Sound of My Heart | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1989 | |||
Genre | Synthpop | |||
Label | RCA, Blow Up, CBS, Sony, Curb Records, Polydor, Intercord Tonträger GmbH | |||
Producer | Michael Cretu | |||
Hubert Kah chronology | ||||
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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]
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [5] |
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]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Welcome, Machine Gun" | Hubert Kemmler, Klaus Hirschburger | 3:31 |
2. | "Carrousel" | Kemmler, Hirschburger, Markus Löhr | 4:15 |
3. | "Cathy" | Kemmler, Hirschburger, Löhr | 3:50 |
4. | "Midnight Sun" | Kemmler, Hirschburger | 4:23 |
5. | "Sound of My Heart" | Kemmler, Hirschburger, Löhr, Susanne Müller | 4:15 |
6. | "So Many People" | Kemmler, Hirschburger, Löhr, Michael Cretu | 4:41 |
7. | "Help Me Through the Night (When Devil Comes)" | Kemmler, Hirschburger, Löhr | 4:47 |
8. | "The Voice of Silence" | Kemmler, Hirschburger, Löhr, Müller | 4:49 |
9. | "Victim of Brain" | Kemmler, Hirschburger, Löhr, Cretu, Müller | 4:01 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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9. | "Military Drums" | Gerhard Wurzberg, Harald Messmer, Kemmler, Roland Zinne, Müller | 3:39 |
Chart (1989) | Peak position |
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German Albums Chart [8] | 40 |
Military Drums
Chart (1987) | Peak position |
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German Singles Chart [9] | 35 |
U.S. Billboard Dance Music/Club Play [10] | 8 |
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi Singles | 33 |
Welcome, Machine Gun
Chart (1989) | Peak position |
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German Singles Chart [11] | 42 |
U.S. Billboard Dance Music/Club Play [10] | 7 |
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi Singles | 35 |
So Many People
Chart (1989) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Dance Music/Club Play [10] | 7 |
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi Singles | 23 |
Cathy
Chart (1990) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Dance Music/Club Play [10] | 14 |
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi Singles | 40 |
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