Maureen (album)

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 and Denalane's husband Max Herre.

Maureen
Studio album by
Joy Denalane
ReleasedMay 20, 2011 (2011-05-20)
Genre
Label
Producer
  • Joy Denalane (exec.)
  • Max Herre (also exec.)
  • Samon Kawamura (exec.)
  • Steve Mckie (also exec.)
  • Anthony Bell
  • Paul "Gooch" Cantor
  • Kahedi
  • Steve McKie
Joy Denalane chronology
The Dresden Soul Symphony
(2008)		 Maureen
(2011)		 Gleisdreieck
(2017)

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.TitleWriter(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"
  • Steve McKie
4:04
4."Nie wieder, nie mehr" (featuring Bilal)
  • Kahedi
3:30
5."Bin und bleib dein"
  • Herre
  • Neblett
  • Denalane
  • Aladag
  • Anthony Bell
  • Bell
4:13
6."Wo wollen wir hin von hier?"
  • 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
4:31
9."Happiness"
  • McKie
4:27
10."Rosen"
  • Herre
  • Neblett
  • Denalane
  • Kawamura
  • Di Gioia
  • Kahedi
3:41
11."Du allein"
  • Paul "Gooch" Cantor
2:56
12."Mehr als wir"
  • Herre
  • Neblett
  • Denalane
  • McKie
  • Aladag
  • McKie
4:11
Notes and sample credits

^[a] denotes additional producer

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.
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