Topaz (ribbon)
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| General information | |
| Genre (s) | skirt |
| founding | 1979 |
| resolution | 1980 |
| Founding members | |
| Dieter Brandt-Gudat | |
| F. Governor | |
| S. Miensok | |
| Rolf Oppermann | |
Topas was a music group from Germany, best known for their album of the same name from 1980.
history
The group was founded by the composer, lyricist and lead singer Dieter Brandt-Gudat (born March 15, 1947 in Frankfurt / Main; † October 19, 1991 in Frankfurt / Main). Dieter Brandt celebrated first successes in 1971 with the duo "Alpha & Omega" together with Uwe Röhrdanz with German chansons such as The Old Man , Farewell to a Summer Time and With the Eyes of a Child . This was followed by appearances at Drei mal Neun , presented by Wim Thoelke , and in the Turmpalast in Frankfurt, including the first single You have changed so much . After years of extensive tours through Austria, Switzerland and the Benelux countries, the duo separated.
Dieter Brandt continued to write texts and composed music and founded the group "Topas" in 1979 together with F. Landvogt, S. Miensok and Rolf Oppermann. From August 1979 to July 1980 nine songs were written that can be described as "AOR melodic rock". Many guest musicians took part in the production - including Michael Cretu , who would achieve great success with Enigma and his later wife Sandra Ann Lauer .
They decided not to include a track called America on the album because they felt that higher pitched vocals were needed. Finally they handed the song over to the German singing duo Hoffmann & Hoffmann .
In 1980 the first and only album was released, but the great success did not materialize and after a short time the members of the group separated. While most of them went back to their learned professions, the founder Dieter Brandt tried his luck in the music scene on his own - but without success.
This circumstance combined with severe depression led Dieter Brandt to commit suicide in 1991.
Two songs on the album, Hurricane and Train to an Island , are still known today and appear from time to time on CD compilations of rock rarities / hits, even if they did not make it onto a chart at the time of their release.
Discography
Albums
- 1980: Topas (Polydor)
Singles
- 1980: From Coast to Coast - Burning River (Polydor)
- 1980: Hurricane (Polydor)
- 1980: Train to an Island (Polydor)
- 1980: Island of Winds (Polydor)
- 1980: Peru (Polydor)