''Soubrette werd' ich nie'' (I'll never become a

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) is the debut album by German

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Rosenstolz Rosenstolz () was a German Pop music, pop duo from Berlin that was active between 1991 and 2012 and had chart hits in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The duo consisted of singer AnNa R. and musician Peter Plate, who occasionally provided ...

, released in 1992 by Pool. The album was not a commercial success following its initial release. However, the 2007 re-release reached No. 93 in the

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Background

''Soubrette werd' ich nie'' was recorded at

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between April and September 1992.CD insert notes (2007) (in German). ''Soubrette werd' ich nie''. Rosenstolz. Universal Music Group. 17448667. The producer was Tom Müller, who had previously worked with German singer

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. He saw Rosenstolz performing in the Galerie Bellevue in Berlin and introduced himself to band members AnNa R. and

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after their performance, expressing his interest in working with them.Rosenstolz (1997). ''Lieb mich, wenn du kannst, nimm mich, nimm mich ganz'' (3rd ed., July 1998) (in German). Munich, Germany: dtv. pp. 64 and 34. . Before the meeting with Müller, Rosenstolz had produced three different music cassettes at home, but these were not widely distributed. One of the songs on the album, "Schlampenfieber", was originally written for the soundtrack for an independent film. However, the film was never made.Peter Plate (2007) (CD insert notes) (in German). ''Soubrette werd' ich nie''. Rosenstolz. Universal Music Group. 17448667. The song later became a regular feature at Rosenstolz concerts, with the band performing the song in a different musical style for each new concert tour. "Schlampenfieber" was released as a single, as was "Ich geh' auf Glas", another song from ''Soubrette werd' ich nie''. However, both failed to enter the

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Release

''Soubrette werd' ich nie'' was first released in 1992 by indie record label Pool. The label also brought out a limited edition album (100 copies) featuring an alternative album cover. The album was then re-released in 1993 with a new album cover. In 1996 and 2002, ''Soubrette werd' ich nie'' was re-released by

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. In these re-releases, the song "Königin" was omitted because Rosenstolz was working on a new version of the song for the band's 1997 album ''

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''. The 1996 and 2002 re-releases also do not contain the short voice recording at the end of the original album where AnNa R. asks "OK?" and someone replies "Prima!"Roberto Monden (2007) (CD insert notes) (in German). ''Soubrette werd' ich nie''. Rosenstolz. Universal Music Group. 17448667. In 2007, a remastered edition of ''Soubrette werd' ich nie'' was released by

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. In this edition, the original version of "Königin" and the short voice recording were reinstated. A deluxe remastered edition was also released, which includes a bonus CD containing early demo songs and a bonus DVD showing early television appearances. In contrast to the earlier editions of the album, the 2007 re-release entered the German albums chart, reaching No. 93."Chartverfolgung / Rosenstolz / Longplay"
(in German). musicline.de. PHONONET GmbH. Retrieved 28 December 2013.

Track listing

All songs were written by AnNa R. and Peter Plate, except "Bestes Stück" and "Bunte Herzen", which were written by Peter Plate. # "Soubrette werd' ich nie" – 3:43 # "Ich geh' auf Glas" – 3:55 # "Wenn du aufwachst" – 3:36 # "Schlampenfieber" – 3:02 # "Kosmos" – 3:04 # "Januar (Wenn die Mona Lisa weint)" – 3:07 # "Erwarten 'se nix" – 2:37 # "Klaus-Trophobie" – 3:19 # "Voyeur" – 2:49 # "Ich geh' jetzt aus (sonst geh' ich ein)" – 3:11 # "Magnetisch" – 2:32 # "Stolz der Rose" – 3:13 # "Süchtig" – 2:53 # "Königin" – 3:16 # "Ich geh' auf Glas (Die Andere)" – 3:00 Bonus CD (included in 2007 deluxe edition) # "Diva" – 3:29 # "AnNa Galaktika" – 2:47 # "Durchgedreht" – 2:43 # "Frühling" – 2:11 # "Niemehr niemals mit dir" – 2:48 # "Sinne nähmst" – 2:37 # "Bestes Stück" – 2:53 # "Ödenreich" – 2:29 # "Bunte Herzen" – 2:27 # "Schlampenfieber" – 2:22 # "Ich leg dich flach" – 2:56

References

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