The Drive (album)

The Drive
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 26, 1995 (1995-06-26)
Recorded1994–95
GenreEurodance
Length51:07
Label
Producer
Haddaway chronology
The Album
(1993)
The Drive
(1995)
Let's Do It Now
(1998)
Singles from The Drive
  1. "Fly Away"
    Released: 29 May 1995
  2. "Catch a Fire"
    Released: 31 July 1995
  3. "Lover Be Thy Name"
    Released: 6 August 1995
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]

The Drive is the second album of dance artist Haddaway, which includes the three singles "Fly Away", "Catch a Fire" and "Lover Be Thy Name".

The album was released in many European countries on June 26, 1995. Although it met with success, this album obtained less extraordinary runnings in the various charts than those of the previous album, The Album. It managed, however, to reach #10 in Switzerland.

Track listing

  1. "Fly Away" (4:04)
  2. "I Know" (4:32)
  3. "Breakaway" (4:39)
  4. "Lover Be Thy Name" (3:47)
  5. "Waiting For a Better World" (4:25)
  6. "Give It Up" (4:15)
  7. "Catch a Fire" (4:15)
  8. "Desert Prayer" (5:50)
  9. "The First Cut Is the Deepest" (4:27)
  10. "Baby Don't Go" (3:56)
  11. "Freedom Is" (4:14)
  12. "Another Day Without You" (4:43)

Credits

  • Executive producer – Dee Dee Halligan, Junior Torello
  • Photography by – Helge Strauß, Hester Doove
  • Producer – Alex Trime (tracks: 3), Halligan (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12), Desmond Child (tracks: 4, 8), Haddaway (tracks: 3, 4, 6, 8, 11), Torello (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12)

Charts

Chart (1995) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[3] 27
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[4] 54
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[5] 13
German Albums (GfK) 32
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[6] 17
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[7] 10

References

  1. ^ AllMusic review
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 58.
  3. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Haddaway – The Drive" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
  4. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Haddaway – The Drive" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
  5. ^ Pennanen, Timo (2021). "Haddaway". Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 (PDF). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 95. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
  6. ^ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 1995. 27. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
  7. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Haddaway – The Drive". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 November 2025.