Tensongs

1986 studio album by Hubert Kah

Tensongs

Studio album by

Hubert Kah

Released| 1 July 1986
Genre| Synthpop, new wave
Label| Blow Up, CBS, Sony, Curb Records, Polydor
Producer| Michael Cretu, Armand Volker
Hubert Kah chronology
| Goldene Zeiten
(1984)  | Tensongs
(1986)  | Sound of My Heart
(1989)

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Tensongs is the fourth studio album by the German synthpop band Hubert Kah, and their first English language album, released in 1986. It was produced by Michael Cretu and Armand Volker. Three singles were released from the album: "Limousine", "Something I Should Know" and "Love Is So Sensible".[1][2][3] The opening track "Pogo the Clown" is based on the American serial killer John Wayne Gacy. "Get Strange" featured on the 1986 film Rad.[4]

## Track listing

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1.| "Pogo the Clown"| Markus Löhr, Nikolai Karo, Hubert Kemmler, Klaus Hirschburger, Ken Taylor| 3:30
2.| "Lonesome Cowboy"| Löhr, Karo, Kemmler, Hirschburger, Taylor| 4:06
3.| "Drowning"| Löhr, Karo, Kemmler, Taylor| 3:47
4.| "Something I Should Know"| Karo, Kemmler, Taylor| 3:29
5.| "Explain the World in a Word"| Löhr, Karo, Kemmler, Taylor| 4:11
6.| "Love is So Sensible"| Ulrich Herter, Matthew Peevers| 3:48
7.| "Get Strange"| Löhr, Karo, Kemmler, Richard Palmer-James| 3:06
8.| "That Girl"| Karo, Kemmler, Taylor| 3:51
9.| "Limousine"| Löhr, Kemmler, Hirschburger, Susanne Müller| 4:02
10.| "Under My Skin"| Löhr, Kemmler, Palmer-James| 4:24

1986 Japanese CD reissue bonus trackNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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11.| "The Picture (remix)"| Kemmler, Löhr, Hirschburger, James, Killer| 3:25

## Chart performance

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### Album

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Chart (1986)  | Peak
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German Albums Chart[5] | 35
Swiss Albums Chart[6] | 21

### Singles

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Limousine

Chart (1986)  | Peak
position

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German Singles Chart[7] | 8
Swiss Singles Chart[8] | 25

Something I Should Know

Chart (1986)  | Peak
position

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German Singles Chart[9] | 49

## Personnel

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Hubert Kah

* Hubert Kemmler - vocals, backing vocals on "Love is So Sensible", arrangement
* Markus Löhr - guitar, keyboards, arrangement
* Klaus Hirschburger - bass, arrangement

Additional personnel

* Curt Cress \- drums
* Lothar Krell - keyboard arrangement on "Limousine"
* Eddie Taylor - saxophone on "Something I Should Know"
* Ken Taylor - voice on "Lonesome Cowboy" and bass on "Explain the World in a Word"
* Thomas Dörr - backing vocals on "Love Is So Sensible"
* Judy Cheeks, Patricia Shockley, Victoria Miles - backing vocals on "Limousine"
* Michael Cretu \- producer, arranger, digital and conventional keyboards
* Armand Volker - producer, arranger, guitar solo on "Love is So Sensible"
* Mike Schmidt - artwork

## References

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1. ^ "Hubert Kah - Limousine / Drowning - Blow Up - Germany - INT 110.575". 45cat. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
2. ^ "Hubert Kah - Something I Should Know (Remix) / Lonesome Cowboy - Blow Up - Germany - INT 110.598". 45cat. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
3. ^ "Hubert Kah - Limousine / Drowning - Curb - Netherlands - 884 965-7". 45cat. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
4. ^ "Rad - Original Soundtrack | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
5. ^ Steffen Hung. "germancharts.com - Hubert Kah - Tensongs". Germancharts.de. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
6. ^ Steffen Hung. "Hubert Kah - Tensongs". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
7. ^ Steffen Hung. "germancharts.com - Hubert Kah - Limousine". Germancharts.de. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
8. ^ Steffen Hung. "Hubert Kah - Limousine". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
9. ^ Steffen Hung. "germancharts.com - Hubert Kah - Something I Should Know". Germancharts.de. Retrieved 2017-07-01.

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Hubert Kah

* Hubert Kemmler

* Markus Löhr
* Klaus Hirschburger

Albums|

* Tensongs (1986)
* Sound of My Heart (1989)
* Hubert Kah (1996)

Singles|

* "Engel 07"
* "Limousine"
* "Military Drums"

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