''Blauer Samt'' (

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for ''Blue velvet'') is the debut album by

hip hop artist Torch. It released on September 2000 by the labels V2 Records and 360° Records. On September 30, 2011, the album was re-released as CD and vinyl. ''Blauer Samt'' is regarded as one of the most important German hip hop albums. The German rap albums ''Grüner Samt'' by

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(2012, “Green velvet”), ''Lila Samt'' by Sookee (2014, “Purple velvet”) and ''Normaler Samt'' by Audio88 & Yassin (2015, “Normal velvet”) are named after it.

Track listing

Samples

"Kapitel 29" *"A Life (1895 - 1915)" by

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"Gewalt oder Sex" *"

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"Wir waren mal Stars" *"Fantasy" by

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"Als ich zur Schule ging" *"If Only We Knew" by

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*"The Bridge" by MC Shan "Hey Mädel" *"Dreaming About You" by The Blackbyrds "Ich hab geschrieben" *"Water Moon" by

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"Blauer Samt" *"Sehr fern" by

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*"Allein" by

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*"Night Streets - Sandy and Jeffrey" by

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"Heute Nacht" *"Long Red" (Live) by

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"Morgen" *"Tomorrow Started" (Live) by

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Personnel

Credits for ''Blauer Samt'' *Arranged By – Torch (tracks: A5, A6) *Producer – Boulevard Bou (tracks: B2, B5, C3), Torch (tracks: A1 to A3, A5, A6, B3, B4, B6 to C2, C4 to D5) *Recorded By, Mixed By – Boulevard Bou

References

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