From the beginning
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| Compilation album by Münchener Freiheit | |||||
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Publication |
February 22, 1986 |
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| Label (s) | CBS | ||||
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Title (number) |
10/11 |
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running time |
40:52 |
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Armand Volker (except for titles 4 and 9), Freddie Erdmann, Stefan Zauner |
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Right from the start, this is the first compilation album by the German pop-rock band Münchener Freiheit . It was released in February 1986. It is the band's first album to hit the charts and their second-highest-placed album.
Creation and artwork
After a Germany tour with over 80 appearances, the band released the single Ohne dich (I don't sleep tonight) in November 1985 , one of three new pieces that were created at the time in collaboration with producer Armand Volker . The band decided to release these three pieces, Without You , A Thousand Times You and When It's That Simple ... as a compilation along with selected songs from the first three studio albums. Some of the pieces were released on the album in a new version (I love light) , as a remix (heartbeat is the beat) or as a live version (show me the night) . The album title not only refers to the summary of the first three albums, it is also sung in a prominent place in the new song Wenn das das ist so simple ...
The music of the new pieces mainly comes from the songwriting duo Stefan Zauner and Aron Strobel , with Michael Kunze on Ohne dich and Armand Volker on Tausendmal du .
The cover of the album shows the band members in single photos on a black background and with blue lettering. It was designed by WA Motzek, the photos are by Fryderyk Gabowicz .
publication
The album was released in February 1986. The first single, Ohne dich (I don't sleep tonight) was released in advance in November 1985 , a number one success in Austria and Switzerland and number two in Germany. In March 1986 you followed a thousand times . The single also reached the top ten in Germany and Austria.
Some pieces appeared in 1987 on the English-language album Romancing in the Dark (as "Freedom"), about a thousand times you as Baby It's You and without you as Every Time . The album hit the charts in Norway , Sweden and the Netherlands .
Track list
| No. | title | length |
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| 1. | Without you (I won't fall asleep tonight) | 4:07 |
| 2. | If it's that easy ... | 4:38 |
| 3. | I like light (Version 2) | 3:23 |
| 4th | Night over Germany | 2:48 |
| 5. | Thousand times you | 3:34 |
| 6th | Show me the night (Live) | 3:30 |
| 7th | SOS | 4:01 |
| 8th. | Heartbeat is the beat (Remix) | 4:42 |
| 9. | Rumpelstiltskin | 3:03 |
| 10. | Daughter of Venus (CD Bonus) | 3:37 |
| 11. | Oh baby | 3:23 |
reception
The album reached number six in the German charts , it was placed for 29 weeks, from March 10, 1986 to September 22, 1986. In Austria the album made it to number 13 (18 weeks) and in Switzerland to number six (14 Weeks). The album was certified with a gold record .
| Country / Region | Award | Sales |
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| Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
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 Germany (BVMI)
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 gold
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250,000 |
| All in all |
1 × gold |
250,000 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ https://www.songtexte.com/songtext/munchener-freiheit/wenn-das-so-einfach-ist-53c03b81.html
- ↑ a b https://www.discogs.com/de/M%C3%BCnchener-Freiheit-Von-Anfang-An/release/1347011
- ↑ https://hitparade.ch/album/Freiheit/Romancing-In-The-Dark-40798
- ↑ https://www.offiziellecharts.de/album-details-372
- ↑ https://hitparade.ch/album/Muenchener-Freiheit/Von-Anfang-an-372
- ↑ Gold / platinum database. musikindustrie.de, accessed on May 22, 2019 .