Who Needs Guitars Anyway?

Who Needs Guitars Anyway? is the debut studio album by Alice Deejay, released on 28 March 2000.[6] It includes the hit singles "Back in My Life", "Better Off Alone", "Will I Ever", "The Lonely One" and "Celebrate Our Love". The songs "The Lonely One", "Will I Ever" and "Celebrate Our Love" are different versions from the single versions and video versions that were released.[citation needed]

Who Needs Guitars Anyway?
Studio album by
Released28 March 2000
Recorded1998–2000
Genre
Length52:22
Label
Producer
  • Pronti & Kalmani
  • DJ Jurgen
  • Svenson & Gielen
  • Danski & Delmundo
Singles from Who Needs Guitars Anyway?
  1. "Better Off Alone"
    Released: December 1998[2]
  2. "Back in My Life"
    Released: 22 November 1999[3]
  3. "Will I Ever"
    Released: 29 May 2000
  4. "The Lonely One"
    Released: September 2000
  5. "Celebrate Our Love"
    Released: March 2001
  6. "Who Needs Guitars Anyway?"
    Released: November 2001
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Baltimore Sun(favorable)[4]
The Village Voice(dud)[5]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Back in My Life"3:30
2."Better Off Alone"3:36
3."Celebrate Our Love"3:26
4."The Lonely One"3:19
5."Who Needs Guitars Anyway?"4:17
6."Will I Ever"3:28
7."Elements of Life"3:34
8."Fairytales"4:15
9."Waiting for Your Love"3:45
10."No More Lies"3:36
11."I Can See (See It in Your Eyes)"3:45
12."Everything Begins with an E"4:19
13."Got to Get Away"3:41
14."Alice Deejay"3:58

Charts

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Chart (2000) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] 83
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[8] 29
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[9] 27
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[10] 7
French Albums (SNEP)[11] 45
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12] 28
Irish Albums (IRMA)[13] 8
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[14] 14
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[15] 24
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] 12
UK Albums (OCC)[17] 8
US Billboard 200[18] 76

Certifications

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Certifications for Who Needs Guitars Anyway?
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[19] Gold 10,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[20] Gold 100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ a b https://www.allmusic.com/album/r470492
  2. ^ "DJ Jurgen Music". djjurgen.com. Archived from the original on 21 July 2001. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  3. ^ "New Releases – For Week Starting 22 November, 1999: Singles". Music Week. 20 November 1999. p. 29.
  4. ^ Considine, J.D. (2000-04-21). "New On Record". The Baltimore Sun. p. 16 Scene. Retrieved 2023-01-07 – via Gainesville Sun.
  5. ^ Christgau, Robert (2000-12-05). "Getting Bizzy". The Village Voice.
  6. ^ "Alice Deejay – Who Needs Guitars Anyway?". Discogs. discogs.com. 28 March 2000. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  7. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  8. ^ "Listen - Danmarks Officielle Hitliste - Udarbejdet af AIM Nielsen for IFPI Danmark - Uge 24". Ekstra Bladet (in Danish). Copenhagen. 2000-06-18.
  9. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Alice Deejay – Who Needs Guitars Anyway?" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2017-06-18.
  10. ^ "Alice Deejay: Who Needs Guitars Anyway?" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 2017-06-18.
  11. ^ "Lescharts.com – Alice Deejay – Who Needs Guitars Anyway?". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2017-06-18.
  12. ^ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 2017-06-18.
  13. ^ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 30, 2000". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved 2017-06-18.
  14. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Alice Deejay – Who Needs Guitars Anyway?". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2017-06-18.
  15. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Alice Deejay – Who Needs Guitars Anyway?". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2017-06-18.
  16. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Alice Deejay – Who Needs Guitars Anyway?". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2017-06-18.
  17. ^ "Alice Deejay | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 2017-06-18.
  18. ^ "Alice Deejay Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-06-18.
  19. ^ "Danish album certifications – Alice Deejay – Who Needs Guitars Anyway?". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  20. ^ "British album certifications – Alice Deejay – Who Needs Guitars Anyway?". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 18 June 2017.