Bel Air (album)

2011 studio album by Guano Apes

Bel Air

Studio album by

Guano Apes

Released| 1 April 2011
Recorded| 2009–2011
Studio| Clouds Hill (Hamburg)
Studio Freequence
Katzbach Studio
Genre| Alternative rock
Length| 35:58
Label| Columbia
Producer|

* Guano Apes
* Jon Schumann

Guano Apes chronology
| Lost (T)apes
(2006)  | Bel Air
(2011)  | Offline
(2014)

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Singles from  Bel Air

1. "Oh What a Night"
Released: 15 March 2011
2. "Sunday Lover"
Released: 8 July 2011
3. "This Time"
Released: 7 October 2011
4. "When the Ships Arrive"
Released: 23 April 2012

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [1]
laut.de| [2]
metal.de| 8/10[3]

Bel Air is the fourth studio album by the German alternative rock band Guano Apes, and the first released after the band's reunion in 2009. It was released on 1 April 2011 on Columbia Europe, eight years after their previous album Walking on a Thin Line.

## Background[edit]

The album marked a notable change in style for Guano Apes, as it shows the band leaving their alternative rock roots behind and incorporating elements of dance and pop music in their songs, with synthesizers and electronic drum loops fulfilling prominent roles in multiple songs.

Bel Air entered the German album charts at No. 1.[4] Single "Oh What a Night" reached No. 37 on the German charts.

The album is available in four different editions:[5] a standard edition (one disc), deluxe edition (one disc and poster), gold edition (two discs), and a vinyl edition (two records and poster).

## Music videos[edit]

Four music videos were filmed for songs off of Bel Air: "Oh What a Night", "Sunday Lover", "This Time" and "When the Ships Arrive".[6]

## Track listing[edit]

All lyrics are written by Sandra Nasić

No.| Title| Music| Length

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1.| "Sunday Lover"| Guano Apes| 3:58
2.| "Oh What a Night"| Guano Apes| 3:12
3.| "When the Ships Arrive"| Guano Apes| 4:05
4.| "This Time"| Guano Apes| 3:51
5.| "She's a Killer"| Guano Apes| 3:15
6.| "Tiger"| Guano Apes| 2:33
7.| "Fanman"| Guano Apes| 3:51
8.| "All I Wanna Do"| Guano Apes| 3:05
9.| "Fire in Your Eyes"| Guano Apes| 4:38
10.| "Trust"| Guano Apes| 3:25
11.| "Fire" (appears on deluxe edition/gold edition)| Guano Apes| 3:47
12.| "Carol and Shine" (appears on deluxe edition/gold edition)| Guano Apes| 3:24
13.| "Running Out the Darkness" (appears on gold edition/vinyl)| Sandra Nasić| 3:22
14.| "Staring at the Sun" (appears on gold edition/vinyl)| Guano Apes| 3:11
Total length:| 49:45

## Personnel[edit]

* Mastered by – Kai Blankenberg
* Mixed by – Arne Neurand (tracks: 5, 6, 8, 10 to 14), Randy Staub (tracks: 2), Terry Date (tracks: 7), Tom Lord-Alge (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 9)
* Produced by – Guano Apes, Jon Schumann[7]

## Charts[edit]

### Weekly charts[edit]

| Chart (2011)  | Peak
position

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Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[8] | 5
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9] | 1
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] | 2

### Year-end charts[edit]

| Chart (2011)  | Position

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German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11] | 53
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] | 71

## References[edit]

1. ^ Eremenko, Alexey. "Bel Air - Guano Apes | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
2. ^ Dittmann, Andreas. "Der Sound platzt aus allen Mainstream-Nähten". laut.de (in German). Retrieved 4 August 2020.
3. ^ Endres, Markus. "Guano Apes - Bel Air Review • metal.de". metal.de (in German). Retrieved 4 August 2020.
4. ^ "Guano Apes auf Anhieb auf Platz eins". Rheinische Post (in German). 12 April 2011. Archived from the original on 15 April 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
5. ^ "Guano Apes – Bel Air". Guano Apes Forum. Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH. Archived from the original on 21 July 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
6. ^ "Guano Apes' official YouTube channel". YouTube. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
7. ^ "Guano Apes - Bel Air (CD, Album) at Discogs". Discogs.com. 4 April 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
8. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Guano Apes – Bel Air" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
9. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Guano Apes – Bel Air" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
10. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Guano Apes – Bel Air". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
11. ^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
12. ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2011". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 3 July 2020.

## External links[edit]

* Guano Apes – Bel Air at Discogs (list of releases)

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Guano Apes

* Sandra Nasić
* Henning Rümenapp
* Stefan Ude
* Dennis Poschwatta

Studio albums|

* Proud Like a God
* Don't Give Me Names
* Walking on a Thin Line
* Bel Air
* Offline

Live albums|

* Live

Compilation albums|

* Planet of the Apes
* Lost (T)apes

Video albums|

* Live
* Planet of the Apes: The Documentary

Singles|

* "Open Your Eyes"
* "Rain"
* "Lords of the Boards"
* "Big in Japan"
* "No Speech"
* "Living in a Lie"
* "Dödel Up"
* "You Can't Stop Me"
* "Pretty in Scarlet"
* "Quietly"
* "Break the Line"
* "Oh, What a Night"
* "Don't You Turn Your Back on Me"
* "Kumba Yo!"

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