Summer in Berlin (album)

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Summer in Berlin
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Studio album by
Released12 February 2021 (2021-02-12)
Recorded2020
Genre
Label Sony Music Artist Concepts
Producer Christopher von Deylen
Schiller chronology
Morgenstund
(2019)
Summer in Berlin
(2021)
Christopher von Deylen chronology
Colors
(2020)
Summer in Berlin
(2021)

Summer in Berlin is the eleventh studio album of the music project Schiller, created by the German electronic musician Christopher von Deylen. The album was released on 12 February 2021. On this album Schiller has collaborated with the singers Tricia McTeague and Janet Devlin, the musician Quaeschning from Tangerine Dream and the music group Alphaville. It will be released in different editions, including the limited "Super Deluxe Edition". [1] [2]

Contents

On 8 November 2020, Schiller officially announced on Facebook the release of a new album with the name "Summer in Berlin" and its cover artwork were revealed.

The Super Deluxe Edition will include two BlueRays with the concerts: "Live in Berlin", "Berlin Moskau: The Ultimate Experience", "Schiller x Quaesching: Behind Closed Doors Part II" and "Lichtsommer Live". And the extras: "Summer in Germany: Die Dokumentation", "Exklusives Behind the Scenes Material", "Videoclips", "Wall of Friends" and "Live in Berlin: Das Live Album".

The cover artwork shows the Victoria statue of the Berlin Victory Column in gold in front of a violet background. The same cover art is also used for the songs of the album, but in different colors.

Track listings

The album includes following songs:

Music videos

Credits and personnel

Charts

Chart performance for Summer in Berlin
Chart (2021)Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [3] 11
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [4] 1
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [5] 11

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