Never Forget (Where You Come From)

Never Forget (Where You Come From)
Never Forget (Where You Come From)
Studio album by Bro'Sis
Released	21 January 2002
Length	53:45
Label	Cheyenne; Polydor; Zeitgeist;
Producer	Thorsten Brötzmann; David Brunner; Alex Christensen; Toni Cottura; Island Brothers; Achim Jannsen; Marc Mozart; Mirko von Schliefen; Roland Spremberg; Syndicate;
Bro'Sis chronology

Never Forget (Where You Come From) is the debut studio album by German group Bro'Sis, the winners of Popstars – Du bist mein Traum (2001), the second season of the German version of the reality television series Popstars. It was released on 21 January 2002 on Cheyenne Records, Polydor and Zeitgeist. It was primarily produced by Toni Cottura, with additional production from Alex Christensen, Marc Mozart, D-Fact, Frank Lio, N-Dee, Mirko von Schliefen, Roland Spremberg, and others.

The album reached the top of the German, Austrian and Swiss Albums Chart and spawned five singles, including number-one single "I Believe" and a cover version of American boy band 98 Degrees' 1999 Christmas single "This Gift". Including its Special Winter Edition, issued on 11 November 2002, Never Forget (Where You Come From) managed to sell more than 500,000 copies domestically. With 38 weeks in the German Top 100, the album became the eleventh-most-successful album of 2002 in Germany.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
laut.de	^[1]

Vicky Butscher from laut.de declared the album "cheap nineties boy band sound."^[1]

Track listing

*Never Forget (Where You Come From)* – Standard edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"I Believe"	Alex Christensen Jens Klein Peter Könemann	Christensen	3:27
2.	"Just the 2 of Us"	David Brunner Kaynee Tracks Sebastian Kirchner Toni Works	Brunner	3:26
3.	"All I Wanna Know"	Christoph Brüx Shahin Moshirian Stephan Browarczyk Toni Cottura	Cottura	3:16
4.	"We'll Put a Spell on You"	Kim Sanders Marcus Brosch Roland Spremberg	Island Brothers Spremberg	3:25
5.	"Walkin' with You"	Andy Love Giorgio Koppehele Marc Z Martin Koppehele Sven Zippmann	Koppehele John Eaton Marc Z Koppehele	4:21
6.	"Do You"	Arkadius Raschka Ingo Hugenroth Patricia Bernetti Cottura	Cottura	3:09
7.	"Gimme Some Lovin'"	Moshirian Browarczyk Cottura	Cottura	3:48
8.	"Bounce"	Achim Jannsen Hermann Behrens M. Carlson Mirko von Schlieffen N. Lautarevic O. Ullmann Terri Bjerre	Achim Jannsen von Schlieffen	4:03
9.	"Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel"	Dane Deviller Sean Hossein Supaflyas	D-Fact Frank Lio N-Dee	3:48
10.	"What's Goin' On"	Aleks Jovanovic Emanuell Twellmann Frank W. Dursthoff June Rollocks	Christensen	3:42
11.	"Ain't That the Way"	Christoph Papendieck Fontaine Brunett Gerret Frerichs Pascal F.E.O.S.	Papendieck Frerichs F.E.O.S.	4:28
12.	"Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed"	D-Fact Frank Lio N-Dee Rofl Gagel Dash Andrews	D-Fact Frank Lio N-Dee	3:06
13.	"You Better Not Come Home"	D-Fact Frank Lio N-Dee Gagel Andrews Daniela Burghardt Luca Barro	D-Fact Frank Lio N-Dee Wolfgang Heichele	3:23
14.	"Let Me Know"	Brüx Moshirian Browarczyk Cottura	Cottura	3:41
15.	"A Day in November"	Alex Geringas Christoph Leis-Bendorff Thorsten Brötzmann	Brötzmann Leis-Bendorff	2:12

*Never Forget (Where You Come From)* – Special winter edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"I Believe"	Alex Christensen Jens Klein Peter Könemann	Christensen	3:29
2.	"Hot Temptation"	Douglas Carr Christian Waltz	Axel Breitung	3:21
3.	"In the Cradle"	Harry Chapin Sandra Chapin	Marc Mozart John Eaton	3:01
4.	"Peace of Soul"	Bro'Sis	Mozart Eaton Artemis Gounaki Bro'Sis	3:01
5.	"Do You"	Raschka Hugenroth Bernetti Cottura	Cottura	3:09
6.	"Just the 2 of Us"	Brunner Tracks Kirchner Works	Brunner	3:26
7.	"All I Wanna Know"	Brüx Moshirian Browarczyk Cottura	Cottura	3:16
8.	"This Is Too Good To Be True"	Bro'Sis David Michael Johnson Bernie Blanks	Mozart Eaton	3:16
9.	"Walkin' with You"	Love Koppehele Marc Z Koppehele Zippmann	Koppehele Eaton Marc Z Koppehele	4:21
10.	"Gimme Some Lovin'"	Moshirian Browarczyk Cottura	Cottura	3:48
11.	"Bounce"	Jannsen Behrens Carlson von Schlieffen Lautarevic Ullmann Bjerre	Jannsen von Schlieffen	4:03
12.	"Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel"	Deviller Hossein Supaflyas	D-Fact Frank Lio N-Dee	3:48
13.	"Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed"	D-Fact Lio N-Dee Gagel Andrews	D-Fact Lio N-Dee	3:06
14.	"You Better Not Come Home"	D-Fact Lio N-Dee Gagel Andrews Burghardt Barro	D-Fact Lio N-Dee Heichele	3:23
15.	"A Day in November"	Geringas Leis-Bendorff Brötzmann	Brötzmann Leis-Bendorff	2:12
16.	"The Gift"	Anders Bagge Arnthor Birgisson Deviller Hosein	Peter Ries	4:07

Credits and personnel

Performers and musicians

Jörn Heilblut – acoustic guitar
W. Kerscheck – conductor
J. Klein – keyboards
P. Könemann – keyboards
Jürgen Leydel – guitars
Mirko Schaffer – bass

Technical

Terri Bjerre – vocal arrangement
Boogieman – mixing engineer
David Brunner – mixing engineer, producer
Broschi – mixing engineer
Island Brothers – producer
Alex Christensen – producer
Toni Cottura – producer
D.Fact – producer
John Eaton – producer
Joachim Feske – assistant engineer
Gerret Frerichs – producer
Florian Grummes – vocal recording
Achim Jannsen – producer
Koma – mixing engineer
Giorgio Koppele – producer
Martin Koppehele – producer
Christoph Leis-Bendorff – mixing engineer
Frank Lio – producer
Marc Mozart – producer
N-Dee – producer
Christoph Papendieck – producer
Pascal F.E.O.S. – producer
Quickmix – mixing engineer
Andi Regler – mixing engineer
Rollo – mixing engineer
Mirko von Schlieffen – producer
Roland Spremberg – producer
Jürgen Wind – mixing engineer

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for *Never Forget (Where You Come From)*
Chart (2002)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[2]	1
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[3]	1
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[4]	6

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for *Never Forget (Where You Come From)*
Chart (2002)	Position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[5]	17
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[6]	11

Certifications

Certifications for *Never Forget (Where You Come From)*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)^[7]	Gold	20,000^*
Germany (BVMI)^[8]	2× Platinum	600,000^{^}
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)^[9]	Gold	20,000^{^}
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ ^a ^b ""Never Forget (Where You Come From)" von Bro'Sis". laut.de.
^ "Austriancharts.at – Bro'Sis – Never Forget (Where You Come From)" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Bro'Sis – Never Forget (Where You Come From)" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Bro'Sis – Never Forget (Where You Come From)". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
^ "Ö3 Austria Top 40 - Album Charts 2002". Retrieved 10 October 2016.
^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts (2002)". Retrieved 10 October 2016.
^ "Austrian album certifications – Bro'Sis – Never Forget (Where You Come From)" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Bro'Sis; 'Never Forget (Where You Come From)')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Never Forget Where You Came From')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 April 2024.

External links

Never Forget at Discogs (list of releases)

[laut-1] ""Never Forget (Where You Come From)" von Bro'Sis". laut.de.

[ac_Austria_Bro'Sis-2] "Austriancharts.at – Bro'Sis – Never Forget (Where You Come From)" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 January 2017.

[ac_Germany4_Bro'Sis-3] "Offiziellecharts.de – Bro'Sis – Never Forget (Where You Come From)" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 16 January 2017.

[ac_Switzerland_Bro'Sis-4] "Swisscharts.com – Bro'Sis – Never Forget (Where You Come From)". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 January 2017.

[5] "Ö3 Austria Top 40 - Album Charts 2002". Retrieved 10 October 2016.

[6] "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts (2002)". Retrieved 10 October 2016.

[AustriaBro'SisNever_Forget_(Where_You_Come_From)albumCertRef-7] "Austrian album certifications – Bro'Sis – Never Forget (Where You Come From)" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 25 April 2024.

[GermanyBro'SisNever_Forget_(Where_You_Come_From)albumCertRef-8] "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Bro'Sis; 'Never Forget (Where You Come From)')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 30 March 2023.

[IFPI_CH-9] "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Never Forget Where You Came From')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 April 2024.

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Bro'Sis
Ross Antony Hila Bronstein Shaham Joyce Faiz Mangat Indira Weis Giovanni Zarrella
Studio albums	Days of Our Lives Showtime
Singles	"I Believe" "Do You" "Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel" "Hot Temptation" "The Gift" "Oh No"/"Never Stop" "V.I.P." "U Build Me Up"
Related articles	Discography Videography Cheyenne Records Popstars (Popstars – Du bist mein Traum)