Growin' Up (album)

Growin' Up is the eleventh regular studio album by European-American pop group The Kelly Family. Based on concept by Dan Kelly, it was co-produced by Kathy and Paddy Kelly and released in 1997 (see 1997 in music) throughout most of Europe.

Growin' Up
Studio album by The Kelly Family
Released	November 3, 1997
Recorded	1997
Studio	Various Sound Studio N (Cologne, Germany) Rinn Ronain Hotel Cobh (Cork, Ireland) Capri Digital Studio (Capri, Italy)
Genre	Pop pop rock folk
Length	46:42
Label	Kel-Life
Producer	Kathy Kelly Paddy Kelly
The Kelly Family chronology
Almost Heaven (1996) Growin' Up (1997) Live Live Live (1998)

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Because It's Love" (lead vocals: Angelo, Paddy)	The Kelly Family	Paddy Kelly Kathy Kelly	3:43
2.	"Angels Flying" (lead vocals: Joey)	The Kelly Family	Paddy Kelly Kathy Kelly	4:00
3.	"I'll Swim I'll Swim" (lead vocals: Paddy, Angelo)	The Kelly Family	Paddy Kelly Kathy Kelly	3:11
4.	"Life Is Hard Enough" (lead vocals: Patricia)	The Kelly Family	Paddy Kelly Kathy Kelly	3:40
5.	"Wish I Were a Swallow" (lead vocals: Maite, Kathy)	The Kelly Family	Paddy Kelly Kathy Kelly	3:19
6.	"Ego" (lead vocals: Jimmy, Paddy, Joey, John)	The Kelly Family	Paddy Kelly Kathy Kelly	2:50
7.	"One More Song" (lead vocals: Paddy)	The Kelly Family	Paddy Kelly Kathy Kelly	4:20
8.	"Rock'n' Roll Stole My Soul" (lead vocals: Paddy, Kathy)	The Kelly Family	Paddy Kelly Kathy Kelly	4:09
9.	"Red Shoes" (lead vocals: John)	The Kelly Family	Paddy Kelly Kathy Kelly	4:12
10.	"Leave It to the Spirits" (lead vocals: Barby, Jimmy)	The Kelly Family	Paddy Kelly Kathy Kelly	2:56
11.	"Big Mouth on TV" (lead vocals: Paddy)	The Kelly Family	Paddy Kelly Kathy Kelly	2:36
12.	"Another World" (lead vocals: Joey)	The Kelly Family	Paddy Kelly Kathy Kelly	3:59
13.	"All Along the Way (I Will Be with You)" (lead vocals: Kathy, Jimmy)	The Kelly Family	Paddy Kelly Kathy Kelly	4:33

Personnel

Credits are taken from the album's liner notes.[1]

Instruments and performances

Johann Daansen – flute, piano Angelo Kelly – bongos, drums, shaker, tambourine, timbales, vocals Barby Kelly – congas, shaker, tambourine, vocals Jimmy Kelly – electric guitar, vocals Joey Kelly – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, 12-string, vocals John Kelly – acoustic guitar, maracas, mandolin, tremolo guitar, vocals

Kathy Kelly – accordion, Hammond, keyboard, organ, vocals Maite Kelly – bass, congas, shaker, vocals Patricia Kelly – hammond organ, harp, keyboard, vocals Paddy Kelly – acoustic guitar, bass, e-bow guitar, electric guitar, keyboard, piano, 12-string, vocals Munich Philharmonic Orchestra – various Kristian Schulze – conduction

Technical and production

Album concept: Dan Kelly Mastering: Georgi Nedelschev, Dieter Wegner Mixing engineers: Günther Kasper, Thomas Brück, Hartmur Pfannmüller, Max Volume, Stuart Bruce, Jürgen Lusky Recording engineers: Chris Brown, Stuart Bruce, Thomas Brück, Steve Bush, Massimo Carola, Renny Hill, Günther Kasper, Jürgen Lusky, Max Volume

Assistant engineers: Alessandro Benedetti, Pat Grogan, Nick Friend, Tobias Nievelstein, Richard Rainey, Nico Schütte, Graham Stewart Cover design: Heidi Mösl, Dan Kelly, Thomas Stachelhaus Photography: Thomas Stachelhaus Styling: Uschi Ries Litho: RGI Dortmund, Germany

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1997) Peak position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[2] 5 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[3] 4 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[4] 10 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[5] 1 Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[6] 3 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[7] 27 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[8] 59 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] 3

Year-end charts Chart (1997) Position German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] 57

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Belgium (BEA)[11]	Gold	25,000^*
^*sales figures based on certification alone

References

1. Growin' Up (CD liner). The Kelly Family. KEL-Life Records. 1997.CS1 maint: others (link)
2. "Austriancharts.at – The Kelly Family – Growin' Up" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
3. "Dutchcharts.nl – The Kelly Family – Growin' Up" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
4. "Ultratop.be – The Kelly Family – Growin' Up" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
5. "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
6. "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 1997. 47. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
7. "Norwegiancharts.com – The Kelly Family – Growin' Up". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
8. "Swedishcharts.com – The Kelly Family – Growin' Up". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
9. "Swisscharts.com – The Kelly Family – Growin' Up". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
10. "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts (1997)". Retrieved April 4, 2017.
11. "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – albums 1998". Ultratop. Hung Medien.

External links

• KellyFamily.de — official site