Einzelhaft

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Einzelhaft
Einzelhaft cover
Studio album by Falco
Released 1982
Genre Pop music, Pop-rock, Funk, Hip Hop
Length 41:17
Label A&M
Producer Robert Ponger
Falco
Professional reviews
Falco chronology
Einzelhaft
(1982)		 Junge Roemer
(1984)

Einzelhaft, (Solitary Confinement or Incarcerated!), (1982) is the name of the first album by Falco. It was released in Austria, Germany, the United States, Japan, Spain, Italy, Canada, Sweden and Finland

The album achieved some success with its flagship single, "Der Kommissar", an innovative and influential German-language rap song. An English version of the song by After the Fire was a hit in 1983.

A Promo Single, "Auf der Flucht" (On the Run), was released in the USA and France. In 1983 the Maschine Brennt/On The Run CD hit #9 of US Club Play Singles[1].

Other songs on Einzelhaft are heavily indebted to the "Berlin Trilogy" of David Bowie: "Nie mehr Schule" borrows its music from Bowie's instrumental track from Low called "Speed of Life", whereas "Helden von heute" is a transparent rewrite of Bowie's song, "Heroes".

Contents

[edit] Information about the album

In 1980 Falco, who played in the band Drahdiwaberl, signed a contract for three solo-albums produced by Robert Ponger and managed by Markus Spiegel. The first single was That Scene, which reached #11 in the Austrian charts. The German version, which is more popular, is called Ganz Wien. This song was very successful in Austria, but in the other countries, it was not noticed.

[edit] Production

In spring 1981 Falco and Ponger started to produce the album, who already had a melody for Der Kommissar. Originally Reinhold Bilgeri should have sung this song, but he didn't want to sing this song. But Falco was very impressed by the melody and took it for a song in his debut album. Within 3 days Falco wrote the lyrics to this rhythm.

In November 1981 the second single "Der Kommissar" b/w "Helden von heute" was released. It reached top of the charts in more than 20 countries in the world. In the American Disco charts the song also reached number one.

To promote his album Falco also released Maschine brennt, Auf der Flucht and Zuviel Hitze.

[edit] Rerelease (25th Anniversary Edition)

In 2007 the album was digitally remastered and released by Falco's former producers and managers, because it was 25 years after his success with this album. In Austria and Germany it was released on June 8, 2007, in other European countries it will be released in the end of 2007.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Zuviel Hitze"
  2. "Der Kommissar"
  3. "Siebzehn Jahr"
  4. "Auf der Flucht"
  5. "Ganz Wien"
  6. "Maschine brennt"
  7. "Hinter uns die Sintflut"
  8. "Nie mehr Schule"
  9. "Helden von heute"
  10. "Einzelhaft"


[edit] Track listing Disc 2 (2007 Anniversary Release only)

  1. "Nie Mehr Schule (Anniversary Mix 2007)
  2. "That Scene (Ganz Wien)
  3. "Interview Mit Johann Hölzel (1993): Aus Hans Hölzel Wird Falco
  4. "Interview Mit Johann Hölzel (1993): Die Ersten 3 Alben
  5. "Interview Mit Johann Hölzel (1993): Erfolg Und Seine Konsequenzen
  6. "Interview Mit Johann Hölzel (1993): Zeitgeist
  7. "Interview Mit Johann Hölzel (1993): Westen, Osten, Norden, Süden
  8. "Interview Mit Johann Hölzel (1993): Suche Nach Der Wahrheit
  9. "Interview Mit Johann Hölzel (1993): Konzentration Der Kräfte
  10. "Interview Mit Johann Hölzel (1993): Kunst Und Verantwortung
  11. "Interview Mit Johann Hölzel (1993): Zukunftaussichten

[edit] Charts

The album peaked #1 in Austria, #19 in Germany and #45 Sweden and #64 of the US Billboard Charts[2].

[edit] Album

Year Albums A[3] USA[4] GER CDN[5] S[6] NL I [7]
1982 Einzelhaft 1 64 19 31 45 1 21

[edit] Singles

Year Singles A [8] USA USA (Cashbox) CDN CH GER ES F [9] I J N NL RUS S UK [10] SA [11]
1981 That Scene 11 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1982 Der Kommissar 1 72 74 [12] 11 2 1 1 3 1 1 3 18 1 4 - n/a
1982 Der Kommissar (Falco vs. After the Fire) - 3 5 [13] 12 - - - - - - - - - 20 47 2
1982 On The Run/Maschine Brennt 4 30* - - - 10 34 - - - 4 49 - - - -

*#9 in the US Hot Play

[edit] References

  1. ^ [1] Falco in the US Single and Dance Charts
  2. ^ [2]Einzelhaft in the US Billboard
  3. ^ [3]Falco albums in Austrian charts
  4. ^ [4]Falco albums in the US Billboard
  5. ^ [5]Falco in the Canadian charts
  6. ^ [6]Falco in the Swedish charts
  7. ^ Falco in Italian Album Charts
  8. ^ Archive of the Ö3-Hitparade: „That Scene“
  9. ^ Falco-Singles in the french Charts
  10. ^ "Der Kommissar" in UK
  11. ^ "Der Kommissar" in South Africa
  12. ^ Cash Box Top 100 4/23/83
  13. ^ Cash Box Top 100 5/07/83