''Liebeswalzer'' was the fourth album by the
East German
East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR; german: Deutsche Demokratische Republik, , DDR, ), was a country that existed from its creation on 7 October 1949 until its dissolution on 3 October 1990. In these years the state ...
rock group
Silly. It was released in 1985.
''Liebeswalzer'' was originally recorded as ''Zwischen unbefahr'nen Gleisen'' (literally translated as ''Between Untraveled Tracks''). But the album - pressed, printed, and ready for release - was ordered destroyed by
East German
East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR; german: Deutsche Demokratische Republik, , DDR, ), was a country that existed from its creation on 7 October 1949 until its dissolution on 3 October 1990. In these years the state ...
officials for "unapproved" lyrics. Released in its place was the album ''Liebeswalzer'' (''Waltz of Love''), containing the approved tracks from ''Zwischen unbefahr'nen Gleisen'' and different versions of the offending songs: ''Tausend Augen'' (''Thousand Eyes''), the title track ''Zwischen unbefahr'nen Gleisen'', and ''Nur ein Lied'' (''Only a Song'') were re-recorded with new lyrics and arrangements and renamed ''Psycho'', ''Berliner Frühling'' (''Berlin Spring''), and ''Großer Träumer'' (''Big Dreamer''), respectively.
In 1990 - as
East Germany
East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR; german: Deutsche Demokratische Republik, , DDR, ), was a country that existed from its creation on 7 October 1949 until its dissolution on 3 October 1990. In these years the state ...
was in its dying days - ''Liebeswalzer'' was re-released with the original songs included.
''Liebeswalzer'' (1985)
# Psycho
# Berliner Frühling (Berlin Spring)
# Die Ferne (The Distance ''or'' Far Away)
# Die alten Männer (The Old Men)
# Am Sonntag (On Sundays)
# Liebeswalzer (für H.F.) (Waltz of Love (dedicated to H.F.))
# Nester der Nacht (Nests of the Night)
# So 'ne kleine Frau (Such a Little Woman)
# Großer Träumer (Big Dreamer)
''Liebeswalzer'' (1990 re-release)
Tracks 10 - 12 taken from the unreleased original album ''Zwischen unbefahr'nen Gleisen'' and never released before.
# Psycho
# Berliner Frühling
# Die Ferne
# Die alten Männer
# Am Sonntag
# Liebeswalzer (für H.F.)
# Nester der Nacht
# So 'ne kleine Frau
# Großer Träumer
# Tausend Augen (Thousand Eyes)
# Zwischen unbefahr'nen Gleisen (Between Untraveled Tracks)
# Nur ein Lied (Only a Song)
The album was finally released under its original title, with all the tracks of the 1990 version, on
compact disc
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in 1994.
Silly (band) albums
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