Growin' Up (The Kelly Family album)

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)

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 throughout most of Europe.

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, akustická gitara 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^*
Poland (ZPAV)[12]	Gold	50,000^*
^* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Growin' Up (CD liner). The Kelly Family. KEL-Life Records. 1997.
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. "Offiziellecharts.de – The Kelly Family – Growin' Up" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
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.
12. "Wyróżnienia – Złote płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 1997 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved October 8, 2021.

External links

• KellyFamily.de — official site