Error in the System

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Error in the System
Error album cover.jpg
Studio album by
Peter Schilling
Released24 March 1983 (English version)
3 July 1982 (German version)
StudioPeer-Southern Studios in Hamburg, Germany
Genre
Length35:42 (English version)
37:54 (German version)
Label
Producer
  • Armin Sabol
  • Peter Schilling
Peter Schilling chronology
Error in the System
(1983)		 Things to Come
(1985)
Singles from Fehler im System/Error in the System
  1. "Major Tom (Völig losgelöst)"
    Released: 1982[ discuss ]
  2. "Die Wüste lebt"
    Released: 1983
  3. "Major Tom (Coming Home)"
    Released: 1983
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Error in the System is the first English album by German singer Peter Schilling, and is the English counterpart to the German album Fehler im System. The English and German version have been combined and sold as a single box set in several parts of the world. [2] [3] [4]

Contents

Singles

The English version contains the song "Major Tom (Coming Home)", which reached the top 15 in New Zealand [5] and the US, [6] and the top 50 in the UK. [7] The German version includes the songs "Major Tom (Völlig losgelöst)", which reached number one in Germany, Austria and Switzerland [8] [9] [10] and number two on the Dutch Top 40, [11] [12] as well as "Die Wüste lebt". [13] Because "Major Tom (Coming Home)" was his one and only entry into the top 40 on the US charts, he is generally considered a one-hit wonder in that country. [14]

Track listing

Error in the System

Side one

  1. "Only Dreams" (Schilling, David Lodge) – 3:22
  2. "Lifetime Guarantee" (Schilling, Lodge, Armin Sabol) – 6:20
  3. "The Noah Plan" (Schilling, Lodge) – 4:21
  4. "Error In The System" (Schilling, Matthew Garey) – 3:35
  5. "Fast Alles Konstruiert" (Schilling, Lodge, Armin Sabol) – 6:20 (cassette only)
  6. "Major Tom (Völlig Losgelöst)" (Schilling, Lodge) – 4:08 (cassette only)

Side two

  1. "Major Tom (Coming Home)" (Schilling, Lodge) – 5:03
  2. "Major Tom, Part II" (Sabol) – 3:35
  3. "(Let's Play) U.S.A." (Schilling, Sabol, Garey) – 3:18
  4. "I Have No Desire" (Schilling, Garey) – 3:22
  5. "Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht" (Silent Night, Holy Night; trad.; arr. Sabol/Schilling) – 3:26
  6. "Dann Trügt Der Schein" (Schilling, David Lodge) – 3:22 (cassette only)
  7. "Die Wüste Lebt" (Schilling, Lodge) – 4:21 (cassette only)

Fehler im System

Side one

  1. "…Dann trügt der Schein" (Schilling) – 3:28
  2. "Fast alles konstruiert" (Sabol, Schilling) – 6:48
  3. "Die Wüste lebt" (Schilling) – 4:56
  4. "Fehler im System" (Schilling) – 3:30

Side two

  1. "Major Tom (Völlig losgelöst)" (Schilling) – 4:59
  2. "Major Tom" (Sabol, Schilling) – 3:50
  3. "U.S.A." (Sabol, Schilling) – 3:22
  4. "Ich hab' keine Lust" (Schilling) – 3:31
  5. "Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht" (trad.; arr. Sabol, Schilling) – 3:30

Personnel

Musicians

Production

Charts

Chart performance for Fehler im System
Chart (1983)Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [15] 4
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [16] 28
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [17] 2

Certifications

Certifications for Fehler im System
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI) [18] Gold250,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png

Double-dagger-14-plain.png Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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  7. ↑ British Hit Singles & Albums, 18th Edition (2005). Guinness World Records Limited. ISBN   978-1-904994-00-8.
  8. ↑ Major Tom in Offizielle Deutsche Charts
  9. ↑ Major Tom in den österreichischen Charts
  10. ↑ Major Tom in der Schweizer Hitparade
  11. ↑ Top 40 Hit dossier 1956-2001 ISBN   90-257-3349-2
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