Dschinghis Khan (album)

Dschinghis Khan
Studio album by Dschinghis Khan
Released	1979
Recorded	1979
Studio	Olympia Studios Munich
Genre	Disco
Length	46:37
Language	German
Label	Jupiter Records
Producer	Ralph Siegel
Dschinghis Khan chronology
Dschinghis Khan (1979) Rom (1980)
Singles from Dschinghis Khan
"Dschinghis Khan" Released: 1979 "Moskau" Released: 1979 "Rocking Son of Dschinghis Khan" Released: 1979 "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]

Track listing

Original release

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

Side A

No.	Title	Writer(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.	Title	Writer(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")	Meinunger Leslie Mándoki	3:15
6.	"Der Verräter" ("The Traitor")		5:35

Japanese bonus track

No.	Title	Length
12.	"Hadschi Halef Omar"	3:48

Australian release

Side A

No.	Title	Writer(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.	Title	Writer(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

References

1. "Dschinghis Khan - Dschinghis Khan". hitparade.ch. Archived from the original on 28 May 2006. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
2. "Offiziellecharts.de – Dschinghis Khan – Dschinghis Khan" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
3. "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 14 June 2020.

External links

• Dschinghis Khan at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
• Dschinghis Khan at Discogs (list of releases)