Watumba!

Watumba!
Studio album by Erste Allgemeine Verunsicherung
Publication (s)	November 21, 1991
Label (s)	EMI
Format (s)	CD, MC, LP
Genre (s)	Pop rock
Title (number)	15th
occupation	Klaus Eberhartinger - vocals Thomas Spitzer - guitar Eik Breit - bass Nino Holm - keyboard Andy Töfferl - vocals Günther Schönberger - choir singing Anders Stenmo - drums Gernot Resch - keyboard Andy Beit - keyboard
production	Peter Müller
Studio (s)	Soundmill-Studio, Magic-Studio Graz
chronology Neppomuk's Revenge (1990) Watumba! Never again art (as always ...) (1994)

Chart positions Explanation of the data

Albums

Watumba!   DE 17th 12/09/1991 (25 weeks)   AT 1 December 01, 1991 (22 weeks)   CH 15th 12/15/1991 (7 weeks)

Watumba! is the eighth studio album by the Austrian pop group Erste Allgemeine Verunsicherung and was released on November 21, 1991 .

Creation and publication

After the EAV received the World Music Award , the follow-up to Neppomuk's Rache was released , which was originally planned under the title Neppomuk's Return and consisted in part of material that had been created during the recording and tour of Neppomuk's Rache .

Track list

1. Wa (dumpa)
2. Neanderthal
3. Jambo
4. Who smells so strong
5. The UFO's are coming
6. The strangler
7. Neppo-rip
8. Miss Hildegard
9. Hey you
10. Hip hop
11. Insp. Tatü
12. Archduke Jörgerl
13. Bagpipes dudu
14. Alk parade
15. Watumba finals

Music style and lyrics

The album continues the tried and tested method of humorously taking up socially critical topics and packing them into catchy pop songs that also process influences from rock , swing and rap . Skits recorded live are also part of the album.

reception

Watumba! was praised in the Musikexpress for the sitting punchlines, the courageous topics and the musical quality. The album reached number one in the Austrian album charts and stayed in the charts for 22 weeks, in Switzerland it was number fifteen, in Germany it was number seventeen. Watumba! received double platinum in Austria and gold in Germany.

Web links

• Watumba! on eav.at
• Watumba! on verunsicherung.de

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Charts DE Charts AT Charts CH
2. ↑ Release date
3. ^ EAV - Biographie ( Memento from September 29, 2013 in the Internet Archive ), eav.at , accessed on August 13, 2013.
4. ↑ Watumba! (Album) , verunsicherung.de , accessed on August 13, 2013.
5. ↑ ^{a b} First general uncertainty - Watumba , Musikexpress 01/1992, accessed on August 13, 2013.
6. ↑ EAV - Discography - Watumba ( Memento of 15 December 2007 at the Internet Archive ), eav.at , accessed on August 13, 2013.