Open (Gotthard album)

1998 studio album by Gotthard

Open

Studio album by

Gotthard

Released| 1998
Genre| Rock, hard rock
Length| 51:08 (54:06)
Label| BMG
Producer| Chris von Rohr
Gotthard chronology
| G.
(1996)  | Open
(1998)  | Homerun
(2001)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic| [1]

Open is the fourth studio album released by the hard rock band Gotthard.

The album peaked at #1 on the Swiss Charts and was certified as 2× Platinum for exceeding 60,000 sales.

## Track listing

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All tracks are written by Leo Leoni, Steve Lee and Chris von Rohr, except where noted.

No.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "Free and Alive"|  | 4:21
2.| "Vision"| Mandy Meyer, Lee, von Rohr| 3:55
3.| "Got to Be Love"|  | 4:13
4.| "Let It Rain"|  | 4:35
5.| "Blackberry Way"| Roy Wood| 3:39
6.| "You"| Meyer, Lee, von Rohr| 4:18
7.| "Cheat & Hide"|  | 3:56
8.| "Want You In"| Meyer, Lee| 3:18
9.| "Tell No Lies"|  | 3:43
10.| "Back to You"|  | 3:58
11.| "Best Time"|  | 4:14
12.| "Hey Jimi"|  | 3:42
13.| "Peace of Mind"|  | 2:58

Japanese bonus trackNo.| Title| Length

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14.| "Mad Love"| 2:59

2009 SHM-CD bonus tracksNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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14.| "Mad Love"|  | 2:59
15.| "Cheat & Hide (Special 7-After-Midnight-Rough-Mix)"|  | 3:58
16.| "Blackberry Way (Exotic Spaceball Dance Mix)"| Wood| 4:41
17.| "Merry X-Mas"| Leoni, Lee| 5:27
18.| "Merry X-Mas (Radio Edit)"| Leoni, Lee| 4:29
19.| "Overtime X-Mas Jam"| Leoni, Lee| 1:50

## Personnel

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* Steve Lee – vocals
* Leo Leoni – guitars and vocals
* Mandy Meyer – guitars
* Marc Lynn – bass guitar
* Hena Habegger – drums

Guests:

* Andy Pupato – percussion
* Max Lasser – slide guitar, steel guitar and dobro
* H. P. Bruggermann – keyboards, piano and Hammond organ

## Production

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* Mixing – Paul Lani

## Charts

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### Weekly charts

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| Chart (1999)  | Peak
position

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Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[2] | 40
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[3] | 21
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[4] | 1

### Year-end charts

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| Chart (1999)  | Position

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Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[5] | 6

## Certifications

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Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[6] | 2× Platinum  | 100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

## References

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1. ^ Open at AllMusic
2. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Gotthard – Open" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
3. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Gotthard – Open" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
4. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Gotthard – Open". Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
5. ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1999". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
6. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Gotthard')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved March 25, 2024.

## External links

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* Heavy Harmonies page

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Gotthard

* Nic Maeder
* Leo Leoni
* Marc Lynn
* Freddy Scherer
* Hena Habegger

* Steve Lee
* Mandy Meyer

Studio albums|

* Gotthard
* Dial Hard
* G.
* Open
* Homerun
* Human Zoo
* Lipservice
* Domino Effect
* Need to Believe
* Firebirth
* Bang!
* Silver

Live albums|

* The Hamburg Tapes
* D Frosted
* Made in Switzerland

Compilations|

* One Life One Soul
* One Team One Spirit

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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