America (album)

America
Studio album from BAP
Publication (s)	23rd August 1996
Label (s)	EMI Electrola
Format (s)	CD
Genre (s)	Kölsch rock
Title (number)	14th
running time	74 min 26 s
occupation	Vocals, guitar: Wolfgang Niedecken Guitar, vocals: Klaus Heuser Bass: Werner Kopal Drums: Jürgen Zöller Blower, guitar: Jens Streifling Percussion, vocals: Mario Argandoña Keyboard: Alexander Büchel Sound engineer: Hans Wollrath
production	Klaus "Major" Heuser & Axel Büchel
Studio (s)	Vox-Klangstudio Bendestorf Conny’s Studio Wolperath 1996
chronology Madness (1995) America Comics & Pin-Ups (1999)

America is the tenth studio album by the Cologne rock band BAP . It was released by EMI Electrola in 1996 and reached number 2 on the German album charts .

With America , a new studio album did not reach number 1 in the German album charts for the second time since the band's breakthrough in 1982. With almost exactly three years since the last studio album Pik Sibbe , fans had to wait longer than ever for a new BAP studio album. For the first time since the album Da Capo (1988) there were personnel changes again. Mario Argandoña played the percussion for founding member Manfred “Schmal” Boecker. Werner Kopal replaced Steve Borg on bass. Jens Streifling joined the group as the eighth member of the band on saxophone and guitar. Streifling had already worked on Wolfgang Niedecken's solo project “Leopard Skin” a year earlier.

America was the first BAP album that was no longer released on vinyl , which allowed a total playing time of around 75 minutes.

Track list

1. Nothing like better - (K. Heuser, W. Niedecken) - 5:23
2. Silver un Jold - (K. Heuser, W. Niedecken) - 5:16
3. Amok - (K. Heuser, W. Niedecken) - 5:27
4. Like a blue balloon - (K. Heuser, W. Niedecken) - 4:55
5. Saach, what's happening? - (J. Zöller, G. Fleer, W. Niedecken) - 4:46
6. America - (K. Heuser, W. Niedecken) - 7:43
7. Niemohls verstonn - (J. Streifling, W. Niedecken) - 4:19
8. Talk Show - (A. Büchel, W. Niedecken) - 5:34
9. Do jeht ming woman - (K. Heuser, W. Niedecken) - 5:13
10. Novembermorje - (K. Heuser, W. Niedecken) - 6:47
11. Totally ejal - (K. Heuser, W. Niedecken) - 5:17
12. Really never - (J. Zöller, G. Fleer, W. Niedecken) - 4:03
13. Asphalt Pirate - (W. Niedecken) - 4:35
14. Christmas after - (Jem Finer; German special text W. Niedecken) - 4:48

Released in 2006

The album was released again on December 15, 2006 by EMI as a "Digital Remastered CD" with a second CD containing the following bonus material:

1. Let it talk (album: "Wahnsinn") - (K. Heuser, W. Niedecken)
2. Jebootsdaachspogo (Maxi: "Let them talk")
3. Ich danz met Dir (Album: "Wahnsinn") - (K. Heuser, W. Niedecken)
4. Cello (Maxi: "Ich danz met dir") - (U. Lindenberg)
5. Bein bess ahn de Ääd (Maxi: "Weihnachtsnaach")
6. Niemohls verstonn (E-Street version / Maxi: "America") - (J. Streifling, W. Niedecken)
7. Hungry Heart (Live / Maxi: "Ahnunfürisch") - (B. Springsteen)
8. Nothing like better (Live, "Rockpalast", Koblenz 1996) - (K. Heuser, W. Niedecken)
9. Amok (Live, "Rockpalast", Koblenz 1996) - (K. Heuser, W. Niedecken)

Single releases

• ??. August 1996 - Nix wie bessher (single version) / America (album version)
• November 21, 1996 - Weihnachtsnaach (single version) / Bein bess ahn de Ääd / Niemohls verstonn (E-Street version) / Weihnachtsnaach (album version)

Two more singles were prepared but not released:

• Like a blue balloon (single version) / Om naasse Asphalt (Live) / Talk-Show / Like a blue balloon (album version)
• America (single version) / America (4:22) / Niemohls verstonn (E-Street version) / America (album version)

America Tour 1996/97

The tour for the album America began in November 1996. The start of the tour in Koblenz was recorded for the WDR- Rockpalast and later broadcast on television. The complete concert was released on DVD in 2009.

Web links

• Information about the original album on the BAP website
• Information about the remastered album on the BAP website