Growin' Up (The Kelly Family album)

1997 studio album by The Kelly Family

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 (see 1997 in music) 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

^ Growin' Up (CD liner). The Kelly Family. KEL-Life Records. 1997.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ "Austriancharts.at – The Kelly Family – Growin' Up" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – The Kelly Family – Growin' Up" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
^ "Ultratop.be – The Kelly Family – Growin' Up" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – The Kelly Family – Growin' Up" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
^ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 1997. 47. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
^ "Norwegiancharts.com – The Kelly Family – Growin' Up". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – The Kelly Family – Growin' Up". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
^ "Swisscharts.com – The Kelly Family – Growin' Up". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts (1997)". Retrieved April 4, 2017.
^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – albums 1998". Ultratop. Hung Medien.
^ "Wyróżnienia – Złote płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 1997 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved October 8, 2021.