Parels

Parels
Studio album by K3
Released	October 4, 1999
Recorded	1999
Genre	Pop
Length	40:52
Label	Capetown / Wivani
Producer	Miguel Wiels
K3 chronology
Parels (1999) Alle kleuren (2000)
Parels 2000 album cover
2008 reissue album cover
Singles from Parels
"Wat ik wil" Released: 1998 "Heyah mama" Released: April 1999 "Yeke yeke" Released: August 1999 "I Love You Baby" Released: November 1999 "Op elkaar (remix 2000)" Released: March 2000

Parels (English: Pearls) is the very first album by the Belgian girlgroup K3. It was released on October 4, 1999, through label Capetown / Wivani.^[1] The album reached the 2nd position in the Flemish albums chart.

Track listing

Parels – Standard edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Yeke yeke"	Miguel Wiels Peter Gillis Alain Vande Putte	3:26
2.	"Wat ik wil"	Marc Paelinck Ronald Buersens Dennis Peirs	3:38
3.	"Heyah mama"	Wiels Gillis Vande Putte	3:21
4.	"Op elkaar"	Wiels Gillis Vande Putte	3:56
5.	"Parels"	Wiels Gillis Vande Putte	4:10
6.	"I Love You Baby"	Wiels Gillis Vande Putte	3:41
7.	"Ik kom tot leven (Bij jou)"	Wiels Gillis Vande Putte	3:50
8.	"Altijd van je dromen"	Wiels Gillis Vande Putte	3:44
9.	"Geen tweede keer"	Paelinck Buersens Peirs	4:13
10.	"Zonder jou"	Paelinck Buersens Peirs	3:46
11.	"Oh ja"	Wiels Gillis Vande Putte	3:07
Total length:			40:52

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1999)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[2]	2

Year-end charts

Chart (1999)	Position
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[3]	8
Chart (2000)	Position
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[4]	4

Certifications

Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
Belgium (BEA)[5]	Gold	25,000^*
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone ^xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Parels 2000

On September 28, 2000, a reissue of the album was released through label Niels William, called Parels 2000.^[6] This album also charted in The Netherlands. Parels 2000 contains all the original songs as listed above, with an extra CD containing remixes and karaoke versions of the original songs. The remix of "Op elkaar", called "Op elkaar (remix 2000)" was released as fifth single from the album.

Track listing

Parels 2000 – bonus disc
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Op elkaar" (Top remix)	Wiels Gillis Vande Putte	3:45
2.	"Heyah mama" (ID remix)	Wiels Gillis Vande Putte	2:57
3.	"Yeke yeke" (ID remix)	Wiels Gillis Vande Putte	2:46
4.	"Wat ik wil" (Milk Inc. remix)	Paelinck Buersens Peirs	3:22
5.	"Altijd van je dromen" (Top remix)	Wiels Gillis Vande Putte	3:35
6.	"Wat ik wil" (karaoke version)	Paelinck Buersens Peirs	3:38
7.	"Heyah mama" (karaoke version)	Wiels Gillis Vande Putte	3:21
8.	"Yeke yeke" (karaoke version)	Wiels Gillis Vande Putte	3:26
9.	"I Love You Baby" (karaoke version)	Wiels Gillis Vande Putte	3:41
10.	"Op elkaar" (karaoke version)	Wiels Gillis Vande Putte	3:45
Total length:			40:06

Chart performance

Weekly charts Chart (2000) Peak position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[2] 2 Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[7] 15

Year-end charts Chart (2001) Position Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[8] 81 Dutch Albums Chart[9] 48 Chart (2002) Position Dutch Albums Chart[10] 54

2008 reissue

On August 11, 2008, another reissue of the album was released. This version of Parels contains two CDs, with on the first one the original songs as listed above, and on the second one karaoke versions of all the songs.

Track listing

Parels – 2008 reissue bonus disc
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Yeke yeke" (karaoke version)	Wiels Gillis Vande Putte	3:26
2.	"Wat ik wil" (karaoke version)	Paelinck Buersens Peirs	3:38
3.	"Heyah mama" (karaoke version)	Wiels Gillis Vande Putte	3:21
4.	"Op elkaar" (karaoke version)	Wiels Gillis Vande Putte	3:56
5.	"Parels" (karaoke version)	Wiels Gillis Vande Putte	4:10
6.	"I Love You Baby" (karaoke version)	Wiels Gillis Vande Putte	3:41
7.	"Ik kom tot leven (Bij jou)" (karaoke version)	Wiels Gillis Vande Putte	3:50
8.	"Altijd van je dromen" (karaoke version)	Wiels Gillis Vande Putte	3:44
9.	"Geen tweede keer" (karaoke version)	Paelinck Buersens Peirs	4:13
10.	"Zonder jou" (karaoke version)	Paelinck Buersens Peirs	3:46
11.	"Oh ja" (karaoke version)	Wiels Gillis Vande Putte	3:07
Total length:			40:52

References

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