Slave to the Music (album)

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Slave to the Music
Studio album by
Released22 November 1993
Recorded1992–1993
Label
  • Indisc
  • ZYX Music
  • Possum
ProducerRuud van Rijen
Twenty 4 Seven chronology
Street Moves
(1990)
Slave to the Music
(1993)
I Wanna Show You
(1994)
Singles from Slave to the Music
  1. "Slave to the Music"
    Released: 13 August 1993
  2. "Is It Love"
    Released: 14 November 1993
  3. "Take Me Away"
    Released: 28 February 1994
  4. "Leave Them Alone"
    Released: 30 June 1994

Slave to the Music is the second album by Twenty 4 Seven, featuring Nancy Coolen & Stay-C. It was released on November 22, 1993, by Indisc & ZYX Music. The album was successful across Europe and Australasia. The Album received several gold and platinum records in most of the countries where it was marketed and released.

Four singles were released from this record: "Slave to the Music", "Is It Love", "Take Me Away", and "Leave Them Alone".

Track listing[edit]

  1. "Slave to the Music" – 4:03
  2. "Is It Love" – 3:55
  3. "Take Me Away" – 3:36
  4. "Keep On Goin'" – 3:59
  5. "Music Is My Life" – 4:08
  6. "Leave Them Alone" – 4:01
  7. "What Time Is It" – 4:13
  8. "Take Your Chance" – 3:35
  9. "Let's Stay" – 4:03
  10. "Slave to the Music" (Ferry & Garnefski Club Mix) – 5:02
  11. "Is It Love" (Dancability Club Mix) – 5:09

Personnel[edit]

  • Ruud van Rijen – arrangements, producer, composer
  • William Rutten – photography
  • Stay-C – rap vocals, composer
  • Nancy Coolen – vocals[1]

Charts[edit]

Weekly charts[edit]

Weekly chart performance for Slave to the Music
Chart (1993–1994) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[2] 79
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[3] 30
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[4] 22
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[5] 15
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[6] 17

Year-end charts[edit]

Year-end chart performance for Slave to the Music
Chart (1994) Position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[7] 50
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8] 63

Certifications[edit]

Certifications for Slave to the Music
Country Certification Date Sales certified[9]
Czech Republic [1] Platinum 1994 12,000
Netherlands (NVPI) [2] Gold 1993 25,000
South Africa (RISA) [3] 2× Platinum 17 February 1994 20,000

References[edit]

  1. ^ Twenty 4 Seven Featuring Stay-C and Nance — Slave To The Music
  2. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 287.
  3. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Twenty 4 Seven feat. Stay-C and Nance – Slave to the Music" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Twenty 4 Seven feat. Stay-C and Nance – Slave to the Music" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Twenty 4 Seven feat. Stay-C and Nance – Slave to the Music" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Twenty 4 Seven feat. Stay-C and Nance – Slave to the Music". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Album 1994". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Certification for every country in the world" (PDF). IFPI. Archived from the original (pdf) on 27 September 2009. Retrieved 7 December 2013.

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