''After Eight'' is the debut album by

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n-born Dutch singer and songwriter Taco Ockerse,

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known as

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. The record, released in 1982 by

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, contained his biggest (and only ever) Stateside

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, a

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and New Wave driven take on the

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standard " Puttin' on the Ritz". However, in addition to six covers of classic pop songs, he co-wrote five original songs. The album peaked at No. 23 on the ''Billboard'' 200.

Track listing

Singin' in the Rain ''Singin' in the Rain'' is a 1952 American musical romantic comedy film directed and choreographed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen, starring Kelly, Donald O'Connor, and Debbie Reynolds and featuring Jean Hagen, Millard Mitchell and Cyd Charis ...

" (Arthur Freed, Nacio Herb Brown) 4:45 #"Tribute to Tino" (Werner Lang, Taco Ockerse, Ray Moxley) 4:10 #" Puttin' on the Ritz" (Irving Berlin) 4:36 #"

I Should Care "I Should Care" is a popular song with music by Axel Stordahl and Paul Weston and lyrics by Sammy Cahn, published in 1944. Cahn said that the title came to him by the time they played the first 4 bars. It first appeared in the MGM film '' Thrill ...

" (Paul Weston,

Sammy Cahn Samuel Cohen (June 18, 1913 – January 15, 1993), known professionally as Sammy Cahn, was an American lyricist, songwriter, and musician. He is best known for his romantic lyrics to films and Broadway songs, as well as stand-alone songs premier ...

Axel Stordahl Axel Stordahl (August 8, 1913 – August 30, 1963) was an American arranger who was active from the late 1930s through the 1950s. He is perhaps best known for his work with Frank Sinatra in the 1940s at Columbia Records. With his sophisticat ...

) 3:42 #"Carmella" (John David Parker-Tanja, Lang, Ockerse) 3:28 #" La Vie en Rose" (

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, Ralph Maria Siegel, H. Doll,

Louiguy Louis Guglielmi (3 April 1916 – 4 April 1991), known by his pen name Louiguy (), was a Spanish-born French musician of Italian descent. He wrote the melody for Édith Piaf's lyrics of "La Vie en Rose" and the Latin jazz composition "Ceris ...

) 4:45 #"

Cheek to Cheek "Cheek to Cheek" is a song written by Irving Berlin in 1934–35, specifically for the star of his new musical, Fred Astaire. The movie was ''Top Hat'', co-starring Ginger Rogers.

" (Berlin) 4:45 #"After Eight" (Tanja, Ockerse, Lang) 3:28 #"Livin' in My Dream World" (Tanja, Lang, Ockerse) 3:06 #"Encore/Sweet Gypsy Rose" (Tanja, Lang, Ockerse) 4:14 #"Thanks a Million" (

Gus Kahn Gustav Gerson Kahn (November 6, 1886October 8, 1941) was an American lyricist who contributed a number of songs to the Great American Songbook, including "Pretty Baby", "Ain't We Got Fun?", "Carolina in the Morning", "Toot, Toot, Tootsie (Goo' By ...

, Arthur Johnston) 1:45

Production

*Arranged by Werner Lang and David Parker *Produced by David Parker *Recorded and Mixed by Frank Reinke

Charts

Sales and certifications

References

{{Authority control Taco (musician) albums 1982 debut albums RCA Records albums