Elle'ments

Elle'ments
Studio album by No Angels
Released 12 March 2001
Recorded 2000-2001
Genre
Length 46:45
Label
Producer
No Angels chronology
Elle'ments
(2001)		 Now ... Us!
(2002)
Singles from Elle'ments
  1. "Daylight in Your Eyes"
    Released: 5 February 2001
  2. "Rivers of Joy"
    Released: 30 April 2001
  3. "There Must Be an Angel"
    Released: 12 August 2001
  4. "When the Angels Sing"/"Atlantis"
    Released: 19 November 2001
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Intro(acceptable)[1]
laut.de[2]

Elle'ments is the debut studio album by German pop group No Angels, released by Polydor's sublabel Cheyenne Records on 12 March 2001 (see 2001 in music) in German-speaking Europe. It was primarily produced by Thorsten Brötzmann, with additional production from Peter Ries and Leslie Mandoki. The album yielded the record-breaking number-one single "Daylight in Your Eyes," and produced another three singles, including "When the Angels Sing" and a remake of Eurythmics' 1985 single "There Must Be an Angel."

Elle'ments was a smash-hit in Central Europe, where it was eventually certified platinum in Austria and Switzerland, and 7×Gold in Germany. It spawned another two versions, including a Special Winter Edition (2001) and a limited Karaoke Edition (2001) and spent seventy-four weeks within the German Top 100 Albums Chart, eventually ranking first on the German year-end chart of 2001.

Background

The members of No Angels were formed through on the RTL2 channel's first series of Popstars, a reality talent show which set about producing a five-piece girl group.[3] After several elimination rounds, Nadja Benaissa, Lucy Diakovska, Sandy Mölling, Vanessa Petruo and Jessica Wahls were chosen, and signed a recording contract with Polydor.[3] With the final members of the group in place, the program followed the group during its recording sessions, photo and music video shoots and other promotional commitments such as showcases and instores.[3] For their English language debut album, the band worked a small group of German-based music producers, including Thorsten Brötzmann, Peter Ries, Leslie Mándoki, and Rosenstolz member Peter Plate, many who later became frequent collaborators.[3]

Style and lyrics

Elle'ments takes influence from a number of different genres, such as Europop, teen pop, electro, and dance, and combines elements from pop rock, drum and bass, and contemporary R&B.[4] The album received comparisons to girl groups such as Britney Spears, Destiny's Child, and the Spice Girls.[4]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "Daylight in Your Eyes"  Tony Bruno, Tommy ByrnesThorsten Brötzmann 3:30
2. "When the Angels Sing"  Peter Ries, Charlemaine Thomas-SchmidtmerPeter Ries 3:42
3. "Promises Can Wait"  Peter Ries, Dawn Faith SchönherzPeter Ries 3:21
4. "You Could Be the First"  Ralf LübkePatrik Majer, Plate & Sommer 3:27
5. "Cold as Ice"  David Brunner, Christopher Cousins, Marc KlammerThorsten Brötzmann 4:04
6. "Rivers of Joy"  Niklas Pettersson, Hans AnderssonPeter Ries 3:28
7. "Be My Man (The Plan)"  Leslie Mandoki, Laszlo BenckerLeslie Mandoki 3:28
8. "Go Ahead And Take It"  Thorsten Brötzmann, Ulrich WehnerThorsten Brötzmann 2:50
9. "Couldn't Care Less"  Franciz, LepontPeter Ries 3:33
10. "Faith Can Move a Mountain"  Julian FeifelLeslie Mandoki 3:28
11. "Cry for You"  Thomas Anders, Christian GellerPeter Ries 4:49
12. "Send Me Flowers"  Axel BreitungThorsten Brötzmann 3:49
13. "That's the Reason"  Thorsten Brötzmann, Alexander GeringasThorsten Brötzmann 3:15
Special Winter Edition
No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "There Must Be An Angel"  Annie Lennox, David A. StewartPatrik Majer, Peter Plate, Ulf Leo Sommer 3:55
2. "When the Angels Sing"  Peter Ries, Charlemaine Thomas-SchmidtmerPeter Ries 3:42
3. "What Am I Supposed to Do"  R. Hardt, H. Zier, Senait MehariSoul-O-Matic 4:08
4. "100% Emotional"  Johan Aberg, Paul Rein, Winston SelaPeter Ries 3:03
5. "Daylight in Your Eyes"  Tony Bruno, Tommy ByrnesThorsten Brötzmann 3:30
6. "Promises Can Wait"  Peter Ries, Dawn Faith SchönherzPeter Ries 3:21
7. "You Could Be the First"  Ralf LübkePatrik Majer, Plate & Sommer 3:27
8. "Cold as Ice"  David Brunner, Christopher Cousins, Marc KlammerThorsten Brötzmann 4:04
9. "Rivers of Joy"  Niklas Pettersson, Hans AnderssonPeter Ries 3:28
10. "Be My Man (The Plan)"  Leslie Mandoki, Laszlo BenckerLeslie Mandoki 3:28
11. "Go Ahead And Take It"  Thorsten Brötzmann, Ulrich WehnerThorsten Brötzmann 2:50
12. "Couldn't Care Less"  Franciz, LepontPeter Ries 3:33
13. "Faith Can Move a Mountain"  Julian FeifelLeslie Mandoki 3:28
14. "Cry for You"  Thomas Anders, Christian GellerPeter Ries 4:49
15. "Send Me Flowers"  Axel BreitungThorsten Brötzmann 3:49
16. "That's the Reason"  Thorsten Brötzmann, Alexander GeringasThorsten Brötzmann 3:15

Credits and personnel

Production

Leftover tracks

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2001) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7] 1
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8] 1
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2001) Position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[10] 5
German Albums (Official Top 100)[11] 1
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] 9
Chart (2002) Position
German Albums (Official Top 100)[13] 47

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Austria (IFPI Austria)[14] Platinum 40,000x
Germany (BVMI)[15] 7× Gold 1,050,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[16] Platinum 40,000x
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[17] Platinum 1,000,000*

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

See also

References

  1. ↑ Intro review
  2. ↑ laut.de review
  3. 1 2 3 4 Schaertl, Marika (2001-02-19). "Holger, der Engel-Macher". Focus (in German). Retrieved 2009-04-26.
  4. 1 2 Dobler, Eberhard (2001-03-12). "Keine Frage, wir befinden uns auf internationalem Pop-Niveau.". laut.de. Retrieved 2015-04-16.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Magix Video Maker". Amazon.de. Retrieved 2007-06-01.
  6. ↑ "History of Popstars". Musicload.de. Retrieved 2007-06-01.
  7. ↑ "No Angels - Elle'ments". austriancharts.at. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2011-05-30.
  8. ↑ "No Angels - Elle'ments". charts.de. Retrieved 2011-05-30.
  9. ↑ "No Angels - Elle'ments". swisscharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2011-05-30.
  10. ↑ "Jahreshitparade Alben 2001" (in German). austriancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2014-02-26.
  11. ↑ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts (2001)". Offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
  12. ↑ "Jahreshitparade 2001" (in German). swisscharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2014-02-26.
  13. ↑ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts (2002)". Offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
  14. ↑ "Austrian album certifications – No Angels – Elle'ments" (in German). IFPI Austria. Enter No Angels in the field Interpret. Enter Elle'ments in the field Titel. Select album in the field Format. Click Suchen
  15. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (No Angels; 'Elle'ments')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  16. ↑ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('No Angels')". Hung Medien.
  17. ↑ "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 2001". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry.

External links

Preceded by
No Angel by Dido
Mutter by Rammstein		 Austrian Albums Chart number-one album
25 March — 7 April 2001
22 April — 28 April 2001 		Succeeded by
Mutter by Rammstein
Mutter by Rammstein
Preceded by
Heute vor dreissig Jahren by Peter Maffay		 German Albums Chart number-one album
26 March — 15 April 2001 		Succeeded by
Mutter by Rammstein
Preceded by
Homerun by Gotthard		 Swiss Albums Chart number-one album
25 March — 14 April 2001 		Succeeded by
Mutter by Rammstein
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