Ace (Ian Van Dahl album)

Ace
Studio album by Ian Van Dahl
Released	21 May 2002
Genre	Trance
Length	66:47
Label	Antler-Subway
Producer	Patrick Renier
Ian Van Dahl chronology
Ace (2002) Lost & Found (2004)
Alternative cover
UK and Australian cover

Ace is the debut studio album by Belgian dance music group Ian Van Dahl, released on 21 May 2002 by Antler-Subway Records. The album peaked at No. 7 on the UK Albums Chart,[1] and has been certified Gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).[2] The album title was inspired by taking the first letters of the names of each member of the group: Annemie Coenen, Christophe Chantzis and Erik Vanspauwen.

The album contains four songs that reached the top 20 of the UK Singles Chart: "Will I?" (No. 5), "Reason" (No. 8), "Try" (No. 15) and their highest-charting single, "Castles in the Sky", which reached No. 3 and spent seven weeks in the top 10 in mid-2001.[3] "Castles in the Sky" was a moderate success in Europe, while reaching No. 91 on the US Billboard Hot 100.[4]

Track listing

International edition

1. "Intro" – 2:10
2. "Reason" – 3:21
3. "After All" – 5:56
4. "Satisfy Me" – 6:07
5. "Will I?" (UK Radio Mix) – 2:40
6. "Nights on Java" – 7:37
7. "Try" – 8:12
8. "Lonely" – 4:16
9. "Be Mine" – 3:04
10. "Castles in the Sky" – 3:46
11. "Nothing Left to Say" – 5:17
12. "Tears" – 3:20
13. "{'intəlu:d}" – 0:49
14. "Secret Love" – 3:14
15. "Tomorrow" – 6:03
16. "Run" – 4:41 (UK bonus track)

US edition

1. "Reason" – 3:20
2. "Will I?" (Dee Dee Radio Edit) – 3:46
3. "After All" – 5:53
4. "Satisfy Me" – 6:05
5. "Nights on Java" – 7:34
6. "Try" – 8:10
7. "Lonely" – 4:14
8. "Be Mine" – 3:02
9. "Castles in the Sky" – 3:44
10. "Nothing Left to Say" – 5:15
11. "Tears" – 3:16
12. "{'intəlu:d}" – 0:50
13. "Secret Love" – 3:09
14. "Tomorrow" – 6:00

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for Ace Chart (2002) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] 89 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[6] 41 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[7] 40 European Albums (Music & Media)[8] 27 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[9] 10 Irish Albums (IRMA)[10] 71 Scottish Albums (OCC)[11] 4 UK Albums (OCC)[1] 7 US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[12] 16

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for Ace Chart (2002) Position UK Albums (OCC)[13] 152

Certifications

Certifications for Ace

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[2]	Gold	100,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
2. "British album certifications – Ian Van Dahl – Ace". British Phonographic Industry. 22 July 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
3. "Ian Van Dahl | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
4. "Ian Van Dahl Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
5. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 134.
6. "Ultratop.be – Ian Van Dahl – Ace" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
7. "Danishcharts.dk – Ian Van Dahl – Ace". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
8. "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 20, no. 25. 15 June 2002. p. 10. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
9. "Ian Van Dahl: Ace" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
10. "Top 75 Artist Album, Week Ending 30 May 2002". GfK Chart-Track. Archived from the original on 20 January 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
11. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
12. "Ian Van Dahl Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
13. "UK Year-End Charts 2002" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. p. 4. Retrieved 2 August 2021.