Error in the System
| Error in the System |
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| Studio album by Peter Schilling |
| Released |
1983 (English version)
1983 (German version) |
| Recorded |
Peer-Southern Studios in Hamburg, Germany |
| Genre |
New Wave, Synth Pop |
| Length |
35:42 (English version)
37:54 (German version) |
| Label |
Elektra
WEA Records |
| Producer |
Armin Sabol, Peter Schilling |
| Peter Schilling chronology |
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| Singles from Fehler im System/Error in the System |
- "Major Tom (Völig losgelöst)"
Released: 1983
- "Die Wüste lebt"
Released: 1983
- "Major Tom (Coming Home)"
Released: 1984
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Error in the System is the first English album by German singer Peter Schilling, and is literally the English counterpart to the German album Fehler im System. The English and German version have been combined and sold as a single box set in several parts of the world.[3][4][5]
Track listing
Error in the System
- "Only Dreams" 3:22 (Schilling, David Lodge)
- "Lifetime Guarantee" 6:20 (Schilling, Lodge, Armin Sabol)
- "The Noah Plan" 4:21 (Schilling, Lodge)
- "Error In The System" 3:35 (Schilling, Matthew Garey)
- "Major Tom (Coming Home)" 4:08 (Schilling, Lodge)
- "Major Tom, Part II" 3:35 (Sabol)
- "(Let's Play) U.S.A." 3:18 (Schilling, Sabol, Garey)
- "I Have No Desire" 3:22 (Schilling, Garey)
- "Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht" (Silent Night, Holy Night) 3:26 (trad.; arr. Sabol/Schilling)
Fehler im System
- "…Dann trügt der Schein" 3:28 (Schilling)
- "Fast alles konstruiert" 6:48 (Sabol, Schilling)
- "Die Wüste lebt" 4:56 (Schilling)
- "Fehler im System" 3:30 (Schilling)
- "Major Tom (Völlig losgelöst)" 4:59 (Schilling)
- "Major Tom" 3:50 (Sabol, Schilling)
- "U.S.A." 3:22 (Sabol, Schilling)
- "Ich hab' keine Lust" 3:31 (Schilling)
- "Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht" 3:30 (trad.; arr. Sabol, Schilling)
Singles
The English version contains the song "Major Tom (Coming Home)", which reached the top 15 in New Zealand[6] and the US,[7] and the top 50 in the UK.[8] The German version includes the songs "Major Tom (Völig losgelöst)", which reached the top 3 in Germany, Austria, Switzerland (all # 1)[9][10][11] and the Netherlands (reaching # 2 in the top 40),[12][13] and "Die Wüste lebt".[14] Because of his one and only entry in the US charts with "Major Tom (Völig losgelöst)", he might be considered a one-hit wonder in that same country.[15]
Personnel
- Peter Schilling: All Vocals
- Armin Sabol: Guitars (all tracks), Bass (track 9)
- Rolf Kersting: Bass (tracks 1-4 & 6-8)
- Gunther Gebauer: Bass (track 5)
- Frank Hieber: Keyboards (tracks 1-4 & 6-9)
- Gonzo Bishop: Keyboards (track 5)
- Dicky Tarrach: Drums, Percussion (tracks 1, 2, 4 & 6-9)
- Mickie Stickdorn: Drums, Percussion (track 3)
- Curt Cress: Drums, Percussion (track 5)
Production
- Produced By Peter Schilling & Armin Sabol
- Recorded & Engineered By Frank Reinke, Geoff Peacy, Lars Hidde, Manfred Lohse, Peter Schilling & Peter Schmidt
- Track 5 Mixed By Holger J. Magnussen; all other tracks mixed by Frank Reinke
Notes
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ (German) "Error in the System's German Amazon Page". Amazon.de. Retrieved on January 27, 2011.
- ^ "Error in the System's Amazon Page". Amazon.com. Retrieved on January 27, 2011.
- ^ "Error in the System's British Amazon Page". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved on January 27, 2011.
- ^ (Dutch) "Peter Schilling-Major Tom". Ultratop.be. Retrieved on January 27, 2011.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2007). Top Pop Singles 1955-2006 , Record Research. ISBN 978-0-89820-172-7.
- ^ British Hit Singles & Albums, 18th Edition (2005). Guinness World Records Limited. ISBN 9781904994008.
- ^ Major Tom in den deutschen Charts
- ^ Major Tom in den österreichischen Charts
- ^ Major Tom in der Schweizer Hitparade
- ^ Top 40 Hit dossier 1956-2001 ISBN 90-257-3349-2
- ^ http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Peter+Schilling&titel=Major+Tom+%28v%F6llig+losgel%F6st%29&cat=s
- ^ http://www.amazon.de/dp/B00205PNHI
- ^ http://www.allmusic.com/artist/peter-schilling-p5364/biography
External links