B.O.A.T.S is the fifth solo studio album by Irish-American musician Michael Patrick Kelly. It was released on 12 November 2021 through Columbia/Sony Music. Recording sessions took place at Hoxa HQ and Air Studios in London, Jan Krause Studio, Tweedstudio and Principal Studios and Toolhouse Studios in Germany, and Scaramouche in Vienna. Production was handled by Kelly himself together with Jimmy Hogarth, Daniel Flamm, Decco, Johannes Herbst, Robin Grubert, Lukas Hillebrand, Abaz, Klaus Sahm, Philipp Steinke, Tobias Kuhn, Vincent Sorg and X-Plosive. It features a guest appearance from Ilse DeLange.

B.O.A.T.S
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 12, 2021 (2021-11-12)
Studio
GenrePop rock
Length57:27
Label
Producer
Michael Patrick Kelly chronology
iD
(2017)
B.O.A.T.S
(2021)
Singles from B.O.A.T.S
  1. "Beautiful Madness"
    Released: May 1, 2020 (2020-05-01)
  2. "Throwback"
    Released: July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23)
  3. "Blurry Eyes"
    Released: 2022
  4. "Best Bad Friend"
    Released: May 13, 2022 (2022-05-13)
  5. "O.K.O"
    Released: May 26, 2023 (2023-05-26)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
laut.de[1]

The album reached number 2 in Austria, Germany and Switzerland, and number 187 in Flanders. It was certified Gold by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie and IFPI Switzerland.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Boats"
4:34
2."Diamonds & Metals"
  • Kelly
  • Hogarth
  • Paddy Kelly
  • Jimmy Hogarth
  • Daniel Flamm (add.)
  • Luke Glazewski (ass.)
4:14
3."Running Blind"
  • Paddy Kelly
  • Daniel Flamm
  • Lukas Hillebrand
  • Jimmy Hogarth (add.)
  • Jonas Mengler (voc.)
3:17
4."Blurry Eyes"
  • Paddy Kelly
  • Jimmy Hogarth
  • Daniel Flamm
  • Johannes Herbst
  • Robin Grubert
3:36
5."Throwback"
  • Paddy Kelly
  • DECCO
2:30
6."Fake Messiah"
  • Paddy Kelly
  • Abaz
  • X-Plosive
  • Jimmy Hogarth (add.)
3:21
7."Paragliding"
  • Kelly
  • Daniel Flamm
  • Robin Grubert
  • Paddy Kelly
  • Daniel Flamm
  • Robin Grubert
4:05
8."Beautiful Madness"
  • Kelly
  • Arman
  • Persson
  • Paddy Kelly
  • DECCO
2:56
9."Earthquake"
  • Kelly
  • David Rhodes
  • Jack Gourlay
  • Paddy Kelly
  • Jimmy Hogarth
  • Daniel Flamm
  • Johannes Herbst
3:31
10."Mother's Day"
3:33
11."The World" (featuring Ilse DeLange)
  • Kelly
  • Flamm
  • Christoph Koterzina
  • Markus Schlichtherle
  • Paddy Kelly
  • Jimmy Hogarth
  • Daniel Flamm
2:57
12."America"
  • Kelly
  • Alexander Zuckowski
  • Flamm
  • Paddy Kelly
  • Daniel Flamm
  • Vincent Sorg
4:57
13."Thank You"
  • Kelly
  • Zuckowski
  • Flamm
  • Paddy Kelly
  • Jimmy Hogarth
  • Daniel Flamm
  • Johannes Herbst (add.)
3:48
14."Icon"
  • Paddy Kelly
  • Jimmy Hogarth
  • Peter Seifert (add.)
3:29
15."Home"
  • Kelly
  • Zuckowski
  • Flamm
  • Paddy Kelly
  • Jimmy Hogarth
  • Daniel Flamm
  • Matthias Oldofredi (add.)
5:18
16."Boats (Reprise)"
  • Kelly
  • Hogarth
  • Paddy Kelly
  • Jimmy Hogarth
  • Daniel Flamm
  • Klaus Sahm
1:21
Total length:57:27
Extended Edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
17."Best Bad Friend" (featuring Rea Garvey)
Nicolas Rebscher 
18."Wonders"
  • Flamm
  • Grubert
  • Daniel Flamm
  • Johannes Herbst
  • Robin Grubert
  • Michael Ilbert
 
19."Two Mothers"Jimmy Harry
  • Paddy Kelly
  • Jimmy Hogarth
 
20."O.K.O"
  • Kelly
  • Hogarth
  • Flamm
  • Koterzina
  • Schlichtherle
  • Paddy Kelly
  • Jimmy Hogarth
  • Daniel Flamm
  • Michael Ilbert
 
21."Good Morning Sunshine"
  • Michael Geldreich
  • Benedikt Schoeller
 
22."When Sorry Ain’t Good Enough"
  • Kelly
  • Hogarth
  • Paddy Kelly
  • Jimmy Hogarth
 

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)[11] Gold 100,000
Hungary (MAHASZ)[12] Gold 2,000
Poland (ZPAV)[13] Platinum 20,000
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[14] Gold 10,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Dobler, Eberhard. "Das Style-Hopping nimmt man Paddy nicht ab". laut.de (in German). Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Michael Patrick Kelly – B·O·A·T·S" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Ultratop.be – Michael Patrick Kelly – B·O·A·T·S" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Michael Patrick Kelly – B·O·A·T·S" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Michael Patrick Kelly – B·O·A·T·S". Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts (Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts)". Offizielle Deutsche Charts (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2021 - Alben". swisscharts.com (in German). Hung Medien. 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts (Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts)". Offizielle Deutsche Charts (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  9. ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2022 - Alben". swisscharts.com (in German). Hung Medien. 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  10. ^ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts (Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts)". Offizielle Deutsche Charts (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  11. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Michael Patrick Kelly; 'B.O.A.T.S')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  12. ^ "Adatbázis – Arany- és platinalemezek – 2022" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  13. ^ "OLiS - oficjalna lista wyróżnień" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 3 June 2024. Click "TYTUŁ" and enter B.O.A.T.S in the search box.
  14. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('B.O.A.T.S')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
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