Tensongs

Tensongs
Studio album by Hubert Kah
Released 1986
Genre Synthpop, new wave
Label Blow Up, CBS, Sony, Curb Records, Polydor
Producer Michael Cretu, Armand Volker
Hubert Kah chronology

Goldene Zeiten
(1984)
Tensongs
(1986)
Sound of My Heart
(1989)

Tensongs is the first English language album by German synthpop band Hubert Kah. It was released in 1986.

Three singles were released from the album, "Limousine", "Something I Should Know" and "Love is So Sensible". The opening track "Pogo the Clown" is a reference to American serial killer John Wayne Gacy. "Get Strange" featured on the 1986 film Rad.

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Pogo the Clown"  Markus Löhr, N. Karo, Hubert Kemmler, Klaus Hirschburger, Ken Taylor 3:30
2. "Lonesome Cowboy"  Markus Löhr, N. Karo, Hubert Kemmler, Klaus Hirschburger, Ken Taylor 4:06
3. "Drowning"  Markus Löhr; N. Karo; Hubert Kemmler; Ken Taylor 3:47
4. "Something I Should Know"  N. Karo, Hubert Kemmler, Ken Taylor 3:29
5. "Explain the World in a Word"  Markus Löhr, N. Karo, Hubert Kemmler, Ken Taylor 4:11
6. "Love is So Sensible"  Ulrich Herter, Matthew Peevers 3:48
7. "Get Strange"  Markus Löhr, N. Karo, Hubert Kemmler, Richard Palmer-James 3:06
8. "That Girl"  N. Karo, Hubert Kemmler, Ken Taylor 3:51
9. "Limousine"  Markus Löhr, Hubert Kemmler, Klaus Hirschburger, Susanne Müller 4:02
10. "Under My Skin"  Markus Löhr, Hubert Kemmler, Richard Palmer-James 4:24

Chart performance

Album

Chart (1986) Peak
position
Total
weeks
German Albums Chart[1] 35 ?
Swiss Albums Chart[2] 21 1

Singles

Limousine

Chart (1986) Peak
position
Total
weeks
German Singles Chart[3] 8 17
Swiss Singles Chart[4] 25 4

Something I Should Know

Chart (1986) Peak
position
Total
weeks
German Singles Chart[5] 49 5

Personnel

References