May rain

May rain
Studio album by Reinhard Mey
Publication (s)	May 7, 2010
admission	February 15–31. March 2010
Label (s)	EMI
Format (s)	CD
Genre (s)	song writer
Title (number)	14th
running time	1:01:01
occupation	Guitar and vocals: Reinhard Mey Guitar: Jan Melrose Guitar, pipe: Jens Kommnick Hand percussion: Afra Mousawisade Bass: Antoine Pütz Keyboards, programming, e-piano, accordion, glockenspiel, choirs: Manfred Leuchter "Rainbow" (greyhound): Anna Abratis Oboe: Marc Schäferdick Guitars: Philip Niessen Drums: Steffen Thormählen Bass: N'Bongo Amadaulouéle Guitar: Mike Silver Celli: Lukas Dreyer Banjo, guitar: Jeanmarie Peschiutta Sigh: Victoria-Luise Mey Flugelhorn, cornett, tenor horn: Heinz Hilgers Piano: Jo Barnikel Singing: Konstantin Wecker
production	Manfred Leuchter
Studio (s)	Temple of the Muses, Aachen What nobody dares : Tom Peschel, Downhill Studio, Munich
chronology Thank you, dear fairy godmother (2009) May rain Give me music (2012)

Mairegen is the 25th German studio album by German songwriter Reinhard Mey and was released on May 7, 2010 by EMI .

content

The album contains soulful and calm songs that tell of everyday life ( Antje and The First Time ) and stories from Mey's childhood ( Gute Seele , Rotten Radish Skiffle Guys and Das Butterbrot ).

Mey also criticizes casting shows like Deutschland sucht den Superstar in Larissa's dream .

In the songs Drachenblut and Ficus Benjamini he sings about his son Maximilian, who has fallen into a coma . In this song he ties in with his earlier work You are a giant, Max! by picking up the images used there. In his song Jump on the bare stone, the singer-songwriter draws an arc from childhood memories of his sick son. Some songs also tell of hope, like the songs May Rain and Against the Wind . Reinhard Mey wrote the song We are one for his wife Hella and the topic of aviation finds its place in the song Nachtflug , which he dedicated to his eldest son Frederik.

With Konstantin Wecker he sings the song Was keine dares as a bonus track . It comes from Wecker's album encores .

According to the booklet, Reinhard Mey was inspired by the poem Mairegen makes you grow taller for the song Mairegen by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben .

History of origin

Mey wrote most of the songs during the period when his son was in a vegetative state. This stroke of fate explains why the songs have a very personal relationship and make you think.

reception

Artur Schulz wrote on Laut.de that “absolutely exceptional tracks” could not be found on Mairegen . But the pieces are provided with his “very own, unmistakable handwriting and audio script”. The editors awarded three out of five stars. The Mitteldeutsche Zeitung called Mairegen “perhaps the most moving music album of this spring”, but musically it “remained largely on the rather well-worn 'Mey paths'”.

Track list

1. Antje - 5:08
2. The first time - 6:00
3. Against the wind - 3:47
4. Good soul - 6:01
5. Ficus Benjamini - 4:51
6. Night flight - 4:10
7. Dragonborn - 4:09
8. May rain - 3:19
9. Rotten Radish Skiffle Guys - 3:45
10. Larissa's dream - 4:53
11. Jump on the bare stone - 3:46
12. The bread and butter - 4:57
13. We are one - 4:10
14. What nobody dares - 2:05 (by and with Konstantin Wecker )

Awards

The album went gold in 2010 .

The album was nominated for the 2011 Echo in the National Rock / Pop category.

When Reinhard Mey performed in Cologne on October 27, 2011 as part of his May rain tour, he received four gold records for his album .

Web links

• CD Mairegen on Reinhard Mey's website

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• Booklet May rain

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d} www.laut.de: Review Mairegen by Artur Schulz
2. ↑ ^{a b} www.mz-web.de: Review Mairegen
3. ^ Booklet May rain
4. ↑ Acknowledgments on Reinhard Mey's website ( Memento of the original dated December 31, 2010 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. 
5. ^ Photo album from the May rain tour 2011