Alter Ego is the eleventh studio album by French

French people

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 singer Amanda Lear

Amanda Lear

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, first released in Germany on November 21, 1995 on label ZYX Music

ZYX Music

ZYX Music is a German record label which was founded in 1971 by Bernhard Mikulski. Until 1992, the label's name was Pop-Import Bernhard Mikulski. The label specialized in disco and early house music. Founder Bernhard Mikulski is credited with coining the term Italo disco in the 1980s...

. This album, like other several predecessors, was a commercial failure and failed to chart.

Album information

In 1995 Alter Ego, marked Lear's return to Munich

Munich

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 after twelve years, because most of the tracks (except track seven), where mixed at PNG Studios in Munich.

From "Alter Ego", where released three singles, only for the German market, "Everytime You Touch Me" previous recorded for Hits and More, "Peep!", the theme for her erotic German TV-series, Peep! and "Angel Love". All three tracks were available in an extended dance remixes and others were used on subsequent compilations, like Back In Your Arms

Back in Your Arms

Back In Your Arms is the third compilation album by French singer Amanda Lear, released in May 1998 by Dig It Int'l. The release follows her two previous greatest hits albums, Ieri, Oggi released in Italy, and Poet Amanda Lear released in the former U.S.S.R....

.

In 2005 "I'll Miss You", a cover of I Santo California

I Santo California

I Santo California are a 1970s Italian musical group.They are a vocal and instrumental group from Campania, Southern Italy and were founded in 1975, when they recorded their biggest hit Tornerò....

's 1975 hit "Tornerò", was to be re-recorded as a duet with German-Spanish singer Manuel Sanchez for his studio album Ambitious. This song is now available in the compilation Sings Evergreens, released in 2005. In 2004 the complete album was released in The Queen Is Amanda - Platinum Edition, a three CD compilation.

Track listing

1. "Alter Ego" (M. Gordon - A. Lear) - 2:01
2. "Angel Love" (M. Gordon - J. Jordan - A. Lear - H. Schmidt) - 4:36
3. "Love Me, Love Me Blue" (G. Scalamogna - A.Lear) - 3:48
4. "Muscle Man" (M. Gordon - H. Schmidt - A. Lear) - 4:15
5. "This Man (Dali's Song)" (M. Gordon - A. Lear) - 4:34
6. "Peep!" (M. Gordon - A. Lear - H. Schmidt) - 3:56
7. "Everytime You Touch Me" (A. Lear - M. Gordon - A. Lear - H. Schmidt) - 3:43
8. "On The Air Tonight" (P. Bardens - P. Bardens) - 3:34
9. "Rien Ne Va Plus" (R. Costa - A. Lear - H. Schmidt) - 3:46
10. "Go Go Boy (When I Say Go)" (M. Gordon - A. Lear) - 2:01
11. "Dance Around The Room" (P. Bardens - P. Bardens) - 4:04
12. "I'll Miss You" (I. Polizzy - C. Natili - M. Ramoino - A. Lear - H. Schmidt) - 3:34
13. "Alter Ego (Part 2)" (M. Gordon - A. Lear) - 2:07

Personnel

• Amanda Lear - vocals
• Carolina Balboni - backing vocals
• Ulli Essmann - backing vocals
• Sandrina Löscher - backing vocals
• Charles Hörnemann - guitar
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Production

• Tracks 1-6 and 8-13 produced and arranged by Michael Gordon at PNG Studios Munich
• Tracks 7 produced by Tubi Forti at Gadda Studio, Bologna
• Cover painting: Amanda Lear (self portrait)

Release history

Country	Release date	Cat. No.	Label
Germany	November 21, 1995	ZYX 20375-2	ZYX Music ZYX Music ZYX Music is a German record label which was founded in 1971 by Bernhard Mikulski. Until 1992, the label's name was Pop-Import Bernhard Mikulski. The label specialized in disco and early house music. Founder Bernhard Mikulski is credited with coining the term Italo disco in the 1980s... , Mint Records
Italy	October 30, 1995	74321 377752	Giungla Records, BMG
	1997	CDDV 6126	DV More
Germany	May 14, 2001	GDC 20375-2	ZYX Music, Mint Records
	July 5, 2005	ZYX 20375	GDC, ZYX Music

12"

• 1995: "Everytime You Touch Me" (Long Mix) ** / (Underground Version) ** / "What A Boy" / (Radio Version) (Germany, ZYX Music 7636-12)
• 1995: "Peep!" (22:15 Saturday Night Mix) ** / (Undercover Version) ** / (Instrumental Passion Mix) ** / "On The Air Tonight" (Germany, ZYX Music ZYX 7975-12)
• ** Non-album version

CD

• 1995: "Everytime You Touch Me" (Radio Version) / (Underground Version) ** / (Long Version) ** / (Underground Instrumental Version) ** (Italy, Giungla Records / BMG 74321-27505-2)
• 1995: "Everytime You Touch Me" (Radio Version) / (Long Mix) ** / (Underground Version) ** / "What A Boy" (Germany, ZYX Music ZYX 7636-8)
• 1995: "Peep!" (Radio Version) / (22.15 Sunday Night Mix) / (Undercover Version) / (Instrumental Passion Mix) / "On The Air Tonight" (Germany, ZYX Music ZYX 7975-8)
• 1996: "Angel Love" (Radio Version) / (Maxi Mix) ** / (Club Mix) ** / (Instrumental) ** (Germany, ZYX Music ZYX 8460-8)
• 1998: "I'll Miss You" (Love Version) ** / "Never Trust A Pretty Face" (1978) / "Lili Marleen" (1978) (Germany, BMG-Ariola 74321 64070 2 - Promo)
• ** Non-album version

External links

• Official Amanda Lear site