10 Millionen Partys
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10 Millionen Partys is the sixth studio album
released by Joachim Witt
in 1988. It is the first album Witt released after moving to RCA
, and sees Witt return to singing German
lyrics.
to shift audiences toward jazz and swing with lyrics sung in English
. Those English lyrics were criticized by German critics as trite, and they felt the same way about the lyrics on this album. The music was described as a mix between Depeche Mode
and the Pet Shop Boys
. The album did not enjoy commercial success, nor did the three singles it spawned, "Engel sind zart", "Pet Shop Boy" und "Der Tankwart heißt Lou."
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
released by Joachim Witt
Joachim Witt
Joachim Witt is a German musician and actor.- Life and work :Joachim Witt became a major star of the German pop scene during the eighties with huge hits such as "Der Goldene Reiter"...
in 1988. It is the first album Witt released after moving to RCA
RCA
RCA Corporation, founded as the Radio Corporation of America, was an American electronics company in existence from 1919 to 1986. The RCA trademark is currently owned by the French conglomerate Technicolor SA through RCA Trademark Management S.A., a company owned by Technicolor...
, and sees Witt return to singing German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
lyrics.
Critical reception
The album follows Witt's unsuccessful attempt on Moonlight NightsMoonlight Nights
Moonlight Nights is the fifth studio album released by Joachim Witt in 1985. This is the first and only album from Joachim Witt that has all English vocals with the exception of So Tight being sung in German.-Track listing:# Moonlight...
to shift audiences toward jazz and swing with lyrics sung in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
. Those English lyrics were criticized by German critics as trite, and they felt the same way about the lyrics on this album. The music was described as a mix between Depeche Mode
Depeche Mode
Depeche Mode are an English electronic music band formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex. The group's original line-up consisted of Dave Gahan , Martin Gore , Andy Fletcher and Vince Clarke...
and the Pet Shop Boys
Pet Shop Boys
Pet Shop Boys are an English electronic dance music duo, consisting of Neil Tennant, who provides main vocals, keyboards and occasional guitar, and Chris Lowe on keyboards....
. The album did not enjoy commercial success, nor did the three singles it spawned, "Engel sind zart", "Pet Shop Boy" und "Der Tankwart heißt Lou."
Track listing
- Der Tankwart heißt Lou "The Attendant called Lou"
- Engel sind zart "Angels are tender"
- Auf die Theke, Baby "At the bar, Baby"
- Reizwort "Stimulus word"
- Im Stau "In the Traffic Jam"
- Attack
- Entertain
- Pet Shop Boy
- Meine Lotion "My Lotion"
- Durch die Welt "Through the World"