Jürgen Fritz (born March 12, 1953 in

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) is a German musician. He was the keyboard player in

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band

Triumvirat Triumvirat was a West German progressive rock band from Cologne in then- West Germany. They became, during the 1970s, a key figure in Eurock, the progressive rock of continental Europe whose German variant is called krautrock. The name Triumvi ...

. He also composed the film score to the 1989 science fiction film '' Hard to Be a God'' and also published a solo album in 1990, ''Millennium''. In 1986-1988 he collaborated with German disco group

Bad Boys Blue Bad Boys Blue are the German pop group formed in Cologne in 1984. The group performed many international hits including " You're a Woman", " Pretty Young Girl", " I Wanna Hear Your Heartbeat", and "Come Back and Stay". The group became massiv ...

as arranger and keyboardist.

Discography

Albums

With Triumvirat: – Singles ; * "Be Home for Tea" / "Broken Mirror" (1972) Harvest – 1C 006-29 976 * "Ride in the Night" / "Sing Me a Song" (1973) Harvest – 1C 006-30 407, EMI Electrola – 1C 006-30 407 U * "Dancer's Delight" / "Timothy" (1973) Harvest – 1C 006-30 484, EMI Electrola – 1C 006-30 484 * "Dimplicity" / "Million Dollars" (1974) Harvest, EMI Electrola - 1C 006-30 576 * "Take a Break Today" / "The Capitol of Power" (1976) Harvest, EMI Electrola 1C 006-31 609 * "Waterfall" / "Jo Ann Walker" (1978) Harvest, EMI Electrola 1C 006-45 189 * "The Hymn" / "Dance on the Vulcano" (1978) Harvest – 1C 006-32 548, EMI Electrola – 1C 006-32 548 * "Waterfall" / "(Oh, I'm) Late Again" (1978) Capitol Records – SPRO-9080, Capitol Records – SPRO-9081 * "Party Life" / "Games" (1980) Harvest, EMI Electrola 1C 006-45 918 – Albums : * 1973 – ''

Mediterranean Tales ''Mediterranean Tales (Across the Waters)'' is the debut album of German progressive rock group Triumvirat. Track listing Personnel *Jürgen Fritz Jürgen Fritz (born March 12, 1953 in Köln Cologne ( ; german: Köln ; ksh, Kölle ) ...

'' * 1974 – ''

Illusions on a Double Dimple ''Illusions on a Double Dimple'' is the second album by the German progrock group Triumvirat. It was a breakthrough for the band, which started to open shows in a U.S. tour for Fleetwood Mac. Triumvirat played the album in its entirety, and the t ...

'' * 1975 – ''

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'' * 1976 – ''

Old Loves Die Hard ''Old Loves Die Hard'' is the fourth album by German progressive rock group Triumvirat. It was their first recording as a four-piece band, with British singer Barry Palmer and German bassist Werner Frangenberg replacing their previous singer-bassi ...

'' * 1977 – ''

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'' * 1978 – ''

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'' * 1980 – '' Russian Roulette'' – Best of: * 1995 – ''The Gold Collection'' – Only distributed in Germany. Included on this album is a cover from The Beach Boys' song "Darlin'" * 1995 – ''The Best of Triumvirat'' – Brazil exclusive distribution. * ???? – ''The Best of the Gold Collection – Novo'' * 2000 – ''Veni, Vidi, Vici'' * 2012 – ''Essential'' EMI – 50999 6 44353 2 9 – Bootlegs: * ''Illusions on a Double Dimple Live'' – Palace Theatre, Providence, USA October 1974 * ''Illusions on a Double Dimple Live'' – St. Bernard Cultural Center, Chalmette, LA, USA November 1974 * ''Live from Ultrasonic'' – Recorded live at Studio Ultrasonic, Hempstead, New York, October 1974 * ''Live Tour 1974–75'' – American tour of 1974–75 – Solo: * 1989 – '' Es ist nicht leicht, ein Gott zu sein'' (soundtrack album) * 1990 – ''Millennium - Dreams of Amadeus'' along with W. Hildenbeutel – With Helmut Kollen: * 1977 – ''You Won't See Me'' - Keyboards & production. - With Eric Burdon: * 1977 - ''Survivor'' - Keyboards. - With

* 1986 - Heartbeat, keyboards, arrangement * 1987 -

Love Is No Crime ''Love Is No Crime'' is the third studio album by German band Bad Boys Blue. It was released on 12 October 1987 by Coconut Records. The album includes one international hit, " Come Back and Stay". Two singles were released from the record: "Come B ...

, keyboards, arrangement * 1988 -

My Blue World ''My Blue World'' is the fourth studio album by German band Bad Boys Blue. It was released on 10 October 1988 by Coconut Records. The record includes three singles: "A World Without You (Michelle)", "Don't Walk Away, Susanne", and "Lovers in the S ...

, arrangement

External links

Official homepage
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