Ace (Ian Van Dahl album) explained

Ace
Type:	studio
Artist:	Ian Van Dahl
Cover:	Ian Van Dahl - Ace.png
Released:	21 May 2002
Genre:	Trance
Length:	66:47
Label:	Antler-Subway
Producer:	Patrick Renier
Next Title:	Lost & Found
Next Year:	2004

Ace is the debut studio album by Belgian dance music group Ian Van Dahl, released on 21 May 2002 by Antler-Subway Records. The album peaked at No. 7 on the UK Albums Chart, and has been certified Gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). The album title was inspired by taking the first letters of the names of each member of the group: Annemie Coenen, Christophe Chantzis and Erik Vanspauwen.

The album contains four songs that reached the top 20 of the UK Singles Chart: "Will I?" (No. 5), "Reason" (No. 8), "Try" (No. 15) and their highest-charting single, "Castles in the Sky", which reached No. 3 and spent seven weeks in the top 10 in mid-2001.^[1] "Castles in the Sky" was a moderate success in Europe, while reaching No. 91 on the US Billboard Hot 100.^[2]

Track listing

International edition

1. "Intro" – 2:10
2. "Reason" – 3:21
3. "After All" – 5:56
4. "Satisfy Me" – 6:07
5. "Will I?" (UK Radio Mix) – 2:40
6. "Nights on Java" – 7:37
7. "Try" – 8:12
8. "Lonely" – 4:16
9. "Be Mine" – 3:04
10. "Castles in the Sky" – 3:46
11. "Nothing Left to Say" – 5:17
12. "Tears" – 3:20
13. "" – 0:49
14. "Secret Love" – 3:14
15. "Tomorrow" – 6:03
16. "Run" – 4:41 (UK bonus track)

US edition

1. "Reason" – 3:20
2. "Will I?" (Dee Dee Radio Edit) – 3:46
3. "After All" – 5:53
4. "Satisfy Me" – 6:05
5. "Nights on Java" – 7:34
6. "Try" – 8:10
7. "Lonely" – 4:14
8. "Be Mine" – 3:02
9. "Castles in the Sky" – 3:44
10. "Nothing Left to Say" – 5:15
11. "Tears" – 3:16
12. "" – 0:50
13. "Secret Love" – 3:09
14. "Tomorrow" – 6:00

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2002)! scope="col"

Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[3]	89
European Albums (Music & Media)^[4]	27
Irish Albums (IRMA)^[5]	71

Year-end charts

Chart (2002)! scope="col"

Position
UK Albums (OCC)^[6]	152

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ian Van Dahl full Official Chart History. Official Charts Company. 2 August 2021.
2. Ian Van Dahl Chart History (Hot 100) . . 2 August 2021.
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4. European Top 100 Albums . . 20 . 25 . 15 June 2002 . 10 . 29800226 . World Radio History.
5. Web site: Top 75 Artist Album, Week Ending 30 May 2002 . . 8 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180120070352/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2002&year=2002&week=22 . dead . 20 January 2018.
6. Web site: UK Year-End Charts 2002 . . 4 . 2 August 2021.