Arabesque (band)
| Arabesque | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Genre (s) | pop |
| founding | 1977, 2006 |
| resolution | 1984 |
| Founding members | |
| Michaela Rose | |
singing |
Karen Ann Tepperis ( 1977-1978 ) |
singing |
Mary Ann Nagel (1978) |
| Current occupation | |
singing |
Michaela Rose (since 1977) |
singing |
Silke Brauner (from 2006) |
singing |
Sabine Kämper (from 2006) |
| former members | |
singing |
Heike Rimbeau (1978–1979) |
singing |
Elke Brückheimer (1979) |
singing |
Jasmin Elizabeth Vetter (1978–1984) |
singing |
Sandra Ann Lauer (1978–1984) |
Arabesque is a German pop music group from the Euro disco phase. The vocal trio was particularly successful in Japan . Almost all of the band's songs were composed and produced by Jean Frankfurter . Michaela Rose is the only permanent member of the trio since its inception.
Band history
staff
The band was founded in 1977 in Frankfurt am Main and originally consisted of the three singers Michaela Rose, Karen Ann Tepperis (until 1978) and Mary Ann Nagel (until 1978). While Rose became a permanent member, Tepperis and Nagel were replaced by Heike Rimbeau (1978–1979) and Elke Brückheimer (1979 only) in a phase of personnel changes. During this time, Jasmin Elizabeth Vetter (1978–1984) and Sandra Ann Lauer (August 1978–1984) also joined the band, who formed up as long-time members around Rose and formed the classic Arabesque line-up with her.
After the breakup in 1984, Vetter and Rose formed the group Rouge , while Lauer started her solo career as Sandra . After a break of 22 years, the group reorganized in December 2006. Sabine Kämper and Silke Brauner have formed around founding member Rose . Since then, the trio has sung especially at events in Russia and the territory of the former USSR .
Act
While the group achieved great popularity and was very successful in Japan, the girls' trio never had a big breakthrough in Germany and the rest of Europe , which also four appearances in music stores and three in disco could not change anything.
The trio's first single, Hello, Mr. Monkey (1977), was a huge success, especially in Japan, where it was only released in 1978 and reached high positions in the singles charts.
The single Marigot Bay (1981), which was the only one from Arabesque to make it into the German Top 10 (8th place), was the most successful hit single in Germany and Europe. Rose produced a modern version of this romantic song in 2008 , Marigot Bay 2008 (feat. Michaela Rose). Rose sings with her alto voice about memories of a lost love on the beach of the Caribbean island of St. Lucia . This remix is only available in download portals.
In April 2010, a 1982 concert in Tokyo was released as a live album entitled Fancy Concert . In addition, the CD contains a new recording of the Japanese sung song Sukiyaki Song by Arabesque feat. Michaela Rose from 2010 as a bonus track.
Discography
Albums
Studio albums
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Live albums
- 1982: Fancy Concert
Compilations
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Video albums
- 1981: Hello Mr. Monkey (4 songs, 13 minutes; VHS , CSM-302 / Betamax , CZM-302)
- 1981: Greatest Hits (9 songs, 29 minutes; VHS, CSM-806 / Betamax, CZM-806) / (1983, VHD , VHM-58015)
- 2002: Greatest Hits (17 songs, 55 minutes, DVD ; NTSC; Japan, VIBP-14) / (2008, DVD; NTSC; Japan, VIBP-91)
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | [↑]: treated together with the previous entry; [←]: placed in both charts |
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 AT
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 JP
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| 1978 | Hello, Mr. Monkey Friday Night |
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JP8 (... weeks) JP |
First published: 1977
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| 1979 | Friday Night Friday Night |
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JP20 (... weeks) JP |
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| Fly High, Little Butterfly Friday Night |
- | - |
JP33 (... weeks) JP |
First published: Jan 25, 1979
Japan only |
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| Rock Me After Midnight City Cats |
- | - |
JP37 (... weeks) JP |
Japan only
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| Peppermint Jack City Cats |
- | - |
JP23 (... weeks) JP |
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| 1980 | High Life Marigot Bay |
- | - |
JP34 (... weeks) JP |
Japan only
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| Parties in a Penthouse Marigot Bay |
- | - |
JP35 (... weeks) JP |
outside of Japan only as B-side of Take Me Don't Break Me
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| Make Love Whenever You Can Midnight Dancer |
- | - |
JP38 (... weeks) JP |
First published: October 21, 1980
Japan only |
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| Take Me, Don't Break Me Marigot Bay |
DE40 (13 weeks) DE |
- | - |
not published in Japan
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| 1981 | Marigot Bay Marigot Bay |
DE8 (22 weeks) DE |
AT17 (4 weeks) AT |
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not published in Japan
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| Midnight Dancer Midnight Dancer |
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JP46 (... weeks) JP |
First published: February 25, 1981
Japan only |
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| In for a Penny Billy’s Barbeque |
DE25 (10 weeks) DE |
- |
JP13 (... weeks) JP |
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| Billy's Barbeque Billy’s Barbeque |
- | - |
JP26 (... weeks) JP |
Japan only
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| Hit the Jackpot Caballero |
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JP49 (... weeks) JP |
Japan only
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| 1982 | Indio Boy Billy’s Barbeque |
DE75 (2 weeks) DE |
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in Japan only as B-side of Billy's Barbeque
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| Caballero Caballero |
DE56 (5 weeks) DE |
- |
JP54 (... weeks) JP |
A side in Japan
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| Tall Story Teller Caballero[DE: ↑] |
-[JP: ↑] |
A-side outside of Japan
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| Young Fingers Get Burnt Why No Reply |
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JP62 (1 week) JP |
Japan only
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| Why No Reply Why No Reply |
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JP70 (... weeks) JP |
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More singles
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- ↑ Chart sources: DE, AT JP (the Oricon yearbook is given as the source) ( Memento from August 15, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
Web links
- Arabesque at Allmusic (English)
- Arabesque at Discogs (English)
- Official Arabesque fansite ( Memento from February 21, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) (commented by Michaela Rose)
- Arabesque feat. Michaela Rose at "MySpace"
- Arabesque on SANDRAnet.com
- Article on rainbow-entertainment.com (German)
- Article on rainbow-entertainment.com (English)