It's All In The Game (Nena Album)
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It's All in the Game is the fifth and first completely English
album by German pop
band Nena
, released in 1985. The songs are translations from the band's previously album Feuer und Flamme
.
. Unfortunately, it flopped, and rare copies of the CD album have been reported to have gone up to $475 on eBay
. Most copies prices, however, rarely exceed $200. A new version of "Anyplace Anywhere Anytime" was re-recorded by Nena as a half German
, half English
duet with singer Kim Wilde
in 2002, and was a big success.
In 2008, Cherry Pop Records re-issued "It's All In The Game" with the original track listing, as well as 4 Bonus rare tracks. The 4 tracks are "At The Movies" (the English version of "Kino") from the "99 Luftballons" CD, a remix of "Just A Dream", the second single from the "99 Luftballons" CD, the club mix of "99 Red Balloons", and the extended mix of "It's All In The Game". This CD is easily available today on Amazon.com.
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...
album by German pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
band Nena
Nena (band)
Nena was a German Neue Deutsche Welle band, consisting by Gabriele Susanne Kerner , Rolf Brendel, Carlo Karges, Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen and Jürgen Dehmel. The band was active from 1982 to 1987...
, released in 1985. The songs are translations from the band's previously album Feuer und Flamme
Feuer und Flamme
Feuer und Flamme is German pop band Nena's fourth album, released in 1985. It was another success for Nena.- Informations :...
.
Background
The German tracks were re-written by Canadian singer Lisa DalbelloLisa Dalbello
Dalbello is a Canadian recording artist, songwriter, and voice actress. She released three albums in the pop and pop/rock genre in her late teens, from 1977 through 1981 under her full name...
. Unfortunately, it flopped, and rare copies of the CD album have been reported to have gone up to $475 on eBay
EBay
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. Most copies prices, however, rarely exceed $200. A new version of "Anyplace Anywhere Anytime" was re-recorded by Nena as a half German
Germans
The Germans are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe. The English term Germans has referred to the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire since the Late Middle Ages....
, half 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...
duet with singer Kim Wilde
Kim Wilde
Kim Wilde is an English pop singer, author and television presenter who burst onto the music scene in 1981 with the number 2 UK Singles Chart new wave classic "Kids in America". In 1987 she had a major hit in the United States when her version of The Supremes' classic "You Keep Me Hangin' On"...
in 2002, and was a big success.
Track listing
- All English lyrics are written by Lisa DalbelloLisa DalbelloDalbello is a Canadian recording artist, songwriter, and voice actress. She released three albums in the pop and pop/rock genre in her late teens, from 1977 through 1981 under her full name...
. - Reinhold HeilReinhold HeilReinhold Heil is a composer and former member of Spliff and the Nina Hagen Band who has largely worked on film music but has produced pop music for Kim Wilde, Rosemarie Precht , and Nena...
produced most of the tracks.
- "Woman On Fire" (Feuer und Flamme) 3:29
- "Let's Humanize" (Das Alte Lied) 4:25
- "You Don't Know What Love Is" (Du kennst die Liebe nicht) 4:12
- "Are You Awake" (Ein Brief) 4:49
- "Anyplace, Anywhere, AnytimeAnyplace, Anywhere, Anytime"Anyplace, Anywhere, Anytime" is a 2003 duet single by German singer Nena and British singer Kim Wilde. The video was recorded in and around Change Alley, London EC3....
" (Irgendwie Irgendwo Irgendwann) 7:16
In 2008, Cherry Pop Records re-issued "It's All In The Game" with the original track listing, as well as 4 Bonus rare tracks. The 4 tracks are "At The Movies" (the English version of "Kino") from the "99 Luftballons" CD, a remix of "Just A Dream", the second single from the "99 Luftballons" CD, the club mix of "99 Red Balloons", and the extended mix of "It's All In The Game". This CD is easily available today on Amazon.com.
Track listing
- "Utopia" (Utopia) 3:38
- "It's All In The Game" (Haus der drei Sonnen) 4:44
- "Young As You" (Jung wie Du) 4:15
- "Auf Wiedersehn" (Es wird schon weitergehn) 3:36
- "Warning Signs" (Gestern Nacht) 5:15
- "Woman On Fire" (Feuer und Flamme) 3:29
- "Let's Humanize" (Das Alte Lied) 4:25
- "You Don't Know What Love Is" (Du kennst die Liebe nicht) 4:12
- "Are You Awake" (Ein Brief) 4:49
- "Anyplace, Anywhere, AnytimeAnyplace, Anywhere, Anytime"Anyplace, Anywhere, Anytime" is a 2003 duet single by German singer Nena and British singer Kim Wilde. The video was recorded in and around Change Alley, London EC3....
" (Irgendwie Irgendwo Irgendwann) 7:16 - "At The Movies" (Kino)
- "Just A Dream" (Mega Dream Mix)
- "99 Red Balloons" (Club Mix)
- "It's All In The Game" (12 Inch Remix)