Michael Learns to Rock (1991 album)

Michael Learns to Rock
Studio album by Michael Learns to Rock
Released	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
Michael Learns to Rock (1991) Colours (1993)
Singles from Michael Learns to Rock
"My Blue Angel" Released: 1991 "I Still Carry On" Released: 1991 "The Actor" Released: 1991

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]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"My Blue Angel"	Jascha Richter, George Merrill, Shannon Rubicam, Richard Scher	Steve Barri, Tony Peluso, Scher (co.)	3:55
2.	"Looking at Love"	Richter, Merrill, Rubicam, Scher	Barri, Peluso	4:30
3.	"A Kiss in the Rain"	Richter, Merrill, Rubicam, Scher	Barri, Peluso, Scher (co.)	4:45
4.	"The Actor"	Richter	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, Michael Masser, Gerry Goffin, Terry Lupton	Barri, Peluso	3:59
8.	"African Queen"	Richter, Merrill, Rubicam, Maribeth Derry	Hofman, Poulsen, Peluso	4:10
9.	"Come on and Dance"	Richter, Masser, Preston Glass	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, Merrill, Rubicam, Derry	Hofman, Poulsen	4:10

2014 remastered edition bonus tracks[4]
No.	Title	Length
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

Charts

Chart (1992)	Peak position
Norwegian Album Chart[5]	5
Danish Album Chart	1

References

1. Kastrup, Mads (October 23, 1994). "Michaels frugtbare pop" [The flourishing pop of Michael]. Berlingske Tidende (in Danish) (Copenhagen: Berlingske Media).
2. Olesen, Allan Lykke (October 22, 1994). "Nu har vi råd til at spille rock" [Now we can afford to play rock]. Ekstra Bladet (in Danish) (Copenhagen: JP/Politikens Hus).
3. "Frugtelige friske fyre" [Fruitful fresh guys]. Politiken (in Danish) (Copenhagen: JP/Politikens Hus). October 25, 1993.
4. https://itunes.apple.com/ph/album/michael-learns-to-rock-remastered/id905213462
5. VG-lista Michael Learns to Rock

External links

• Michael Learns To Rock official website
• Michael Learns to Rock at AllMusic