''Proud Like a God'' is the debut album by the German
alternative rock band
Guano Apes. The album was released in Germany on 6 October 1997 via
GUN/Supersonic Records, internationally on 24 December 1997 via GUN/Supersonic and
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Organizations
* Music publishing companies:
** Bertelsmann Music Group, a 1987–2008 division of Bertelsmann that was purchased by Sony on October 1, 2008
*** Sony BMG, a 2004–2008 joint venture of Bertelsmann and Sony that wa ...
International, and finally in the
US on 28 September 1999 via
RCA Records and BMG International. Two of Guano Apes' most popular and enduring songs are included on this album: "
Open Your Eyes" and "
Lords of the Boards", which peaked at #5 and #10 on the German charts, respectively.
The album has been certified
Platinum for shipping 200,000 copies in both Germany and
Switzerland
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Background
After winning the "Local Heroes" talent contest in 1996, Guano Apes entered Horus Studio in
Hannover to record their debut album, and signed a record deal with
GUN Records, a division of
BMG BMG may refer to:
Organizations
* Music publishing companies:
** Bertelsmann Music Group, a 1987–2008 division of Bertelsmann that was purchased by Sony on October 1, 2008
*** Sony BMG, a 2004–2008 joint venture of Bertelsmann and Sony that wa ...
. In the 2005 documentary ''
Planet of the Apes'', drummer Dennis Poschwatta called the recording process "a really bad experience", since the band hadn't realized that recording an album is substantially different from performing live. Vocalist Sandra Nasić, on the other hand, found working in the studio "interesting" and remembered how it made her feel respected as a singer, while guitarist Henning Rümenapp described it as "on-the-job training".
In August 1997, "Open Your Eyes" was released as a single, followed in 1998 by "
Rain" and "Lords Of The Boards".
Track listing
20th Anniversary Edition
October 2017 saw the release of ''Proud Like a God XX'', a revamped 2CD version of the original album containing remixed versions of 10 songs, plus the previously unreleased track "Score". The second disc contains thoroughly rearranged "2017 versions" of six songs from ''Proud Like A God'', and three newly recorded cover songs. The track "
Lose Yourself" was released as a single.
Personnel
Band
* Sandra Nasić - Vocals
* Henning Rümenapp - ''guitars''
* Stefan Ude - ''bass''
* Dennis Poschwatta - ''drums, vocals''
Additional musicians
* Afam - ''scratches''
* Geo Schaller - ''keys, programming''
* Smoke - ''cello''
* Michael Wolpers - ''percussion''
Production
* Wolfgang Stach - ''production (except "Lords of the Boards"), engineering''
* Guano Apes - ''production ("Lords of the Boards")''
* Ronald Prent - ''mixing''
* Anyway Wölfle - ''additional engineering''
Reception
CMJ gave a favourable review, praising
Sandra Nasić's vocal range and calling the album a "well-blended mix of sweet pop and bruising rock, with a little bit of electronica-informed loops and ambience thrown in for good measure."
Charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
External links
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1997 debut albums
Guano Apes albums
GUN Records albums