Almost Heaven is the tenth regular studio album by European-American pop group The Kelly Family. Based on a concept by Dan Kelly, it was co-produced by Kathy and Paddy Kelly and released in 1996 throughout most of Europe. Following the major success of previous albums Over the Hump and Christmas for All and the number-one single "I Can't Help Myself," the album debuted number-one in Austria, Germany and Switzerland. It also entered the top 5 in the Netherlands and Norway and made it to the top 20 in Belgium. Almost Heaven eventually sold more than three million copies worldwide, making it the band's second biggest-selling release to date.

Track listing

Personnel

Credits are taken from the album's liner notes.

Almost Heaven

Instruments and performances

Johan Daansen – mouth harp

Angelo Kelly – drums, percussion, washboard, timbales, vocals

Barby Kelly – vocals

Jimmy Kelly – acoustic guitar, electric-zither, spoons, vocals

Joey Kelly – acoustic guitars, electric guitars, vocals

John Kelly – acoustic guitars, electric guitar, percussions, vocals

Kathy Kelly – accordion, keyboards, hammond, organ, piano, violin, vocals

Maite Kelly – percussions, bass, vocals

Patricia Kelly – harp, vocals

Paddy Kelly – banjo, bass, guitars, keyboards, mandolin, tabla, percussions

Technical and production

Album concept: Dan Kelly

Writing: The Kelly Family

Recording: Jan Shurman

Mastering: Georgi Nedelschev, Dieter Wegner

Mixing: Günther Kasper, G. Nedelschev, Kathy Kelly, Paddy Kelly, Max Volume

Engineers: Günther "Mr. Cool" Kasper, Max Carola, Max Volume, Jürgen Lusky

Engineering assistance: Alessandro Benedetti

Photography: Thomas Stachelhaus

Styling: Uschi Ries

Litho: RGI Dortmund Germany

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

External links

KellyFamily.de — official site

1996 albums

The Kelly Family albums

Almost Heaven