Tensongs
| Tensongs | ||||
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| Studio album by Hubert Kah | ||||
| Released | 1986 | |||
| Genre | Synthpop, new wave | |||
| Label | Blow Up, CBS, Sony, Curb Records, Polydor | |||
| Producer | Michael Cretu, Armand Volker | |||
| Hubert Kah chronology | ||||
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Tensongs is the first English language album by German synthpop band Hubert Kah. It was released in 1986.
Three singles were released from the album, "Limousine", "Something I Should Know" and "Love is So Sensible". The opening track "Pogo the Clown" is a reference to American serial killer John Wayne Gacy. "Get Strange" featured on the 1986 film Rad.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Pogo the Clown" | Markus Löhr, N. Karo, Hubert Kemmler, Klaus Hirschburger, Ken Taylor | 3:30 |
| 2. | "Lonesome Cowboy" | Markus Löhr, N. Karo, Hubert Kemmler, Klaus Hirschburger, Ken Taylor | 4:06 |
| 3. | "Drowning" | Markus Löhr; N. Karo; Hubert Kemmler; Ken Taylor | 3:47 |
| 4. | "Something I Should Know" | N. Karo, Hubert Kemmler, Ken Taylor | 3:29 |
| 5. | "Explain the World in a Word" | Markus Löhr, N. Karo, Hubert Kemmler, Ken Taylor | 4:11 |
| 6. | "Love is So Sensible" | Ulrich Herter, Matthew Peevers | 3:48 |
| 7. | "Get Strange" | Markus Löhr, N. Karo, Hubert Kemmler, Richard Palmer-James | 3:06 |
| 8. | "That Girl" | N. Karo, Hubert Kemmler, Ken Taylor | 3:51 |
| 9. | "Limousine" | Markus Löhr, Hubert Kemmler, Klaus Hirschburger, Susanne Müller | 4:02 |
| 10. | "Under My Skin" | Markus Löhr, Hubert Kemmler, Richard Palmer-James | 4:24 |
| 1986 Japanese CD reissue bonus track | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Track listing | |||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 11. | "The Picture (remix)" | Hubert Kemmler, Markus Löhr, Klaus Hirschburger, James, Killer | 3:25 |
Chart performance
Album
| Chart (1986) | Peak position |
Total weeks |
|---|---|---|
| German Albums Chart[1] | 35 | ? |
| Swiss Albums Chart[2] | 21 | 1 |
Singles
Limousine
| Chart (1986) | Peak position |
Total weeks |
|---|---|---|
| German Singles Chart[3] | 8 | 17 |
| Swiss Singles Chart[4] | 25 | 4 |
Something I Should Know
| Chart (1986) | Peak position |
Total weeks |
|---|---|---|
| German Singles Chart[5] | 49 | 5 |
Personnel
- Hubert Kemmler: vocals, backing vocals on "Love is So Sensible"
- Markus Löhr: guitar, keyboards
- Klaus Hirschburger: bass guitar
- Curt Cress: drums
- Lothar Krell: keyboard arranger on "Limousine"
- Eddie Taylor: saxophone on "Something I Should Know"
- Ken Taylor: voice on "Lonesome Cowboy" and bass guitar on "Explain the World in a Word"
- Thomas Dörr: backing vocals on "Love is So Sensible"
- Judy Cheeks: backing vocals on "Limousine"
- Patricia Shockley: backing vocals on "Limousine"
- Victoria Miles: backing vocals on "Limousine"
- Michael Cretu: producer, arranger, digital and conventional keyboards
- Armand Volker: producer, arranger, guitar solo on "Love is So Sensible"
- Hubert Kah: arranger
- Mike Schmidt: artwork
References
- ↑ "Charts-Surfer". Charts-surfer.de. Retrieved 2011-08-12.
- ↑ Steffen Hung. "Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade und Music Community". swisscharts.com. Retrieved 2011-08-12.
- ↑ musicline.de / PhonoNet GmbH. "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche". musicline.de. Retrieved 2011-08-12.
- ↑ Steffen Hung. "Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade und Music Community". swisscharts.com. Retrieved 2011-08-12.
- ↑ musicline.de / PhonoNet GmbH. "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche". musicline.de. Retrieved 2011-08-12.
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