Dschinghis Khan (album)
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Dschinghis Khan is the debut album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...

 by German
Germany
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 disco
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 group Dschinghis Khan
Dschinghis Khan
Dschinghis Khan was a West German pop band, created in 1979 to compete in the Eurovision Song Contest. The name of the band was chosen to fit the song of the same name, written and produced by Ralph Siegel with lyrics by Bernd Meinunger....

. The album includes the band's breakthrough single, also called "Dschinghis Khan
Dschinghis Khan (song)
Dschinghis Khan was the West German entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1979, performed in German by Dschinghis Khan...

", with which they represented Germany at the Eurovision Song Contest 1979
Eurovision Song Contest 1979
The Eurovision Song Contest 1979 was the 24th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 31 March 1979 in Jerusalem, Israel. The presenters were Daniel Pe'er and Yardena Arazi, and the event was staged at the International Convention Center. Representing Israel, Gali Atari and Milk and Honey were the...

, finishing in 4th position. Included is also the follow-up "Moskau
Moskau (Dschinghis Khan song)
"Moskau " is a single by the German pop-act Dschinghis Khan from their 1979 self-titled debut album.-History:The song was released in Australia in 1980, the year of the 1980 Moscow Olympics. Australia's Channel 7 used the song as the theme to their television coverage of the Moscow Olympics...

", a tribute to the Russian capital Moscow
Moscow
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. Both singles were also released in English language versions in certain markets, entitled "Genghis Khan" and "Moscow" respectively.

Side A

  1. "Moskau
    Moskau (Dschinghis Khan song)
    "Moskau " is a single by the German pop-act Dschinghis Khan from their 1979 self-titled debut album.-History:The song was released in Australia in 1980, the year of the 1980 Moscow Olympics. Australia's Channel 7 used the song as the theme to their television coverage of the Moscow Olympics...

    " - 5:58
  2. "Komm doch heim" - 4:16
  3. "Samurai" - 4:56
  4. "Rocking Son Of Dschinghis Khan" - 4:15
  5. "Pass auf, der Drache kommt" - 3:40

Side B

  1. "Dschinghis Khan
    Dschinghis Khan (song)
    Dschinghis Khan was the West German entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1979, performed in German by Dschinghis Khan...

    " - 3:00
  2. "Israel, Israel" - 5:38
  3. "China Boy" - 3:54
  4. "Sahara" - 3:00
  5. "Puszta" - 3:15
  6. "Der Verräter" - 5:35
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