The Party Album!

The Vengaboys' international debut album, first released in October 1998 in Europe and throughout 1999 elsewhere. It replaced the original debut album Up & Down - The Party Album!, which only got an official release in a few countries, most notably the group’s home country The Netherlands. To distinguish this second release from the former, it was named Greatest Hits! Part 1 in The Netherlands and Poland. In some regions this international debut album was also named Up & Down - The Party Album! (or something similar), while it's known as Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom! in Thailand.
Up & Down - The Party Album! peaked at number 4 in the Dutch Album Top 100 in July 1998, before being phased out in October of that year, when the international debut album was released. This album entered in the Dutch Album Top 100 in November 1998, making the top 10, and ultimately staying at number 1 for three weeks in May 1999, on the back of the number 1 hit single We're Going To Ibiza!. It went to number 1 in Portugal and Malaysia as well. It sold more than a million copies in Europe alone, but was also highly successful in the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and India.
The most notable differences between the original Up & Down album and this release is the tracklist. This second release includes the songs Ho Ho Vengaboys!, Movin' Around, Overwhelm Yourself, The Vengabeat, Paradise, Superfly Slick Dick, and To The Rhythm, none of which are included on Up & Down - The Party Album!. Initial pressings also include the first version of We're Going To Ibiza!, which is different from the hit version, released in March 1999. It was replaced by the more familiar Hitradio Mix on subsequent pressings. There are additional variations to the tracklist in some territories.
Singles included in this release:
• Parada De Tettas (single version)
• To Brazil ! (single version)
• Up And Down (slightly longer version)
• We Like To Party! (The Vengabus) (single version)
• Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!! (single version)
• We're Going To Ibiza! (original version on 1998 pressings, single version on 1999 reissues)