Pump Up the Jam (album)

Pump Up the Jam (also known as Pump Up the Jam: The Album in North America) is the debut studio album by Belgian dance act Technotronic. It was released on 28 November 1989. The initial album cover and early promotional videos featured a model named Felly, who lip-synched vocals performed by Belgian emcee Ya Kid K. When this was discovered, further videos featured Ya Kid K instead. The album reached number 2 on the UK Albums Chart.[3]

Pump Up the Jam
Standard international artwork, also used for US digital reissues
Studio album by
Technotronic
Released28 November 1989
Label
ProducerThomas de Quincey
Technotronic chronology
Pump Up the Jam
(1989)		 Trip on This: The Remixes
(1990)
Singles from Pump Up the Jam
  1. "Pump Up the Jam"
    Released: 27 September 1989
  2. "Get Up! (Before the Night Is Over)"
    Released: 8 January 1990
  3. "This Beat Is Technotronic"
    Released: 15 February 1990
  4. "Rockin' Over the Beat"
    Released: 20 April 1990
  5. "Move This"
    Released: 25 February 1992
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert Christgau(A-)[2]

Following the success of the "Move This" single in the USA, the album was reissued in 1992 with Ya Kid K on the cover, billed as Technotronic featuring Ya Kid K, with Felly's name removed from the credits in the booklet.

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Pump up the Jam"Manuela Kamosi, Jo Bogaert5:20
2."Get Up! (Before the Night Is Over)"Kamosi, Jo Bogaert5:37
3."Tough"Eric Martin, Bogaert4:25
4."Take It Slow"Kamosi, Bogaert5:05
5."Come On"Bogaert3:09
6."This Beat Is Technotronic"Martin, Bogaert5:26
7."Move This"Kamosi, Bogaert5:19
8."Come Back"Bogaert4:52
9."Rockin' Over the Beat"Kamosi, Bogaert5:46
10."Raw"Bogaert4:37
11."Wave"Bogaert4:17
12."String"Bogaert2:54
Notes
  • Track 11 and 12 are CD bonus tracks. Track 12 is titled "Bluestring" on U.S. and Canadian CD release. Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, and 10 are in longer versions on CD.

Personnel
Production
  • Produced by Jo Bogaert for ARS Entertainment Belgium
  • Engineered by Spencer Henderson at Swanyard Studios, London, UK

Charts
Chart Peak
position
Australia (ARIA Charts)[4] 22
UK Albums Chart[5] 2
US Billboard 200[6] 10

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[7] Gold 100,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[8] 4× Platinum 400,000^
France (SNEP)[9] Gold 100,000*
Netherlands (NVPI)[10] Gold 50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[11] Platinum 300,000^
United States (RIAA)[12] Platinum 1,000,000^

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

References
  1. Pump Up the Jam at AllMusic
  2. "Robert Christgau: CG: technotronic". www.robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  3. "TECHNOTRONIC | Artist | Official Charts". Official Charts Company. British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  4. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  5. "Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  6. "Technotronic - Chart history - Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  7. "Brazilian album certifications – Technotronic – Pump Up The Jam" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  8. "Canadian album certifications – Technotronic – Pump Up The Jam". Music Canada. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  9. "Les certifications". Info Disc. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  10. "Dutch album certifications – Technotronic – Pump Up The Jam" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved 4 May 2019. Enter Pump Up The Jam in the "Artiest of titel" box.
  11. "British album certifications – Technotronic – Pump Up The Jam". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 4 May 2019. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Pump Up The Jam in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  12. "American album certifications – Technotronic – Pump Up The Jam". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 4 May 2019. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
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