Dedicated to ...

"I'm Still Waitin'"
Dedicated to …
Studio album by Sasha
Released	16 November 1998
Recorded	1998
Genre	Pop; Rock; Reggae;
Label	Warner Music; Reprise;
Producer	Grant Michael B.; Pomez di Lorenzo; Pete Smith;
Sasha chronology
Singles from Dedicated to...
	"I'm Still Waitin'"; Released: 1998; "If You Believe"; Released: 1998; "We Can Leave the World"; Released: 1999; "I Feel Lonely"; Released: 1999;

Dedicated to … is the debut studio album by German pop singer Sasha, released by Warner Music on 16 November 1998 in German-speaking Europe. A compiled edition, also including songs of follow-up album ... you (2000), was released under the same name on 27 March 2001 in Canada and the United States.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
PopMatters	(mixed)[2]
Die Welt	(mixed)[3]

A "blend of romantic ballads and quicker funk- and reggae-inspired tracks," according to Billboard, the album was initially released in fall 1998 and became a major success around Europe, selling more than 400,000 copies in Germany alone. It reached the top ten of the albums charts in Austria, Germany, Norway, and Switzerland, and was certified platinum and quintuple gold around Europe.[4]

The album produced four singles, including "If You Believe," which would become his highest-charting single to date and reached the top five in Austria, Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands and Switzerland, receiving one platinum and four gold discs.[5] With lead single "I'm Still Waitin'", "We Can Leave the World" and "I Feel Lonely" the album spawned two further top ten hits.

Track listing

*Dedicated to ...* – Standard edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"If You Believe"	Pete Smith Michael B. Lorenzo	Grant Michael B. Pomez di Lorenzo	4:29
2.	"Don't Say Good-bye"	Michael B. Lorenzo	Michael B. Lorenzo	4:12
3.	"I Feel Lonely"	Michael B. Lorenzo Sascha Schmitz	Michael B. Lorenzo	3:58
4.	"I'm Still Waitin'(Unreleased Album Version)"	Michael B. Lorenzo Schmitz	Michael B. Lorenzo	4:02
5.	"Keep on Runnin'"	Smith Michael B. Lorenzo	Michael B. Lorenzo	4:17
6.	"Easy"	Lionel Richie	Michael B. Lorenzo	4:06
7.	"Get Down (I Wanna Get Up)"	Michael B. Lorenzo Schmitz	Michael B. Lorenzo	4:18
8.	"Lost in Your Blue Eyes"	Michael B. Lorenzo	Michael B. Lorenzo	4:55
9.	"Let Me Have You Girl"	Smith Michael B. Lorenzo	Michael B. Lorenzo	4:10
10.	"Right on Time"	Smith Michael B. Lorenzo	Michael B. Lorenzo	4:02
11.	"Raindrops"	Michael B. Lorenzo	Michael B. Lorenzo	3:30
12.	"We Can Leave the World"	Smith Michael B. Lorenzo	Michael B. Lorenzo	5:31

*Dedicated to ...* – Tour edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
13.	"We Can Leave the World" (Mokran Mix)	Smith Michael B. Lorenzo	Michael B. Lorenzo Peter Mokran^[A]	5:15
14.	"If You Believe" (Lenny B Radio Edit)	Smith Michael B. Lorenzo	Michael B. Lorenzo Lenny Bertoldo^[A]	4:09
15.	"If You Believe" (The Groove Brothers Remix)	Smith Michael B. Lorenzo	Michael B. Lorenzo The Groove Brothers^[A]	4:23
16.	"If You Believe" (Mokran Mix)	Smith Michael B. Lorenzo	Michael B. Lorenzo Mokran^[A]	4:07
17.	"Another Minute"		David Kahne	4:50

Notes

^{^[A]} denotes additional producer

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1998–1999)	Peak position
scope="row"	Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[6]	2
scope="row"	Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[7]	32
scope="row"	Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[8]	23
scope="row"	Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[9]	19
French Albums (SNEP)[10]	9
scope="row"	German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11]	4
scope="row"	Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[12]	8
scope="row"	Portuguese Albums (AFP)[13]	10
scope="row"	Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[14]	10

Year-end charts

Chart (1999)	Rank
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[15]	10
German Albums (Official Top 100)[16]	10
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[17]	22

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)[18]	Gold	25,000^*
Czech Republic (IFPI ČNS)[19]	Gold	5,000^*
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[19]	Gold	25,000^{^}
France (SNEP)[10]	Gold	100,000^*
Germany (BVMI)[20]	Platinum	500,000^{^}
Italy (FIMI)[19]	Gold	50,000^*
Portugal (AFP)[19]	Gold	20,000^{^}
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[21]	Gold	25,000^{^}
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone

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References

Dedicated to ... at AllMusic
PopMatters review
Die Welt review (German)
WMGG (2006-02-01). "Pressemittleiung: Sasha – Open Water" (PDF). Nuernberg.de. Retrieved 2009-01-05.
"SASHA – IF YOU BELIEVE (SONG)". Swisscharts. Retrieved 2009-01-05.
"Austriancharts.at – Sasha – Dedicated To..." (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
"Ultratop.be – Sasha – Dedicated To..." (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
"Dutchcharts.nl – Sasha – Dedicated To..." (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
"Sasha: Dedicated To..." (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
Gustave, Heidé. Le Albums Or de la SNEP (1999) (in French) (91 ed.). Paris: Decovert. Quote: "'Dedicated To' spent 9 weeks on the national french albums chart and peaked at number nine, making it Sashas most popular album in France. It was requested to be certified gold on chart week 45 by Warner Bros. Records. The certification was awarded on the last week, 'Dedicated To' charted in France."
"Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
"Norwegiancharts.com – Sasha – Dedicated To...". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
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"Swisscharts.com – Sasha – Dedicated To...". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
"Jahreshitparade Alben 1999". Austriancharts.com. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 2015-11-29. Retrieved 2015-10-22.
"Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts". Offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
"Jahrescharts 1999". Swisscharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-10-10.
"Austrian album certifications – Sasha – Dedicated To" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
Spahr, Wolfgang (19 June 1999). Warner Preps German Sensation Sasha. Billboard. AllBusiness.
"Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Sasha; 'Dedicated To ...')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
"The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Sasha; 'Dedicated To')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved August 31, 2015.

External links

Sasha.de — official site

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[1] Dedicated to ... at AllMusic

[2] PopMatters review

[3] Die Welt review (German)

[ow-4] WMGG (2006-02-01). "Pressemittleiung: Sasha – Open Water" (PDF). Nuernberg.de. Retrieved 2009-01-05.

[5] "SASHA – IF YOU BELIEVE (SONG)". Swisscharts. Retrieved 2009-01-05.

[ac_Austria_Sasha-6] "Austriancharts.at – Sasha – Dedicated To..." (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 31, 2015.

[ac_Flanders_Sasha-7] "Ultratop.be – Sasha – Dedicated To..." (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 31, 2015.

[ac_Netherlands_Sasha-8] "Dutchcharts.nl – Sasha – Dedicated To..." (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 31, 2015.

[ac_Finland_Sasha-9] "Sasha: Dedicated To..." (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved August 31, 2015.

[A-10] Gustave, Heidé. Le Albums Or de la SNEP (1999) (in French) (91 ed.). Paris: Decovert. Quote: "'Dedicated To' spent 9 weeks on the national french albums chart and peaked at number nine, making it Sashas most popular album in France. It was requested to be certified gold on chart week 45 by Warner Bros. Records. The certification was awarded on the last week, 'Dedicated To' charted in France."

[ac_Germany_Sasha-11] "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved August 31, 2015.

[ac_Norway_Sasha-12] "Norwegiancharts.com – Sasha – Dedicated To...". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 31, 2015.

[13] [{{{url}}} "{{{title}}}"] Check |url= value (help).

[ac_Switzerland_Sasha-14] "Swisscharts.com – Sasha – Dedicated To...". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 31, 2015.

[15] "Jahreshitparade Alben 1999". Austriancharts.com. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 2015-11-29. Retrieved 2015-10-22.

[16] "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts". Offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 2015-11-22.

[17] "Jahrescharts 1999". Swisscharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-10-10.

[AustriaSashaDedicated_ToalbumCertRef-18] "Austrian album certifications – Sasha – Dedicated To" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved August 31, 2015.

[B-19] Spahr, Wolfgang (19 June 1999). Warner Preps German Sensation Sasha. Billboard. AllBusiness.

[GermanySashaDedicated_To_...albumCertRef-20] "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Sasha; 'Dedicated To ...')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved August 31, 2015.

[SwitzerlandSashaDedicated_ToalbumCertRef-21] "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Sasha; 'Dedicated To')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved August 31, 2015.

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Sasha
Discography
Studio albums	Dedicated to ... (1998) ... you (2000) Surfin' on a Backbeat (2001) Open Water (2006) Good News on a Bad Day (2009) The One (2015) Schlüsselkind (2018)
Compilation albums	Greatest Hits (2006)
Singles	"I'm Still Waitin'" "Here She Comes Again" "If You Believe" "We Can Leave the World" "I Feel Lonely" "Let Me Be the One" "Chemical Reaction" "Owner of My Heart" "Coming Home" "Lucky Day" "Turn It into Something Special"