Michael Learns to Rock | ||||
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Released | 4 September 1991 | |||
Genre | Pop rock, soft rock | |||
Length | 43:16 | |||
Label | Medley | |||
Producer | Steve Barri (also exec.), Poul Bruun (exec.), Jens Hofman, Randy Nicklaus (exec.), Tony Peluso, Oli Poulsen, Richard Scher | |||
Michael Learns to Rock chronology | ||||
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Singles from Michael Learns to Rock | ||||
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Michael Learns to Rock is the eponymous debut album of the Danish soft rock and pop rock band Michael Learns to Rock. The album was released in September 1991 through Medley Records in Denmark. It sold 180,000 copies in Scandinavia, and 250,000 copies in the rest of the world. [1] [2] The album includes their signature song "The Actor", which charted at number one in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and the Philippines. [3]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "My Blue Angel" | Jascha Richter, Michael Price, Richard Scher | Steve Barri, Tony Peluso, Scher (co.) | 3:55 |
2. | "Looking at Love" | Richter, Price, Scher | Barri, Peluso | 4:30 |
3. | "A Kiss in the Rain" | Richter, Price, Scher | Barri, Peluso, Scher (co.) | 4:45 |
4. | "The Actor" | Richter, Madsen | Jens Hofman, Oli Poulsen | 4:34 |
5. | "Messages" | Richter | Hofman, Poulsen | 4:32 |
6. | "I Still Carry On" | Richter | Hofman, Poulsen | 4:36 |
7. | "Crazy Dream" | Richter, Price, Terry Lupton | Barri, Peluso | 3:59 |
8. | "African Queen" | Richter, Maribeth Derry | Hofman, Poulsen, Peluso | 4:10 |
9. | "Come on and Dance" | Richter, Price | Hofman, Poulsen, Peluso | 4:44 |
10. | "Let's Build a Room" | Richter | Hofman, Poulsen, Peluso | 3:35 |
11. | "Gone After Midnight" (CD bonus track) | Richter, Derry | Hofman, Poulsen | 4:10 |
No. | Title | Length |
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12. | "The Actor" (remix '99) | 4:11 |
13. | "The Actor" (early piano version) | 4:22 |
14. | "I'll Kill for You" (Outtake 1990) | 4:03 |
15. | "The Actor" (Danish version 17/07/1990) | 4:36 |
Chart (1992) | Peak position |
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Norwegian Album Chart [5] | 5 |
Danish Album Chart | 1 |
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