Junge Roemer
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Junge Roemer is the second 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 Austrian pop rap artist Falco
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 1984.

Production and success

The album was a #1 hit in his native Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

. The title track was a hit single there as well as in Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

, and most notably in Spain
Spain
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, where it peaked at #2. Still, the project was considered a relative disappointment compared with the international number one success of the breakthrough hit single from his previous album, "Der Kommissar". This inspired him to change producers and incorporate more English phrases for titles and choruses, which resulted in a trio of worldwide hits two years later with "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...

", "Vienna Calling" and "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...

".

While the phrase in the German language is correctly written "Junge Römer", the title of Falco's album and single in both German and English pressings is "Junge Roemer".

Track listing

  1. "Junge Römer" (Young Romans) - 4:33
  2. "Tut-Ench-Amon (Tutankhamen)" - 4:33
  3. "Brillantin' Brutal'" (Brutal Brilliantine) - 3:50
  4. "Ihre Tochter" (Your Daughter) - 4:31
  5. "No Answer (Hallo Deutschland)" - 3:39
  6. "Nur mit dir" (Only With You) - 4:29
  7. "Hoch wie nie" (Higher Than Ever) - 4:23
  8. "Steuermann" (Taxman) - 3:47
  9. "Kann es Liebe sein" (Can It Be Love) - 4:06

Album

Jahr Titel Top-Position
A
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

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Singles

Year Singles A
Austria
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CH
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

GER
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

ES
Spain
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