''A Foreign Affair 2'' is double compilation album released by

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rock band Gasolin' in 2002. It contains the English album ''

What a Lemon ''What a Lemon'' is an album by Denmark, Danish Rock music, rock band Gasolin', released 1 August 1976 on Epic Records in the United States, some parts of Europe, Japan and Australia. It is the third of four albums with English lyrics that Gasolin ...

'' on the first disc and ''

The Last Jim ''The Last Jim'' is the second album with English lyrics by Danish rock band Gasolin'. It was released in some Western European countries in November 1974 on CBS, simultaneously to its Danish counterpart Stakkels Jim. The songs are identical on t ...

'' on the second disc. Between 1974 and 1978, Gasolin' released four albums with English lyrics in an attempt to break the international music market, but had little success. The first album, released in the United States as ''Gasolin' '', was renamed ''What a Lemon'' for the English market. The disparity is due to the band releasing a previous album in England named ''Gasolin' ''. All told, Gasolin' released three albums named ''Gasolin: Their first Danish album, their first British album and their first American album. ''The Last Jim'' (1975) and ''What a Lemon'' (1976) are nearly identical to ''

Stakkels Jim ''Stakkels Jim'' (aka ''Gas 4'') is a studio album by Gasolin' and was released in November 1974. It was the second album to be produced by Roy Thomas Baker. The raw rock of ''Gasolin' 3'' would on this record be replaced by a more polished and b ...

'' (1974) and ''

Gas 5 ''Gas 5'' was Gasolin's fifth album in five years and was released in October 1975. From the humble beginnings of their debut album they had developed into a confident arena rock band with this release. In hindsight, ''Gas 5'' may be considered t ...

'' (1975), respectively. On ''What a Lemon'', "Good Time Charlie" was omitted and replaced by "Rabalderstraede" and "The Last Jim". "Rabalderstraede" is identical to the song "What a Lemon".

Track list

Disc one: ''What a Lemon''

#"What a Lemon" #"Fatherless Hill" #"Lonesome Avenue" #"Rebel Run" #"Lots Of Success" #"It's All The Same To An American Dane" #"Lady Oh Lady" #"Sad Song Of The Bluebird" #"Rabalderstraede" #"The Last Jim"

Disc two: ''The Last Jim''

#"Mrs. Boogie Woogie" #"Pasha Honeysuckle Divine" #"Bingo" #"Boogaloo" #"Cellophane Brain" #"Deadline" #"Where Do We Go From Here" #"Fool Of The Night" #"Anna Lee" #"Blood Brothers" #"The Last Jim"

Credits

Gasolin'

*Franz Beckerlee –

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, moog,

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, vocals *

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–

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, vocals,

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* Kim Larsen –

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, guitar, piano *Søren Berlev –

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, vocals *Producer: Roy Thomas Baker *Engineer: Freddy Hansson *Assistand engineer: Flemming Rasmussen

References