To the Maxximum

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{{Infobox album

| name = To The Maxximum

| type = studio

| artist = Maxx

| cover = MAXX - To the Maxximum.jpg

| border = yes

| alt =

| released = 22 June 1994

| recorded = September 1993–May 1994, Germany

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Eurodance

| length = 64:09

| label = {{flatlist|

  • Intercord
  • Blow Up
  • Remixed Records
  • Pulse-8 Records

}}

| producer = The Movement

| prev_title =

| prev_year =

| next_title =

| next_year =

| misc = {{Singles

| name =

| type = studio

| single1 = Get-A-Way

| single1date = 1 November 1993

| single2 = No More (I Can't Stand It)

| single2date = 1 March 1994

| single3 = You Can Get It

| single3date = 12 September 1994

| single4 = I Can Make You Feel Like

| single4date = 26 May 1995

}}

}}

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = Smash Hits

| rev1score = 4/5{{cite magazine|first=Pete|last=Stanton|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/57779449@N02/53988645542/in/album-72177720320283974/|title=New Albums: Best New Album|work=Smash Hits|date=3 August 1994|page=55|access-date=4 October 2024}}

}}

To the Maxximum is the debut album by the German Eurodance project Maxx.{{cite web|title=MAXX - TO THE MAXXIMUM|url=http://www.eurokdj.com/search/disk.php?ID=329|website=The Eurodance Encyclopaedia|publisher=eurokdj.com|accessdate=3 August 2016}} The album was first released in June 1994 in Germany via Blow Up and Intercord. The album was also released in Scandinavia via Remixed Records and in the UK via Pulse 8 records. The hits "Get-A-Way", "No More (I Can't Stand It)" and "You Can Get It" are all featured on the album.{{cite web|title=MAXX - To the Maxximum|url=https://www.discogs.com/Maxx-To-The-Maxximum/release/157752|website=Discogs|publisher=discogs.com|accessdate=3 August 2016}}

Critical reception

Pete Stanton from Smash Hits gave To the Maxximum four out of five and named it Best New Album, writing, "Maxx haven't created a startling new path for dance music, but they've done pretty well. As you know, "Get-A-Way" is a blinding ragga corker, as is the follow-up "No More (I Can't Stand It)". But the fun doesn't stop there. "I Can Make You Feel Like" is a tingling, groovy thing while "Fight" is a guitar-crunching stormer. Stick with Maxx and you'll do alright."

Track listing

{{Track listing

| collapsed =

| headline =

| total_length = 64:09

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| all_lyrics =

| all_music =

| title1 = To the Maxximum Part I

| length1 = 2:17

| title2 = To the Maxximum Part II

| length2 = 2:17

| title3 = No More (I Can't Stand It)

| length3 = 4:40

| title4 = I Can Make You Feel Like

| length4 = 5:55

| title5 = Get-A-Way

| length5 = 3:45

| title6 = Suddenly

| length6 = 4:18

| note6 = lyrics by M. Minx

| title7 = Heart of Stone

| length7 = 4:17

| title8 = Fight

| length8 = 4:18

| title9 = Voodoo Child

| length9 = 5:34

| note9 = lyrics by M. Minx

| title10 = You Can Get It

| length10 = 4:24

| title11 = Ritmo De La Casa

| length11 = 4:15

| title12 = Should I Stay, Should I Go

| length12 = 4:54

| title13 = I Want You

| length13 = 5:19

| title14 = Maxximum Extacy

| length14 = 3:21

| title15 = The Maxx Experience

| length15 = 4:31

}}

Credits

  • Artwork – I-D Büro
  • Engineer (mix) – Robert Lee
  • Engineer (recording) – Luke Steward
  • Engineer (sequence design & acoustic structures) – The Movement
  • Executive producer – The Hitman
  • Instruments – Dakota O'Neil, George Torpey
  • Lyrics – Gary Bokoe (tracks: 3 5 8 10 13 14)
  • Mixed by – Dee O'Neil, George Torpey
  • Music, lyrics – Dakota O'Neil, Dawhite (tracks: 3 4 5 7 10 12), George Torpey, The Hitman
  • Photography – Axel Jansen
  • Producer – The Movement
  • Vocals – Gary Bokoe, Linda Meek

Charts

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Chart (1994–1995)

! Peak
position

scope="row" |Australia (ARIA){{cite web|url=https://i.imgur.com/uc6Wshh.jpeg|title=Maxx chart history, received from ARIA on 7 December 2021|publisher=ARIA|via=Imgur.com|access-date=26 June 2024}} N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column indicates the release's peak on the national chart.

|align="center"|187

scope="row" |Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40){{cite web| url=http://www.austriancharts.at/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Maxx

| title=austriancharts.at: Maxx| publisher=Hung Medien| accessdate=2011-07-23}}

| 32

scope="row"|Finland (Suomen virallinen lista){{cite book | first=Timo | last= Pennanen |year= 2006 | title=Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 | edition= 1st | publisher=Tammi | location= Helsinki| isbn= 9789511210535| language= Finnish }}

| 6

scope="row" |Germany (Media Control Charts){{cite web

| url=http://www.officialcharts.de/ersuche.asp?kategorie=chart&interpret_suche=maxx&titel_suche=&jahr=&cat=a| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150414143431/http://www.officialcharts.de/ersuche.asp?kategorie=chart&interpret_suche=maxx&titel_suche=&jahr=&cat=a| url-status=dead| archive-date=April 14, 2015|title=Charts.de: Maxx (Albums)| publisher=Charts.de|accessdate=2013-07-14|language=German}}

| 22

scope="row"|Netherlands (Dutch Top 40){{cite web| url=http://www.dutchcharts.nl/search.asp?cat=a&artist=Maxx&artist_search=starts&title=&title_search=starts

| title=GfK Dutch Charts: Maxx (Albums)| publisher=Hung Medien| accessdate=2011-07-23}}

| 25

scope="row" |Sweden (Sverigetopplistan){{cite web

| url=http://www.swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Maxx|title=swedishcharts.com: Maxx| publisher=Hung Medien| accessdate=2011-07-23}}

| 10

scope="row"|Switzerland (Swiss Music Charts){{cite web| url=http://www.swisscharts.com/search.asp?cat=a&artist=Maxx&artist_search=starts&title=&title_search=starts| title=swisscharts.com: Maxx (Albums)| publisher=Hung Medien| accessdate=2011-07-23}}

| 29

scope="row"|UK Albums Chart{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/30290/maxx/|title=Official Charts > Maxx|publisher=The Official UK Charts Company|accessdate=2016-07-14}}

| 66

References

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