Alter Ego (Amanda Lear album)

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Alter Ego
Studio album by Amanda Lear
Released November 21, 1995
Recorded 1994/95 at Metropolis Studio in Milan
Genre Pop, Euro Disco, Italo Disco
Length 43:59
Label ZYX Music
Producer Michael Gordon, Tubi Forti
Amanda Lear chronology
Cadavrexquis
(1993)
Alter Ego
(1995)
Back in Your Arms
(1998)
Alternative covers
Italian edition
Singles from Alter Ego
  1. "Everytime You Touch Me"
    Released: 1995
  2. "Peep!"
    Released: 1995
  3. "Angel Love"
    Released: 1996
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 0/5 stars[1]

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.

Contents

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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

[edit] Credits

[edit] Personnel

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

[edit] 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)

[edit] Release history

Country Release date Cat. No. Label
Germany November 21, 1995 ZYX 20375-2 ZYX Music, Mint Records
Italy October 30, 1995 74321 377752 Giungla Records, BMG
1997 CDDV 6126 DV More
Germany May 14, 2001 GDC 20375-2 ZYX Music, Mint Records
July 5, 2005 ZYX 20375 GDC, ZYX Music

[edit] Single releases

[edit] 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

[edit] 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

[edit] References

  1. ^ Allmusic review

[edit] External links

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