Dr. Alban - It's My Life -CDM- (c) 1993 Arista
Artist....: Dr. Alban
Album.....: It's My Life
Type......: Maxi
Source....: CDDA
Tracks....: 04
Genre.....: Euro-House
Label.....: Arista
Catalogue#: 12492
Encoder...: LAME 3.97
Quality...: VBR kbps / 44.1KHz / Joint-Stereo
URL.......: http://www.discogs.com/release/910828
Tracklist:
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01 Its My Life (Single Version) 04:02
02 Its My Life (U.S. Club Version) 07:46
03 Its My Life (Euro Club Mix) 07:45
04 Its My Life (Ragga Mix [128]) 04:34
Total:36,3 MB / 24:07 min
Release Notes:
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Alban Nwapa grew up listening to Fela Kuti and James Brown. At age 23,
he began studying odontology. In order to be able to finance his
university studies, Nwapa started making his own music. During this
time Alban worked as a DJ in the well-known Stockholm club 'Alphabet
Street'. Very quickly his name became widely known, especially since
Alban often sang to the records he put on the turntable as a DJ. DJ
RenΘ couldn't help but notice him and so he was discovered. Alban
finished his studies and even opened his own dentistry practice,
keeping his disk jockeying as a lucrative sideline.
In 1990, he met Denniz PoP from the SweMix label. Together with Denniz
and Rap-Queen Leila K, his first record, "Hello Africa" - his
declaration of love for his African home - broke all records. Alban
Nwapa took the stage name Dr. Alban, a nod to his dental studies. His
debut album Hello Africa sold roughly 1 million copies
world-wide.[citation needed]
One year later this success was surpassed by the second album One Love.
1.6 million singles of the song "It's My Life" were sold (the single
was even used as background music for a Tampax advert). It was #1 in
the Netherlands, Israel and Germany and #2 in the UK. The following
single "One Love" was #5 in Israel. The album immediately sold over 1.7
million units. Then followed the albums Look Who's Talking and Born In
Africa. All in all, Dr. Alban has racked up world-wide sales of over 5
million albums and over 6 million singles, which resulted in 7 times
Silver, 30 times Gold and 30 times Platinum. His hit single "No Coke"
was used to illustrate an anti-drugs campaign in Sweden. The single
"Sing Hallelujah" reached #5 in Israel.
After a re-release of "No Coke", Dr. Alban confirmed his Euro dance
style with his hit "Look Who's Talking Now", which reached #4 in
Israel, #6 at MTV Europe, and #54 in UK. "Let The Beat Go On" was #12
in Israel, and #12 at MTV9.
He created his own record company 'Dr. Records', on which he released
Born in Africa, the first CD recorded completely in his Dr Records
studios. He had production credits on projects by artists such as La
Cream and Daddy Showkey.