Dschinghis Khan (album)

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Dschinghis Khan
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Released1979
Recorded1979
StudioOlympia Studios Munich
Genre Disco
Length46:37
LanguageGerman
Label Jupiter Records
Producer Ralph Siegel
Dschinghis Khan chronology
Dschinghis Khan
(1979)
Rom
(1980)
Singles from Dschinghis Khan
  1. "Dschinghis Khan"
    Released: 1979
  2. "Moskau"
    Released: 1979
  3. "Rocking Son of Dschinghis Khan"
    Released: 1979
  4. "Samurai"
    Released: 1980

Dschinghis Khan (released internationally as Genghis Khan) is the debut album by German disco group Dschinghis Khan. The album includes the band's breakthrough single, also called "Dschinghis Khan", with which they represented Germany at the Eurovision Song Contest 1979, finishing in 4th position. Included is also the follow-up "Moskau", a tribute to the Russian capital Moscow. Both singles were also released in English-language versions in certain markets, entitled "Genghis Khan" and "Moscow" respectively. [1]

Contents

Track listing

Original release

All tracks are written by Bernd Meinunger and Ralph Siegel, except where noted

Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Moskau" 5:58
2."Komm doch heim" ("Come Home") 4:16
3."Samurai" 4:56
4."Rocking Son of Dschinghis Khan" 4:15
5."Pass auf, der Drache kommt" ("Watch Out, the Dragon Is Coming")
  • Meinunger
  • Steve Bender
3:40
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Dschinghis Khan" 3:00
2."Israel, Israel" 5:38
3."China Boy"
  • Norbert Daum
  • Werner Schüler
3:54
4."Sahara"
  • Siegel
  • Kurt Hertha
3:00
5."Puszta" ("Sheer")
3:15
6."Der Verräter" ("The Traitor") 5:35
Japanese bonus track
No.TitleLength
12."Hadschi Halef Omar"3:48

Australian release

Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Moscow" (English Version)
  • Christian Dornaus
  • Meinunger
  • Siegel
4:30
2."Israel, Israel" 5:44
3."Genghis Khan" (English Version)
  • Dornaus
  • Meinunger
  • Siegel
3:08
4."China Boy"
  • Daum
  • Schüler
4:02
5."Rome" (English Version)
  • Fred Jay
  • Meinunger
  • Siegel
5:54
6."Samurai" 4:44
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Moskau" 4:32
2."Desert Land" (English)
  • Dornaus
  • Meinunger
  • Siegel
3:04
3."Der Verräter" 5:36
4."Rocking Son of Dschinghis Khan" (English Version)
  • Dornaus
  • Meinunger
  • Siegel
3:58
5."Puszta"
  • Meinunger
  • Mándoki
3:18
6."The Strangers" (English)
  • Jay
  • Meinunger
  • Siegel
5:16

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1979)Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [2] 8

Year-end charts

Chart (1979)Position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [3] 46

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References

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  3. "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 14 June 2020.