Engelberg is a the ninth album recorded by Swiss

Switzerland

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 singer Stephan Eicher

Stephan Eicher

Stephan Eicher is a Swiss singer.His songs are sung in a variety of languages, including French, German, English, Italian, Swiss-German, and Romanche and sometimes he even uses different languages in the same piece.His success started in German-speaking countries in the 1980s when as part of the...

, released in 1991. It contains songs in French, English and German languages. In France, it provided four successful singles : "Dejeuner en paix" (#2), "Pas d'ami (comme toi)" (#7), "Hemmige" (#27) and "Tu ne me dois rien" (#25). It remains to date the singer's largest commercial success.

Chart performances

In Switzerland, the album started at number four on 23 June 1991, and climbed at number one for five consecutive weeks in August 1991. It totaled 46 weeks on the chart (top 40), 23 of them in the top ten, and earned a double platinum disc.

In France, the album debuted at #37 on 19 July 1991 on the SNEP Albums Chart and had a peak at number two for six weeks, almost three months after its release. It totaled 21 weeks in the top ten and 74 weeks in the top 50. The album eventually achieved 2 x Platinum status

Music recording sales certification

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Track listing

1. "Wake Up" (Eicher) – 5:52
2. "Pas d'ami (comme toi)" (Philippe Djian, Eicher) – 3:37
3. "Move Closer" (Eicher) – 3:14
4. "Dejeuner en paix" (Djian, Eicher) – 3:55
5. "Easy" (Eicher) – 3:45
6. "Hemmige" (Mani Matter
   Mani Matter
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   ) – 3:24
7. "Wicked Ways" (Klaudia Schifferle, Eicher) – 5:16
8. "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
   I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
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   " (Hank Williams) – 2:52
9. "Es Ist Alles" (Eicher, Schifferle) – 5:17
10. "Tu ne me dois rien" (Djian, Eicher) – 3:54
11. "Come on Home" (Eicher) – 3:46
12. "Djian's Waltz" (Djian, Eicher) – 2:52

Personnel

• Stephan Eicher – vocals, guitar, piano, slide guitar
• Dominique Blanc-Franchard – 12-string guitar
• Steve Bolton
  Steve Bolton
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   – guitar
• Simon Clark – piano, Hammond organ, synthesizer
• Klosterorgel Engelberg – guitar, vocals
• Manu Katche
  Manu Katché
  Manu Katché is a French musician of Ivorian origin, born in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés on 27 October 1958. He is a drummer and songwriter.-Career:Session musician...
  
   – drums
• Pino Palladino
  Pino Palladino
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   – bass
• Max Lasser – guitar, mandolin
• Arnaud Methivier – accordion
• Daniel Affolter – background vocals
• Beckie Bell – background vocals
• Philippe Djiian – background vocals
• Yvone Jones – background vocals
• Véronique Rivière
  Véronique Rivière
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  – background vocals
• Thierry Lecompte – background vocals
• Biat Marthaler – viola
• Regina Jauslin – cello
• Florence Charlin – violin
• Julian Fels – violin
• Johanna Kern – violin
• Matheiu Monneret – cello
• Stephane Rapetti – viola
• Isabelle Reynaud – violin
• Rudolf Sutter – violin
• Thomas Walpen – viola
• Christa Zahner – violin

Production notes

• Dominique Blanc-Franchard – producer, engineer, mixing
• Martin Hess – executive producer
• Sophie Masson – engineer, mixing
• Thierry Lecompte – assistant engineer
• Jim Rakete – cover photo
• Claudine Doury – cover photo
• Eric Clermontet – production coordination
• Joseph Baldasarre – vocal producer (English lyrics)

Charts and sales

Chart (1991/92)	Peak position
French SNEP Albums Chart	2
Swiss Albums Chart	1

End of year chart (1991)	Position
Swiss Albums Chart	6
End of year chart (1992)	Position
Swiss Albums Chart	20

Country	Certification	Date	Sales certified
France	2 x Platinum	1992	600,000
Switzerland	2 x Platinum	1992	100,000