''Gold und Liebe'' (''Gold and Love'') is the fourth album by
Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft, released on
Virgin Records in 1981. It was produced by
Conny Plank.
The album was in the German charts for 21 weeks, peaking at No. 35, and the Austrian charts for 10 weeks, peaking at No. 4.
The album was reissued on
Mute Records
Mute Records is a British independent record label owned and founded in 1978 by Daniel Miller. It has featured several prominent musical acts on its roster such as Depeche Mode, Erasure, Einstürzende Neubauten, Fad Gadget, Goldfrapp, Grinderm ...
in 1998.
Reception
''The
AllMusic Guide to Electronica'' describes the album as "a touch less powerful than on ''
Alles''" and not as immediately varied.
[Ned Raggett]
"DAF."
''AllMusic Guide to Electronica: the definitive guide to electronic music'', p114. Vladimir Bogdanov, ed., 2001. Backbeat Books. . ''Trouser Press'', contrastingly, considers that the album "perfects the advances of Alles ist gut".
Simon Reynolds
Simon Reynolds (born 19 June 1963) is an English music journalist and author who began his professional career on the staff of ''Melody Maker'' in the mid-1980s. He has since gone on to freelance and publish a number of full-length books on music ...
, in ''
Rip It Up and Start Again: Postpunk 1978–1984'', describes it as touching on themes of
alchemy: "the notion that instead of chasing the profane gold of material wealth, the true quest is for gold of the spirit."
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Track listing
Side A:
#"Liebe auf den ersten Blick" (Love at First Sight) 3:58
#"El Que" 3:33
#"Sex unter Wasser" (Sex Under Water) 3:04
#"Was ziehst du an heute Nacht" (What Are You Going to Wear Tonight) 3:46
#"Goldenes Spielzeug" (Golden Toy) 3:56
Side B:
#"Ich will" (I Want) 3:19
#"Muskel" (Muscle) 3:23
#"Absolute Körperkontrolle" (Absolute Body Control) 3:12
#"Verschwende deine Jugend" (Waste Your Youth) 3:48
#"Greif nach den Sternen" (Reach for the Stars) 3:41
References
External links
Robert Görl.de discography "Gold und Liebe"
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1981 albums
Albums produced by Conny Plank
Virgin Records albums
Mute Records albums
Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft albums