Flowers (Ace of Base album)
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A re-release of the record in UK saw "Cecilia" replaced with "Cecilia (Ole Evenrude Mix)" and "Cruel Summer (Big Bonus Mix)" replaced with "Everytime It Rains"
Australian release
- "Cruel SummerCruel Summer"Cruel Summer" is a pop song originally written and performed by Bananarama that was a top ten hit in Britain in 1983. Singer Sara Dallin said the song "played on the darker side : it looked at the oppressive heat, the misery of wanting to be with someone as the summer ticked by...
(Cutfather & Joe Mix)" - "DonnieDonnie"Donnie" was the second single released in Japan from the album Flowers by Swedish pop band Ace of Base. Stations began to play the song in Autumn 1998.Promo CD #Donnie 3:47#Whenever You're Near Me 3:32...
(Ole Evenrude Edit)" - "Whenever You're Near MeWhenever You're Near Me"Whenever You're Near Me" was the second single from Ace of Base's third American record, Cruel Summer. The original version of the song was called Life Is a Flower and was a huge hit in Europe and Japan...
" - "Everytime It RainsEverytime It RainsOriginally written for Annie Lennox, "Everytime It Rains" was the fourth single released from Ace of Base's Re-Release of Flowers in the UK. This song was written by Rick Nowels, Billy Steinberg and Maria Vidal....
" - "Adventures In Paradise"
- "Don't Go Away"
- "CeciliaCecilia (Ace of Base song)"Cecilia" is a song from Ace of Base's third record titled Flowers. It was released as a single in Italy and Spain in the spring of 1999. The song was written as a continuation of the song of the same name by Simon & Garfunkel.-Italy:...
" - "He Decides (US Album Version)"
- "Always Have Always WillAlways Have Always Will"Always Have Always Will" was a popular hit by Swedish pop band Ace of Base. Heavily inspired by the Motown sound of the mid 1960s, the intro samples the intros from the Supremes track "Where Did Our Love Go" and the Four Tops track "I Can't Help Myself ". It was co-written by Jonas Berggren with...
" - "Tokyo GirlTokyo Girl"Tokyo Girl" was a single from Ace of Base's album release known as Cruel Summer in the United States and Japan and Flowers in Europe. In France, it was the third single from their album Flowers...
" - "Travel to RomantisTravel to Romantis"Travel to Romantis" was the third single from Flowers, an album by Swedish pop band Ace of Base. The song was released on November 16, 1998 in Germany and Scandinavia and followed the singles "Life Is a Flower" and "Cruel Summer".-Music Video:...
(Larossi Radio Edit)" - "Cruel SummerCruel Summer"Cruel Summer" is a pop song originally written and performed by Bananarama that was a top ten hit in Britain in 1983. Singer Sara Dallin said the song "played on the darker side : it looked at the oppressive heat, the misery of wanting to be with someone as the summer ticked by...
(Aqua Mix)" (aka Big Bonus Mix) - "Life Is a FlowerLife is a Flower"Life Is a Flower" is a song by Ace of Base, released as their first single from their 1998 album Flowers. The song was released in the US with different lyrics, titled "Whenever You're Near Me" and in a different key. The single sold 264,000 copies in the UK.-Music Video:A music video was...
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Singles
- 1998 "Life Is a FlowerLife is a Flower"Life Is a Flower" is a song by Ace of Base, released as their first single from their 1998 album Flowers. The song was released in the US with different lyrics, titled "Whenever You're Near Me" and in a different key. The single sold 264,000 copies in the UK.-Music Video:A music video was...
" - 1998 "Cruel SummerCruel Summer"Cruel Summer" is a pop song originally written and performed by Bananarama that was a top ten hit in Britain in 1983. Singer Sara Dallin said the song "played on the darker side : it looked at the oppressive heat, the misery of wanting to be with someone as the summer ticked by...
" - 1998 "DonnieDonnie"Donnie" was the second single released in Japan from the album Flowers by Swedish pop band Ace of Base. Stations began to play the song in Autumn 1998.Promo CD #Donnie 3:47#Whenever You're Near Me 3:32...
" (Promo) - 1998 "Travel to RomantisTravel to Romantis"Travel to Romantis" was the third single from Flowers, an album by Swedish pop band Ace of Base. The song was released on November 16, 1998 in Germany and Scandinavia and followed the singles "Life Is a Flower" and "Cruel Summer".-Music Video:...
" - 1998 "Tokyo GirlTokyo Girl"Tokyo Girl" was a single from Ace of Base's album release known as Cruel Summer in the United States and Japan and Flowers in Europe. In France, it was the third single from their album Flowers...
" (Promo) - 1998 "Always Have Always WillAlways Have Always Will"Always Have Always Will" was a popular hit by Swedish pop band Ace of Base. Heavily inspired by the Motown sound of the mid 1960s, the intro samples the intros from the Supremes track "Where Did Our Love Go" and the Four Tops track "I Can't Help Myself ". It was co-written by Jonas Berggren with...
" - 1999 "Everytime It RainsEverytime It RainsOriginally written for Annie Lennox, "Everytime It Rains" was the fourth single released from Ace of Base's Re-Release of Flowers in the UK. This song was written by Rick Nowels, Billy Steinberg and Maria Vidal....
" - 1999 "CeciliaCecilia (Ace of Base song)"Cecilia" is a song from Ace of Base's third record titled Flowers. It was released as a single in Italy and Spain in the spring of 1999. The song was written as a continuation of the song of the same name by Simon & Garfunkel.-Italy:...
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Charts
Chart | Peak position |
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Austrian Albums Chart Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie... |
15 |
Danish Albums Chart | 6 |
Dutch Albums Chart | 50 |
Finnish Albums Chart | 2 |
French Albums Chart | 16 |
German Albums Chart Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie... |
3 |
Greece Albums Chart | 1 |
Mexican Albums Chart | 8 |
Norwegian Albums Chart | 12 |
Spanish Albums Chart | 38 |
Swiss Albums Chart Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie... |
1 |
Swedish Albums Chart | 5 |
UK Albums Chart UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
15 |
Platinum, Gold & Silver Awards
- Denmark: gold (20,000+ units sold)
- Sweden: gold
- Switzerland: platinum (40,000+ units sold)
- United Kingdom: silver (60,000+ units sold)