Alter Ego (Amanda Lear album)

Alter Ego is the eleventh studio album by French singer Amanda Lear, first released in Germany on November 21, 1995 on label ZYX Music. This album, like other several predecessors, was a commercial failure and failed to chart.

Album information

In 1995 Alter Ego, marked Lear's return to Munich after twelve years, because most of the tracks (except track seven), where mixed at PNG Studios in Munich.

From "Alter Ego", where released three singles, only for the German market, "Everytime You Touch Me" previous recorded for Hits and More, "Peep!", the theme for her erotic German TV-series, Peep! and "Angel Love". All three tracks were available in an extended dance remixes and others were used on subsequent compilations, like Back In Your Arms.

In 2005 "I'll Miss You", a cover of I Santo California's 1975 hit "Tornerò", was to be re-recorded as a duet with German-Spanish singer Manuel Sanchez for his studio album Ambitious. This song is now available in the compilation Sings Evergreens, released in 2005. In 2004 the complete album was released in The Queen Is Amanda - Platinum Edition, a three CD compilation.

Track listing

1. "Alter Ego" (M. Gordon - A. Lear) - 2:01
2. "Angel Love" (M. Gordon - J. Jordan - A. Lear - H. Schmidt) - 4:36
3. "Love Me, Love Me Blue" (G. Scalamogna - A.Lear) - 3:48
4. "Muscle Man" (M. Gordon - H. Schmidt - A. Lear) - 4:15
5. "This Man (Dali's Song)" (M. Gordon - A. Lear) - 4:34
6. "Peep!" (M. Gordon - A. Lear - H. Schmidt) - 3:56
7. "Everytime You Touch Me" (A. Lear - M. Gordon - A. Lear - H. Schmidt) - 3:43
8. "On The Air Tonight" (P. Bardens - P. Bardens) - 3:34
9. "Rien Ne Va Plus" (R. Costa - A. Lear - H. Schmidt) - 3:46
10. "Go Go Boy (When I Say Go)" (M. Gordon - A. Lear) - 2:01
11. "Dance Around The Room" (P. Bardens - P. Bardens) - 4:04
12. "I'll Miss You" (I. Polizzy - C. Natili - M. Ramoino - A. Lear - H. Schmidt) - 3:34
13. "Alter Ego (Part 2)" (M. Gordon - A. Lear) - 2:07

Credits

Personnel

• Amanda Lear - vocals
• Carolina Balboni - backing vocals
• Ulli Essmann - backing vocals
• Sandrina Löscher - backing vocals
• Charles Hörnemann - guitar

Production

• Tracks 1-6 and 8-13 produced and arranged by Michael Gordon at PNG Studios Munich
• Tracks 7 produced by Tubi Forti at Gadda Studio, Bologna
• Cover painting: Amanda Lear (self portrait)

Release history

Single releases

12"

• 1995: "Everytime You Touch Me" (Long Mix) ** / (Underground Version) ** / "What A Boy" / (Radio Version) (Germany, ZYX Music 7636-12)
• 1995: "Peep!" (22:15 Saturday Night Mix) ** / (Undercover Version) ** / (Instrumental Passion Mix) ** / "On The Air Tonight" (Germany, ZYX Music ZYX 7975-12)
• ** Non-album version

CD

• 1995: "Everytime You Touch Me" (Radio Version) / (Underground Version) ** / (Long Version) ** / (Underground Instrumental Version) ** (Italy, Giungla Records / BMG 74321-27505-2)
• 1995: "Everytime You Touch Me" (Radio Version) / (Long Mix) ** / (Underground Version) ** / "What A Boy" (Germany, ZYX Music ZYX 7636-8)
• 1995: "Peep!" (Radio Version) / (22.15 Sunday Night Mix) / (Undercover Version) / (Instrumental Passion Mix) / "On The Air Tonight" (Germany, ZYX Music ZYX 7975-8)
• 1996: "Angel Love" (Radio Version) / (Maxi Mix) ** / (Club Mix) ** / (Instrumental) ** (Germany, ZYX Music ZYX 8460-8)
• 1998: "I'll Miss You" (Love Version) ** / "Never Trust A Pretty Face" (1978) / "Lili Marleen" (1978) (Germany, BMG-Ariola 74321 64070 2 - Promo)
• ** Non-album version

References

1. ^ Allmusic review

External links

• Official Amanda Lear site
• Amanda Lear at the Internet Movie Database