Tell Me the Way

"Tell Me the Way"
Single by Cappella
from the album War in Heaven
Released10 July 1995 (1995-07-10)
GenreEurodance
Length3:55
LabelMedia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Gianfranco Bortolotti
Cappella singles chronology
"Move It Up"
(1994) 		"Tell Me the Way"
(1995) 		"I Need Your Love"
(1996)
Music video
"Tell Me the Way" on YouTube

"Tell Me the Way" is a song by Italian musical group Cappella, released in July 1995 as the first single from their third studio album, War in Heaven (1996). It features new singer Alison Jordan, who replaced Kelly Overett after she left the group. The song was a hit in many European countries, peaking at number eight in Italy, number 15 in Finland, number 17 in the UK and number 20 in the Netherlands. On the Eurochart Hot 100, it reached number 33.

Critical reception

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In his weekly UK chart commentary in Dotmusic, James Masterton remarked that "Tell Me the Way", "no great departure from any of their previous hits", becomes their seventh Top 20 hit since 1989.[1] Pan-European magazine Music & Media wrote that "as long as Cappella is around you can postpone Euro dance's funeral. The one-line chorus is simple but utterly effective, while the pumping synths will turn dancefloors into trampolines."[2] James Hamilton from Music Week's RM Dance Update described it as a "distinctive high-pitched title line chant".[3]

Track listings

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  • 12-inch single, Italy (1995)
  1. "Tell Me the Way" (House Mix) – 5:50
  2. "Tell Me the Way" (R.A.F. Zone Mix) – 6:48
  3. "Tell Me the Way" (T.S.O.B. Mix) – 5:53
  4. "Tell Me the Way" (Tekno Kingdom Mix) – 5:58
  • CD single, UK (1995)
  1. "Tell Me the Way" (R.A.F. Zone Mix) – 6:53
  2. "Move on Baby" (Armand Van Helden Mix) – 5:51
  3. "U Got 2 Let the Music" (DJ Professor Mix) – 6:01
  4. "Don't Be Proud" (CCQT Mix) – 6:03
  • CD maxi, Australia (1995)
  1. "Tell Me the Way" (Radio) – 3:38
  2. "Tell Me the Way" (House Mix - Extended) – 5:28
  3. "Tell Me the Way" (House Mix - Radio) – 3:55
  4. "Tell Me the Way" (T.S.O.B. Mix) – 5:53
  5. "Tell Me the Way" (Mars Plastic Mix) – 6:40
  6. "Tell Me the Way" (Prof-X-Or Club Mix) – 7:10

Charts

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Release history

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Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
Germany 10 July 1995 CD ZYX Music [14]
United Kingdom 4 September 1995
  • CD
  • cassette
 Systematic [17]

References

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  1. ^ Masterton, James (10 September 1995). "Week Ending September 16th 1995". Chart Watch UK. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  2. ^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. 23 September 1995. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  3. ^ Hamilton, James (26 August 1995). "Dj directory" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). p. 15. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Cappella – Tell Me the Way" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Cappella – Tell Me the Way" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 12, no. 39. 30 September 1995. p. 12. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  7. ^ "Cappella: Tell Me the Way" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  8. ^ "Cappella – Tell Me the Way" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  9. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Tell Me the Way". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  10. ^ "Top National Sellers" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 12, no. 36. 9 September 1995. p. 19. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  11. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Cappella" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  12. ^ "Cappella – Tell Me the Way" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  13. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  14. ^ a b "Cappella – Tell Me the Way". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  15. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  16. ^ "Jaarlijsten 1995" (in Dutch). Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  17. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 2 September 1995. p. 31.
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