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| Studio album by Falco | |||||
| Released | 1982 | ||||
| Genre | Pop music, Pop-rock, Funk, Hip Hop | ||||
| Length | 41:17 | ||||
| Label | A&M | ||||
| Producer | Robert Ponger Falco |
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Einzelhaft, (Solitary Confinement or Incarcerated!), (1982) is the name of the first album by Falco. A studio album is an original collection of new tracks by a recording artist Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure Pop rock is a hybrid of Pop music and Rock music that uses catchy pop style with light lyrics over top of guitar-based songs Funk is an American musical style that originated in the mid- to late-1960s when African American musicians blended Soul music, Soul Hip hop is a cultural movement which developed in New York City in the 1970s primarily among African Americans and Latinos. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music A&M Records is an American Record label owned by Universal Music Group which operates through the Interscope-Geffen-A&M division In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. Junge Roemer (Young Romans is the second Album by the Austrian Pop rap artist Falco, released in 1984 (see 1984 in music) Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Johann (Hans Hölzel ( February 19, 1957 &ndash February 6, 1998) better known by his stage name Falco, was an Austrian It was released in Austria, Germany, the United States, Japan, Spain, Italy, Canada, Sweden and Finland
The album achieved some success with its flagship single, "Der Kommissar", an innovative and influential German-language rap song. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. " de Der Kommissar " is a German-language song first recorded by Falco in 1981, covered a year later by After The Fire and reworked in 1983 Hip hop music, also referred to as rap music, is a Music genre typically consisting of a rhythmic vocal style called rap which is accompanied with An English version of the song by After the Fire was a hit in 1983. After the Fire (or ATF) is a British rock band that progressed from playing Progressive rock to New Wave over their Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar)
A Promo Single, "Auf der Flucht" (On the Run), was released in the USA and France. A promotional recording, or promo (recently known as a radio single) is a recording issued on vinyl, CD, Cassette tape, VHS The United States of America —commonly referred to as the This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. In 1983 the Maschine Brennt/On The Run CD hit #9 of US Club Play Singles[1].
Other songs on Einzelhaft are heavily indebted to the "Berlin Trilogy" of David Bowie: "Nie mehr Schule" borrows its music from Bowie's instrumental track from Low called "Speed of Life", whereas "Helden von heute" is a transparent rewrite of Bowie's song, "Heroes". The Berlin Trilogy is a series of David Bowie albums recorded in collaboration with Brian Eno in the 1970s David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. Low is a 1977 album by British musician David Bowie. Widely regarded as one of his most influential releases Low was the first of the " Berlin " Heroes " is a song written by David Bowie and Brian Eno in 1977
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Information about the album
In 1980 Falco, who played in the band Drahdiwaberl, signed a contract for three solo-albums produced by Robert Ponger and managed by Markus Spiegel. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Stefan Weber (born November 8 1946) is a retired Austrian art teacher and the lead Singer and Kapellmeister of the The first single was That Scene, which reached #11 in the Austrian charts. The German version, which is more popular, is called Ganz Wien. This song was very successful in Austria, but in the other countries, it was not noticed.
Production
In spring 1981 Falco and Ponger started to produce the album, who already had a melody for Der Kommissar. Originally Reinhold Bilgeri should have sung this song, but he didn't want to sing this song. But Falco was very impressed by the melody and took it for a song in his debut album. Within 3 days Falco wrote the lyrics to this rhythm.
In November 1981 the second single "Der Kommissar" b/w "Helden von heute" was released. It reached top of the charts in more than 20 countries in the world. In the American Disco charts the song also reached number one.
To promote his album Falco also released Maschine brennt, Auf der Flucht and Zuviel Hitze.
Rerelease (25th Anniversary Edition)
In 2007 the album was digitally remastered and released by Falco's former producers and managers, because it was 25 years after his success with this album. In Austria and Germany it was released on June 8, 2007, in other European countries it will be released in the end of 2007. Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
Track listing
- "Zuviel Hitze"
- "Der Kommissar"
- "Siebzehn Jahr"
- "Auf der Flucht"
- "Ganz Wien"
- "Maschine brennt"
- "Hinter uns die Sintflut"
- "Nie mehr Schule"
- "Helden von heute"
- "Einzelhaft"
Track listing Disc 2 (2007 Anniversary Release only)
- "Nie Mehr Schule (Anniversary Mix 2007)
- "That Scene (Ganz Wien)
- "Interview Mit Johann Hölzel (1993): Aus Hans Hölzel Wird Falco
- "Interview Mit Johann Hölzel (1993): Die Ersten 3 Alben
- "Interview Mit Johann Hölzel (1993): Erfolg Und Seine Konsequenzen
- "Interview Mit Johann Hölzel (1993): Zeitgeist
- "Interview Mit Johann Hölzel (1993): Westen, Osten, Norden, Süden
- "Interview Mit Johann Hölzel (1993): Suche Nach Der Wahrheit
- "Interview Mit Johann Hölzel (1993): Konzentration Der Kräfte
- "Interview Mit Johann Hölzel (1993): Kunst Und Verantwortung
- "Interview Mit Johann Hölzel (1993): Zukunftaussichten
Charts
The album peaked #1 in Austria, #19 in Germany and #45 Sweden and #64 of the US Billboard Charts[2].
Album
| Year | Albums | A[3] | USA[4] | GER | CDN[5] | S[6] | NL | I [7] |
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| 1982 | Einzelhaft | 1 | 64 | 19 | 31 | 45 | 1 | 21 |
Singles
| Year | Singles | A [8] | USA | USA (Cashbox) | CDN | CH | GER | ES | F [9] | I | J | N | NL | RUS | S | UK [10] | SA [11] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | That Scene | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1982 | Der Kommissar | 1 | 72 | 74 [12] | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 4 | - | n/a |
| 1982 | Der Kommissar (Falco vs. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) " de Der Kommissar " is a German-language song first recorded by Falco in 1981, covered a year later by After The Fire and reworked in 1983 Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) After the Fire) | - | 3 | 5 [13] | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | 47 | 2 |
| 1982 | On The Run/Maschine Brennt | 4 | 30* | - | - | - | 10 | 34 | - | - | - | 4 | 49 | - | - | - | - |
*#9 in the US Hot Play
References
- ^ [1] Falco in the US Single and Dance Charts
- ^ [2]Einzelhaft in the US Billboard
- ^ [3]Falco albums in Austrian charts
- ^ [4]Falco albums in the US Billboard
- ^ [5]Falco in the Canadian charts
- ^ [6]Falco in the Swedish charts
- ^ Falco in Italian Album Charts
- ^ Archive of the Ö3-Hitparade: „That Scene“
- ^ Falco-Singles in the french Charts
- ^ "Der Kommissar" in UK
- ^ "Der Kommissar" in South Africa
- ^ Cash Box Top 100 4/23/83
- ^ Cash Box Top 100 5/07/83
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