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- Note when choosing chart ranking positions I used the "SIngles Chart over the Air Charts.
Album releases world-wide by their regions
"Flowers" is the 3rd Studio Album of Ace of Base released worldwide on June 15, 1998. On this occasion Jenny takes the predominant role as main vocalist and Linn the secondary role for most tracks produced. With this album being mostly geared towards the European market in contrast to the revised release of "Cruel Summer" for the American market many variations took place. From a discography perspective this Albums scope is mainly the European / Asian/ Australian/ Russian markets. From this release we also have no release of any LP Albums. For the Japanese Album of "Cruel Summer" they embraced the song"Life Is A Flower" and release it in Japan as the first single tho the rest of the Album is the American revised Edition of "Cruel Summer" a Similar thing with the Australian Market, 2 edition are released in Australia one being the original "Flowers" Album and the second being a revised version of "Cruel Summer" with a different layout of tracks including "Everytime It Rains" & "Whenever You're Near Me" and "Life Is A Flower" with the album still under the title "Flowers". The Album "Flowers" spanned 6 Singles and 2 Promotional releases, first we have "Life Is A Flower" then "Cruel Summer", "Travel To Romantis", "Always Have Always Will", "Everytime It Rains"for UK market & Cecilia"for Spanish & Italian market. We have the Promo of "Tokyo Girl" for France and the American version of "Donnie" is released as a promo to Japan. by Ritchie Stubbs
LIFE IS A FLOWER - RELEASE DATES: - March 25 1998 (Scandinavia) (source Radio Promo) (as 1st Single) / - April 6, 1998 (Europe) (as 1st Single) / - July 13, 1998 (UK) (as 1st Single) / - July 1998 ? (Japan) (as 1st Single) - Enters UK Chart June 25, 1998 at # 5 and peaks at #5. -Single peaks at: #20 Germany / #18 Switzerland / #16 France / #4 Poland / #15 Austria / #2 Sweden / #2 Denmark / #20 Norway / #5 UK / #15 Australia - Released in the US as "Whenever You're Near Me" - October 6, 1998 (as 2nd Single for Cruel Summer Album) - Whenever You're Near Me fisrt charted on Billboards October 31 1998 at #76 and fails to chart any higher. CONFIRMED RELEASES WORLD-WIDE as "Life Is A Flower": 26
CRUEL SUMMER - RELEASE DATES: - July 7, 1998? (Europe) (as 2nd Single) / September 26, 1998 (UK) (as 2nd Single of Flowers) / (as 1st Single in Australia) (as 2nd Single in Japan) / June 30, 1998 (USA) as 1st Single of Cruel Summer) - September 14th 1998 (UK). Enters UK Charts on October 10, 1998 at #8 and Peaks at #8. - Single peaks at: #28 Germany / #21 Switzerland / #24 France / #7 Poland / #8 UK / #59 Australia / #29 Austria / #33 Sweden / #4 Denmark - July 7, 1998 (USA) (as 1st Single of Cruel Summer Album) - first Charted on Billboards July 18,1998 at #37, Peaks at #10 CONFIRMED RELEASES WORLD-WIDE: 41
TOKYO GIRL - PROMO RELEASE DATES: - (France) (as 3rd release in Fanceas a Promo CD) - Promo only released in France. CONFIRMED RELEASES WORLD-WIDE: 1
TRAVEL TO ROMANTIS - SINGLE RELEASE DATE: - September 22, 1998 (Scandinavia) (Source Radio Promo) / November 16, 1998 (Europe) (as 3rd Single in Europe) / (as 4th Single in France) - Single peaks at: #61 Germany / #45 Poland / #83 Sweden / #20 Denmark / #13 Romania / #3 in Russia - Not released in the UK, America or the rest of the world. CONFIRMED RELEASES WORLD-WIDE: 6
ALWAYS HAVE, ALWAYS WILL - SINGLE RELEASE DATE - March 1, 1999 (Scandinavia) (as 4th Single) / - March 1, 1999 (Europe) (as 4th Single in Europe) / December 7, 1998 (UK) (as 3rd Single) / - Early 1999 (Australia) (as 2nd Single) - Enter UK Charts on Decemeber 19, 1998 at #12 and Peaks at #12. - Single peaks at: #47 Germany / #29 Switzerland / #44 Belgian / #39 Poland / #12 UK / #29 Australia / #29 Austria / #15 Denmark - Not released in America or the rest of the world. CONFIRMED RELEASES WORLD-WIDE: 11
CECILIA - SINGLE RELEASE DATES: - April 1999 (Italy) (as 5th Single for Italy as a 12" Vinyl Single only) / (as 5th release for Spain as a Promo CD) - Only released in Italy & Spain. CONFIRMED RELEASES WORLD-WIDE: 2
EVERYTIME IT RAINS - SINGLE RELEASE DATE - April 5, 1999 (UK) (as 4th Single) - Enter UK Charts on April 17th at #22 and Peaks at #22. - Single is releaed from the Reissue Flowers Edition for the UK that included the single. - The song is included only in the UK Reissued Edtition / Flowers RePackaged Edition (South Korea) & 2 Editions of the Australian Album releases. - The Album Version is included in all American releases of Cruel Summer but not releaed as a single or selected for promotion. - The" Metro Radio Mix" is selected to be releaed as the only promotional release for Greatest Hits release in the US. - Single peaks at: #22 UK / #1 Romania / #10 Russia - Not released in America or the rest of the world. CONFIRMED RELEASES WORLD-WIDE: 8
DONNIE PROMO RELEASE DATES: - Autum 1998 (Japan) (as 2nd Single release for Japan as a Promo CD) - The US refined version was releasd as the promo and not the Flowers Album Version. - Whenever You're Near Me was the B-Side for this release making it the only Japanese relase to include it since it was decided that Japan would release "Life Is A Flower" as a Single and also include it on the album Cruel Summer Japanese Release. - Japan also did not use the shorter radio friendly version found in the Austrlian CD album but used the full Album Version as its main release. - Only released in Japan. CONFIRMED RELEASES WORLD-WIDE: 1
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WORLD-WIDE RELEASE DATE: - June 15, 1998 (Europe) - August 10, 1998 (UK)
A different version of Flowers was releaed in America/Japan titled "Cruel Summer" - September 1, 1998 (US)
CONFIRMED RELEASES WORLD-WIDE: 118 ____________________ Cassette Albums: 45 CD Album Promos: 5 CD Albums: 52 CD Albums Remasterd: 4 LP Album Promos: 5 LP Albums: 6 Digital Abums: 1
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