Bert Kaempfert / discography
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Bert Kaempfert - discography
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Kaempfert (1967)
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 Studio albums
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51 |
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Live albums
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2 |
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Compilations
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50+ |
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Soundtracks
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2 |
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EPs
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11 |
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Singles
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70 |
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Video albums
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3 |
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Box sets
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3 |
This discography is an overview of the musical works of the late German orchestra conductor , music producer , arranger and composer Bert Kaempfert . According to the sources, he has sold more than 150 million records in his career. Kaempfert's most successful release is the single Wunderland bei Nacht with over two million units sold.
Kaempfert is still one of the most successful German artists in the British and US charts. For example, his compilation The Best of Bert Kaempfert from 1965 entered the British album charts as the first album by a German artist. Furthermore, he is one of the German musicians who were able to place most of the albums in the British album charts. In the US Billboard 200 , Kaempfert is the most successful German artist with 20 chart successes and only one of three Germans who made it to the top. He is also the most successful German artist on the Billboard Hot 100 with eleven chart successes and one of four Germans who have achieved a number one hit.
Albums
Studio albums
| year | Title Music label / No. (LP) |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, music label / no. [LP] , placements, weeks, awards, notes) |
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| 1958 | Portugal - Fado, Wine and Sunshine Polydor 237 506 / Decca DL 78881 |
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First published: 1958
also known as: April in Portugal |
| 1960 | Combo Capers Polydor 237 541 |
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First published: 1960
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| Wunderland bei Nacht / Wonderland by Night (English version) Polydor 237 553 / Decca DL 74101 |
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US1  (40 weeks)US |
First published: November 1960
Sales: + 500,000 |
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| 1961 | Again and again - young! Polydor 237 058 |
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First published: January 1961
as Raimondo and the Memory Strings |
| The Wonderland of Bert Kaempfert Polydor 237 563 / Decca DL 74117 |
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First published: April 3, 1961
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| Conducts - Greetings from home Cadence CLP 3053 |
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First published: 1961
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| Dancing in Wonderland Polydor 237 570 / Decca DL 74161 |
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US92 (6 weeks) US |
First published: August 1961
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| 1962 | With a Sound in My Heart Polydor 237 580 / Decca DL 74228 |
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First published: January 1962
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| Afrikaan Beat and Other Favorites Decca DL 74273 |
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US82 (13 weeks) US |
First published: May 1962
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| That Happy Feeling Decca DL 74305 |
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US14 (17 weeks) US |
First published: August 1962
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| A Swingin 'Safari Polydor 237 584 |
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UK20 (15 weeks) UK |
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First published: September 1962
Sales: + 500,000 |
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| 1963 | Sweet and Gentle LWS 304 |
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First published: 1963
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| Dreaming in Wonderland Polydor 237 598 |
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First published: 1963
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| Living It Up! Polydor 237 599 / Decca DL 74374 |
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US87 (12 weeks) US |
First published: April 1963
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| Lights Out, Sweet Dreams Decca DL 74265 |
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US79 (6 weeks) US |
First published: 1963
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| Christmastide with Bert Kaempfert / Christmas Wonderland (alternative title) Polydor 237 608 / Decca DL 74441 |
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First published: October 1963
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| 1964 | That Latin Feeling Polydor 237 633 / Decca DL 74490 |
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First published: March 1964
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| Blue Midnight Polydor 237 646 / Decca DL 74569 |
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US5 (55 weeks)US |
First published: November 1964
Sales: + 808,000 |
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| Let's Go Bowling Polydor 237 657 |
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First published: 1964
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| 1965 | The Magic Music of Far Away Places Decca DL 74616 |
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US27 (23 weeks) US |
First published: April 1965
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| Three O'Clock in the Morning Decca DL 74670 |
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US42 (22 weeks) US |
First published: July 1965
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| 1966 | Bye Bye Blues Polydor 184 046 / Decca DL 74693 |
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UK4 (22 weeks) UK |
US46 (28 weeks) US |
First published: February 14, 1966
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| Love Letters Polydor 184 022 |
DE28 (12 weeks) DE |
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First published: 1966
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| Strangers in the Night Polydor 184 053 / Decca DL 74795 |
DE15 (20 weeks) DE |
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UK13 (26 weeks) UK |
US39 (21 weeks) US |
First published: June 1966
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| 1967 | Relaxing Sound of Bert Kaempfert Polydor 583 501 |
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UK33 (3 weeks) UK |
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First published: 1967
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| Hold Me Polydor 184 072 / Decca DL 74860 |
DE20 (24 weeks) DE |
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UK36 (5 weeks) UK |
US122 (7 weeks) US |
First published: April 1967
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| Kaempfert Special Polydor 236 207 |
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UK24 (5 weeks) UK |
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First published: 1967
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| The World We Knew Polydor 184 091 / Decca DL 74925 |
DE21 (8 weeks) DE |
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US136 (7 weeks) US |
First published: August 1967
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| 1968 | Love That Polydor 184 131 / Decca DL 74986 |
DE34 (4 weeks) DE |
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First published: March 1968
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| My Way of Life Polydor 184 188 / Decca DL 75059 |
DE29 (4 weeks) DE |
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US186 (2 weeks) US |
First published: September 1968
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| 1969 | Warm and Wonderful Decca DL 75089 |
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US194 (5 weeks) US |
First published: February 1969
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| Traces of Love Polydor 184 309 / Decca DL 75 140 |
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US153 (10 weeks) US |
First published: August 1969
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| One Lonely Night Polydor 184 313 |
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First published: 1969
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| 1970 | The Keampfert Touch Polydor 2310 009 / Decca DL 75175 |
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US87 (7 weeks) US |
First published: February 1970
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| Free and Easy Polydor 2310 045 / Decca DL 75234 |
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First published: August 3, 1970
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| Orange Colored Sky Polydor 2310 091 / Decca DL 75256 |
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UK49 (1 week) UK |
US140 (6 weeks) US |
First published: December 1970
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| 1971 | Bert Kaempfert Now! Polydor 2310 137 / Decca DL 75305 |
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US188 (2 weeks) US |
First published: August 1971
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| 1972 | 6 plus 6 Polydor 2310 198 / Decca DL 75322 |
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First published: April 1972
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| 1973 | Fabulous Fifties ... and New Delights MCA 314 |
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First published: March 1973
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| Yesterday and Today Polydor 2310 273 |
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First published: 1973
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| To the Good Life Polydor 2310 309 / MCA 368 |
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First published: September 1973
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| 1974 | The Most Beautiful Girl Polydor 2310 338 / MCA 402 |
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First published: February 1974
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| Gallery MCA 447 |
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First published: October 1974
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| 1975 | Golden Memories MCA 466 |
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First published: March 1975
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| Moon Over Miami MCA 489 |
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First published: August 1975
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| 1976 | Bert Kaempfert '76 Polydor 2310 456 |
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First published: 1976
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| 1977 | Safari Swings Again Polydor 2310 494 |
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First published: 1977
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| Tropical Sunrise Polydor 2310 562 |
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First published: 1977
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| 1978 | Swing Polydor 2310 592 |
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First published: 1978
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| Forever My Love Polydor 2310 593 |
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First published: 1978
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| 1979 | Smile Polydor 2310 682 |
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First published: 1979
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gray hatching : no chart data available for this year
Live albums
- 1975: Live in London
- 1979: In Concert (with Sylvia Vrethammar )
Compilations
Chart placements
| year | Title Music label / No. (LP) |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, music label / no. [LP] , placements, weeks, awards, notes) |
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| 1965 | The Best of Bert Kaempfert Polydor 184 012 |
DE19 (36 weeks) DE |
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UK27 (1 week) UK |
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First published: 1965
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| 1966 | Best seller Polydor 184 060 |
DE10 (60 weeks) DE |
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UK25 (18 weeks) UK |
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First published: 1966
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| Bert Kaempfert's Greatest Hits Decca DL 74810 |
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US30th (40 weeks)US |
First published: 1966
Sales: + 500,000 |
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| 1980 | Sounds Sensational Polydor 2480 571 |
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UK17th  (8 weeks)UK |
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First published: June 1, 1980
Sales: + 60,000 |
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| Wonderland by Night (1980) Polystar 0060 332 |
DE5 (16 weeks) DE |
AT4 (8 weeks) AT |
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First published: 1980
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| 1983 | Melodies you will never forget Polydor 185710-1 |
DE7 (13 weeks) DE |
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First published: 1983
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| Number one albums | DE-DE | AT-AT | CH-CH | UK-UK | US1US | |||
| Top 10 albums | DE3DE | AT1AT | CH-CH | UK1UK | US2US | |||
| Albums in the charts | DE10DE | AT1AT | CH-CH | UK10UK | US20thUS | |||
gray hatching : no chart data available for this year
Other compilations (selection)
- 1962: The Best of Bert Kaempfert - Hit-Maker No 1
- 1964: world successes
- 1966: Dancing in the Night (Bert Kaempfert world successes)
- 1966: portrait
- 1967: Bert Kaempfert's Best
- 1970: The Very Best of Bert Kaempfert
- 1970: Bert Kaempfert's Wonderland
- 1971: my favorite melodies
- 1972: Bert Kaempfert Greatest Hits Vol. 2
- 1972: Great Orchestras of the World
- 1974: In Concert (with James Last )
- 1974: Ritratto di Bert Kaempfert
- 1974: Lo mejor de Bert Kämpfert
- 1975: The Wonderland of Bert Kaempfert
- 1975: Love Walked In (compilation from Gallery and Golden Memories )
- 1975: Easy Listening with Bert Kaempert & James Last (with James Last )
- 1975: The Very Best of Bert Kaempfert Tenderly
- 1976: The Best of Bert Kaempfert Vol. II
- 1976: A Famous Sound
- 1976: Everybody Loves Somebody
- 1979: Eins & Eins (with Hildegard Knef ; also known as: Knef Sings Kaempfert Swings )
- 1979: A Better Way to Fly
- 1983: dance with me - dream with me
- 1984: The Silver Collection
- 1985: His Greatest Hits
- 1985: The Fantastic Music of Bert Kaempfert
- 1986: This Is Bert Kaempfert
- 1987: Strangers in the Night
- 1988: Collection
- 1988: The Best of Bert Kaempfert & His Orchestra
- 1990: The Best!
- 1993: Red Roses
- 1997: A Collection of 14 Unforgettable Master Recordings
- 2000: The Polydor Singles Collection 1958–1972
- 2001: Spanish Eyes
- 2001: Love That Bert Kaempfert / My Way of Life
- 2001: The Collection
- 2002: The Bert Kaempfert Story (A Musical Biography)
- 2002: Stranger in the Night - The Bert Kaempfert Story
- 2002: Best Selection
- 2003: Moonlight Serenade
- 2008: Color Collection
- 2010: King of Easylistening
- 2011: Wonderland
EPs
- 1956: On kessen soles (with the Hazy Osterwald sextet )
- 1957: Final spurt with Bob Parker
- 1958: Blues at midnight
- 1958: Patricia / Sail Along Silv'ry Moon (with Max Greger )
- 1958: Singing Hills (with Max Greger)
- 1959: rhythm
- 1959: Dance orchestra in the house through Stereo - Episode 2 (with Max Greger)
- 1960: tomorrow
- 1961: Tenderly
- 1963: from success to success
- 1975: The four big hits
Soundtracks
- 1962: 90 minutes after midnight
- 1966: Welcome, Mister B.
Singles
Chart placements
Record cover Wunderland at night
| year | Title Music label / No. (LP) |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, music label / no. [LP] , placements, weeks, awards, notes) |
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| 1956 | What could be nicer Heliodor 45 0038 |
DE11 (8 weeks) DE |
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First published: October 1956
with Evi Kent as Bob Parker |
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| 1958 | Midnight Blues / Midnight Blues (English version) Polydor NH 23642 / Decca 30616 |
DE13 (24 weeks) DE |
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First published: January 1958
Trumpet: Billy Mo |
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| 1959 | Cerveza Polydor 23 872 / Decca 30866 |
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US73 (6 weeks) US |
First published: March 1959
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| 1960 |
Wunderland bei Nacht / Wonderland by Night (English version) Polydor NH 24 086 / Decca 31141 |
DE9  (20 weeks)DE |
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US1 (17 weeks) US |
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| 1961 | Tenderly Decca 31236 |
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US31 (7 weeks) US |
First published: March 1961
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| Now and Forever Decca 31279 |
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US48 (7 weeks) US |
First published: June 1961
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| 1962 | Afrikaan Beat Polydor NH 24 710 / Decca 31350 |
DE26 (12 weeks) DE |
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US42 (10 weeks) US |
First published: January 1962
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| That Happy Feeling Decca 31388 |
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US67 (6 weeks) US |
First published: April 1962
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| 1964 | Red Roses for a Blue Lady Polydor 59 009 / Decca 31722 |
DE23 (6 weeks) DE |
AT3 (8 weeks) AT |
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US11 (13 weeks) US |
First published: December 14, 1964
Sales: + 1,000,000 |
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| 1965 | Three O'Clock in the Morning Polydor 59 022 / Decca 31778 |
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US33 (8 weeks) US |
First published: April 1965
Trumpet: Manfred Moch |
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Moon over Naples Polydor 59 033 / Decca 31812 |
DE18 (10 weeks) DE |
AT2 (8 weeks) AT |
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US59 (10 weeks) US |
First published: June 1965
Trumpet: Manfred Moch |
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| Bye Bye Blues Polydor 59 038 / Decca 31882 |
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UK24 (10 weeks) UK |
US54 (7 weeks) US |
First published: December 1965
Trumpet: Manfred Moch |
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| 1966 | I Can't Give You Anything But Love Decca 32008 |
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US100 (1 week) US |
First published: August 1966
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| Number one singles | DE-DE | AT-AT | CH-CH | UK-UK | US1US | |||
| Top 10 singles | DE1DE | AT2AT | CH-CH | UK-UK | US1US | |||
| Singles in the charts | DE6thDE | AT2AT | CH-CH | UK1UK | US11US | |||
gray hatching : no chart data available for this year
more publishments
| year | Title Music label / No. (LP) |
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| 1955 | Papa dances Mambo (Papa Loves Mambo) Polydor 23 019 |
First published: 1955 as Bob Parker |
| 1956 | Arizona Flip Heliodor 45 0011 |
First published: 1956 as Bob Parker |
| Final spurt - A dance pot pourri of popular hits Heliodor 45 0035 |
First published: September 1956 as Bob Parker |
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| Endless Nights Polydor 23 298 |
First published: 1956 with Freddy and the Dominos |
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| 1957 | Final spurt II - A dance pot pourri of popular hits Heliodor 45 0087 |
First published: February 1957 as Bob Parker |
| Final spurt III Heliodor 45 0124 |
First published: August 1957 as Bob Parker |
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| Tender melody Heliodor 45 0096 |
First published: 1957 as Bob Parker |
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| Las Vegas Heliodor 45 0110 |
First published: November 1957 as Bob Parker |
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| 1958 | April in Portugal Polydor SNH 220 502 |
First published: 1958 as Bob Parker |
| Till (you shall be my love) Polydor NH 23 625 |
First publication: 1958 Trumpet: Werner Gutterer |
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| Today Konstantin plays the piano Polydor 23 769 |
First published: 1958 | |
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Patricia Polydor NH 23 792 |
First published: August 1958 | |
| 1959 | Explorer (Louisa) Polydor NH 23 872 |
First published: 1959 |
| Catalania Polydor NH 23 888 |
First published: 1959 | |
| Gipsy's Cha-Cha Polydor NH 23 907 |
First published: 1959 | |
| You know what? Polydor 23 908 |
First publication: 1959 with Rudi Schuricke |
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| Tomorrow (One More Sunrise) Polydor NH 24 103 |
First published: September 1959 | |
| My Baby Doll Polydor 24 160 |
First published: 1959 with Tommy Kent |
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| 1960 | The glass of water Polydor 21 086 EPH |
First published: 1960 |
| Happy Girl Polydor NH 24 383 |
First published: 1960 | |
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Wooden Heart Polydor NH 24 406 |
First published: December 1960 | |
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Sleep, child, sleep Polydor NH 24 397 |
First published: 1960 | |
| 1962 | Cinderella After Midnight Polydor NH 24 879 / Decca 31420 |
First published: August 1962 |
| 90 minutes after midnight Polydor NH 24 936 |
First published: 1962 | |
| Midsummeright in Gotland Polydor NH 24 686 |
First publication: 1962 Trumpet: Manfred Moch |
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| Happy Trumpeter (Magic Trumpet) Decca 31439 |
First published: October 1962 | |
| 1963 | Living It Up Polydor 52 029 / Decca 31463 |
First published: February 1963 |
| Thank you Polydor 52 157 / Decca 31498 |
First published: May 1963 | |
| Don't Talk to Me Decca 31532 |
First published: July 1963 | |
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The Little Drummer Boy Decca 31560 |
First published: November 1963 | |
| 1964 | The Big Build Up Decca 31611 |
First published: March 1964 |
| Blue Midnight Polydor 52 921 / Decca 31638 |
First published: August 28, 1964 Trumpet: Manfred Moch |
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| Almost There Decca 31666 |
First published: August 1964 | |
| 1965 | Holiday for Bells Decca 31873 |
First published: November 1965 |
| 1966 |
Strangers in the Night Polydor 59 043 / Decca 31945 |
First published: April 1966 |
| So what's new? Polydor 59 055 / Decca 32051 |
First published: November 11, 1966 Trumpet: Manfred Moch |
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| 1967 | Hold Me Polydor 59 060 / Decca 32094 |
First published: February 1967 |
| Night Dreams Polydor 59 112 / Decca 32 159 |
First publication: June 1967 Trumpet: Manfred Moch |
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| Love for Love (Sweet Romance) Decca 32204 |
First published: September 1967 | |
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Caravan Polydor 59 170 / Decca 32241 |
First published: December 1967 | |
| 1968 | The First Waltz Decca 32283 |
First published: March 1968 |
| Lonely Is the Name Decca 32329 |
First published: May 1968 | |
| (You Are) My Way of Life Polydor 59 234 / Decca 32379 |
First published: September 1968 | |
| 1969 | Melina Decca 32441 |
First published: February 1969 |
| Sweet Caroline Polydor 59 377 / Decca 32471 |
First published: April 1969 | |
| Games People Play Decca 32518 |
First published: June 1969 | |
| 1970 | We Can Make It, Girl Decca 32647 |
First published: February 1970 |
| Love Theme Decca 32715 |
First published: March 1970 | |
| 1971 | In Apple Blossom Time Decca 32809 |
First published: March 1971 |
| In Our Time (A Musical Prayer for Peace) Decca 32875 |
First published: September 1971 | |
| Munich Fanfare March Polydor 2001 247 |
First published: 1971 | |
| 1972 | Only a Fool (Would Lose You) Polydor 2001 321 / Decca 32935 |
First published: February 1972 |
| 1974 | Moon Over Baja MCA 40221 |
First published: April 1974 |
| 1977 | Tell me where Polydor 2041 861 |
First published: March 3, 1977 with Freddy Quinn |
| A Swingin 'Safari Polydor 2121 316 |
First published: 1977 | |
| 1979 | Man must be among the people Philips 6000 249 |
First publication: 1979 with Hildegard Knef |
| 1988 | Hit Come Back 121 Polydor 887 545-7 |
First published: 1988 |
Video albums
- 1997: In Concert
- 2004: Live in Concert
- 2004: Stranger in the Night - The Bert Kaempfert Story
Author participations and productions
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Kaempfert wrote and produced not only most of his works during his lifetime, but also various for other performers. The following table contains single chart successes that Kaempfert achieved as an author (music / text) or producer without being involved as an artist himself.
Kaempfert in the single charts as author and producer
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Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, artist , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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| 1959 | Tomorrow P Ivo Robić |
DE2 (36 weeks)DE |
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UK23 (1 week) UK |
US13 (17 weeks) US |
First published: March 1959
Sales: + 1,000,000 |
| Muli-song P Ivo Robić |
DE7 (20 weeks) DE |
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First published: December 1959
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| 1960 |
Wooden Heart (I have to ...) A Elvis Presley |
DE2 (20 weeks) DE |
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First published: November 18, 1960
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Wooden Heart (I have to go to the city center) A Gus Backus |
DE2 (20 weeks) DE |
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First published: November 18, 1960
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Life only begins at 17 P Ivo Robić |
DE2 (32 weeks) DE |
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First published: December 1960
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| 1961 |
Wooden Heart A Joe Dowell |
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US1 (16 weeks) US |
First published: 1961
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My Bonnie P Tony Sheridan & The Beat Brothers |
DE32 (16 weeks) DE |
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UK48 (1 week) UK |
- |
First published: October 1961
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| 1962 | A Swingin 'Safari A Billy Vaughn |
DE24 (16 weeks) DE |
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US13 (12 weeks) US |
First published: June 1962
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| A whole life long P Ivo Robić |
DE4 (16 weeks) DE |
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First published: August 1962
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| Thank you very much! A, P Ivo Robić |
DE47 (8 weeks) DE |
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First published: December 1962
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| 1963 | Thank you A Wayne Newton |
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US13 (12 weeks) US |
First published: June 17, 1963
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| 1964 |
LOVE A Nat King Cole |
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US81 (4 weeks) US |
First published: September 1964
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| 1965 |
Spanish Eyes A Al Martino |
DE3 (36 weeks) DE |
AT3 (12 weeks) AT |
- |
UK5 (22 weeks) UK |
US15 (12 weeks) US |
First published: November 1965
Sales: + 1,500,000 |
| 1966 |
Red is wine A, P Ivo Robić |
DE14 (14 weeks) DE |
- | - | - | - |
First published: February 1966
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Strangers in the Night A Frank Sinatra |
DE1 (20 weeks) DE |
AT1 (20 weeks) AT |
- |
UK1 (20 weeks) UK |
US1 (15 weeks) US |
First published: April 1966
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Strangers in the Night A Peter Beil |
DE24 (12 weeks) DE |
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First published: August 1966
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| 1967 | Tomorrow the world begins A Freddy |
DE7 (16 weeks) DE |
AT18 (8 weeks) AT |
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First published: April 1967
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| I only think about it (as it used to be) A Ivo Robić |
DE36 (2 weeks) DE |
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First published: May 1967
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| The World We Knew (Over and Over) A Frank Sinatra |
DE22 (6 weeks) DE |
AT19 (4 weeks) AT |
- |
UK33 (11 weeks) UK |
US30 (7 weeks) US |
First published: August 1967
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| 1968 | My Way of Life A Frank Sinatra |
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US64 (6 weeks) US |
First published: August 1968
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| 2007 |
LOVE A Joss Stone |
- | - |
CH75 (3 weeks) CH |
UK100 (1 week) UK |
- |
First published: September 18, 2007
|
| 2011 |
LOVE A The BossHoss & Nena feat. Rubbeldiekatz |
DE76 (3 weeks) DE |
- | - | - | - |
First published: December 9, 2011
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gray hatching : no chart data available for this year
Box sets
- 1974: Softly
- 1978: a life full of music
- 2015: 10 original albums & bonus tracks
Awards for music sales
Note: Awards in countries from the chart tables or chart boxes can be found in these.
| Country / Region |
silver |
gold |
platinum
|
Sales | swell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources) |
|||||
|
Germany (BVMI)
|
- | - |
2 × platinum2
|
2,500,000 | Individual evidence |
|
United States (RIAA)
|
- |
3 × gold3
|
- | 1,500,000 | riaa.com |
|
United Kingdom (BPI)
|
silver1
|
- | - | 60,000 | bpi.co.uk |
| All in all |
silver1
|
3 × gold3
|
2 × platinum2
|
||
See also
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- ↑ Link that no longer exists: Gala on the occasion of Bert Kaempfert's 80th Birthday ( Memento of the original from September 29, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at GEMA .
- Jump up ↑ Joseph Murrells: The Book of Golden Discs: The Records That Sold a Million . 2nd Edition. Limp Edition, London 1978, ISBN 0-214-20512-6 , pp. 388 .
- ^ Günter Ehnert: Hit balance sheet - German chart singles 1956-1980 . 1st edition. Verlag popular music-literature, Norderstedt 2000, ISBN 3-922542-24-7 , p. 444 .
- Jump up ↑ Joseph Murrells: The Book of Golden Discs: The Records That Sold a Million . 2nd Edition. Limp Edition, London 1978, ISBN 0-214-20512-6 , pp. 125-126 .
- Jump up ↑ Joseph Murrells: The Book of Golden Discs: The Records That Sold a Million . 2nd Edition. Limp Edition, London 1978, ISBN 0-214-20512-6 , pp. 192 .
- ^ A b Günter Ehnert: Hit balance sheet - German chart singles 1956-1980 . 1st edition. Verlag popular music-literature, Norderstedt 2000, ISBN 3-922542-24-7 , p. 446 .
- Jump up ↑ Joseph Murrells: The Book of Golden Discs: The Records That Sold a Million . 2nd Edition. Limp Edition, London 1978, ISBN 0-214-20512-6 , pp. 194 .
Web links
- kaempfert.de
- Works by and about Bert Kaempfert / discography in the catalog of the German National Library
- Bert Kaempfert in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US DE-AT-CH-UK-US