Emotional (Falco album)

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Emotional
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Studio album by
Falco
Released1 November 1986 (1986-11-01)
Recorded1986
Genre Pop
Length48:02
Label GiG
Producer Bolland & Bolland
Falco chronology
Falco 3
(1985)		Emotional
(1986)		 Wiener Blut
(1988)
Singles from Emotional
  1. "The Sound of Musik"
    Released: 1 August 1986
  2. "Coming Home (Jeanny Part II, One Year Later)"
    Released: 1 November 1986
  3. "Emotional"
    Released: 11 May 1987
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Emotional is the fourth studio album by Austrian singer and rapper Falco, released in 1986. [2]

Contents

It was Falco's second album produced by Bolland & Bolland. The lead single was "The Sound of Musik". The second single, "Coming Home (Jeanny Part II, One Year Later)", is a sequel to the song "Jeanny".

The album's cover, a still from the music video for the title track, is a homage to a similar backdrop used by Elvis Presley in his 1968 comeback special.

Track listing

  1. "Emotional" – 4:52
  2. "Kamikaze Cappa" – 5:10
  3. "Crime Time" – 4:24
  4. "Cowboyz and Indianz" – 5:46
  5. "Coming Home (Jeanny Part II, One Year Later)" – 5:32
  6. "The Star of Moon and Sun" – 5:19
  7. "Les Nouveaux Riches" – 4:31
  8. "The Sound of Musik" – 4:56
  9. "The Kiss of Kathleen Turner" – 7:32

2022 remaster bonus tracks

  2. "The Sound of Musik" (Extended Rock 'N' Soul Version) – 10:00
  3. "The Sound of Musik" (12" Edit) – 7:12
  4. "Coming Home (Jeanny Part 2, Ein Jahr danach)" (Extended Version) – 7:43
  5. "Emotional" (Extended Version) – 7:38
  6. "Emotional" (Extended N.Y. Mix) – 8:21
  7. "Emotional" (Extended N.Y. Mix) (English Version) – 8:21
  8. "Emotional" (Her Side of the Story) – 5:19

Bonus disc

  1. "The Sound of Musik" (Rock 'N' Soul Edit) – 4:35
  2. "The Sound of Musik" (Single Edit) – 4:12
  3. "The Sound of Musik" (7" Edit) – 4:07
  4. "The Sound of Musik" (Full Length Instru-Mental Version) – 4:05
  5. "The Sound of Musik" (Instru-Mental Version) – 2:44
  6. "Coming Home (Jeanny Part 2, Ein Jahr danach)" (Special Edited Radio Version) – 4:24
  7. "Emotional" (N.Y. Mix) – 4:20
  8. "Emotional" (N.Y. Mix) (English Version) – 4:20
  9. "Emotional" (English Version) – 4:54
  10. "Emotional" (Her Side of the Story 7" Edit) – 4:09
  11. "Crime Time" (7" Edit) – 3:28

DVD: Live in Frankfurt 1986

  1. "The Star of Moon and Sun"
  2. "Junge Roemer"
  3. "Männer des Westens – Any Kind of Land"
  4. "The Kiss of Kathleen Turner"
  5. "Jeanny"
  6. "Crime Time"
  7. "Munich Girls"
  8. "Emotional"
  9. "Coming Home (Jeanny Part 2, Ein Jahr danach)"
  10. "Vienna Calling"
  11. "Rock Me Amadeus"

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Emotional
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria) [10] Gold25,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

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References

  1. ↑ AllMusic review
  2. ↑ Hochman, Steve (23 November 1986). "Fall Album Roundup : Falco's Teutonic Rap". Los Angeles Times .
  3. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Falco – Emotional" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  4. ↑ "European Hot 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 3, no. 50. 20 December 1986. p. 27. OCLC   29800226 – via World Radio History.
  5. ↑ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN   978-951-1-21053-5.
  6. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Falco – Emotional" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  7. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Falco – Emotional". Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  8. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Falco – Emotional". Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  9. ↑ "Jahreshitparade Alben 1986". austriancharts.at (in German). Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  10. ↑ "European Gold & Platinum Awards 1986" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 3, no. 51/52. 27 December 1986. p. 34. OCLC   29800226 – via World Radio History.
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