Leben (Schiller album)

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Leben
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Studio album by
Released13 October 2003 (2003-10-13)
Recorded2002–2003
Genre Synthpop, trance
Label Universal / Polydor Island
Producer Christopher von Deylen
Schiller chronology
Weltreise
(2001)
Leben
(2003)
Live Erleben
(2004)
Singles from Leben
  1. "Liebe (with Milü) (UK: Love)"
    Released: 22 September 2003
  2. "Leben...I Feel You (with Heppner) (UK: Life...I Feel You)"
    Released: 1 October 2003 (2003-10-01)
  3. "The Smile (with Sarah Brightman) (Promo CD Only!)"
    Released: 2004

Leben is the third studio album by German electronic musician, composer and producer Christopher von Deylen under his Schiller alias. It features collaborations with renowned vocalists such as Sarah Brightman, Maya Saban, Peter Heppner and Kim Sanders. Schiller used Daf and Tombak which are the two most Powerful Persian percussive instruments on the 10th track of this album (The Smile ft Sarah Brightman)

Contents

The album achieved platinum status in Germany in 2016. [1]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Willkommen (UK: Welcome)" (Spoken words: Franziska Pigulla)Von Deylen1:11
2."Sommerregen (UK: Summer Rain)"Von Deylen3:54
3."I've Seen It All" (With Maya Saban)Von Deylen4:51
4."Zukunft (UK: Future)"Von Deylen4:34
5."Liebe (UK: Love)" (With Mila Mar), Spoken Words: Jürgen Thorman)Hachfeld, von Deylen4:06
6."Einklang (UK: Accord / Harmony)"Von Deylen4:42
7."I Miss You" (With Maya Saban), Acoustic & Electric Guitar: Mickey Meinert)Von Deylen6:03
8."Leben... I Feel You" (With Heppner)Heppner, von Deylen5:35
9."Mittelerde (UK: Middle Earth)"Von Deylen4:54
10."The Smile" (With Sarah Brightman), Acoustic & Electric Guitar: Mickey Meinert)Von Deylen5:34
11."Dreiklang (UK: Triad)"Schnakenberg, von Deylen4:30
12."Babel" (With Mila Mar)Hachfeld, von Deylen4:22
13."Desire" (With Veljanov)Veljanov4:02
14."Stille (UK: Quiet)"Von Deylen4:15
15."Vergangenheit (UK: Past)"Von Deylen4:29
16."Delicately Yours" (With Kim Sanders), Acoustic & Electric Guitar: Mickey Meinert)Sanders4:58
17."Ausklang (UK: Finale / Conclusion)" (Acoustic & Electric Guitar: Mickey Meinert)Von Deylen3:45

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References

  1. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Schiller)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie . Retrieved 2016-02-27.