jeo
Producer – Thorsten Brötzmann
Recorded By [Vocals] – Mike "Spike" Streefkerk
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3:30
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Promises Can Wait
Arranged By [Background Vocal], Instruments [All], Mixed By, Producer, Recorded By – Peter Ries
Edited By [Pro Tools] – Dirk Kurock, Trevor Hurst (2)
Guitar – Ossi Schaller
Lyrics By, Music By – Dawn Faith Schönherz, Peter Ries
Other [Vocal Coaching] – Robert Bicknell
Recorded By [Guitar] – Ulf Zwerger
Recorded By [Vocals, Assistant] – Stuart Jones (6)
Recorded By [Vocals] – Peter Ries, Trevor Hurst (2)
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3:21
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You Could Be The First
Guitar – Ralf Lübke
Keyboards, Programmed By – Patrik Majer
Lyrics By, Music By – Ralf Lübke
Mixed By, Recorded By – Patrik "El Pattino" Majer
Producer – Majer, Plate, Sommer
Recorded By [Vocals] – Günther Kasper
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3:27
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Cold As Ice
Keyboards – Nico Fintzen, Thorsten Brötzmann
Lyrics By, Music By – Christopher Cousins, David Brunner, Marc Klammek
Mixed By – Jeo
Producer – Thorsten Brötzmann
Recorded By [Vocals] – Martin Faulwasser, Mecx
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4:04
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Rivers Of Joy
Arranged By [Background Vocals], Instruments [All], Mixed By, Producer, Recorded By – Peter Ries
Backing Vocals [Additional] – Joan Faulkner
Edited By [Pro Tools] – Dirk Kurock
Guitar – Ossi Schaller
Lyrics By, Music By – Haze (10), Pettersson
Other [Vocal Coaching] – Robert Bicknell
Recorded By [Guitar] – Ulf Zwerger
Recorded By [Vocals, Assistant] – Martin Zehetbauer
Recorded By [Vocals] – Martin Faulwasser, Mecx, Peter Ries
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3:28
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Be My Man (The Plan)
Engineer – Lines Hutter*, Mike "Spike" Streefkerk
Engineer [Assistant] – Stephan Zeh, Stuart Jones (6)
Lyrics By, Music By – Laszlo Bencker, Leslie Mandoki
Musician – Laszlo Bencker, Leslie Mandoki, Ossi Schaller
Producer – Leslie Mandoki
Production Manager – George Kopecsni, Peter Schädel
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3:28
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Go Ahead And Take It
Guitar – Peter Weihe
Keyboards, Producer – Thorsten Brötzmann
Lyrics By, Music By – Thorsten Brötzmann, Ulrich Wehner
Mixed By – Jeo
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2:50
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Couldn't Care Less
Arranged By [Background Vocals], Instruments [All], Mixed By, Producer, Recorded By – Peter Ries
Guitar – Ossi Schaller
Lyrics By, Music By – Franciz / Lepont
Other [Vocal Coaching] – Robert Bicknell
Recorded By [Guitar] – Ulf Zwerger
Recorded By [Vocals, Assistant] – Martin Zehetbauer
Recorded By [Vocals] – Martin Faulwasser, Mecx, Peter Ries
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3:33
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Faith Can Move A Mountain
Engineer – Lines Hutter*, Mike "Spike" Streefkerk
Engineer [Assistant] – Stephan Zeh, Stuart Jones (6)
Lyrics By, Music By – Julian Feifel
Musician – Laszlo Bencker, Leslie Mandoki, Ossi Schaller
Producer – Leslie Mandoki
Production Manager – George Kopecsni, Peter Schädel
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3:28
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Cry For You
Arranged By [Background Vocals], Instruments [All], Mixed By, Producer, Recorded By – Peter Ries
Guitar – Ossi Schaller
Lyrics By, Music By – Christian Geller, Thomas Anders
Other [Vocal Coaching] – Robert Bicknell
Recorded By [Guitar] – Ulf Zwerger
Recorded By [Vocal & Sax] – Peter Ries, Trevor Hurst (2)
Recorded By [Vocals, Assistant] – Stuart Jones (6)
Saxophone – Tony Laketos*
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4:49
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Send Me Flowers
Choir [Additional Gospel Choir] – Anja Mahnken, Christoph Leis-Bendorff, Marion Schwaiger
Guitar – Peter Weihe
Keyboards, Producer – Thorsten Brötzmann
Lyrics By, Music By – Axel Breitung
Mixed By – Jeo
Recorded By [Vocals] – Martin Faulwasser, Mecx
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3:49
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That's The Reason
Arranged By [Choir] – Christoph Leis-Bendorff
Arranged By [Strings] – Stefan Hansen
Keyboards, Music By, Producer – Thorsten Brötzmann
Lyrics By – Alex Geringas
Mixed By – Sönke Kirchner
Recorded By [Vocals] – Martin Faulwasser, Mecx
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- Artwork – Ronald Reinsberg, Berlin
- Mastered By – J. Quincy Kramer
- Photography By – Benjamin Wolf, Bernhard Kühmstedt
