Knef (album)

Knef
Studio album by Hildegard Knef
Released	February 1970
Recorded	December 9–12, 1969
Studio	Teldec Studios, Lichterfelde, Berlin, West Germany
Genre	Schlager psychedelic pop
Length	38:17
Language	German
Label	Decca (Teldec) Stern Musik
Producer	David Cameron Palastanga
Hildegard Knef chronology
Love for Sale (1969) Knef (1970) Portrait in Musik (1970)
Singles from Knef
"Tapetenwechsel" / "Wieviel Menschen waren glücklich (daß du gelebt?)" Released: March 1970

Knef is a studio album by German actress and singer-songwriter Hildegard Knef, released in February 1970 on Teldec's Decca Records and Stern Musik, a music branding division of the magazine Stern. The singer considered it her best album.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Hildegard Knef and Hans Hammerschmid

Side one

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Wieviel Menschen waren glücklich, daß du gelebt?"	3:12
2.	"Schwertfisch"	2:16
3.	"Ich brauch’ Tapetenwechsel"	2:25
4.	"Insel meiner Angst"	2:37
5.	"Elvira O."	2:15
6.	"Friedenskampf und Schadenfreude"	5:51

Side two

No.	Title	Length
7.	"Liebe auf den hundertsten Blick"	2:53
8.	"Mein Zeitbegriff"	2:43
9.	"Der Tag holt Luft"	3:24
10.	"Im achtzigsten Stockwerk"	3:10
11.	"Die Herren dieser Welt"	3:58
12.	"Eisblumen"	3:33
Total length:		38:17

Personnel

Credits adapted from Knef's liner notes.

• Hildegard Knef – primary artist, vocals
• Hans Hammerschmid – arrangements, conducting
  • Hans Hammerschmid and his Orchestra – orchestra
• The Rosy-Singers – choir
• David Cameron Palastanga – producer
• Martin Fouqué – engineer
• Horst Angenendt – mastering
• Rico Puhlmann – cover art
• Ursula Marquardt – cover art

See also

• 1970 in music
• Music of Germany
• Baroque pop
• Jazz pop

External links

• Knef at Discogs (list of releases)
• Knef statistics, tagging and previews at Last.fm
• Knef at Rate Your Music