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Almost Heaven (+ Bonus Tracks) (Remaster

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Prrrr...eeeheee!! Yeah! Welcome to our party! The Kelly Family gets you wiggling on your chair for a maximum of 3 seconds before you get up and dance to "When The Boys Come Into Town", a Spanish style folk song mixed with English. Then, when you're all sweaty and out of breath, you can sit down and relax while Maite Kelly enfolds you in dreamy "Every Baby". Angelo is up next, with his song "I Can't Help Myself" that shot to the top of the charts all around Europe.
"Nanana", sung by Jimmy Kelly, goes way beyond what the title would suggest. It is a very deep, emotional song that will play in your head for quite a while. It might just make you sit down and think about your own inner and outer world a little more.
"You Belong To Me" has Patricia bringing her sensitivity into a beautiful ballad and her angelic voice gives it a heavenly touch.
Woah! Switching gears here! Iron Man Joey Kelly powers out of your speakers with "Staying Alive", a rocky uptempo confrontation with the world from Joey's point of view.
The heavenly note is brought back in by Kathy Kelly with "Come Back To Me", followed by Paddy's smash hit "Fell In Love With An Alien". Sometimes I wonder whether Paddy really had this imaginary view of a relationship which he turned into a song, or if he is expressing a rendez-vous he had with the woman of his dreams in dreamtime. Whichever way, the love and care put into this song are very present, almost like the tender touch of a mother to a sleeping infant.
All right, get off your chairs! "Hey diddle diddle" is an uptempo, humorous party-tune. Meet this mix of old children's songs like Humpty Dumpty put to a new melody, which makes it into a perfect tear-drawing laughter blend. Let's dance!
"Like a Queen" brings Barby with a more serious note. It's a simple song, but it goes deep under your skin. "Stars Fall From Heaven" has Maite and Patricia Kelly sprinkling fairy dust and star dust through your mind and in your ears. Sister and sister hand in hand take you into a fairylike longing love song.
And right after that Jimmy blows the fairy dust out of your ears again when he bursts into the room with his rebellious "Thunder".
A very tender spot is touched when Paddy starts his "Calling Heaven", which is sung from the perspective of a dying person. I was deeply impressed by this song and had tears rolling for a long time. Kathy's "Nothing Like Home" gently caries you out of the album, and when you've opened up emotionally through all the songs on the album, you can feel the depths of knowing that the words of this song are true.

I had the shivers after I'd heard this album for the first time. It is an emotional roller coaster ride going from pain and sadness through anger to intense joy and fun and deep love. And yet every song has that angelic touch. It truly is "Almost Heaven".

This is the best CD I have ever heard. Kelly Family are an amazing band. In the country in which I live nobody knows them, but I actually found out about them through my cousin in Germany. Anyway, it's a great CD. Go out and buy it. My favourite song would probably be "Fell in Love with an Alien". Paddy's voice sounds amazing (as usual). Kelly Family deserve all the success they get and more. Long live Kelly Family!

this is an aweinspiring album,and their music is always as their mother wished played from their hearts,i am so proud to say that this is an honoured item in my ever increasing, kelly family collection,may you all gain as much enjoyment as i do everytime i play it, may their love of making such fantastic,music continue, forever,kelly love and happiness always, from their no 1 celtic cornish fan anne-marie rowlings.......xxxxxxx

I've been a fan of The Kelly Family since 1994 when i was a little boy. At the time the huge hit AN ANGEL was out and i still love that song. This album is sooooo great. I think its their masterpiece. My faves are Fell In Love With An Alien and I Can't Help Myself. I can't wait for their new cd being released in July of this year (2004). Keep it coming kellys. Stop departing members though.

"Almost Heaven" is as well as all the previous albums a superb album. Their music just hits you right in the heart. To "California" and "Minnnesota": You can look forward to The Kelly Family's latest album called "From their hearts", though I must say that "Live, Live, Live" is the best album so far. But that's The Kelly Family, they have always been greatest live, and I'm actually going to a concert 5. December 1998...lucky me!

I`ve been fan of the Kelly Family since 1996. I was at their concert in Kongeparken outside Stavanger in september 1997.That`s the most incredible experience I`ve had in my life.
"Almost Heaven" is the first CD I ever bought of them,and I think it`s FANTASTIC.
My two favorite songs on "Almost Heaven" is "Calling Heaven";sung by Paddy and "Stars Fall From Heaven";sung by Patricia. Those two has the best voices ever in the Family.

I just hope that the Kelly Family will come back to Kongeparken and have another concert there in the nearest future.

Thanks to all of the Kellys for their outrages music.

From a very big fan in Sandnes,Norway.

Hi to all KellyFamily fans. The songs from this album is what made me a KelFam fan and all I could do now is listen to their music more than any other singers/groups out there.Their music never gets boring knowing that each member of the group sings, not only 1, but 9. Back in 1997, while I was changing the channels, I saw a program about this music group who really interested me the first time I saw them, so I stayed watching it, as they showed clips of " I cant help myself, and some other clips of them in concert, but what mostly got my attention was the video clip of " Thunder " which I liked right away. Years passed by since 1997, until finally after 3 years of not hearing from them at all, is when I finally started ordering their music when I got my computer in the year 2000. So since then I've been listening and collecting their music and videos too. I recommend this album to everyone. One of my best songs from this album is " I can't help myself" and the Video Tape that I ordered which haves a music video for every song of this album is fun and entertaining to watch. " Nanana is my best Video clip of the Video Tape of " Almost Heaven ". You will also enjoy their videos as well as their music. Even though their not known much in the United States, their still famous in many countries. "Almost Heaven", get the album now!

I wish The Kelly Family had tried to make more of an impact in America. This is one of the only CD's I've ever bought that I can Listen to from beginning to end, and then want to listen to it all over again. This group is INCREDIBLE! I saw the video for "I Can't Help Myself" a few years ago, and went on a long quest to find the CD. I found it and was sold on the Kelly Family. The CD goes from melodic to hard rock and roll and back again. This CD is fantastic...And the song "Fell in love with an alien;" I would have to say has become one of my all-time favorite songs.

The Kelly Family and there music are completely inspriring. They have the voices of angels, soothing and magical. This is music that will transcend the ages. Anyone who listens, will love it and forever be a fan

sorry about that not under 13 but don't want to register. alright. The Kelly Family is soo fantastic!!!almost heaven is the only thing in the world worth buying off of the television! i live in the US so they aren't very known here. I grew up listening to them pretty much and they are soo awesome!! My favorite all time songs are "calling heaven" "fell in love with an alien" and "i can't help myself" all lead sung by paddy! they all have really unique voices and that makes listening to them soo interesting, along with their lyrics!!! i hope they go international!!!! come to the US guys!!