Liebeswalzer was the fourth album by the East German rock group Silly

Silly (band)

Silly is a German rock band. Founded in East Germany in the year 1978, Silly was one of the country's most popular music acts, and was well known for its charismatic lead singer Tamara Danz. Her death in 1996 ended the band's recording career for 14 years...

. It was released in 1985.

Liebeswalzer was originally recorded as Zwischen unbefahr'nen Gleisen (literally translated as Between Untraveled Tracks). But the album - pressed, printed, and ready for release - was ordered destroyed by East German officials for "unapproved" lyrics. Released in its place was the album Liebeswalzer (Waltz of Love), containing the approved tracks from Zwischen unbefahr'nen Gleisen and different versions of the offending songs: Tausend Augen (Thousand Eyes), the title track Zwischen unbefahr'nen Gleisen, and Nur ein Lied (Only a Song) were re-recorded with new lyrics and arrangements and renamed Psycho, Berliner Frühling (Berlin Spring), and Großer Träumer (Big Dreamer), respectively.

In 1990 - as East Germany was in its dying days - Liebeswalzer was re-released with the original songs included.

Liebeswalzer (1985)

1. Psycho
2. Berliner Frühling (Berlin Spring)
3. Die Ferne (The Distance or Far Away)
4. Die alten Männer (The Old Men)
5. Am Sonntag (On Sundays)
6. Liebeswalzer (für H.F.) (Waltz of Love (dedicated to H.F.))
7. Nester der Nacht (Nests of the Nght)
8. So 'ne kleine Frau (Such a Little Woman)
9. Großer Träumer (Big Dreamer)

Liebeswalzer (1990 re-release)

Tracks 10 - 12 taken from the unreleased original album Zwischen unbefahr'nen Gleisen and never released before.

1. Psycho
2. Berliner Frühling
3. Die Ferne
4. Die alten Männer
5. Am Sonntag
6. Liebeswalzer (für H.F.)
7. Nester der Nacht
8. So 'ne kleine Frau
9. Großer Träumer
10. Tausend Augen (Thousand Eyes)
11. Zwischen unbefahr'nen Gleisen (Between Untraveled Tracks)
12. Nur ein Lied (Only a Song)

The album was finally released under its original title, with all the tracks of the 1990 version, on compact disc

Compact Disc

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in 1994.