''Engelberg'' is the ninth album recorded by
Swiss
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* the adjectival form of Switzerland
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singer
Stephan Eicher
Stephan Eicher (born 17 August 1960) is a Swiss singer. He sings in a variety of languages, including French, German, English, Italian, Swiss German and Romansh, sometimes using different languages in the same song.
Eicher's success started ...
, released in 1991. It contains songs in French, English and German languages. In France, it provided four successful singles : "
Déjeuner en paix" (#2), "
Pas d'ami (comme toi)" (#7), "Hemmige" (#27) and "Tu ne me dois rien" (#25). It remains to date the singer's largest commercial success.
Chart performances
In Switzerland, the album started at number four on 23 June 1991, and climbed at number one for five consecutive weeks in August 1991. It totaled 46 weeks on the chart (top 40), 23 of them in the top ten,
and earned a double platinum disc.
In France, the album debuted at #37 on 19 July 1991 on the
SNEP Albums Chart and had a peak at number two for six weeks, almost three months after its release. It totaled 21 weeks in the top ten and 74 weeks in the top 50.
The album eventually achieved
2 x Platinum status.
Track listing
# "Wake Up" (Eicher) – 5:52
# "
Pas d'ami (comme toi)" (Philippe Djian, Eicher) – 3:37
# "Move Closer" (Eicher) – 3:14
# "
Déjeuner en paix" (Djian, Eicher) – 3:55
# "Easy" (Eicher) – 3:45
# "Hemmige" (
Mani Matter
Mani Matter (4 August 1936 in Herzogenbuchsee – 24 November 1972 in Kilchberg, Zurich, officially Hans-Peter Matter) was a popular Swiss singer-songwriter.
Biography
Mani Matter was born on 4 August 1936 in Herzogenbuchsee, Canton of Bern. ...
) – 3:24
# "Wicked Ways" (Klaudia Schifferle, Eicher) – 5:16
# "
I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" (
Hank Williams
Hank Williams (born Hiram Williams; September 17, 1923 – January 1, 1953) was an American singer, songwriter, and musician. Regarded as one of the most significant and influential American singers and songwriters of the 20th century, he reco ...
) – 2:52
# "Es Ist Alles" (Eicher, Schifferle) – 5:17
# "Tu ne me dois rien" (Djian, Eicher) – 3:54
# "Come on Home" (Eicher) – 3:46
# "Djian's Waltz" (Djian, Eicher) – 2:52
Personnel
*Stephan Eicher – vocals, guitar, piano, slide guitar
*Dominique Blanc-Franchard – 12-string guitar
*
Steve Bolton
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– guitar
*Simon Clark – piano, Hammond organ, synthesizer
*
Manu Katche
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– drums
*
Pino Palladino – bass
*Max Lässer – guitar, mandolin
*Arnaud Méthivier – accordion
*Daniel Affolter – background vocals
*Beckie Bell – background vocals
*Philippe Djiian – background vocals
*Yvone Jones – background vocals
*
Véronique Rivière – background vocals
*Thierry Lecompte – background vocals
*Biat Marthaler – viola
*Regina Jauslin – cello
*Florence Charlin – violin
*Julian Fels – violin
*Johanna Kern – violin
*Mathieu Monneret – cello
*Stéphane Rapetti – viola
*Isabelle Reynaud – violin
*Rudolf Sutter – violin
*Thomas Walpen – viola
*Christa Zahner – violin
*Roland Schildknecht -
dulcimer
Production notes
*Dominique Blanc-Franchard – producer, engineer, mixing
*Martin Hess – executive producer
*Sophie Masson – engineer, mixing
*Thierry Lecompte – assistant engineer
*Jim Rakete – cover photo
*Claudine Doury – cover photo
*Eric Clermontet – production coordination
*Joseph Baldasarre – vocal producer (English lyrics)
Charts and sales
References
{{Authority control
1991 albums
Stephan Eicher albums