{{For|the title song|U Got 2 Know (song)}} {{Infobox album | name = U Got 2 Know | type = studio | artist = Cappella | cover = U Got 2 Know - album cover.jpg | border = yes | alt = | released = March 7, 1994 | recorded = 1991 ("Everybody")<br />1992–1994 | studio = | genre = {{flatlist| *Eurodance *Hi-NRG }} | length = | label = Mercury <small>828 482.2</small> | producer = Gianfranco Bortolotti | prev_title = Helyom Halib | prev_year = 1989 | next_title = Move On Baby | next_year = 1994 | misc = {{Singles | name = U Got 2 Know | type = studio | single1 = Everybody | single1date = 1991 | single2 = U Got 2 Know | single2date = 19 December 1992 | single3 = U Got 2 Know (Revisited) | single3date = 1992 | single4 = U Got 2 Let the Music | single4date = 18 September 1993 | single5 = Move on Baby | single5date = 10 February 1994 | single6 = U & Me | single6date = 13 June 1994 | single7 = Move It Up | single7date = 1 September 1994 | single8 = Don't Be Proud | single8date = 14 March 1995 }} }} {{album reviews | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/u-got-2-know-mw0000889961|title=Cappella -- U Got 2 Know | publisher=AllMusic | first=John | last =Bush | accessdate=July 25, 2016}}</ref> | rev2 = ''Encyclopedia of Popular Music'' | rev2score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref>Larkin, Colin (2000). ''The Encyclopedia of Popular Music''. Omnibus Press.</ref> | rev3 = ''Smash Hits'' | rev3score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="smashhits">{{cite magazine|first=Mark|last=Frith|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/57779449@N02/52590935852/in/album-72177720304791287/|title=New Albums|magazine=Smash Hits|date=January 19, 1994|page=53|access-date=December 29, 2022}}</ref> }}
'''''U Got 2 Know''''' is the second and most successful studio album by Italian Eurodance act Cappella.<ref>{{cite web|title=Cappella – U Got 2 Know|url=https://www.discogs.com/Cappella-U-Got-2-Know/release/778305|website=Discogs|date=1994 |publisher=discogs.com|accessdate=25 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=CAPPELLA - U GOT 2 KNOW|url=http://www.eurokdj.com/search/disk.php?ID=5465|publisher=eurokdj.com|accessdate=25 July 2016}}</ref> It was initially released via the Mercury Records label on March 7, 1994, and later re-released via other labels with slightly different track listings. The album saw great success in many European countries, peaking at number one in the Swiss and Finnish charts. Eight singles were released from the album.
==Critical reception== Mark Frith from ''Smash Hits'' complimented the album as a "rather impressive debut LP".<ref name="smashhits"/>
==Track listing== {{Track listing | collapsed = | headline = | title1 = U Got 2 Know | writer1 = Gianfranco Bortolotti, M. Persona, L. Carpella | length1 = 5:10
| title2 = U Got 2 Let the Music | writer2 = Ronnie Arduini, Gianfranco Bortolotti, Antonio Puntillo, Sam Zucchini | length2 = 5:23
| title3 = Don't Be Proud | writer3 = Bruno Guerrini, A. Pasinelly, Gianfranco Bortolotti, D. Leoni | length3 = 5:07
| title4 = U & Me | writer4 = Gianfranco Bortolotti | length4 = 4:07
| title5 = Everybody | writer5 = Gianfranco Bortolotti, Cliff Jones, P. Rossini | length5 = 5:16
| title6 = What I Gotta Do | writer6 = Mauro Picotto, Sam Zucchini, Gianfranco Bortolotti, G. P. Viani | length6 = 5:04
| title7 = Move on Baby | writer7 = Gianfranco Bortolotti, Bruno Guerrini | length7 = 4:45
| title8 = Shake Your Body | writer8 = Antonio Puntillo, M. Picotto, Gianfranco Bortolotti | length8 = 4:46 | title9 = The Big Beat | writer9 = M. Persona, S. Paganin, Gianfranco Bortolotti | length9 = 4:19
| title10 = Move It Up | writer10 = A. Pasinelli, C. Maifrini, Diego Leoni, Gianfranco Bortolotti | length10 = 3:58
| title11 = Cappella Gigamix | note11 = DJ Mix – DJ Professor | length11 = 5:45 }}
'''Note:''' The UK album release contains a longer, alternative mix of "U & Me" (track 4), clocking in at 4:26, which omits the female verses and has less of the 'U & Me, U & Me, U & Me forever' chorus.
==Chart performance== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! scope="col" colspan="9" | Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2" style="width:10em;" | Certifications |- !style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"| AUT<br><ref name="AUT Albums">{{cite web|url=http://austriancharts.at/search.asp?cat=a&artist=cappella&artist_search=starts&title=&title_search=starts |title=Austrian Albums |publisher=austriancharts.at |accessdate=2016-07-15}}</ref>
!style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"| AUS<br /><ref name=aus>{{cite book|last=Ryan|first=Gavin|title=Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010|year=2011|publisher=Moonlight Publishing|location=Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia|edition=pdf|pages=49}}</ref>
!style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"| FIN<br><ref name="FIN">{{cite web|url=http://suomenlistalevyt.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/anc-ark.html |title=Sisältää hitin: Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1961 |language=Finnish |publisher=Sisältää Hitin - Suomen listalevyt (Timo Pennanen) |accessdate=2016-07-15}}</ref>
!style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"| GER<br><ref>German Albums: * "U Got 2 Know": {{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/album-details-1788 |title=Cappella - U Got 2 Know |language=German |publisher=GfK Entertainment |accessdate=2016-07-15}}</ref>
!style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"| NED<br><ref name="NED Albums">{{cite web|url=http://dutchcharts.nl/search.asp?search=cappella&cat=a |title=Dutch Albums |publisher=dutchcharts.nl |accessdate=2016-07-10}}</ref>
!style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"| SCO<br><ref>Scottish Albums: * "U Got 2 Know": {{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-albums-chart/19940320/40/ |title=Cappella - U Got 2 Know |publisher=officialcharts.com |accessdate=2016-07-15}}</ref>
!style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"| SWE<br><ref name="SWE Albums">{{cite web|url=http://swedishcharts.com/search.asp?search=cappella&cat=a |title=Swedish Albums |publisher=swedishcharts.com |accessdate=2016-07-15}}</ref>
!style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"| SWI<br><ref name="SWI Albums">{{cite web|url=http://hitparade.ch/search.asp?cat=a&from=&to=&artist=cappella&artist_search=starts&title=&title_search=starts |title=Swiss Albums |publisher=hitparade.ch |accessdate=2016-07-15}}</ref>
!style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"| UK<br><ref name="UK Albums">{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/24811/cappella/ |title=UK Albums |publisher=officialcharts.com |accessdate=2016-07-15}}</ref> |- | 8 | 90 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 10 | * SWI: Gold<ref name="SWI CERT">{{cite web|url=http://hitparade.ch/search_certifications.asp?search=cappella |title=Swiss Certification |publisher=IFPI |accessdate=2016-07-15}}</ref> * UK: Gold<ref name="UK CERT">{{cite web |url=http://www.bpi.co.uk/certified-awards.aspx |title=BPI Certification |publisher=British Phonographic Industry |accessdate=2016-07-15 }}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> |- |}
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==External links== *[http://www.djsirs.16mb.com/downloads14.html Various album covers] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160828124941/http://www.djsirs.16mb.com/downloads14.html |date=2016-08-28 }}
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Category:1994 albums Category:Cappella (band) albums Category:Mercury Records albums