Gold und Liebe (Gold and Love) is the fourth album by Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft, released on Virgin Records in 1981. It was produced by Conny Plank.
| Gold und Liebe | ||||
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 Original 1981 LP sleeve | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1981 | |||
| Recorded | August–September 1981 | |||
| Studio | Conny Plank's Studio, Neunkirchen, Germany | |||
| Genre | Electropunk | |||
| Length | 35:38 | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
| Producer | Conny Plank | |||
| Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
The album was in the German charts for 21 weeks, peaking at No. 35, and the Austrian charts for 10 weeks, peaking at No. 4.[2]
The album was reissued on Mute Records in 1998.
Reception
editIn 2007 the album was included in The Guardian list 1000 Albums to Hear Before You Die.[3]
The AllMusic Guide to Electronica describes the album as "a touch less powerful than on Alles" and not as immediately varied.[4] Trouser Press, contrastingly, considers that the album "perfects the advances of Alles ist gut".[5] Simon Reynolds, in Rip It Up and Start Again: Postpunk 1978–1984, describes it as touching on themes of alchemy: "the notion that instead of chasing the profane gold of material wealth, the true quest is for gold of the spirit."[6]
Track listing
editSide A:
- "Liebe auf den ersten Blick" (Love at First Sight) 3:58
- "El Que" 3:33
- "Sex unter Wasser" (Sex Under Water) 3:04
- "Was ziehst du an heute Nacht" (What Are You Going to Wear Tonight) 3:46
- "Goldenes Spielzeug" (Golden Toy) 3:56
Side B:
- "Ich will" (I Want) 3:19
- "Muskel" (Muscle) 3:23
- "Absolute Körperkontrolle" (Absolute Body Control) 3:12
- "Verschwende deine Jugend" (Waste Your Youth) 3:48
- "Greif nach den Sternen" (Reach for the Stars) 3:41
References
edit- ^ Gold und Liebe at AllMusic
- ^ "Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft (DAF) - Gold und Liebe". hitparade.ch. Archived from the original on 11 March 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ^ "The Guardian 1000 Albums to Hear Before You Die". TheGuardian.com.
- ^ Ned Raggett. "DAF."[permanent dead link] AllMusic Guide to Electronica: the definitive guide to electronic music, p114. Vladimir Bogdanov, ed., 2001. Backbeat Books. ISBN 0-87930-628-9.
- ^ Grant, Steven; Robbins, Ira. "DEUTSCHE AMERIKANISCHE FREUNDSCHAFT". Trouser Press. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
- ^ Reynolds, Simon (February 2006). "18: Electric Dreams: Synthpop". Rip It Up and Start Again: Postpunk 1978–1984 (paperback) (US ed.). Penguin Books. ISBN 1-4295-2667-X.