Sound of My Heart

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Sound of My Heart
Hubertkahsoundofmyheartalbum.jpeg
Studio album by
Released1989
Genre Synthpop
Label RCA, Blow Up, CBS, Sony, Curb Records, Polydor, Intercord Tonträger GmbH
Producer Michael Cretu
Hubert Kah chronology
Tensongs
(1986)
Sound of My Heart
(1989)
Hubert Kah
(1996)

Sound of My Heart is the fifth studio album by the German synthpop band Hubert Kah, and their second English language album, released in 1989. It was produced by Michael Cretu. Three singles were released from the album: "Welcome, Machine Gun", "So Many People" and "It's Me, Cathy (Follow My Heart)". [1] [2] [3] The band's 1987 single "Military Drums" was also included as a track on the Japanese and US editions of Sound of My Heart. [4]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Upon release, Billboard commented: "Early dance hit "Machine Gun" and current "So Many People" prove to be a somewhat deceptive introduction to a collection that fits more comfortably in a techno/modern rock bag. Although pop radio at large may miss the boat on this one, tracks like "Cathy" and "Carousel" may appeal to the more adventurous programmers". [6] Barry Walters of The San Francisco Examiner noted Kemmler's "soaring, stylish tenor" and Cretu's "lavish, invigorating production" on the album. [7]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Welcome, Machine Gun"Hubert Kemmler, Klaus Hirschburger3:31
2."Carrousel"Kemmler, Markus Löhr, Hirschburger4:15
3."Cathy"Kemmler, Löhr, Hirschburger3:50
4."Midnight Sun"Kemmler, Hirschburger4:23
5."Sound of My Heart"Kemmler, Löhr, Hirschburger, Susanne Müller4:15
6."So Many People"Kemmler, Löhr, Michael Cretu, Hirschburger4:41
7."Help Me Through the Night (When Devil Comes)"Kemmler, Löhr, Hirschburger4:47
8."The Voice of Silence"Kemmler, Löhr, Hirschburger, Müller4:49
9."Victim of Brain"Gerhard Würzberg, Roland Zinne, Harald Messmer, Müller, Kemmler4:01
1989 Japanese CD (original track 9 is track 10)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
9."Military Drums"Cretu, Müller3:39

Chart performance

Album

Chart (1989)Peak
position
German Albums Chart [8] 40

Singles

Military Drums

Chart (1987)Peak
position
German Singles Chart [9] 35
U.S. Billboard Dance Music/Club Play [10] 8
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi Singles33

Welcome, Machine Gun

Chart (1989)Peak
position
German Singles Chart [11] 42
U.S. Billboard Dance Music/Club Play [10] 7
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi Singles35

So Many People

Chart (1989)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Dance Music/Club Play [10] 7
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi Singles23

Cathy

Chart (1990)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Dance Music/Club Play [10] 14
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi Singles40

Personnel

Hubert Kah
Additional personnel

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References

  1. "Hubert Kah - Welcome, Machine Gun".
  2. "Hubert Kah - So Many People".
  3. "Hubert Kah - It's Me, Cathy (Follow My Heart) | Discogs". Discogs .
  4. "Hubert Kah – Sound Of My Heart (1989, CD) - Discogs". Discogs .
  5. "Sound of My Heart - Hubert Kah | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
  6. Billboard magazine - Album reviews - October 21, 1989 - page 78
  7. Walters, Barry (25 August 1989). "German sounds hot in S.F.". The San Francisco Examiner.
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