Tam-Tam is the sixth studio album by French

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 singer Amanda Lear

Amanda Lear

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, released in December, 1983 by West German label Ariola-Eurodisc. After a series of charttopping albums and hit singles all through the late Seventies and early Eighties Tam-Tam became Lear's final and least-successful album for Ariola.

Album information

Tam-Tam was Lear's first full-length release not to be produced in Munich by Anthony Monn, her last with Ariola and was mainly only recorded to fulfill her contract with the label. Although Lear performed some of the songs on the Italian Saturday TV show Premiatissima, "Tam Tam", "Gipsy Man", "Bewitched", "No Regrets" and the unreleased Italian version of "Music is", Magica.
She didn't promote the album in the rest of Europe and neither did the record company because of their complicated relationship at the time. While "No Regrets" was released as a single in Italy Ariola chose not to issue any singles from the album in the rest of the world. Tam-Tam subsequently turned out to be a disappointment both artistically and commercially.

Tam-Tam had been preceded by double A-side single "Love Your Body"/"Darkness And Light", both tracks synth-disco á la Moroder '83 recorded in Munich with producer Monn's sound engineer Peter Lüdemann in charge of arrangement and production, which had been a minor hit in West Germany, France and Scandinavia. These two tracks were unfortunately not included on the comparatively unsuccessful Tam-Tam.

The rights to the Ariola-Eurodisc back catalogue are currently held by Sony BMG Music Entertainment

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, Tam-Tam was released as a mid-priced compilation CD combined with 1987's Secret Passion

Secret Passion

-Credits:*Produced, arranged by Christian De Walden and Steve Singer for Zig Zag Productions, USA*Executive producers: Steve Singer, Carlo Mezzano & Christian De Walden*Mixed by Greg Penny & Christian De Walden...

in Russia in 2001, but remains unreleased on compact disc in the rest of the world.

Track listing

Side A

1. "Tam Tam" (A. Lear, Villahermosa, R. Cacciapaglia) - 3:37
2. "Bewitched" (A. Lear, Carasco, Cacciapaglia, P. Nicolosi, L. Nicolosi) - 4:32
3. "Wicked Lady" (A. Lear, R. Cacciapaglia) - 4:27
4. "No Regrets" (A. Lear, P. Micioni, M. DiCarlo, R. Masala) - 4:28

Side B

1. "Magic" (A. Lear, R.Cacciapaglia) - 4:14
2. "It's All Over" (A. Lear, Menegale, Ferrato) - 3:39
3. "Gipsy Man" (A. Lear, Carrasco, Nicolosi P.L.R.D.) - 4:29
4. "Music Is" (A. Lear, R. Cacciapaglia) - 3:36

Personnel

• Amanda Lear - lead vocals
• Tony Carrasco - drum programming
• Stefano Previsti - keyboards
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• Claudio Cattafesta - electric guitar
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Production

• Roberto Cacciapaglia - record producer
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  , musical arranger
• Tony Carrasco - production assistance
• Stefano Previsti - arrangement assistance
• Paolo Bocchi - sound engineer
• Maurizio Cannici CGD Messaggerie Musicali S.P.A. - executive producer
• Recorded and mixed at Regson Studios, Milan
  Milan
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• Angelo Deligio - photography
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• Artemio of Milano - dress and jewelry
• Graphic Studio CGD - cover

Release history

Release format	Country	Label	Cat. No.	Release date
Vinyl	Worldwide	Ariola	203 450-320	1983
Vinyl	West Germany	Ariola	205 895-320	1983
Vinyl	Italy	Ariola	ARL 39175	1983
Cassette	Italy	Ariola	30 ARL 39175	1983
Vinyl	Argentina	Ariola	80268	1984

7"

• 1983 "Love Your Body" (7" Edit) * / "Darkness And Light" (7" Edit) * (West Germany - Ariola 105 240 100)
• 1983 "Love Your Body" * / "Darkness And Light" * (France - Arabella 105 240)
• 1983 "Love Your Body" * / "Darkness And Light * (Sweden - Ariola ARI 8320)
• 1983 "No Regrets" / "It's All Over" (Italy - Ariola ARL 37 109)
• * Non-album track

12"

• 1983 "Love Your Body" (Extended version) */** / "Darkness And Light" (Extended version) */** (West Germany - Ariola 600 792-213)
• 1983 "Love Your Body" (Extended version) */** / "Darkness And Light" (Extended version) */** (Portugal - Ariola 600 792)
• 1983 "No Regrets" (Extended Vocal Version) ** / "No Regrets" (Instrumental Dub) ** (Italy - Ariola ARl 38020)
• 1983 "Bewitched" (Extended Vocal Version) ** / "Bewitched" (Instrumental Dub) ** (Promo only) (Italy - Ariola ARL 38023)
• * Non-album track
• ** Non-album version

External links

• Official Amanda Lear site about the album