I Am a Photograph

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I Am A Photograph
I Am A Photograph cover
Studio album by Amanda Lear
Released 1977
Recorded 1975/1976/1977
Genre Pop/Disco
Label Ariola-Eurodisc28866 OT (#1) 25473 OT (#2) 25473 OT (#3)
Producer Anthony Monn
Professional reviews

All Music Guide 4/5 stars [1]
I Am A Photograph (Re-Release)
I Am A Photograph (Re-Release) cover
Studio album by Amanda Lear
Released 1977
Label Ariola-Eurodisc 25473 OT (#4) 665786 (#5)
I Am A Photograph (France & Italy)
I Am A Photograph (France & Italy) cover
Studio album by Amanda Lear
Released 1977
Label Eurodisc 28070 (France) Polydor 2448 058 (Italy)
Amanda Lear chronology
I Am A Photograph Sweet Revenge (Amanda Lear album)
See also: Amanda Lear discography

I Am A Photograph is a studio album by French singer Amanda Lear that was first released on West German label Ariola Records in April 1977. It contains European hit singles "La Bagarre" (1975), "Blood And Honey" (1976), "Tomorrow", "Alphabet" and "Blue Tango". The second edition of the album also includes single "Queen Of Chinatown".

The rights to the Ariola-Eurodisc back catalogue are currently held by Sony BMG Music Entertainment - the original I Am A Photograph album in its entirety remains unreleased on compact disc.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Side A

  1. "Blood And Honey" (Anthony Monn - Amanda Lear) - 4:50
  2. "Alphabet (Prelude In C By J.S. Bach)" (a.k.a. "My Alphabet") (Johann Sebastian Bach - Charly Ricanek - Anthony Monn - Amanda Lear) - 4:00
  3. "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'" (Lee Hazlewood) - 3:18
  4. "Tomorrow" (Rainer Pietsch - Amanda Lear) - 4:10
  5. "Pretty Boys" (Anthony Monn - Amanda Lear) - 2:55

[edit] Side B

  1. "Alligator" (Rainer Pietsch - Amanda Lear) - 4:35
  2. "The Lady In Black" (Anthony Monn - Amanda Lear) - 3:30
  3. "I Am A Photograph" (Anthony Monn - Amanda Lear) - 4:21
  4. "La Bagarre" (Jerry Leiber - Mike Stoller) - 3:27
  5. "Blue Tango" (Leroy Anderson - Amanda Lear) - 2:40

[edit] Release history

  • 1977 West Germany #1, Ariola-Eurodisc 28866 OT.
  • 1977 West Germany #2 Ariola-Eurodisc 25 473 OT: original album cover, alternate tracklisting;

B4. "She's Got The Devil In Her Eyes" (Blood And Honey Instrumental) (Anthony Monn - Amanda Lear) 3:05 - Arabella

  • 1977 West Germany #3, Ariola-Eurodisc 25 473 OT): original album cover, alternate tracklisting;

Side B

  1. "Queen Of Chinatown" (Anthony Monn - Amanda Lear) 4:15 - Arabella
  2. "Alligator"
  3. "The Lady In Black"
  4. "I Am A Photograph"
  5. "Blue Tango"
  • 1977 West Germany #4, Ariola-Eurodisc 25 473 OT & #5 Ariola-Eurodisc 665876: same tracklisting as edition #3, new Playboy album cover, free poster included and revised liner notes: "Album Cover Design: Ariola-Eurodisc Studios. / Cover Photo by Christa Peters. Copyright by Playboy Magazine, West-Germany".
  • 1977 Italy: Polydor 2448 058 & France; Eurodisc 28070; same tracklisting as edition #2, alternate Playboy album cover.
  • 1977 USA: Chrysalis CHR 1173; Playboy album cover, alternate tracklisting;

Side A

  1. "Blood And Honey (Extended 12" Version)" 7:14
  2. "Alphabet (Prelude In C By J.S. Bach)"
  3. "Tomorrow"
  4. "Pretty Boys"

Side B

  1. "Alligator"
  2. "The Lady In Black"
  3. "I Am A Photograph"
  4. "La Bagarre"
  5. "Blue Tango"
  • 1978 East Germany (DDR): Ariola Eurodisc 200 006 320; "Playboy" album cover, alternate tracklisting:

Side B

  1. "Mother, Look What They've Done To Me" (A. Monn - A. Lear) 4:25 - Arabella (Taken from 1978 album Sweet Revenge)
  2. "Alligator"
  3. "The Lady In Black"
  4. "I Am A Photograph"
  5. "Blue Tango"
  • 1978 Zimbabwe & South Africa: Pretty Boys Ariola ARC 2022; alternate album title, West German edition #1 track listing, alternate album cover with photos from Sweet Revenge inner sleeve.
Golden Hits, compilation South Africa 1979.
Golden Hits, compilation South Africa 1979.
  • 1978 Brazil: Tomorrow RCA-Victor 104 8097; Playboy album cover , alternate album title and tracklisting:

Side A

  1. "Tomorrow"
  2. "Alphabet (Prelude In C By J.S. Bach)"
  3. "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'"
  4. "Blood And Honey"
  5. "Pretty Boys"

Side B

  1. "Queen Of Chinatown"
  2. "Alligator"
  3. "The Lady In Black"
  4. "I Am A Photograph"
  5. "Blue Tango"
  • 1979 South Africa: Golden Hits Ariola ARD 2501, Double Album; Disc 1 I Am A Photograph #1, Disc 2 Sweet Revenge.

[edit] Charts

Country Position
Austria 25
Germany 26

[edit] Single releases

[edit] 7"

  • 1975: "Trouble" (Original English version of "La Bagarre") (Non-album version) #40 / "Lethal Leading Lady" (LaBionda - Lear - Malachy) 2:50 (Non-album track) (UK, Creole CR 123)
  • 1975: "La Bagarre" / "Lethal Leading Lady" (France, Polydor 2056 457)
  • 1976: "La Bagarre" / "Lethal Leading Lady" (Belgium, Polydor 2056 457)
  • 1976: "La Bagarre" / "Lethal Leading Lady" (West Germany, Ariola 16696AT)
  • 1976: "Trouble" / "Lethal Leading Lady" (Spain, Ariola 16696AT)
  • 1976: "Trouble" / "Lethal Leading Lady" (Italy, Polydor 2121 290)
  • 1976: "Blood And Honey" / "She's Got The Devil In Her Eyes" (West Germany, Ariola 17470 AT)
  • 1976: "Blood And Honey" (Edit) 3.10/ "Blood And Honey" (Album Version) (UK, Ariola ARO 103)
  • 1976: "Blood And Honey" / "She's Got The Devil In Her Eyes" (Spain, Ariola 17470 AT)
  • 1976: "Blood And Honey" / "She's Got The Devil In Her Eyes" (Italy, Polydor 2060 133)
  • 1976: "Blood And Honey" / "She's Got The Devil In Her Eyes" (Yugoslavia, RTB S-54002)
  • 1976: "Blood And Honey" / "She's Got The Devil In Her Eyes" (Australia, RCA Victor 102 943)
  • 1976: "Blood And Honey" / "She's Got The Devil In Her Eyes" (France, Eurodisc 911 088 EA)
  • 1976: "Blood And Honey" / "She's Got The Devil In Her Eyes" (South Africa, Ariola ARS 201)
  • 1976: "Blood And Honey" / "She's Got The Devil In Her Eyes" (Canada, Disques Direction Records D4-127)
  • 1977: "Blood And Honey" / "She's Got The Devil In Her Eyes" (New Zealand, RCA Victor 102943)
  • 1977: "Tomorrow" / "Alphabet (Prelude In C By J.S. Bach)" (West Germany, Ariola)
  • 1977: "Tomorrow" / "Mon Alphabet" ("Alphabet" - French version) (Non-album version) (France, WEA Wea 911144)
  • 1977: "Tomorrow" / "Mon Alphabet" ("Alphabet" - French version) (Non-album version) (France, Eurodisc 17295)
  • 1977: "Tomorrow" / "The Lady In Black" (Italy, Polydor 2060 145)
  • 1977: "Tomorrow" / "Alfabeto" ("Alphabet" - Italian Version) (Non-album version) (Italy, Polydor)
  • 1977: "Blue Tango" / "Pretty Boys" (Netherlands, Ariola 11 311 AT)
  • 1977: "Queen Of Chinatown" / "My Alphabet" (West Germany, Ariola 11 366 AT)
  • 1977: "Queen Of Chinatown" / "Alphabet (Prelude In C By J.S. Bach)" (France, Eurodisc 11366 AT)
  • 1977: "Queen Of Chinatown" / "Alphabet" (Italy, Polydor 2060 150)
  • 1977: "Queen Of Chinatown" / "Alphabet" (Turkey, Sonora 1024)
  • 1977: "Queen Of Chinatown" / "Pretty Boys" (West Germany, Ariola)
  • 1977: "Alphabet" / "Queen Of Chinatown" (Netherlands, Ariola 11 661 AT)
  • 1977: "Tomorrow" / "Queen Of Chinatown" (Portugal, Ariola 5011-446)
  • 1977: "Tomorrow" / "Queen Of Chinatown" (Spain, Ariola 11446)
  • 1978: "Queen Of Chinatown" / "Blood And Honey" (USSR, Кругозор 12(177))
  • 1978: "Queen Of Chinatown" / "The Lady In Black" (Japan, Columbia Ariola YK-103-K)
  • 1978: "Tomorrow" / "Pretty Boys" (Japan, Columbia Ariola YK-107-K)
  • 1978: "Blue Tango" / "Blood And Honey" (USSR, Кругозор 12(177))

[edit] 12"

  • 1977: "Blood And Honey" (Extended 12" Version, 8:58) (Non-Album Version) / "She's Got The Devil In Her Eyes" (Canada, Disques Direction Records DD-8009)
  • 1977: "Blood And Honey" (Extended 12" Version: 8:58) / "Blood And Honey" (Album Version) (UK, Ariola ARO 103-12)
  • 1977: "Blood And Honey" (Alternate Extended Version: 7:14) / "Blood And Honey" (Alternate Extended Version: 7:14) (US, Chrysalis CDS 2197)
  • 2006: "Queen Of Chinatown 2006" - DJenetix Feat. Amanda Lear - Remixes of 1977 original - (Single Version) (non-album version) / (Club Remix) (non-album version) / (Extended Mix) (non-album version) (Germany, ZYX/Dance Street DST 77013-12)

[edit] CD

  • 1998: "Blood And Honey '98" - Remixes of 1976 original - "Blood And Honey" (New Radio Version) (non-album version) / "Blood And Honey" (Club Mix) (non-album version) / "Rien Ne Va Plus" (1995 recording) (Germany, BMG Ariola 74321 59995 2)
  • 2006: "Queen Of Chinatown 2006" - DJenetix Feat. Amanda Lear - (Single Version) / (Club Remix) / (Extended Mix) (Germany, ZYX/Dance Street DST 77013-8)

[edit] Russian compilation CD's

Russian "compilation" CD.
Russian "compilation" CD.

NB: Sound sources: vinyl.

  • I Am A Photograph / Sweet Revenge
  • I Am A Photograph / Incognito
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Amanda Lear
Studio albums & main compilations
I Am a Photograph (1977) · Sweet Revenge (1978) · The Pyjama Girl Case (1978) · Never Trust a Pretty Face (1979) · Diamonds for Breakfast (1980) · Incognito (1981) · Ieri, Oggi (1982) · Tam-Tam (1983) · A L (1985) · Secret Passion (1987) · Uomini Più Uomini (1989) · Tant Qu'il Y Aura Des Hommes (1989) · Super 20 (1989) · Follow Me (Ariola Express - Gold-Serie) (1990) · Cadavrexquis (1993) · Hits and More (1995) · Alter Ego (1995) · Amanda '98 - Follow Me Back in My Arms (1998) · Queen of Chinatown (1998) · Amanda Lear - The Collection (1998) · Golden Stars (1998) · Heart (2001) · Tendance (2003) · Forever Glam! - The Best of 1976-2005 (2005) · The Sphinx - Das Beste Aus Den Jahren 1976-1983 (2006) · With Love (2006).
Mid-price compilations and re-releases
Indovina Chi Sono (1993) · Télégramme (1993) · Je T'aime (1993) · Indovina Chi Sono (1994) · Télégramme (1994) · Indovina Chi Sono (1995) · Amanda Lear (1997) · Alter Ego (1997) · Back in Your Arms (1998) · Made of Blood and Honey (1998) · Follow Me (1999) · Follow Me (2000) · I'm a Mistery - The Whole Story (2001) · Alter Ego (2001) · Follow Me - The Greatest Hits (2001) · Essential (2001) · 28 Golden Hits (2002) · Follow Me (2002) · Divinamanda (2002) · Je T'aime (2002) · Living Legend (2003) · The Queen Is Amanda - Platinum Edition (2004) · Alter Ego (2005) · Love Boat (2005) · Amanda Lear Sings Evergreens (2005) · Greatest Hits (2007) · Amour Toujours (2008)
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