Tensongs
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| Tensongs | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1 July 1986 | |||
| Genre | Synthpop, new wave | |||
| Label | Blow Up, CBS, Sony, Curb Records, Polydor | |||
| Producer | Michael Cretu, Armand Volker | |||
| Hubert Kah chronology | ||||
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Tensongs is the fourth studio album by the German synthpop band Hubert Kah, and their first English language album, released in 1986. It was produced by Michael Cretu and Armand Volker. Three singles were released from the album: "Limousine", "Something I Should Know" and "Love Is So Sensible".[1][2][3] The opening track "Pogo the Clown" is based on the American serial killer John Wayne Gacy. "Get Strange" featured on the 1986 film Rad.[4]
Track listing
[edit | edit source]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Pogo the Clown" | Markus Löhr, Nikolai Karo, Hubert Kemmler, Klaus Hirschburger, Ken Taylor | 3:30 |
| 2. | "Lonesome Cowboy" | Löhr, Karo, Kemmler, Hirschburger, Taylor | 4:06 |
| 3. | "Drowning" | Löhr, Karo, Kemmler, Taylor | 3:47 |
| 4. | "Something I Should Know" | Karo, Kemmler, Taylor | 3:29 |
| 5. | "Explain the World in a Word" | Löhr, Karo, Kemmler, Taylor | 4:11 |
| 6. | "Love is So Sensible" | Ulrich Herter, Matthew Peevers | 3:48 |
| 7. | "Get Strange" | Löhr, Karo, Kemmler, Richard Palmer-James | 3:06 |
| 8. | "That Girl" | Karo, Kemmler, Taylor | 3:51 |
| 9. | "Limousine" | Löhr, Kemmler, Hirschburger, Susanne Müller | 4:02 |
| 10. | "Under My Skin" | Löhr, Kemmler, Palmer-James | 4:24 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 11. | "The Picture (remix)" | Kemmler, Löhr, Hirschburger, James, Killer | 3:25 |
Chart performance
[edit | edit source]Album
[edit | edit source]| Chart (1986) | Peak position |
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| German Albums Chart[5] | 35 |
| Swiss Albums Chart[6] | 21 |
Singles
[edit | edit source]Limousine
| Chart (1986) | Peak position |
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| German Singles Chart[7] | 8 |
| Swiss Singles Chart[8] | 25 |
Something I Should Know
| Chart (1986) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| German Singles Chart[9] | 49 |
Personnel
[edit | edit source]- Hubert Kah
- Hubert Kemmler - vocals, backing vocals on "Love is So Sensible", arrangement
- Markus Löhr - guitar, keyboards, arrangement
- Klaus Hirschburger - bass, arrangement
- Additional personnel
- Curt Cress - drums
- Lothar Krell - keyboard arrangement on "Limousine"
- Eddie Taylor - saxophone on "Something I Should Know"
- Ken Taylor - voice on "Lonesome Cowboy" and bass on "Explain the World in a Word"
- Thomas Dörr - backing vocals on "Love Is So Sensible"
- Judy Cheeks, Patricia Shockley, Victoria Miles - backing vocals on "Limousine"
- Michael Cretu - producer, arranger, digital and conventional keyboards
- Armand Volker - producer, arranger, guitar solo on "Love is So Sensible"
- Mike Schmidt - artwork
References
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