? (Question mark)
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January 27, 1984 |
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Title (number) |
12 |
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running time |
41:58 |
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Studio (s) |
Spliffstudio Berlin |
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? (Question mark) is the second studio album by the German pop group Nena , released on January 27, 1984 .
background
After the great success of the self-titled debut album , the single 99 balloons next to number one in the German charts and second place in the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States had reached, the band went to the end of the tour from October to December 1983 returned to the studio to record the follow-up album.
The recordings took place in the Spliff studio in West Berlin ; Manfred Praeker and Reinhold Heil , who had already produced the debut album, took over the production again . The saxophone at ? (Question Mark) and Let Me Be Your Pirate was recorded by Dave Sanborn at A&R Studios in New York City, USA. Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen took over the lead vocals for the title Das Land der Elefanten . The album cover was designed by Jim Rakete and Roman Stolz.
reception
The album reached the top of the charts in Germany , Austria and Switzerland , the first single ? (Question mark) the top ten in these three countries ( number one in Switzerland ). The second release, Save me , did not make it into the top ten in any of the three countries, the ballad-like Let me be your pirate only made it to 53rd place in Germany and did not appear in Austria or Switzerland at all.
Alan Severa wrote on the Allmusic.com website that the album's “soft atmosphere” made it a specialty among the Nena albums. Despite the lack of musical appeal, the title track has become an anthem for Nena fans. He awarded four out of five stars.
tour
Track list
| # | title | Author (s) | Producer (s) | length |
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| 1 | save me | Carlo Karges | Reinhold Heil, Manne Praeker | 3:17 |
| 2 | ? (Question mark) | Jörn-Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen, Nena Kerner | 4:28 | |
| 3 | The land of the elephants | Jörn-Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen, Nena Kerner | 3:42 | |
| 4th | Unrecognized through fairytale land | Nena Kerner, Jürgen Dehmel | 3:21 | |
| 5 | Kiss me awake | Rolf Brendel | 2:43 | |
| 6th | let me be Your pirate | Nena Kerner, Rolf Brendel | 4:51 | |
| 7th | I'm attached to you | Jörn-Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen, Nena Kerner | 4:13 | |
| 8th | Sois bienvenu | Jörn-Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen, Rolf Brendel | 3:22 | |
| 9 | No Answer | Carlo Karges, Jürgen Dehmel | 3:18 | |
| 10 | The bus is already gone | Carlo Karges | 0:15 | |
| 11 | It's raining | Carlo Karges | 4:45 | |
| 12 | The beginning of the end | Nena Kerner | 3:35 |
Released versions
In addition to the first release on LP in 1984, various equipment variants were and are offered on the CD . Sony Music published another CD edition in 1998, with the recordings being digitally revised using the super bit mapping process (SBM).
Individual evidence
Web links
- Datasheet for the album on the official website
- ? at Allmusic (English)