Happy Nation
Happy Nation is the debut album of Ace of Base, released in late 1992 by Warner Bros.. It is one of the best -selling debut albums with at least 19 million records sold; 1995, it was incorporated as " the best-selling debut album of all time " in the Guinness Book of Records. Meanwhile, Ace of Base have been exceeded in this respect by Guns N 'Roses and Linkin Park. Happy Nation reached number one on the charts in 14 countries, including Germany.
History
After the group had heard the piece Another Mother of Swedish artist Kayo, she decided to make similar music. She recorded a song called The Ace and sent him to the producer Denniz Pop. This took the group under contract. From the piece, which he had received as a demo, the international hit All That She Wants was. The success of the album initially began in late 1992 in the Scandinavian countries, including Denmark. In 1993, the album was released in other countries. For the U.S. release new pieces were added, including The Sign Under this title was released in the U.S. the album.
Criticism
The website Allmusic called the hooks of the three hit singles "catchy " ( German for " catchy "). Ace of Base had created an album of melodic Euro Disco, which was a worldwide success.
Title list
Happy Nation ( U.S. Version) / The Sign
In the United States, Canada, Japan and Mexico, the album was released on 23 November 1993 under the title The Sign In Europe the album was on the same day, however, as Happy Nation ( U.S. version ), re-released. It contained new songs and a remix version. In the UK, the U.S. version achieved greater success than the original version with square with square one 21