Ace (Ian Van Dahl album)

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Ace is the debut studio album by Belgian dance music group Ian Van Dahl, released on 21 May 2002 by Antler-Subway Records. The album peaked at No. 7 on the UK Albums Chart,[1] and has been certified Gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).[2] The album title was inspired by taking the first letters of the names of each member of the group: Annemie Coenen, Christophe Chantzis and Erik Vanspauwen.

Ace
Studio album by
Released21 May 2002
GenreTrance
Length66:47
LabelAntler-Subway
ProducerPatrick Renier
Ian Van Dahl chronology
Ace
(2002)
Lost & Found
(2004)
Alternative cover
UK and Australian cover
UK and Australian cover

The album contains four songs that reached the top 20 of the UK Singles Chart: "Will I?" (No. 5), "Reason" (No. 8), "Try" (No. 15) and their highest-charting single, "Castles in the Sky", which reached No. 3 and spent seven weeks in the top 10 in mid-2001.[3] "Castles in the Sky" was a moderate success in Europe, while reaching No. 91 on the US Billboard Hot 100.[4]

Track listing edit

International edition

  1. "Intro" – 2:10
  2. "Reason" – 3:21
  3. "After All" – 5:56
  4. "Satisfy Me" – 6:07
  5. "Will I?" (UK Radio Mix) – 2:40
  6. "Nights on Java" – 7:37
  7. "Try" – 8:12
  8. "Lonely" – 4:16
  9. "Be Mine" – 3:04
  10. "Castles in the Sky" – 3:46
  11. "Nothing Left to Say" – 5:17
  12. "Tears" – 3:20
  13. "{'intəlu:d}" – 0:49
  14. "Secret Love" – 3:14
  15. "Tomorrow" – 6:03
  16. "Run" – 4:41 (UK bonus track)

US edition

  1. "Reason" – 3:20
  2. "Will I?" (Dee Dee Radio Edit) – 3:46
  3. "After All" – 5:53
  4. "Satisfy Me" – 6:05
  5. "Nights on Java" – 7:34
  6. "Try" – 8:10
  7. "Lonely" – 4:14
  8. "Be Mine" – 3:02
  9. "Castles in the Sky" – 3:44
  10. "Nothing Left to Say" – 5:15
  11. "Tears" – 3:16
  12. "{'intəlu:d}" – 0:50
  13. "Secret Love" – 3:09
  14. "Tomorrow" – 6:00

Charts edit

Certifications edit

Certifications for Ace
Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[2] Gold 100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b "British album certifications – Ian Van Dahl – Ace". British Phonographic Industry. 22 July 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Ian Van Dahl | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Ian Van Dahl Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  5. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 134.
  6. ^ "Ultratop.be – Ian Van Dahl – Ace" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Danishcharts.dk – Ian Van Dahl – Ace". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  8. ^ "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 20, no. 25. 15 June 2002. p. 10. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
  9. ^ "Ian Van Dahl: Ace" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  10. ^ "Top 75 Artist Album, Week Ending 30 May 2002". GfK Chart-Track. Archived from the original on 20 January 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  11. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  12. ^ "Ian Van Dahl Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  13. ^ "UK Year-End Charts 2002" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. p. 4. Retrieved 2 August 2021.