4630 Bochum
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| Studio album by Herbert Grönemeyer | ||||
| Released | August 14, 1984 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 38:43 minutes | |||
| Label | EMI | |||
| Producer | Herbert Grönemeyer | |||
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4630 Bochum is the fifth studio album released by the prominent German rock/pop artist Herbert Grönemeyer. It was released on 14 August 1984 by EMI.
Recording
4630 Bochum was recorded between January and March 1984 in EMI studios in Cologne. It was his first album for EMI after the end of his contact with Intercord Tonträger GmbH (a record label owned by Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrinck).
The album spent 79 weeks in the German album charts,[1] making it the most successful album of 1984 in Germany. With certified sales in excess of 2.5 million, it is currently the number three best-selling album in Germany, having been certified quintuple platinum.[2] In Switzerland and Austria, the album spent 13 and 24 weeks respectively in the charts.[3] The single release Männer in particular established Grönemeyer's fame in Germany.
The cover shows the title hand-written in the style of an address in white chalk on a black background:
- Herbert
- Grönemeyer
- 4630 Bochum
At the time, 4630 was the postal code for the city of Bochum where Grönemeyer grew up and had worked as a musician.
Track listing
- Bochum – 3:50
- Männer – 4:00
- Flugzeuge im Bauch – 3:54
- Alkohol – 4:29
- Amerika – 3:26
- Für Dich da – 3:23
- Jetzt oder nie – 4:57
- Fangfragen – 4:17
- Erwischt – 4:01
- Mambo – 2:45
Personnel
- Herbert Grönemeyer – vocals, choir, piano
- Detlef Kessler – drums
- Alfred Kritzer – piano, trumpet
- Norbert Hamm – bass
- Jakob Hansonis – guitars
- Gaggy Mrozeck – guitars
- Charlie Mariano – saxophone
Cover versions
- 1989 Männer a-cappella by Bläck Fööss
- 1995 Männer, titled Frauen by JBO
- 1998 Flugzeuge im Bauch by Oli.P and Xavier Naidoo (DE #1, AT #1, CH #1)
- 1999 Mambo, titled Mamboleo by Loona
- 2012 Flugzeuge im Bauch by Katja Friedenberg on the The Voice of Germany (DE #41)
External links
- Singt Grönemeyer wirklich „tief im Westen“?(German). Der Westen, 15 August 2008. A comparison of the song's lyrics with everyday life in Bochum
References
- ↑ Bayern 3(German)
- ↑ 35 Jahre Gold/Platin – Herbert Grönemeyer auf Platz 1 der offiziellen Rangliste, Musikindustrie.de, 2 July 2010(German)
- ↑ Album info at hitparade.ch(German)