Die Chinesische Mauer

Die Chinesische Mauer
Studio album by
Michael Cretu
Released1985
Recorded1984
StudioData Alpha Studio
GenreSynth-pop
Length35:04
LabelVirgin
Producer
  • Michael Cretu
  • Armand Volker
Michael Cretu chronology
Legionäre
(1983) 		Die Chinesische Mauer
(1985) 		Belle Epoque
(1988)
The Invisible Man
Singles from Die Chinesische Mauer/The Invisible Man
  1. "Schwarzer Engel"
    Released: 1984
  2. "Samurai"
    Released: 1985
  3. "Carte Blanche"
    Released: 1985
  4. "Silver Water"
    Released: 1985
  5. "Die Chinesische Mauer"
    Released: 1985
  6. "Gambit"
    Released: 1986

Die Chinesische Mauer is the third studio album by Romanian-German musician Michael Cretu, released in 1985. The literal English translation of the title is "the Chinese wall", or as it is better known, "The Great Wall of China". Like his previous album, Legionäre, the lyrics on Die Chinesische Mauer were sung in German by Cretu himself, and the record was co-produced by Armand Volker. The album was also released separately with English lyrics and a different track listing, under the name The Invisible Man. Several of the tracks on it were edited slightly and therefore have a different running time, and sides 1 and 2 were swapped. The song "Samurai" was released as a single and became a hit in Europe (#1 Greece, #2 Switzerland, #4 Italy, #4 Sweden, #12 Germany).[1][2] In 1986, after the success of the single "Gambit", the English version of the album was re-released on LP in Europe to feature this new song, but with the track "Carte Blanche" removed. This edition featured a new cover and package design. The album was recorded entirely at Cretu's home studio, Data Alpha Studio.[3]

Track listing

Die Chinesische Mauer

  1. "Intro" – 2:28
  2. "Mikado" – 3:17
  3. "Coda" – 0:59
  4. "Amazonen" – 5:19
  5. "Die Chinesische Mauer" – 5:01
  6. "Samurai" – 5:22
  7. "Carte Blanche" – 3:56
  8. "Schwarzer Engel" – 5:18
  9. "Zinnsoldat" – 3:24

The Invisible Man

  1. "Samurai (Did You Ever Dream)" – 5:13
  2. "Carte Blanche (Ride on with the Breeze)" – 3:24
  3. "Silver Water" – 4:42
  4. "Your Favorite Toy" – 3:26
  5. "Intro" – 2:27
  6. "Mikado" – 3:14
  7. "Coda" – 0:59
  8. "Heavy Traffic" – 4:57
  9. "The Invisible Man" – 5:01

The Invisible Man (1986 LP reissue)

  1. "Gambit" – 4:35
  2. "Samurai (Did You Ever Dream)" – 5:13
  3. "Silver Water" – 4:40
  4. "Your Favorite Toy" – 3:24
  5. "Intro" – 2:28
  6. "Mikado" – 3:13
  7. "Coda" – 0:59
  8. "Heavy Traffic" – 4:54
  9. "The Invisible Man" – 5:01

Personnel

  • Mats Bjorklund – guitar
  • Peter Cornelius – guitar
  • Curt Cress – percussion, drums
  • Michael Cretu – keyboards, vocals, production, electric drums, drum programming
  • Christian Felke – saxophone
  • Mike Schmidt – artwork
  • Armand Volker – production

Charts

Chart (1985) Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[4] 62

References

  1. ^ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts". offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Cretu – Samurai [deutsch]". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Data Alpha Studio". discogs.com. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Michael Cretu – Die Chinesische Mauer" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
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