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Nina Hagen (album)

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Nina Hagen
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 23, 1989 (1989-08-23)
RecordedDecember 1988 – February 1989
Studio
Genre
Length64:52
LabelMercury
ProducerZeus B. Held
Nina Hagen chronology
In Ekstasy / In Ekstase
(1985)
Nina Hagen
(1989)
Street
(1991)
Singles from Nina Hagen
  1. "Hold Me"
    Released: 1989
  2. "Michail, Michail (Gorbachev Rap) / Hold Me"
    Released: 1989
  3. "Las Vegas"
    Released: 1989
  4. "Ave Maria"
    Released: 1989
  5. "Love Heart Attack"
    Released: 1990
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Hi-Fi News & Record ReviewA:1[2]

Nina Hagen is the fourth solo (and sixth overall) studio album by German singer Nina Hagen. It was released on August 23, 1989, by Mercury Records.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Move Over"Janis Joplin4:36
2."Super Freak Family"
  • Hagen
  • Billy Liesegang
4:18
3."Love Heart Attack"
  • Junger Junior
  • Dawson Miller
4:09
4."Hold Me"
  • Mahalia Jackson (cover)
  • Billy Liesegang
4:08
5."Las Vegas"2:52
6."Live on Mars"
5:02
7."Dope Sucks"3:06
8."Only Seventeen"
  • Billy Liesegang
  • Dawson Miller
  • Zeus B. Held
  • Hagen
5:10
9."Where's the Party"
  • Hagen
  • Billy Liesegang
3:48
10."Michail, Michail (Gorbachev Rap)"5:07
11."Ave Maria"
5:26
Total length:47:15

Notes

  • "Live on Mars" is sung in Sanskrit.
  • "Michail Michail" and "Ave Maria" are sung in German.

Personnel

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  • Nina Hagen – vocals
  • Billy Liesegang – guitar; bass on "Dope Sucks"
  • Luís Jardim – drums, percussion; bass on "Love Heart Attack"
  • Zeus B. Held – keyboards
  • The Soultanas – background vocals
  • Lene Lovich – vocals on "Where's the Party"
  • Lemmy – vocals, distorted bass on "Where's the Party"
  • Kick Horns – brass on "Only Seventeen"
  • Mark Griffiths – bass, guitar on "Hold Me" and "Ave Maria"
  • Barry Fitzgerald – drums on "Super Freak Family" and "Dope Sucks"
  • Lawrence Cottle – bass on "Only Seventeen"
  • Alistair Gavin – piano on "Ave Maria"
  • Martin Ditcham – percussion on "Ave Maria"
  • The Bortobello Philharmonic, conducted by Richard Niles on "Ave Maria"
  • Jean-Paul Gaultier – art direction

References

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  1. ^ Proefrock, Stacia. "Nina Hagen – Nina Hagen | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
  2. ^ "Review: Nina Hagen — Nina Hagen" (PDF). Hi-Fi News & Record Review (magazine). Vol. 34, no. 12. Croydon: Link House Magazines Ltd. December 1989. p. 145. ISSN 0142-6230. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021 – via World Radio History.