Revenge (album)
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Publication |
1980 |
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| Label (s) | Metronome Records | |||
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LP, CD |
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Title (number) |
12-15 |
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running time |
47 min, 31 sec; 67 min, 37 sec (2006 Remastered Version) |
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Peter Maffay , Peter Wagner |
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Studio (s) |
Hansa Tonstudios 1 in Berlin and Galaxy Studios Nv in Belgium (remastering (2006)) |
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Revanche is the ninth studio album by Peter Maffay . The album can be assigned to German rock and blues rock .
History and style
In return , Maffay offers powerful rock 'n' roll . There are also guitar-heavy mid-tempo songs and some rock ballads . Love is forbidden, for example, is a fast, driving blues rock piece with guitar riffs , the text of which describes Maffay's vision of the future - at the beginning , Brave New World by Aldous Huxley is mentioned in the lyrics. The album sold a million times within the first two months, reached first place in the top ten long-playing records and stayed there for 33 weeks. The album stayed in the charts for over a year.
Peter Maffay said of the album: " Revanche was the most successful album of that time." He also said: " Love is forbidden , I still emphasize today, the lyrics of this song never really got old".
Cover artwork
The photo was created by Roland Schmidt .
Track list
The songs were written by Peter Maffay (1, 2, 4 - 12, 14); Bernd Opinioner (1, 2, 4 - 10, 12, 14); Chris Heinze (2, 12, 14); Ulrich Swillms (3, 13); Hans Richter (3, 13); Volker Lechtenbrink (7, 11) composed.
- Rock & Roll - 2:16
- Love is forbidden - 4:40
- You have to go over seven bridges - 4:33
- Is it good - is it bad - 3:58
- What do you believe in - 4:06
- Revenge - 4:41
- Because you exist - 5:37
- Only then did the devil win - 3:04
- I'm leaving - 4:00
- Confidence - 2:46
- Baby, baby is going crazy - 3:57
- My child - 4:04
- You have to go over seven bridges - 4:33 [bonus track 2006 edition of the Audiothek]
- Greenlight for emotion - 3:40 [English version of "Liebe wird haben"] [Bonustrack 2006 Audiothek edition]
- Revenche Audiothek Interview - 11:42 [bonus track 2006 Audiothek edition]
success
Revanche is the most successful album by Peter Maffay, of which over 2.1 million records have been sold to date (Germany No. 1). As singles, the Karat song Über seven bridges you must go (Germany 4; Switzerland 5) and Because there are you (Germany place 11; Switzerland place 7) were decoupled. The single Mein Kind didn't make it into the charts.
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Booklet Audiothek edition .