Maureen (album)

Maureen
Studio album by Joy Denalane
Released	May 20, 2011
Genre	Soul R&B
Label	Nesola Four Music
Producer	Anthony Bell Paul "Gooch" Cantor Kahedi Steve McKie
Joy Denalane chronology
The Dresden Soul Symphony (2008) Maureen (2011)

Maureen is the third studio album by German recording artist Joy Denalane. It was released by Nesola Records and Four Music on May 20, 2011 in German-speaking Europe. Her first German-language studio album since Mamani (2002), it takes its title from Denalane's middle name. Incorporating neo soul, R&B and hip hop styles, it features production and songwriting credits from Steve McKie, Kahedi, Bilal, Denalane's husband Max Herre, and singer Julian Williams.

Upon its release, Maureen received a positive response from critics and reached number eight on the German Albums Chart. Elsewhere, the album peaked at number thirty-six in Austria and number eleven on the Swiss Albums Chart, becoming both her highest and lowest-charting album yet, respectively. Spawning four singles, an English language version of Maureen was released in March 2012.

Track listing

Maureen – Standard edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Niemand (was wir nicht tun)"	Max Herre Sékou Neblett Denalane Samon Kawamura Roberto Di Gioia	Kahedi	3:11
2.	"Frei"	Herre Neblett Denalane Kawamura Di Gioia	Kahedi	4:36
3.	"Der Tag ist nah"	Herre Baris Aladag Bilal Oliver Conley Whitfield	Steve McKie	4:04
4.	"Nie wieder, nie mehr" (featuring Julian Williams)	Curtis Mayfield Herre Neblett Denalane Jacob Dutton Aladag Gregory Fowler Clearance Burke Jr.	Kahedi	3:30
5.	"Bin und bleib dein"	Herre Neblett Denalane Aladag Anthony Bell	Bell	4:13
6.	"Wo wollen wir hin von hier?"	Herre Neblett Denalane R. Taylor Sylvia Robinson Bert Keyes McKie Aladag	McKie	4:27
7.	"Siehst du mich"	Herre Neblett Denalane McKie Aladag	McKie	5:00
8.	"Lass es Liebe sein"	Herre Neblett Denalane McKie Aladag Dan Raaf	McKie	4:31
9.	"Happiness"	Johnnie James Wilder Jr.	McKie	4:27
10.	"Rosen"	Herre Neblett Denalane Kawamura Di Gioia	Kahedi	3:41
11.	"Du allein"	Herre Neblett Denalane Aladag Paul Cantor Barry White	Paul "Gooch" Cantor	2:56
12.	"Mehr als wir"	Herre Neblett Denalane McKie Aladag	McKie	4:11

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2011)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[1]	36
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[2]	8
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[3]	11

References

1. "Austriancharts.at – Joy Denalane – Hey" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
2. "Officialcharts.de – Joy Denalane – Hey". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
3. "Swisscharts.com – Joy Denalane – Hey". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 2, 2014.