Salvation (Alphaville album)

Salvation
Studio album by Alphaville
Released	September 1, 1997 (Original) June 1999 (US bonus tracks)
Recorded	1995–1997
Genre	Synthpop
Length	53:51 (Original) 70:18 (US Release)
Label	Warner / Metropolis
Producer	Andy Richards
Alphaville chronology
Prostitute (1994) Salvation (1997) Dreamscapes (1999)
Singles from Salvation
"Wishful Thinking" Released: February 1997 "Flame" Released: June 1997 (promo) January, 1999 (USA) "Soul Messiah" Released: 1999 (USA)
Alternative cover
USA Edition

Salvation is the fifth album by Alphaville, released in 1997 in Europe, and – with different artwork and three bonus tracks – in the U.S. in 1999. Produced by Andy Richards, Salvation marked a tumultuous time for the band: Ricky Echolette had left Alphaville during the production and Marian Gold and Bernd Lloyd were in a constant struggle with their record label which resulted in virtually no promotion for this album, and the subsequent split that led Alphaville to establishing their own, concert- and online-focused communication, promotion, and distribution platform.

Even though the circumstances for Salvation were not favorable, the album became a success – the first one for Alphaville since their 1986 release Afternoons in Utopia. This is mainly due to the band returning to their synthpop-roots and heavily infusing them with dance/techno, a departure from their experimental predecessors, Prostitute and The Breathtaking Blue. 200,000 copies of the album have been sold.

Track listing