Released August 14, 1984 4630 Bochum Sprünge(1986) Release date 14 August 1984 | Length 38:43 minutes | |
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Similar Sprünge, Dauernd Jetzt, Mensch, Luxus, Chaos | ||
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4630 Bochum is the fifth studio album released by the prominent German rock/pop artist Herbert Grönemeyer. It was released on 14 August 1984 by EMI.
Contents
Recording
4630 Bochum was recorded between January and March 1984 in EMI studios in Cologne. It was his first album for EMI after the end of his contact with Intercord Tonträger GmbH (a record label owned by Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrinck).
The album spent 79 weeks in the German album charts, making it the most successful album of 1984 in Germany. With certified sales in excess of 2.5 million, it is currently the number three best-selling album in Germany, having been certified quintuple platinum. In Switzerland and Austria, the album spent 13 and 24 weeks respectively in the charts. The single release Männer in particular established Grönemeyer's fame in Germany.
The cover shows the title hand-written in the style of an address in white chalk on a black background:
HerbertGrönemeyer4630 BochumAt the time, 4630 was the postal code for the city of Bochum where Grönemeyer grew up and had worked as a musician.
Track listing
- Bochum – 3:50
- Männer – 4:00
- Flugzeuge im Bauch – 3:54
- Alkohol – 4:29
- Amerika – 3:26
- Für Dich da – 3:23
- Jetzt oder nie – 4:57
- Fangfragen – 4:17
- Erwischt – 4:01
- Mambo – 2:45
Personnel
Cover versions
Songs
1Bochum3:50
2Männer4:00
3Flugzeuge im Bauch3:54