Falco 3
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Falco 3 is the third album by Falco
, released in 1985.
In the U.S. it peaked at number 3 in the Billboard 200
albums charts and at #18 in their Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
charts.
Following two albums produced and co-written by Robert Ponger
, this is Falco's first album to be produced by Bolland & Bolland from The Netherlands.
about Mozart
, the Americanized mix of "Rock Me Amadeus
" capitalized on and continued a resurgence of interest in the Viennese composer, and was an instant hit in the U.S., spending three weeks at number one on the Hot 100 and peaking at number four on the dance charts and number six on the R&B singles charts. It has several major differences from the non-US original: a spoken English prose track narrating a brief chronology of Mozart's life, attempting a rap-meets-classical style; an English vocal musical accompaniment track; and only the English-compatible phrases, words, and sounds clipped from the complete (German) main vocal track. The non-US version of the Falco 3 album and the video feature the complete (German) main vocal track with lyrics portraying Mozart as both popular and radical.
" sung from the point of view of a rapist and possible murderer, proved a controversial hit in Europe; banned by some radio programmers there, it nevertheless improved on the chart peak of its predecessor, though it was virtually ignored in the U.S. The album also included a reworked German-language version of The Cars
song "Looking for Love", entitled "Munich Girls", as well as a lounge lizard cover of Bob Dylan
's "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue
".
Despite all the songs boasting special mixes on the cover (e.g. "The Heart Mix"), these are all the normal album versions. The only re-mixes are to be found on the U.S., U.K. and Japanese version of this album, which contain the "Salieri Version" of "Rock Me Amadeus" and the "Metternich Arrival Mix" of "Vienna Calling" instead of the normal European versions. The European CD versions of this album have a wrongly mastered version of "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue", which contains a repeated loop and therefore runs short over 5 minutes - the Anniversary Edition of this album finally corrected this mistake.
Originally Falco wanted to include an 11th song (the self-written "Without You") on the album but due to contract reasons and the fact that the melody-based song didn't fit in with the other, Bolland & Bolland written songs, the song was omitted.
The 25th Anniversary Edition, released on October 22, 2010, adds the following bonus tracks to the original (and remastered) album tracks:
The two-CD Deluxe Version has additional video material:
Falco (musician)
Johann Hölzel , better known by his stage name Falco, was an Austrian pop and rock musician and rapper. He had several international hits: "Der Kommissar", "Rock Me Amadeus", "Vienna Calling", "Jeanny", "The Sound of Musik", "Coming Home " and posthumously, "Out Of The Dark"...
, released in 1985.
In the U.S. it peaked at number 3 in the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
albums charts and at #18 in their Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999...
charts.
Following two albums produced and co-written by Robert Ponger
Robert Ponger
Robert Ponger is an Austrian songwriter and record producer, most famous for his work with Austrian singer Falco.Ponger produced and shared writing credits on Falco's first two solo albums, 1982's Einzelhaft and 1984's Junge Roemer...
, this is Falco's first album to be produced by Bolland & Bolland from The Netherlands.
Information
Following an Academy Award-winning movieAmadeus (film)
Amadeus is a 1984 period drama film directed by Miloš Forman and written by Peter Shaffer. Adapted from Shaffer's stage play Amadeus, the story is based loosely on the lives of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Antonio Salieri, two composers who lived in Vienna, Austria, during the latter half of the...
about Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , baptismal name Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart , was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. He composed over 600 works, many acknowledged as pinnacles of symphonic, concertante, chamber, piano, operatic, and choral music...
, the Americanized mix of "Rock Me Amadeus
Rock Me Amadeus
"Rock Me Amadeus" is a 1985 song by Austrian pop musician Falco from his album Falco 3. It topped the singles charts on both sides of the Atlantic. It was Falco's only number one hit in either the United States or the United Kingdom, despite his popularity in Germany, his native Austria, and much...
" capitalized on and continued a resurgence of interest in the Viennese composer, and was an instant hit in the U.S., spending three weeks at number one on the Hot 100 and peaking at number four on the dance charts and number six on the R&B singles charts. It has several major differences from the non-US original: a spoken English prose track narrating a brief chronology of Mozart's life, attempting a rap-meets-classical style; an English vocal musical accompaniment track; and only the English-compatible phrases, words, and sounds clipped from the complete (German) main vocal track. The non-US version of the Falco 3 album and the video feature the complete (German) main vocal track with lyrics portraying Mozart as both popular and radical.
Other songs
"Vienna Calling" continued the geographic and stylistic theme, and followed its predecessor as far as the U.S. Top 20. A third single, a power ballad called "JeannyJeanny
Jeanny is a song by the Austrian musician Falco, recorded in 1985 for Falco's album Falco 3. It was the third song released as a single out of the album in 1986...
" sung from the point of view of a rapist and possible murderer, proved a controversial hit in Europe; banned by some radio programmers there, it nevertheless improved on the chart peak of its predecessor, though it was virtually ignored in the U.S. The album also included a reworked German-language version of The Cars
The Cars
The Cars are an American rock band that emerged from the early New Wave music scene in the late 1970s. The band consisted of lead singer and rhythm guitarist Ric Ocasek, lead singer and bassist Benjamin Orr, guitarist Elliot Easton, keyboardist Greg Hawkes and drummer David Robinson...
song "Looking for Love", entitled "Munich Girls", as well as a lounge lizard cover of Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, musician, poet, film director and painter. He has been a major and profoundly influential figure in popular music and culture for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler and a seemingly...
's "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue
"It's All Over Now, Baby Blue" is a song written and performed by Bob Dylan and featured on his Bringing It All Back Home album, released on March 22, 1965 by Columbia Records . The song was originally recorded on January 15, 1965 with Dylan's acoustic guitar and harmonica and William E. Lee's bass...
".
Album
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| 1985 | Falco 3 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
Singles
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| 1986 | "Rock Me Amadeus Rock Me Amadeus "Rock Me Amadeus" is a 1985 song by Austrian pop musician Falco from his album Falco 3. It topped the singles charts on both sides of the Atlantic. It was Falco's only number one hit in either the United States or the United Kingdom, despite his popularity in Germany, his native Austria, and much... " |
1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 79 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1985 | "Vienna Calling" | 3 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 5 | - | 10 | - | - | - | 40 | - | 11 | 18 | - | - |
| 1985 | "Jeanny Jeanny Jeanny is a song by the Austrian musician Falco, recorded in 1985 for Falco's album Falco 3. It was the third song released as a single out of the album in 1986... " |
1 | - | 1 | 1 | not released | 24 | 68 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
Track listing
- "Rock Me AmadeusRock Me Amadeus"Rock Me Amadeus" is a 1985 song by Austrian pop musician Falco from his album Falco 3. It topped the singles charts on both sides of the Atlantic. It was Falco's only number one hit in either the United States or the United Kingdom, despite his popularity in Germany, his native Austria, and much...
" (The Gold Mix) (U.S. version substitutes "The Salieri Version", spelled wrongly as "Solieri Version") (3:22/8:20) - "America" (The City Of Grinzing Version) (3:56)
- "Tango the Night" (The Heart Mix) (2:28)
- "Munich Girls" (Lookin' for Love) (Just Another Paid One) (4:17)
- "JeannyJeannyJeanny is a song by the Austrian musician Falco, recorded in 1985 for Falco's album Falco 3. It was the third song released as a single out of the album in 1986...
" (Sus-Mix-Spect Crime Version) (5:50) - "Vienna Calling" (Waiting For the Extended Mix) (U.S. version substitutes "The Metternich Arrival Mix") (4:02/7:38)
- "Männer des Westens-Any Kind of Land" (Wilde Bube Version) (4:00)
- "Nothing Sweeter Than Arabia" (The Relevant Madhouse Danceteria Jour-Fix-Mix) (4:46)
- "Macho Macho" (Sensible Boy's Song) (4:56)
- "It's All Over Now, Baby BlueIt's All Over Now, Baby Blue"It's All Over Now, Baby Blue" is a song written and performed by Bob Dylan and featured on his Bringing It All Back Home album, released on March 22, 1965 by Columbia Records . The song was originally recorded on January 15, 1965 with Dylan's acoustic guitar and harmonica and William E. Lee's bass...
" (No Mix) (4:41)
Despite all the songs boasting special mixes on the cover (e.g. "The Heart Mix"), these are all the normal album versions. The only re-mixes are to be found on the U.S., U.K. and Japanese version of this album, which contain the "Salieri Version" of "Rock Me Amadeus" and the "Metternich Arrival Mix" of "Vienna Calling" instead of the normal European versions. The European CD versions of this album have a wrongly mastered version of "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue", which contains a repeated loop and therefore runs short over 5 minutes - the Anniversary Edition of this album finally corrected this mistake.
Originally Falco wanted to include an 11th song (the self-written "Without You") on the album but due to contract reasons and the fact that the melody-based song didn't fit in with the other, Bolland & Bolland written songs, the song was omitted.
The 25th Anniversary Edition, released on October 22, 2010, adds the following bonus tracks to the original (and remastered) album tracks:
- "Jeanny" (cover/remix version by the British band Hurts) (3:38)
- "Without You" (demo version, unreleased song from the "Falco 3" sessions 1985) (5:45)
- "Rock Me Amadeus" (Extended Version) (7:07) [first time on CD]
- "Vienna Calling" (Tourist Version) (7:07) [first time on CD]
- "Männer Des Westens-Any Kind Of Land" (Extended Version) (5:23)(b-side of "Jeanny" 12-inch version) [first time on cd]
- "Urban Tropical" (Extended Version) (7:26)(b-side of "Rock me Amadeus 12-inch version) [first time on CD]
The two-CD Deluxe Version has additional video material:
- "The Making Of The Legendary "Falco 3" (documentary by DoRo) which also includes the famous Salieri Version of "Rock Me Amadeus" in its full 8:21 minutes.