Ken Laszlo (album)

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Ken Laszlo
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Studio album by
Released3 July 1987
StudioArlequin (Mantua)
Genre Italo disco
Length38:01
Label Memory
Producer
  • Stefano Cundari
  • Claudio Cattafesta
  • Alessandro Zanni
Ken Laszlo chronology
Ken Laszlo
(1987)
Dr Ken & Mr Laszlo
(1998)
Singles from Ken Laszlo
  1. "Hey Hey Guy"
    Released: 1984
  2. "Tonight"
    Released: 1985
  3. "Don't Cry"
    Released: 1986
  4. "1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8"
    Released: 1987
  5. "Glasses Man"
    Released: 1987

Ken Laszlo is the debut studio album by Italian singer Ken Laszlo, released on 3 July 1987, by Memory Records.

Contents

Five singles were released from the album: "Hey Hey Guy", "Tonight", "Don't Cry", "1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8" and "Glasses Man".

Commercial performance

In Sweden, the album debuted in its peak of number 31 and spent only one week on the chart. [1]

Track listing

Ken Laszlo– Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Tonight (Remix)"
  • Sandro Oliva
  • Gino Caria
6:50
2."Let Me Try"
  • Oliva
  • Caria
4:23
3."Black Pearl"
  • Oliva
  • Caria
4:00
4."Glasses Man"
  • Oliva
  • Caria
4:07
Total length:19:20
Ken Laszlo– Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8"
  • Oliva
  • Caria
4:30
2."Talkin"
  • Oliva
  • Caria
4:20
3."Don't Cry (Remix)"
  • Oliva
  • Caria
4:09
4."Hey Hey Guy (USA Remix)"Oliva5:42
Total length:18:41

Notes [2]

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes. [2]

Musicians

Production and design

Charts

Weekly chart performance for Ken Laszlo
Chart (1987)Peak
position
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [3] 18
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [1] 31

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References

  1. 1 2 "Swedishcharts.com – Ken Laszlo – Ken Laszlo". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  2. 1 2 Ken Laszlo (Liner notes). Ken Laszlo. Memory Records. 1987. ME LP 005.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. Pennanen, Timo (2021). "Sisältää hitin: Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021" (PDF) (in Finnish). Musiikkiarkisto. p. 143. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 May 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2023.