This album has sold nearly 2 million copies, was in 1994 almost 8 weeks at number 1 in the German album charts and I personally can say that almost everyone of my acquaintances has available this part in the closet, no matter what he hears otherwise for music. And of course today, "I Will" and / or "I'm fine" at a party once placed loosely between "Pur" and "Helene Fischer" and it does not hurt. But almost all the other songs have nothing to do with commerce in the strict sense. As would be the one the rockers "I need a wife", "silence is cowardly" and "Superstar" or the radio-inspired pieces "The world is beautiful" and "Who rolled the cheese to the station". That's before the 5 pieces actually totally out of the ordinary (except for probably. "Silence is cowardly"). That's why I took the time 89-94 so interesting because Westlife the total super mainstream megastar, but has actually made no mass compatible music. Furthermore, there is the great "Under my fingernail," the beautiful ballad "Donna" and the bouncer "Hallelujah '94". This topped with loose fluffy Poprocksongs as the above-mentioned "I'm fine" or "Hey Honey" make "charade" an almost round thing. Almost, because I "Dance with the Devil", "Judaslohn" and "I Will" unfortunately but somewhat weaker find than the rest. These are then but still good 4 star that is actually none for a mainstream album.
