The album contains some songs that the issue of dog have the theme: Bunterhund and Wotan and Wolf . Mey also wrote songs about his childhood: Summer 52 , Thank you, fairy godmother and Schraders Filmpalast . There is just as much space for songs about everyday life ( Der Fischer and the Boss, I need a sommelier and Friedrichstrasse ), as well as about love ( I'm in love with my secretary ). The song Three Years and One Day tells of the life of the craftsmen on the rolling mill . Reinhard Mey wrote another play for his three children called Drei Kisten Kindheit . In the song Kai , the songwriter takes a critical look at the topic of foreign missions by the Bundeswehr . He also wrote - for the first time in his songwriting career - a song for and about his sister Christine: Big Sister . The album also features a hidden track with the French chanson classic Le temps des cerises .
Track list
Summer 52 - 2:59
The fisherman and the boss - 6:10
Wotan and Wolf - 5:58
Colorful dog - 3:56
I'm in love with my secretary - 2:56
Three boxes of childhood - 5:37
Three years and a day - 6:26
Thank you, fairy godmother - 5:19
I need a sommelier - 3:37
Friedrichstrasse - 5:08
Kai - 5:46
Big Sister - 4:22
Schrader's Film Palace - 5:07
Le temps des cerises (Hidden Track) - 3:14
Awards
The album went gold in the year of its release and was nominated nationally for the Echo 2008 in the category Artist of the Year . However, the album came out empty.
All I have • Star portrait • Star portrait 2 - What a gift is a song • The great successes • My apple tree • I love you • You are a giant… • Peter and the wolf + 8 animal ballads • Above the clouds • Free! • Seasons