Reich & sexy
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Reich & sexy (subtitled: Ihre 20!! grössten Erfolge [Their 20!! biggest achievements]) is the first greatest hits
compilation by the German
punk
band Die Toten Hosen
. The album is an apparent tribute to Johnny Thunders
, as both "Wort zum Sonntag" (a tribute to punk and Johnny) and "Born to Lose" (a Heartbreakers
cover recorded with Johnny) are included on this album, moreover, these songs come consecutively.
The album is notable for its cover, where the band members are standing/laying naked among naked women. Some DTH albums (Opel-Gang
, Kauf MICH!
, Bis zum bitteren Ende) are in a couple of women's hands.
The second DTH best-of album shares its title with this album (Reich & sexy II: Die fetten Jahre).
Greatest hits
A greatest hits album is a music compilation album of successful, previously released songs by a particular artist or band...
compilation by the German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
punk
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
band Die Toten Hosen
Die Toten Hosen
Die Toten Hosen is a German punk band from Düsseldorf. They have enjoyed decades-long mass appeal in Germany.The band's name literally means "The Dead Pants" in English, although the phrase "tote Hose" is a German expression meaning "nothing going on" or "boring"...
. The album is an apparent tribute to Johnny Thunders
Johnny Thunders
Johnny Thunders, born John Anthony Genzale, Jr. , was an American protopunk guitarist, singer and songwriter.He came to prominence in the early '70s as a member of the New York Dolls...
, as both "Wort zum Sonntag" (a tribute to punk and Johnny) and "Born to Lose" (a Heartbreakers
The Heartbreakers
Johnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers, also known as The Heartbreakers, were an American rock & roll band formed in New York in May 1975. The band was part of the first wave of punk rock.-History:...
cover recorded with Johnny) are included on this album, moreover, these songs come consecutively.
The album is notable for its cover, where the band members are standing/laying naked among naked women. Some DTH albums (Opel-Gang
Opel-Gang
Opel-Gang is the debut album of the German punk band Die Toten Hosen. The title is a reference to an article in a Düsseldorf newspaper, where a gang of small-time thieves, who drove self-tuned Opels, were named Opel-Gang, even though the band wasn't initially into car modding...
, Kauf MICH!
Kauf MICH! (album)
Kauf MICH! is the ninth album by Die Toten Hosen, released in 1993. The LP is mainly a concept album dealing with consumerism and ultraconservatism. Along with the album's art and several songs addressing commerce, satirical advertisements and infomercials are interspersed among the music...
, Bis zum bitteren Ende) are in a couple of women's hands.
The second DTH best-of album shares its title with this album (Reich & sexy II: Die fetten Jahre).
Track listing
- "Hier kommt AlexHier kommt Alex"Hier kommt Alex" is a song by German punk band Die Toten Hosen. It is the first single and the first track from the album Ein kleines bisschen Horrorschau. The song in concept introduces Alex, who is the central character on the concept album...
" (Here comes Alex) (Meurer/Frege) − 4:30 (from Ein kleines bisschen HorrorschauEin kleines bisschen HorrorschauEin kleines bißchen Horrorschau is the sixth LP by Die Toten Hosen, released in 1988...
) - "Alles wird gutAlles wird gut"Alles wird gut" is a song by Die Toten Hosen. It's the first single and the second track from the album Auf dem Kreuzzug ins Glück. The cover of the single is based on a detail from the painting "The Crucifixion" by Peter Paul Rubens.The song is about going to the new millennium depicting it...
" (All will be well) (v. Holst/Frege) − 3:37 (from Auf dem Kreuzzug ins Glück) - "Alles aus LiebeAlles aus Liebe"Alles aus Liebe" is a song by Die Toten Hosen. It's the third single and the twelfth track from the album Kauf MICH!....
" (All out of love) (Frege/Frege) − 4:32 (from Kauf MICH!Kauf MICH! (album)Kauf MICH! is the ninth album by Die Toten Hosen, released in 1993. The LP is mainly a concept album dealing with consumerism and ultraconservatism. Along with the album's art and several songs addressing commerce, satirical advertisements and infomercials are interspersed among the music...
) - "Azzuro" (AzureAzure (color)The color bleu de France is displayed at right.Bleu de France is a color that has been associated in heraldry with the Kings of France since the 12th century.-Brandeis blue:...
) (Paolo ContePaolo ContePaolo Conte is an Italian singer, pianist, composer, and lawyer notable for his grainy, resonant voice, his colourful and dreamy compositions and his wistful, sometimes melancholic...
, Michele Virano/Conte, Vito PallaviciniVito PallaviciniVito Pallavicini was an Italian lyricist.Born in Vigevano, he wrote numerous songs, during his career for Adriano Celentano , Caterina Caselli and many others. He died at the age of 83....
) − 2:34 (from Auf dem Kreuzzug ins Glück) - "Halbstark" (Half-strong) − 2:33 (from Never Mind the Hosen, Here's Die Roten RosenNever Mind the Hosen, Here's Die Roten RosenNever Mind the Hosen, Here's Die Roten Rosen, sometimes Never Mind the Hosen, Here's Die Roten Rosen is the first cover album of the German punk band Die Toten Hosen, released under the pseudonym Die Roten Rosen . The band covers German schlagers on the album. This is the first DTH album to reach...
; Jankees cover) - "Wünsch DIR wasWünsch DIR was"Wünsch DIR was" is a song by Die Toten Hosen. It's the second single and the thirteenth track from the album Kauf MICH!....
" (roughly Make a wish) (Meurer/Frege) − 4:15 (from Kauf MICH!) - "Carnival in Rio (Punk Was)Carnival in Rio (Punk Was)"Carnival in Rio " is a song by Die Toten Hosen and Ronnie Biggs. It's the lead single and the fifteenth track from the cover album Learning English, Lesson One, being also the only non-cover on the album....
" (Frege, von Holst/Ronnie BiggsRonnie BiggsRonald Arthur "Ronnie" Biggs is an English criminal, known for his role in the Great Train Robbery of 1963, for his escape from prison in 1965, for living as a fugitive for 36 years and for his various publicity stunts while in exile. In 2001, he voluntarily returned to the United Kingdom and...
) − 3:07 (from Learning English, Lesson OneLearning English, Lesson OneLearning English, Lesson One or Learning English, Lesson 1 is the second cover album by the German punk band Die Toten Hosen. The album includes covers of mostly British bands, which were big influences for DTH.This is also the first all-English album for DTH, although the first English language...
) - "Mehr davonMehr davon"Mehr davon" is a song by Die Toten Hosen. It's the seventh track on the album Ein kleines bisschen Horrorschau. It was also released as a promo single in 1992 with a cover of the Rolling Stones....
" (More of it) (von Holst/Frege) − 5:09 (from Ein kleines bisschen Horrorschau) - "LiebesspielerLiebesspieler"Liebesspieler" is a song by Die Toten Hosen. It's the only single and the second track from their album Unter falscher Flagge.The song is about a man, who goes to the horse race track to bet and win money...
" (Love Player) (von Holst, Breitkopf, Frege/Frege) − 2:47 (from Unter falscher FlaggeUnter falscher FlaggeUnter falscher Flagge is the second album of the German punk band Die Toten Hosen.-Track listing:...
) - "Wort zum Sonntag" (Word to Sunday) (von Holst/Frege) − 4:18 (from DamenwahlDamenwahlDamenwahl is the third studio album of the German punk band Die Toten Hosen. The term "Damenwahl" appears in "Verflucht, verdammt, gebrandmarkt" and the intro of "Altbierlied"...
) - "Born to Lose" − 3:21 (from Learning English, Lesson One; The HeartbreakersThe HeartbreakersJohnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers, also known as The Heartbreakers, were an American rock & roll band formed in New York in May 1975. The band was part of the first wave of punk rock.-History:...
cover) - "Sascha ...ein aufrechter DeutscherSascha ...ein aufrechter Deutscher"Sascha ...ein aufrechter Deutscher" is an anti-Nazi song by Die Toten Hosen. It's the first single and the ninth track from the album Kauf MICH!....
" (Sascha ...an upstanding German) (Frege, Müller/Frege, Müller) − 2:34 (from Kauf MICH!) - "1000 gute Gründe1000 gute Gründe"1000 gute Gründe" is a song by Die Toten Hosen. It is the second single and the second track from the album Ein kleines bisschen Horrorschau.It is a sarcastic song about reasons to love Germany...
" (1000 good reasons) (Breitkopf/Frege) − 3:23 (from Ein kleines bisschen Horrorschau) - "All die ganzen JahreAll die ganzen Jahre"All die ganzen Jahre" is a song by Die Toten Hosen. It's the third single and the tenth track from the album Auf dem Kreuzzug ins Glück....
" (All the whole years) (Frege/Frege) − 3:20 (from Auf dem Kreuzzug ins Glück) - "Liebeslied" (Love song) (Breitkopf/Frege) − 3:41 (from "Hier kommt AlexHier kommt Alex"Hier kommt Alex" is a song by German punk band Die Toten Hosen. It is the first single and the first track from the album Ein kleines bisschen Horrorschau. The song in concept introduces Alex, who is the central character on the concept album...
") - "Opel-Gang" (von Holst, Frege/Breitkopf, Frege, von Holst, Meurer, Trimpop) − 1:55 (from Opel-GangOpel-GangOpel-Gang is the debut album of the German punk band Die Toten Hosen. The title is a reference to an article in a Düsseldorf newspaper, where a gang of small-time thieves, who drove self-tuned Opels, were named Opel-Gang, even though the band wasn't initially into car modding...
) - "Wir sind bereitWir sind bereit"Wir sind bereit" is the debut single by Die Toten Hosen, which wasn't originally released on any albums, later added to Reich & sexy though....
" (We are ready) (Frege, von Holst/Frege) − 2:01 (from "Wir sind bereitWir sind bereit"Wir sind bereit" is the debut single by Die Toten Hosen, which wasn't originally released on any albums, later added to Reich & sexy though....
") - "Eisgekühlter BommerlunderEisgekühlter Bommerlunder"Eisgekühlter Bommerlunder" is a German drinking song. The song is repeated over and over, each time the song is sung quicker and a pitch higher, until performers can't sing anymore....
" (Ice-cold Bommerlunder) (Molinare, Dt.Spez.; Trimpop/Trimpop) − 2:58 (from "Bommerlunder/Opel Gang") - "Hip Hop Bommi BopHip Hop Bommi Bop"Hip Hop Bommi Bop" is a parody hip hop version of the Die Toten Hosen song "Eisgekühlter Bommerlunder". The song was born with the cooperation with Fab Five Freddy....
" (Breitkopf, Frege, v. Holst, Meurer, Trimpop/Meurer, Trimpop) − 4:15 (from Auf dem Kreuzzug ins Glück) - "Bis zum bitteren Ende" (Till to the bitter end) (Frege/Frege) − 3:09 (from Bis zum bitteren Ende)
2007 remastered anniversary edition bonus track
- "Die Büttenrede" (Carnival speech) – 4:04 (from the promo single of "Zehn kleine JägermeisterZehn kleine Jägermeister"Zehn kleine Jägermeister" is a song by Die Toten Hosen. It's the fourth single and the eighteenth track from the album Opium fürs Volk...
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Personnel
- Campino - vocals
- Andreas von Holst - guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
- Michael Breitkopf - guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
- Andreas Meurer - bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Trini Trimpop - drums
- Wolfgang Rohde - drums
Charts
| Year | Country | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... |
8 |
| 1993 | Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition.... |
5 |
| 1993 | Austria Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the... |
12 |