Category: Falco

Falco – Rock Me Amadeus (Salieri Mix) (UK 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1985

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Originally posted June 6, 2012

“Rock Me Amadeus” is a song recorded by Austrian musician Falco, for his third studio album, Falco 3 (1985). The single was made available for physical sale in 1985 in German-speaking Europe, through A&M. “Rock Me Amadeus” was written by Falco along with Dutch music producers Bolland & Bolland. To date, the single is the only German language song to peak at number one of the Billboard Hot 100, which it did on 29 March 1986.

It topped the singles charts on both sides of the Atlantic. It was Falco’s only number one hit in both the United States and the United Kingdom, despite the artist’s popularity in his native Austria and much of Europe.

SIDE A:
Rock Me Amadeus (Salieri Mix) 8:23
Rock Me Amadeus (The Can Am Mix) 4:04

SIDE B:
Rock Me Amadeus (Extended Mix) 7:04

Urban Tropical 3:52
Producer – Kurt Hauenstein
Written-By – Falco

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY

Year Single Chart Position
1986 Rock Me Amadeus U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #1
1986 Rock Me Amadeus U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles #6
1986 Rock Me Amadeus U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play #4

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: A&M Records – AMYE 278
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:

NOTES:
Made In England

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Falco – Emotional (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

“Emotional” is a 1987 song by Austrian pop musician Falco from his third studio album of the same name. Released on Sire Records in the U.S. the single failed to chart. “Emotional” did have greater success internationally where it peaked at #8 (Austria), #11 (Spain), #50 (Germany) and #85 (UK).

The single’s cover is a still from the promotional video, which is a homage to a similar backdrop used by Elvis Presley in his 1968 “comeback special.”

SIDE A:
Emotional (Extended N.Y. Mix) (English Version) 8:20
Emotional (N.Y. Mix) (Bilingual Version) 4:20

SIDE B:
Emotional (Extended Continental Mix) (Bilingual Version) 7:36
Emotional (Her Side Of The Story) (Extended Version) 5:14

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Sire ‎– 0-20666
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Maxi-Single, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Pop Rock, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Engineer [Assistant] – Andrew Speigelman*
Engineer [Mixing] – Gary Hellman
Mixed By – Rob And Ferdi Bolland*, John Luongo
Photography – Doro Productions
Producer [Additional], Edited By – John Luongo
Producer, Arranged By – Rob And Ferdi Bolland*
Written-By – R. Bolland / F. Bolland*, Falco

NOTES:
Produced, arranged and mixed for Teldec.
Additional production, mixing and editing for The Office, Inc.
Mastered at Sterling Sound.

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Falco – Jeanny (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

Jeanny is a song recorded by Austrian musician Falco, released in December 1985 as the third single from his third studio album Falco 3 (1985). It was written and composed by Falco and Rob and Ferdi Bolland, who also produced the song.

It was the third song released as a single out of the album in 1986. Controversial due to its lyrics, it nonetheless became a number one hit in numerous European countries.

In 2008 the song re-entered the Austrian Single Charts.

The song is about a relationship between a man and a woman named Jeanny.

At the time when it reached number one, critics said that the song glorifies rape. German TV and radio personality Thomas Gottschalk made various negative remarks and called the song “rubbish”. An outcry in German language markets caused the song to be banned by some radio broadcasters or played with a preceding warning by others.

Falco argued that it is about the musings of a stalker.

The part of the “news flash” in the track is spoken by German newsreader Wilhelm Wieben.

Several feminist associations called for a boycott of the song. Some TV and radio stations in West Germany agreed and didn’t play the song “for ethical reasons”, while others just played it on their charts shows. In East Germany the song was not on air and playing it in dance clubs was prohibited.

There were also demands to prohibit the song in West Germany, but officials denied the application in April 1986. This angered news presenter Dieter Kronzucker, who presented the daily news magazine heute-journal for the West German public TV station ZDF: his two teenage daughters, along with their cousin, had been kidnapped and briefly held captive in Tuscany several years earlier; this formed the basis of his anger about the song’s release, which he discussed on heute-journal. Following this, further radio stations followed the boycott. In the German federal state of Hesse the song was aired accompanied by a warning. In the popular music show Formel Eins cutscenes were aired, but only whilst the song was at the top of the charts.

SIDE A:
Jeanny 5:56

SIDE B:
Jeanny (English Language Version – ‘Girl Is Missing’) 5:25

Rock Me Amadeus (The American Edit) 5:55
Edited By – Boris Granaich*, Christer Modig

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: A&M Records ‎– AMY 333
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single
Country: UK
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Arranged By, Producer – Ferdi Bolland, Rob Bolland
Design – X=X
Lacquer Cut By – JA*
Written By – R. & F. Bolland/Falco
Written-By –Falco, F. Bolland*, R. Bolland*

NOTES:
Side One taken from the LP “FALCO 3”

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M3U Playlist: Playlist Creator

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Falco – Do It Again (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988

A. Front

“Do It Again” was the fourth single taken from Austrian pop/rock singer Falco’s fifth studio album “Weiner Blut”. “Do It Again” a cover of of Steely Dan’s 1972 hit was only released as a 12″ single in the United States with remixes by Shep Pettibone. The 12″ also includes a sample filled remix of “Wiener Blut” mixed by Dutch producer Rob Bolland. The single was less succesful than previous singles and failed to chart.

SIDE A:
Do It Again (12″ Remix) 8:56
Remix – Shep Pettibone

Do It Again (7″ Remix / Edit) 4:18
Remix – Shep Pettibone

SIDE B:
Dub It Again 7:56
Remix – Shep Pettibone

Wiener Blut (12″ Remix) 7:18
Engineer – Okkie Huysdens
Producer, Arranged By – Rob Bolland and Ferdi Bolland*
Remix – Rob Bolland
Written-By – Rob Bolland / Ferdi Bolland*, Falco

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Sire ‎– 9 21178-0, Sire ‎– 0-21178
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Maxi-Single
Country: US
Released: 1988
Genre: Electroni, Rock
Style: House, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Design – Christine Cano
Edited By – Chep Nunez* (tracks: A1 to B1)
Engineer [Remix] – Steve Peck (tracks: A1 to B1)
Photography [Front] – Teldec / Bildarchiv
Producer [Additional] – Shep Pettibone (tracks: A1 to B1)
Producer, Arranged By – Falco (tracks: A1 to B1), Mal Luker (tracks: A1 to B1)
Written-By – Donald Fagen (tracks: A1 to B1), Walter Becker (tracks: A1 to B1)

NOTES:
Additional production and remix for tracks A1 to B1 for Mastermix Productions.
Mastered at Sterling.

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B. Back

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Click Removal: Manual
FLAC/MP3 Conversion: dBpoweramp
M3U Playlist: Playlist Creator

RESTORATION NOTES:
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FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
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