Everybody Sunshine
German cover art
Studio album by
David Hasselhoff
ReleasedSeptember 14, 1992
Recorded1992
Studio
Genre
Label
ProducerJack White
David Hasselhoff chronology
David
(1991)		 Everybody Sunshine
(1992)		 You Are Everything
(1993)
Singles from Everybody Sunshine
  1. "Everybody Sunshine"
    Released: August 1992
  2. "The Girl Forever"
    Released: October 1992
  3. "Darling I Love You"
    Released: December 1992

Everybody Sunshine is the sixth studio album by American actor and singer David Hasselhoff, released on September 14, 1992 by White Records. The album features writing from Kristian Schultze, Peter Luedemann, Jerry Rix and The Gardeners. It was the last album produced by Jack White, who collaborated with Hasselhoff since 1988. The album was not as successful as his previous efforts, reaching the top-twenty in Austria and Switzerland, and the top-thirty in Germany.

Background and release

Hasselhoff released three albums which became a huge success in Europe: Looking for Freedom (1989), Crazy for You (1990) and David (1991). Those albums were produced by German music producer Jack White. Everybody Sunshine became the last album to be produced by White, who collaborated with Hasselhoff since 1988, as he didn't write any song on the album. It also became Hasselhoff's last release under the White Records label, with his following albums being released by Ariola/BMG Records.

Promotion

Hasselhoff performed the album's title track for the first time at German TV show Wetten, dass..? on November 7, 1992.

Singles

The album's title track, which became the Official Song of the International Youth Games of 1993, peaked at numbers 26 and 27 in Austria and Switzerland, respectively. The second single, "The Girl Forever", only peaked at number 78 in Germany. The third single, "Darling I Love You", failed to chart.

Commercial performance

Everybody Sunshine failed to match the success of his previous release, which became a top-ten album in Europe, David (1991), as it failed to enter the top-ten in Austria, Germany and Switzerland. In Austria, the album peaked at number 16, spending 13 weeks on the chart. In Switzerland, the album peaked at number 17, spending only nine weeks on the chart. In Germany, the album peaked at number 21, spending 14 weeks on the German charts.

Though Everybody Sunshine was certified Gold in Austria, Germany and Switzerland, the album failed to reach the commercial heights of his three previous albums.

Track listing

CD
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Everybody Sunshine" (Official Song of the International Youth Games 1993)
  • Peter Luedemann
2:30
2."Joined at the Heart"
  • The Gardeners
2:23
3."Somewhere in a Dream"
2:33
4."Voulez Vous Coucher Avec Moi"
  • The Gardeners
2:44
5."The Wilder Side of You"
  • Schultze
  • Jerry Rix
3:35
6."You're All I Want"
  • Schultze
3:14
7."It Feels So Right"
  • The Gardeners
2:31
8."Summer in the City"
  • The Gardeners
2:39
9."The Girl Forever"
  • Schultze
  • Rix
3:10
10."Foolish Lullaby"
  • Schultze
1:53
11."Darling I Love You"
  • Schultze
  • Rix
2:02
12."Is Everybody Happy" (Cliff Massie Remix)
1:54

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (1992–93) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[1] 16
European Albums (Music & Media)[2] 45
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[3] 21
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[4] 17

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)[5] Gold 25,000*
Germany (BVMI)[6] Gold 250,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[7] Gold 25,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – David Hasselhoff – Everybody Sunshine" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  2. ↑ "European Hot 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. January 9, 1993. p. 10. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – David Hasselhoff – {{{album}}}" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  4. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – David Hasselhoff – {{{album}}}". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  5. ↑ "Austrian album certifications – David Hasselhoff – Everybody Sunshine" (in German). IFPI Austria.
  6. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (David Hasselhoff; 'Everybody Sunshine')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  7. ↑ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Everybody Sunshine')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
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