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| Studio album by Nena | |||||
| Released | 1984 | ||||
| Recorded | 1983-1984 | ||||
| Genre | Pop/New Wave | ||||
| Label | Epic Records | ||||
| Producer | Reinhold Heil Mannie Praeker |
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99 Luftballons is the third album by the band Nena. It is composed of tracks from Nena's first two albums (Nena and ? (Fragezeichen)). It is also their first album released in the United States, and the first with English language songs. The album was a moderate success in America.
Track listing
- "99 Red Balloons" (Fahrenkrog/Petersen/Karges; English lyrics: McAlea)
- "?" ("Fragezeichen") (Fahrenkrog/Petersen/Kerner; English lyrics: Brown)
- "Hangin' on You" ("Ich Häng´ an Dir") (Fahrenkrog/Petersen/Kerner; English lyrics: Brown)
- "Just a Dream" ("Nur Geträumt") (Fahrenkrog/Petersen/Kerner/Brendel)
- "Let Me Be Your Pirate" ("Lass Mich Dein Pirat Sein") (Kerner/Brendel; English lyrics: Brown)
- "Kino" ("Cinema") (Brendel)
- "Das Land der Elefanten" ("The Land of the Elephants") (Fahrenkrog/Petersen/Kerner)
- "Leuchtturm" ("Lighthouse") (Fahrenkrog/Petersen/Kerner)
- "Rette mich" ("Save Me") (Karges)
- "Unerkannt durch's Märchenland ("Unrecognized in the Fairytale Land") (Dehmel/Kerner)
- "99 Luftballons" ("99 Balloons") (Fahrenkrog/Petersen/Karges)
Trivia
- The Japanese release has an alternate cover featuring a shot of the band from the well-known, Blondie-inspired "Red" photoshoot. The back cover misspells "Das Land Der Elefanten" as "Das Lang Der Elefanten".
- Kino has an English version called "At The Movies", which was released as a promo in Brazil and Canada. Recently, it was included on Einmal ist Keinmal, a Nena compilation that features rare recordings.
- The album was titled "99 Luftballons" in America, "International Album" in Europe, and "First America" in Japan
