Carambolage (Peter Maffay album)
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1984 |
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LP, CD |
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Carambolage is the eleventh studio album by German rock musician Peter Maffay . It was released in 1984.
Publications
The album was released on LP and CD in 1984 in Germany. There is also one in Japan among the international publications. In 2006 it came out as part of the “Audiothek Box” with three bonus tracks (Germany and Austria).
Music style and lyrics
The music style is rock / pop rock. The texts revolve around social and political issues of the time: greed and consumption ("heart attack"), outsiders of society ("this time he defended himself", "paradise is only borrowed"), lovesickness ("a thousand dreams far") , a comment on the global political situation in 1984 ("If the mute would talk"), freedom ("shadows tattooed in the skin", "where I have never been", "carnival of the night"), the search for oneself (" Carambolage ”,“ It's hot outside ”) and a metaphor for German history (“ Was ein Land ”).
Cover artwork
On the cover, Peter Maffay presents himself with a full beard and dark sunglasses.
success
The album came in at number 1 in Germany and number 6 in Switzerland and was awarded a platinum record for 500,000 sold records within a very short time. The album also produced another hit with Carnival of the Night (50th place in Germany).
occupation
Peter Maffay (vocals, guitar), Frank Diez (guitar), Johan Daansen (guitar), Jean-Jacques Kravetz (piano, keyboards), Thomas Glanz (keyboards), Steffi Stephan (bass), Eddie Taylor (saxophone), Bertram Engel (Drums) and Nippy Noya (percussion).
Track list
The tracks on the album are listed in their order below, with the respective author in brackets:
- Shadows tattooed in the skin ( Peter Maffay , Bernd Opinion ) - 2:58
- It's really hot outside (Peter Maffay, Bernd Opinioner) - 3:11
- Paradise is only borrowed (Peter Maffay, Bernd Augener ) - 3:20
- If the mute would talk (Peter Maffay, Bernd Opinion) - 4:07
- Heart attack (Peter Maffay, Bernd Opinion) - 2:51
- Carambolage (Bernd opinion, Frank Diez ) - 3:52
- A thousand dreams wide (Peter Maffay, Bernd Opinion) - 5:04
- Where I've never been (Peter Maffay, Bernd Augener) - 4:13
- Carnival of the night (Peter Maffay, Bernd Opinion) - 4:36
- This time he resisted (Bernd opinion, Jean-Jacques Kravetz ) - 5:00
- Was a country ( Rolf Zuckowski , Bernd opinion, Amanda McBroom ) - 4:14
- I Believe I Dreams () - 3:39 (from the album "Wie Feuer und Eis - RockSongs", 1999)
- Victims Of The Night (Peter Maffay, Bernd Augener) - 4:43 (English version of Carnival Der Nacht ) (from the album Der Weg - 1980–1993, 1984)
- Audiothek Interview () - 12:26
swell
- ↑ Chart progress Carambolage officialcharts.de. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
- ↑ Chart progression Carnival of the Night officialcharts.de. Retrieved August 29, 2015.