Stronger is the second studio album by Belgian singer Kate Ryan, released in 2004 in Europe and 2005 in the United States.
Stronger | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | March 26, 2004 | |||
Length | 57:02 | |||
Label | EMI Belgium | |||
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Kate Ryan chronology | ||||
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Singles from Stronger | ||||
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Stronger includes the hits singles "Only If I", "The Promise You Made", and "Goodbye".
Critical reception
editReview scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
AllMusic editor John Lucas rated the album four out of five stars. He noted Alive was "notably less club-oriented than its predecessors, instead aiming for a modern pop sound" and called it her by "far her strongest, lacking the filler that weighed down her first two. Indeed almost any of the 13 tracks could have been strong singles in their own right, something that could certainly not have been said of Different or Stronger [...] All in all, Alive is an underrated set."[1]
Track listing
edit"Hurry Up" was produced by Martin Hanzén and Jimmy Thörnfeldt; all other songs were produced by AJ Duncan and Phil Wilde
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Another Day" |
| 4:43 |
2. | "Only If I" |
| 3:52 |
3. | "Je lance un appel" |
| 4:04 |
4. | "The Promise You Made" (originally by Cock Robin) | Peter Kingsbery | 3:28 |
5. | "Hands Up" |
| 3:43 |
6. | "I Like the Way" |
| 3:42 |
7. | "Scream & Shout" |
| 4:25 |
8. | "Can You Fix This?" |
| 4:04 |
9. | "Start Me Up" |
| 3:33 |
10. | "Hurry Up" |
| 3:14 |
11. | "The Rain" | Ryan | 3:21 |
12. | "We Belong Together" |
| 3:56 |
13. | "Hard to Reveal" |
| 4:09 |
14. | "Goodbye" |
| 3:42 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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15. | "La promesse" |
| 3:29 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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15. | "The Promise You Made" (Extended Version) |
| 6:00 |
16. | "So In Love" |
| 3:49 |
17. | "Libertine" (French lyrics) |
| 6:42 |
Personnel
edit- Kate Ryan – Vocals, lyricist
- Andy Janssens a.k.a. AJ Duncan – Producer, lyricist, conductor, pre–producer, keyboards, synths & protocols programming
- Phil Wilde – Producer, lyricist, conductor, keyboards, synths & protocols programming
- Martin Hanzén – Producer
- Jimmy Thörnfeldt – Producer
- Steven Tracey – Lyricist
- Niklas Bergwall – Lyricist
- Niclas Kings – Lyricist
- Jeanette Olsson – Lyricist
- Marc Gilson – Lyricist
- Wanda Walker Janssens – Lyricist
- Jo Lemaire – French translations ("La Promesse")
- Mieke Aerts – Backing vocals
- Jody Pijper – Backing vocals
- Patrick Vinx – Backing vocals
- Peter Bauwens – Backing vocals
- Eric Melaerts – Guitars
- Patrick Hamilton – Acoustic piano & strings arrangement
- Peter Bulkens – Mixing
- Sander van der Heide – Mastering
- Ivo Kljuce – Photography
- Bea Brych – Make–up
Charts
editChart (2004) | Peak position |
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Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[3] | 43 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[4] | 22 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[5] | 13 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[6] | 14 |
Certifications
editRegion | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Poland (ZPAV)[7] | Gold | 20,000* |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
References
edit- ^ a b https://www.allmusic.com/album/r698774
- ^ "Kate Ryan – Stronger (2004, CD)". Discogs.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Kate Ryan – Stronger" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Kate Ryan – Stronger" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Kate Ryan – Stronger" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Kate Ryan – Stronger". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ "Wyróżnienia – Złote płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 2004 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry.