Now ... Us!

Now ... Us!
No Angels studio album
Publication (s)	June 24, 2002
Label (s)	Cheyenne Records / Polydor
Format (s)	CD
Genre (s)	pop
Title (number)	16
running time	47:18 min.
occupation	Nadja Benaissa Lucy Diakovska Sandy Mölling Vanessa Petruo Jessica Wahls
production	Tim Brettschneider, Thorsten Brötzmann, Fahrenheit & Kelvin, Leslie Mandoki, Mousse T. , Nick Nice, Peter Ries, Royal Garden Sound, Pontus Söderqvist, Sandi S., Syndicate, Daniel Troha
Studio (s)	Water Edge Studios, Stockholm Peppermint Pavilion, Hanover
chronology Elle'ments Now ... Us! When the Angels Swing

Now ... Us! ( English for Jetzt… Wir! ) is the second studio album by the German pop band No Angels . The album was released in June 2002 and reached number one in the German album charts as a newcomer .

background

After the sales success of their debut album Elle'ments , the No Angels began recording their second studio album in February 2002. The lyrics and parts of the music for the pre- single Something About Us were written by band member Vanessa Petruo. The album features four other tracks, each written by a member of the band for the first time: Say Goodbye by Sandy Mölling, Stay by Lucy Diakovska, Shield Against My Sorrow by Jessica Wahls and Come Back by Nadja Benaissa. As with the first release, the producers Thorsten Brötzmann, Peter Ries and Tim Brettschneider were in charge of the production and arrangement .

Now ... Us! was the attempt of the five band members to cast off their casting show star image and to bring their music to the center of public interest. This positioning was strongly underlined by the chosen album name "Jetzt ... Wir!" After the successes and awards such as Bravo Otto , Comet and ECHO , the No Angels were very present in the media. There were also a number of reports and messages from the singers' private environment. The No Angels reflected and parodied these published rumors with the single Something About Us and the video for the title.

The album and the released singles were very successful, but could not catch up with the sales of the 2001 releases. In Germany, Now .. us! like its predecessor, it was number 1 in the album charts and was able to stay there for several weeks. In Austria and Switzerland the album reached the top 5, as well as a top ten placement in the European charts and in Hungary Now ... us! at number 65 on the charts. Overall, the album sold over 800,000 copies and the singles released from it sold over 500,000 copies. Musically and lyrically, the titles on the album are no longer as conventional and catchy as on their first album.

music

In terms of style, the album mainly consists of titles tailored to the market with pop music that contains typical elements from soul and rhythm and blues . Compared to the first album Elle'ments, the lyrics are less “love” heavy. The musical signature of the main producer Thorsten Brötzmann is clearly recognizable, comparable to Brötzmann's productions for Bro'Sis or Jeanette Biedermann .

Track list

Chart positions Explanation of the data

Albums

Now ... Us!   DE 1 07/08/2002 (33 weeks)   AT 2 07/07/2002 (20 weeks)   CH 4th 07/07/2002 (17 weeks)

Singles

Something About Us   DE 1 05/20/2002 (16 weeks)   AT 1 05/19/2002 (21 weeks)   CH 11 05/19/2002 (15 weeks) Still in love with you   DE 2 08/26/2002 (14 weeks)   AT 4th 08/25/2002 (22 weeks)   CH 10 09/01/2002 (22 weeks) Let's go to bed   DE 12 10/18/2002 (9 weeks)   AT 46 11/17/2002 (8 weeks) All cried out   DE 18th 12/16/2002 (10 weeks)   AT 23 12/15/2002 (23 weeks)   CH 56 12/22/2002 (10 weeks)

#	title	Music / Lyrics
1.	Anchor Your Love	Oliver Dommaschk, Marco Quast, Kaidy-Ann Morgan	3:38
2.	Something About Us	Vanessa Petruo , Thorsten Brötzmann, Alexander Geringas	3:05
3.	Still in love with you	Figge Boström, Johan Lindman	3:31
4th	Push me to the limit	Leslie Mandoki , Laszlo Bencker	3:23
5.	Say goodbye	Sandy Mölling , Celitia Martin, Velroy Baily, Ian Pitter	3:37
6th	Like Ice in the Sunshine	Holger-Julian Copp, Hanno Haders	2:57
7th	Love story	Reed Vertelney, Anders Bagge, Par Astron	3:35
8th.	Shield Against My Sorrow	Jessica Wahls , Nik Hafemann, Leslie Mandoki, Laszlo Bencker	3:29
9.	Autumn Breeze	D. Dowlut	3:32
10.	Now That We Found Love	Ulrich Wehner, Thorsten Brötzmann	3:36
11.	Stay	Lucy Diakovska , Christian Geller	4:09
12.	Let's Go to Bed (in bed with Mousse T.)	Mousse T. , Eroll Rennals	3:32
13.	2 Get Over U	Sandi S., Tim Brettschneider, Alan Glass	3:25
14th	Lost in You	Sandi S., Tim Brettschneider, Alan Glass	3:28
15th	Come back	Nadja Benaissa , Daniel Troha, Cal Abate	4:02
16.	Atlantis 2002 (with Donovan)	Donovan Leitch	4:01

As with its predecessor, this album was re-released as a modified Special Winter Edition . The album in the new version also includes the single All Cried Out , the title Three Words and the song Daylight in Your Eyes in a big band version. However, the songs Push Me to the Limit , Lost in You and Atlantis 2002 are not available.

#	title	Music / Lyrics
1.	All Cried Out (Pop Version)	Alison Moyet , Swan, Jolley	3:27
2.	Still in love with you	Figge Boström, Johan Lindman	3:31
3.	Something About Us (Latin Radio Edit)	Vanessa Petruo, Thorsten Brötzmann, Alexander Geringas	3:05
4th	Three words	Peter Ries	3:48
5.	Let's Go to Bed (in bed with Mousse T.)	Mousse T., Eroll Renalls	3:32
6th	Say goodbye	Sandy Mölling, Celitia Martin, Velroy Baily, Ian Pitter	3:37
7th	Love story	Reed Vertelney, Anders Bagge, Par Astron	3:35
8th.	Stay	Lucy Diakovska, Christian Geller	4:09
9.	Autumn Breeze	D. Dowlut	3:32
10.	2 Get Over U	Sandi S., Tim Brettschneider, Alan Glass	3:25
11.	Shield Against My Sorrow	Jessica Wahls, Nik Hafemann, Leslie Mandoki, Laszlo Bencker	3:29
12.	Anchor Your Love	Oliver Dommaschk, Marco Quast, Kaidy-Ann Morgan	3:38
13.	Now That We Found Love	Ulrich Wehner	3:36
14th	Like Ice in the Sunshine	Holger-Julian Copp, Hanno Haders	2:57
15th	Come back	Nadja Benaissa, Daniel Troha, Cal Abate	4:02
16.	Daylight in Your Eyes (Big Band Version)	Tony Bruno, Tommy Byrnes	3:44

Singles

• Something About Us (released May 6, 2002 )
• Still in Love with You (release: August 12, 2002 )
• Let's Go to Bed (release: November 4th, 2002 )
• All Cried Out (released December 2nd, 2002 )

Reviews

• Joachim Gauger for laut.de : “The handwriting of (main) producer Thorsten Brötzmann can be heard everywhere […] While the version of“ Atlantis 2002 ”does not require any comment towards the end of the album, the new version of“ Like Ice In The Sunshine »almost an insolence. This track is as far removed from the otherwise average level of the record as Mousse T's rocky “Let's Go to Bed”. Because that's the only really strong song on “Now ... Us!”. "

• Review on brainstorms42.de: “The biggest problem of the No Angels could be that the“ girls ”, as they are still often called, grow up too quickly. With “Something About Us” the album only has one safe single, the other songs are all good numbers, but they are nowhere near as catchy as the first release from the second album. [...] Therefore, what many have been predicting for some time could happen: failure to succeed and the resulting separation. "

• ProSieben review: “Speaking of mass: of course the record is absolutely suitable for mass production. Put a little R'n'B in the big pop pot, a few dancers and choirs with powerful voices and the colorful pop cake is ready, which is sold like hotcakes among the population. It's hard to criticize, that's how the music business works these days. "

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Press release: No Angels - Now… Us! on austriancharts.at.
2. ↑ Biography: No Angels ( Memento of the original from August 22, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on pooltrax.com. 
3. ↑ ^{a b} Review: No Angels: Now ... us on brainstorms42.de.
4. ↑ Charts DE Charts AT Charts CH
5. ↑ Joachim Gauger: No Angels - Now ... Us on laut.de, CD Review.
6. ↑ ProSieben review: No Angels - now ... Us! on prosieben.de.