Salvation (Alphaville album)
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| Studio album by Alphaville | ||||
| Released | September 1, 1997 (Original) June 1999 (US bonus tracks) |
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| Recorded | 1995–1997 | |||
| Genre | Synthpop | |||
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53:51 (Original) 70:18 (US Release) |
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| Label | Warner / Metropolis | |||
| Producer | Andy Richards | |||
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Salvation is the fifth album by Alphaville which was released in Europe in 1997, and in the U.S. in 1999 with different artwork and three bonus tracks. Three tracks from the album were released as singles:
However, none of them charted on the german single charts. The German synthpop bands last album at the Warner/metropolis label. Their next major album Catching Rays on Giant(2010) was released at the We Love Music/Universal label.
Salvation hit the stores in 1997 and marked a tumultuous time for the band: Ricky Echolette had left Alphaville during the production and Marian Gold and Bernd Lloyd struggled with the way the record label did the promotion, calling it "not very good for us". The subsequent split that led Alphaville to establishing their own, concert- and online-focused communication, promotion, and distribution platform.
Even though the circumstances for Salvation were not favorable, the album became quite a success for its circumstances. This is mainly due to the band returning to their synthpop-roots and heavily infusing them with dance/techno. There is a stylistic similarity between Forever Young and Salvation. An estimated 200.000 copies of the album have been sold.
A departure from the experimental predecessors, Prostitute and The Breathtaking Blue, the straighter, simpler style appealed to old fans and a younger audience alike.
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