Forever! Best Of 40 Years

~ Release by Alphaville (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1▼CD
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1Big In Japan (Single Version)
recording engineer and mixer:
Wolfgang Loos (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
assistant programming:
Boris Balin and Thomas Beck (technical assistant, likely German)
programming:
Wolfgang Loos
producer:
Andreas Budde, Wolfgang Loos and Colin Pearson (producer and violinist)
additional keyboard:
Wolfgang Loos (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
drum machine:
Bernhard Lloyd (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
keyboard:
Bernhard Lloyd (from 1984-07 until 1984-08) and Frank Mertens (German synthpop keyboardist Frank Sorgatz) (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
background vocals:
Wednesday (German‐English rock band active from 1975–1980) (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
lead vocals:
Marian Gold (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
arranger:
Alphaville (German synth pop band) and Wolfgang Loos
recorded at and mixed at:
Studio 54 (Berlin recording studio) in Germany (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
music videos:
Big In Japan by Alphaville (German synth pop band)
recording of:
Big in Japan (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
lyricist:
Marian Gold
composer:
Marian Gold, Lloyd Bernhard and Frank Mertens (German synthpop keyboardist Frank Sorgatz)
publisher:
Rolf Budde Musikverlag (aka Budde Music)
53:55
2Fools
recording of:
Fools
lyricist and composer:
Ricky Echolette, Marian Gold and Bernhard Lloyd
3:56
3The Mysteries Of Love (7" Remix Edit)
recording of:
The Mysteries of Love
lyricist and composer:
Ricky Echolette, Marian Gold and Bernhard Lloyd
3:34
4Jerusalem (Single Version)
recording of:
Jerusalem
lyricist and composer:
Ricky Echolette, Marian Gold and Bernhard Lloyd
publisher:
Rolf Budde Musikverlag (aka Budde Music)
3:45
5A Victory Of Love
recording engineer and mixer:
Wolfgang Loos (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
assistant programming:
Boris Balin and Thomas Beck (technical assistant, likely German)
programming:
Wolfgang Loos
producer:
Wolfgang Loos and Colin Pearson (producer and violinist)
additional drums (drum set):
Curt Cress (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
additional keyboard:
Wolfgang Loos (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
drum machine:
Bernhard Lloyd (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
keyboard:
Bernhard Lloyd (from 1984-07 until 1984-08) and Frank Mertens (German synthpop keyboardist Frank Sorgatz) (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
lead vocals:
Marian Gold (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
arranger:
Alphaville (German synth pop band) and Wolfgang Loos
recorded at and mixed at:
Studio 54 (Berlin recording studio) in Germany (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
recording of:
A Victory of Love (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
lyricist:
Marian Gold
composer:
Marian Gold, Bernhard Lloyd and Frank Mertens (German synthpop keyboardist Frank Sorgatz)
publisher:
Rolf Budde Musikverlag (aka Budde Music)
4.24:17
6Summer Rain
additional percussion:
Hansi Behrendt (from 1987 until 1988-11)
keyboard and piano:
Ricky Echolette (from 1987 until 1988-11)
synthesizer:
Bernhard Lloyd (from 1987 until 1988-11)
background vocals and lead vocals:
Marian Gold (from 1987 until 1988-11)
strings arranger:
Rainer Bloss
recorded at:
Lunapark Studio in Berlin, Germany (from 1987 until 1988-11)
recording of:
Summer Rain (from 1987 until 1988-11)
lyricist and composer:
Ricky Echolette, Marian Gold and Bernhard Lloyd
54:11
7Dance With Me (Symphonic Version)
recording of:
Dance With Me
lyricist and composer:
Ricky Echolette, Marian Gold and Bernhard Lloyd
publisher:
Rolf Budde Musikverlag (aka Budde Music)
5:31
8Sounds Like A Melody (Single Version)
recording engineer and mixer:
Wolfgang Loos (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
assistant programming:
Boris Balin and Thomas Beck (technical assistant, likely German)
programming:
Wolfgang Loos
producer:
Andreas Budde, Wolfgang Loos and Colin Pearson (producer and violinist)
additional keyboard:
Wolfgang Loos (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
drum machine:
Bernhard Lloyd (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
keyboard:
Bernhard Lloyd (from 1984-07 until 1984-08) and Frank Mertens (German synthpop keyboardist Frank Sorgatz) (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
strings:
Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin (Orchestra of the German Opera Berlin) (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
lead vocals:
Marian Gold (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
arranger:
Alphaville (German synth pop band) and Wolfgang Loos
recorded at and mixed at:
Studio 54 (Berlin recording studio) in Germany (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
recording of:
Sounds Like a Melody (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
lyricist:
Marian Gold
composer:
Marian Gold, Bernhard Lloyd and Frank Mertens (German synthpop keyboardist Frank Sorgatz)
publisher:
Rolf Budde Musikverlag (aka Budde Music)
4:32
9I Die For You Today
producer:
Thorsten Brötzmann and Jochen Schmalbach
mixer:
Joachim Mezei
keyboard:
Thorsten Brötzmann, Nico Fintzen and Jochen Schmalbach
mixed at:
Jeopark in Buchholz, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany
recording of:
I Die For You Today
lyricist:
Marian Gold and The Outsider (Tim Kepple)
composer:
Marian Gold and Martin Lister
3:47
10Universal Daddy
assistant engineer:
Sven "Anthony" Bormann (from 1986-03 until 1986-05) and Edu Meyer (from 1986-03 until 1986-05)
engineer:
Steve "Barney" Chase (from 1986-03 until 1986-05)
producer:
Peter Walsh (UK producer) (from 1986-03 until 1986-05)
mixer:
Steve "Barney" Chase (from 1986-03 until 1986-05) and Peter Walsh (UK producer) (from 1986-03 until 1986-05)
additional membranophone:
Bob Jenkins
bass:
Andy Brown (session bassist)
guitar and piano:
Ricky Echolette
guitar family:
Phil Palmer (guitarist)
keyboard:
Ricky Echolette and Robin Smith (songwriter/pianist/conductor/producer)
membranophone:
Roger Linn
percussion:
Frank Ricotti (percussionist)
saxophone:
Phil Todd (UK flautist/saxophonist)
synthesizer:
Bernhard Lloyd
trombone:
Neil Sidwell
trumpet:
Guy Barker and Stuart Brooks (trumpet and horn player)
background vocals:
Judy Cheeks and Victoria Miles
lead vocals:
Marian Gold
brass arranger:
Robin Smith (songwriter/pianist/conductor/producer)
recording of:
Universal Daddy
lyricist and composer:
Ricky Echolette, Marian Gold and Bernhard Lloyd
publisher:
Rolf Budde Musikverlag (aka Budde Music)
4:01
11Inside Out
recording of:
Inside Out
lyricist:
Marian Gold
composer:
Ricky Echolette, Marian Gold and Bernhard Lloyd
5:19
12Forever Young
additional recording engineer:
Uli Rudolf (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
recording engineer, programming and mixer:
Wolfgang Loos (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
assistant programming:
Boris Balin and Thomas Beck (technical assistant, likely German)
producer:
Wolfgang Loos and Colin Pearson (producer and violinist)
additional keyboard:
Wolfgang Loos (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
bass:
Ken Taylor (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
drum machine:
Bernhard Lloyd (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
drums (drum set):
Curt Cress (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
keyboard:
Bernhard Lloyd (from 1984-07 until 1984-08) and Frank Mertens (German synthpop keyboardist Frank Sorgatz) (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
background vocals:
Gulfstream (from 1984-07 until 1984-08) and The Rosie Singers (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
lead vocals:
Marian Gold (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
arranger:
Alphaville (German synth pop band) and Wolfgang Loos
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA MUSIK GMBH (company, not a label) (from 1984 to present) and wea music (“wea” logo with “music” below; mainly used in Europe and Brazil) (in 1984, in 1994)
recorded at and mixed at:
Studio 54 (Berlin recording studio) in Germany (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
recording of:
Forever Young (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
lyricist:
Marian Gold
composer:
Frank Mertens (German synthpop keyboardist Frank Sorgatz), Marian Gold and Bernhard Lloyd
publisher:
Downtown DMP Songs, Fable Music Pty. Ltd. and Rolf Budde Musikverlag (aka Budde Music)
4.553:46
13Flame
recording of:
Flame
lyricist:
Marian Gold
composer:
Ricky Echolette, Marian Gold and Bernhard Lloyd
53:51
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1Sounds Like A Melody (Special Long Version)
recording engineer and mixer:
Wolfgang Loos (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
assistant programming:
Boris Balin and Thomas Beck (technical assistant, likely German)
programming:
Wolfgang Loos
producer:
Andreas Budde, Orlando and Colin Pearson (producer and violinist)
additional keyboard:
Wolfgang Loos (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
drum machine:
Bernhard Lloyd (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
keyboard:
Bernhard Lloyd (from 1984-07 until 1984-08) and Frank Mertens (German synthpop keyboardist Frank Sorgatz) (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
strings:
Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin (Orchestra of the German Opera Berlin) (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
lead vocals:
Marian Gold (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
arranger:
Alphaville (German synth pop band) and Wolfgang Loos
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA MUSIK GMBH (company, not a label) (from 1984 to present)
produced for:
Budde Music (aka Budde Music)
recorded at and mixed at:
Studio 54 (Berlin recording studio) in Germany (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
recording of:
Sounds Like a Melody (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
lyricist:
Marian Gold
composer:
Marian Gold, Bernhard Lloyd and Frank Mertens (German synthpop keyboardist Frank Sorgatz)
publisher:
Rolf Budde Musikverlag (aka Budde Music)
57:45
2Dance With Me
assistant engineer:
Victor Deyglio (in 1986-01)
engineer:
Michael Barbiero (producer, mixer, engineer, songwriter, collaborator with Steve Thompson) (in 1986-01)
producer:
Michael Barbiero (producer, mixer, engineer, songwriter, collaborator with Steve Thompson) (in 1986-01) and Steve Thompson (producer) (in 1986-01)
guitar and piano:
Ricky Echolette
guitar family:
Jimmy Ripp
keyboard:
Ricky Echolette and David LeBolt
membranophone:
Roger Linn
percussion:
Jimmy Maelen (percussion)
synthesizer:
Bernhard Lloyd
background vocals:
Michael Barbiero (producer, mixer, engineer, songwriter, collaborator with Steve Thompson)
lead vocals:
Marian Gold
recording of:
Dance With Me
lyricist and composer:
Ricky Echolette, Marian Gold and Bernhard Lloyd
publisher:
Rolf Budde Musikverlag (aka Budde Music)
8:14
3Wishful Thinking (Radiomix Turbobeat)
recording of:
Wishful Thinking
lyricist:
Marian Gold
composer:
Ricky Echolette, Marian Gold and Bernhard Lloyd
4:01
4The Jet Set
recording engineer and mixer:
Wolfgang Loos (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
assistant programming:
Boris Balin and Thomas Beck (technical assistant, likely German)
programming:
Wolfgang Loos
producer:
Wolfgang Loos and Colin Pearson (producer and violinist)
additional drums (drum set):
Curt Cress (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
additional keyboard:
Wolfgang Loos (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
drum machine:
Bernhard Lloyd (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
keyboard:
Bernhard Lloyd (from 1984-07 until 1984-08) and Frank Mertens (German synthpop keyboardist Frank Sorgatz) (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
background vocals:
The Claudias (from 1984-07 until 1984-08) and Wednesday (German‐English rock band active from 1975–1980) (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
lead vocals:
Marian Gold (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
arranger:
Alphaville (German synth pop band) and Wolfgang Loos
recorded at and mixed at:
Studio 54 (Berlin recording studio) in Germany (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
recording of:
The Jet Set (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
lyricist:
Marian Gold
composer:
Marian Gold, Bernhard Lloyd and Frank Mertens (German synthpop keyboardist Frank Sorgatz)
publisher:
Rolf Budde Musikverlag (aka Budde Music)
3:53
5Heartbreak City
recording of:
Heartbreak City
lyricist:
Marian Gold and Martin Lister
composer:
Marian Gold and Andreas Schwarz-Ruszczynski
3:46
6Monkey In The Moon
recording of:
Monkey in the Moon
lyricist:
Marian Gold
composer:
Ricky Echolette, Marian Gold and Bernhard Lloyd
43:53
7The Impossible Dream (Single Version)
recording of:
The Impossible Dream
lyricist:
Marian Gold and Eric Sooter
composer:
Rainer Bloss and Marian Gold
3:43
8She Fades Away
recording of:
She Fades Away
lyricist and composer:
Ricky Echolette, Marian Gold and Bernhard Lloyd
4:59
9Summer In Berlin
recording engineer and mixer:
Wolfgang Loos (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
assistant programming:
Boris Balin and Thomas Beck (technical assistant, likely German)
programming:
Wolfgang Loos
producer:
Wolfgang Loos and Colin Pearson (producer and violinist)
additional keyboard:
Wolfgang Loos (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
drum machine:
Bernhard Lloyd (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
keyboard:
Bernhard Lloyd (from 1984-07 until 1984-08) and Frank Mertens (German synthpop keyboardist Frank Sorgatz) (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
lead vocals:
Marian Gold (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
arranger:
Alphaville (German synth pop band) and Wolfgang Loos
recorded at and mixed at:
Studio 54 (Berlin recording studio) in Germany (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
recording of:
Summer in Berlin (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
lyricist:
Marian Gold
composer:
Marian Gold, Bernhard Lloyd and Frank Mertens (German synthpop keyboardist Frank Sorgatz)
publisher:
Rolf Budde Musikverlag (aka Budde Music)
54:46
10Welcome To The Sun
recording of:
Welcome to the Sun
lyricist:
Marian Gold
composer:
Marian Gold, Bernhard Lloyd and Frank Mertens (German synthpop keyboardist Frank Sorgatz)
publisher:
Rolf Budde Musikverlag (aka Budde Music)
3:12
11Lassie Come Home
recording of:
Lassie Come Home
lyricist and composer:
Ricky Echolette, Marian Gold and Bernhard Lloyd
publisher:
Rolf Budde Musikverlag (aka Budde Music)
7:02
12Eternally Yours (Symphonic Version)
recording of:
Eternally Yours
lyricist:
Marian Gold and William Shakespeare (English poet and playwright)
composer:
Marian Gold, Sebastian Komor and Martin Lister
arrangement of:
Sonnet nº 17: Who will believe my verse in time to come
arrangement of:
Sonnet nº 20: A woman's face, with Nature's own hand painted
arrangement of:
Sonnet nº 22: My glass shall not persuade me I am old
arrangement of:
Sonnet nº 23: As an unperfect actor on the stage
arrangement of:
Sonnet nº 27: Weary with toil, I haste me to my bed
6:59
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1Forever Young (Special Dance Version)
additional recording engineer:
Uli Rudolf
recording engineer and mixer:
Wolfgang Loos (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
assistant programming:
Boris Balin and Thomas Beck (technical assistant, likely German)
programming:
Wolfgang Loos
producer:
Wolfgang Loos and Colin Pearson (producer and violinist)
additional keyboard:
Wolfgang Loos (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
bass:
Ken Taylor (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
drum machine:
Bernhard Lloyd (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
drums (drum set):
Curt Cress (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
keyboard:
Bernhard Lloyd (from 1984-07 until 1984-08) and Frank Mertens (German synthpop keyboardist Frank Sorgatz) (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
background vocals:
Gulfstream (from 1984-07 until 1984-08) and The Rosie Singers (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
lead vocals:
Marian Gold (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
arranger:
Alphaville (German synth pop band) and Wolfgang Loos
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA MUSIK GMBH (company, not a label) (from 1984 to present)
recorded at and mixed at:
Studio 54 (Berlin recording studio) in Germany (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
remix of:
Forever Young by Alphaville (German synth pop band)
recording of:
Forever Young (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
lyricist:
Marian Gold
composer:
Frank Mertens (German synthpop keyboardist Frank Sorgatz), Marian Gold and Bernhard Lloyd
publisher:
Downtown DMP Songs, Fable Music Pty. Ltd. and Rolf Budde Musikverlag (aka Budde Music)
46:12
2Romeo (Single Version)
recording of:
Romeos
lyricist and composer:
Ricky Echolette, Marian Gold and Bernhard Lloyd
4:06
3Red Rose (7" Remix)
recording of:
Red Rose
lyricist and composer:
Ricky Echolette, Marian Gold and Bernhard Lloyd
publisher:
Rolf Budde Musikverlag (aka Budde Music)
4:36
4Dance With Me
recording of:
Dance With Me
lyricist and composer:
Ricky Echolette, Marian Gold and Bernhard Lloyd
publisher:
Rolf Budde Musikverlag (aka Budde Music)
4:00
5Fallen Angel
recording engineer and mixer:
Wolfgang Loos (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
assistant programming:
Boris Balin and Thomas Beck (technical assistant, likely German)
programming:
Wolfgang Loos
producer:
Wolfgang Loos and Colin Pearson (producer and violinist)
additional drums (drum set):
Curt Cress (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
additional keyboard:
Wolfgang Loos (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
drum machine:
Bernhard Lloyd (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
keyboard:
Bernhard Lloyd (from 1984-07 until 1984-08) and Frank Mertens (German synthpop keyboardist Frank Sorgatz) (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
lead vocals:
Marian Gold (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
arranger:
Alphaville (German synth pop band) and Wolfgang Loos
recorded at and mixed at:
Studio 54 (Berlin recording studio) in Germany (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
recording of:
Fallen Angel (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
lyricist:
Marian Gold
composer:
Marian Gold, Bernhard Lloyd and Frank Mertens (German synthpop keyboardist Frank Sorgatz)
publisher:
Rolf Budde Musikverlag (aka Budde Music)
43:57
6Seeds
producer:
Orlando
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA MUSIK GMBH (company, not a label) (from 1984 to present)
recording of:
Seeds
writer:
Gold, Lloyd and Mertens (German synthpop keyboardist Frank Sorgatz)
publisher:
Rolf Budde Musikverlag (aka Budde Music)
translated version of:
Leben ohne Ende
43:19
7Heaven On Earth (The Things We've Got To Do)
recording of:
Heaven On Earth (The Things We've Got To Do)
lyricist:
Marian Gold
composer:
Marian Gold and Martin Lister
4:44
8Next Generation
recording of:
Next Generation
lyricist and composer:
Ricky Echolette, Marian Gold and Bernhard Lloyd
3:58
9Iron John
recording of:
Iron John
lyricist:
Ricky Echolette, Marian Gold, Bernhard Lloyd and Rudy Nielson
composer:
Ricky Echolette, Marian Gold and Bernhard Lloyd
53:45
10For A Million
additional guitar:
Eff Jott Krüger (from 1987 until 1988-11)
guitar:
Manuel Göttsching (from 1987 until 1988-11)
keyboard and piano:
Ricky Echolette (from 1987 until 1988-11)
synthesizer:
Bernhard Lloyd (from 1987 until 1988-11)
vocoder:
Julie Ocean (keyboardist) (from 1987 until 1988-11)
background vocals:
Gabi Becker (from 1987 until 1988-11) and Marian Gold (from 1987 until 1988-11)
lead vocals:
Marian Gold (from 1987 until 1988-11)
recorded at:
Lunapark Studio in Berlin, Germany (from 1987 until 1988-11)
recording of:
For a Million (from 1987 until 1988-11)
lyricist:
Ricky Echolette, Marian Gold, Janey Diamond and Bernhard Lloyd
composer:
Ricky Echolette, Marian Gold and Bernhard Lloyd
56:10
11Summer In Berlin (Symphonic Version)
recording of:
Summer in Berlin
lyricist:
Marian Gold
composer:
Marian Gold, Bernhard Lloyd and Frank Mertens (German synthpop keyboardist Frank Sorgatz)
publisher:
Rolf Budde Musikverlag (aka Budde Music)
5:18
12Fantastic Dream
assistant engineer:
Victor Deyglio (in 1986-01)
engineer:
Michael Barbiero (producer, mixer, engineer, songwriter, collaborator with Steve Thompson) (in 1986-01)
producer:
Michael Barbiero (producer, mixer, engineer, songwriter, collaborator with Steve Thompson) (in 1986-01) and Steve Thompson (producer) (in 1986-01)
bass:
Carmine Rojas
guitar and piano:
Ricky Echolette
guitar family:
Jimmy Ripp
keyboard:
Ricky Echolette and David LeBolt
membranophone:
Alan Childs
percussion:
Jimmy Maelen (percussion)
synthesizer:
Bernhard Lloyd
lead vocals:
Marian Gold
recording of:
Fantastic Dream
lyricist and composer:
Ricky Echolette, Marian Gold and Bernhard Lloyd
publisher:
Rolf Budde Musikverlag (aka Budde Music)
3:57
13Song For No One
recording of:
Song for No One
lyricist:
Marian Gold and Martin Lister
composer:
Marian Gold, David Goodes and Martin Lister
3:31
14Apollo
recording of:
Apollo
lyricist:
Ricky Echolette, Marian Gold and Bernhard Lloyd
composer:
Rainer Bloss, Ricky Echolette, Marian Gold and Bernhard Lloyd
quotes lyrics from:
Twelfth Night, or What You Will
6:11
15A Handful Of Darkness
recording of:
A Handful of Darkness
lyricist and composer:
Marian Gold and Martin Lister
7:49