Schwarz Weiss
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Schwarz Weiss is a 2005 album by Austria
n pop/rock singer Christina Stürmer
. It was her debut album in Germany
and Switzerland
and her third studio album in total.
The songs "Ich Lebe", "Vorbei" and "Engel fliegen einsam" were released as singles. Stürmer won the 2005 "Single of the year" Amadeus Austrian Music Award with "Engel fliegen einsam".
Some of the songs on this album had been released before on her earlier albums in Austria and Italy; however, all the songs had alterations. For example, "Worte In Schwarz-Weiss" was remixed as "Schwarz Weiss", the most noticeable difference being less effects and removal of a chorus of "Nanana"s.
In Austria it was released in 2007 as her best-of-album.
The album was certified 2× Platinum in Germany and Gold in Switzerland.
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...
n pop/rock singer Christina Stürmer
Christina Stürmer
Christina Stürmer is an Austrian pop/rock singer. After working at a bookshop in Linz and singing in several bands, she reached #2 in Starmania, an Austrian music casting TV show...
. It was her debut album in 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...
and 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....
and her third studio album in total.
The songs "Ich Lebe", "Vorbei" and "Engel fliegen einsam" were released as singles. Stürmer won the 2005 "Single of the year" Amadeus Austrian Music Award with "Engel fliegen einsam".
Some of the songs on this album had been released before on her earlier albums in Austria and Italy; however, all the songs had alterations. For example, "Worte In Schwarz-Weiss" was remixed as "Schwarz Weiss", the most noticeable difference being less effects and removal of a chorus of "Nanana"s.
In Austria it was released in 2007 as her best-of-album.
The album was certified 2× Platinum in Germany and Gold in Switzerland.
Track listing
- "Bist du bei mir" ("Are You With Me") - 3:12
- "Ich lebeIch lebe"Ich lebe" is the first single by the Austrian pop-rock star Christina Stürmer. It reached number one for eight weeks in Austria in 2003.When it came time to record her third album, Stürmer decided to venture into the German and Swiss markets and re-recorded her previous Austrian hits for her 2005...
" ("I Live") - 3:19 - "Schwarz Weiss" ("Black and White") - 3:45
- "Engel fliegen einsamEngel fliegen einsam"Engel fliegen einsam" is the second single by Austrian pop/rock singer Christina Stürmer from the album Schwarz Weiss.The title, translated, means "Angels Fly Lonely".-Charts and release history:...
" ("Angels Fly Alone") - 3:08 - "Glücklich" ("Happy") - 2:54
- "4 Jahreszeiten" ("Four Seasons") - 4:09
- "Immer an euch geglaubtImmer an euch geglaubt"Immer an euch geglaubt" is the fourth and final single from Christina Stürmer's third album, Schwarz Weiss.- Music video :The video starts off with Stürmer and her band singing live. Shots of her and the band on tour are shown. Shots of a photo shoot on the beach are shown...
" ("Always Believed in You") - 3:31 - "Mama (Ana Ahabak)Mama (Ana Ahabak)"Mama " is the third and final single from Christina Stürmer's debut album, Freier Fall. The song became Stürmer's second number one song in Austria. The song deals with the war in Iraq between Iraq and the United States....
" ("Mom (I Love You)") - 3:59 - "Kind des Universums" ("Child of the universe") - 4:12
- "VorbeiVorbei"Vorbei" is the first single from Christina Stürmer's second album, soll das wirklich alles sein?. The song reached number one in Austria, and was later re-released as a single for her third studio album, Schwarz Weiss in September 2004....
" ("Over") - 3:11 - "So wie ich bin" ("As I Am") - 3:04
- "Liebt sie dich so wie ich?" ("Does She Love You As I Do?") - 3:25
- "Geh nicht wenn du kommst" ("Do Not Go If You Come") - 4:04
Special features
As special features the CD contains the music videos for Vorbei and Ich lebe along with an exclusive interview with Christina Stürmer. These can be viewed when the CD is played on a computer.Charts
| Year | Album | Peak position | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AT | GER | CH | ||
| 2005 | Schwarz Weiss | n.r. | 3 | 12 |
| Year | Title | Peak position | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUT | GER | CH | |||
| 2005 | "Ich lebe" | 1 | 4 | 21 | Freier Fall Freier Fall Freier Fall is Christina Stürmer's debut album after she took part in Starmania.It was the most successful album of an Austria artist since Falco and it was on top of the Austria Top 40 and the Italian hit charts for weeks.... /Schwarz Weiss |
| "Mama (Ana Ahabak)" | 1 | 11 | 33 | Freier Fall/Schwarz Weiss | |
| "Engel fliegen einsam" | 10 | 16 | - | Schwarz Weiss | |
| 2006 | "Immer an euch geglaubt" | - | 46 | - | Schwarz Weiss |