Tensongs is the first English language album by German synthpop

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 band Hubert Kah

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. It was released in 1986

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Three singles were released from the album, "Limousine", "Something I Should Know" and "Love is So Sensible". The opening track "Pogo the Clown" is a reference to American serial killer John Wayne Gacy

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. "Get Strange" featured on the 1986 film Rad

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Track listing

Album

Chart (1986)	Peak position	Total weeks
German Albums Chart	35	?
Swiss Albums Chart	21	1

Singles

Limousine

Chart (1986)	Peak position	Total weeks
German Singles Chart	8	17
Swiss Singles Chart	25	4

Something I Should Know

Chart (1986)	Peak position	Total weeks
German Singles Chart	49	5

Personnel

• Hubert Kemmler: vocals, backing vocals on "Love is So Sensible"
• Markus Löhr: guitar, keyboards
• Klaus Hirschburger: bass guitar
• Curt Cress: drums
• Lothar Krell: keyboard arranger on "Limousine"
• Eddie Taylor: saxophone on "Something I Should Know"
• Ken Taylor: voice on "Lonesome Cowboy" and bass guitar on "Explain the World in a Word"
• Thomas Dörr: backing vocals on "Love is So Sensible"
• Judy Cheeks: backing vocals on "Limousine"
• Patricia Shockley: backing vocals on "Limousine"
• Victoria Miles: backing vocals on "Limousine"
• Michael Cretu: producer, arranger, digital and conventional keyboards
• Armand Volker: producer, arranger, guitar solo on "Love is So Sensible"
• Hubert Kah: arranger
• Mike Schmidt: artwork