FOREVER! Best Of 40 Years

~ Release by Alphaville (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

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Countries excluded (iTunes)

(As of 2024-09-29).

  • Eastern Europe: 🇧🇾 Belarus (by) 🇷🇺 Russia (ru)
Annotation last modified on 2024-09-29 00:27 UTC.

Tracklist

1Digital Media
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Big in Japan (single version) [2019 remaster]
recording engineer and mixer:
Wolfgang Loos (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
assistant programming:
Boris Balin and Thomas Beck (technical assistant, likely German)
programming:
Wolfgang Loos
producer:
Andreas Budde, Wolfgang Loos and Colin Pearson (producer and violinist)
additional keyboard:
Wolfgang Loos (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
drum machine:
Bernhard Lloyd (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
keyboard:
Bernhard Lloyd (from 1984-07 until 1984-08) and Frank Mertens (German synthpop keyboardist Frank Sorgatz) (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
background vocals:
Wednesday (German‐English rock band active from 1975–1980) (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
lead vocals:
Marian Gold (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
arranger:
Alphaville (German synth pop band) and Wolfgang Loos
recorded at and mixed at:
Studio 54 (Berlin recording studio) in Germany (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
music videos:
Big In Japan by Alphaville (German synth pop band)
recording of:
Big in Japan (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
lyricist:
Marian Gold
composer:
Marian Gold, Lloyd Bernhard and Frank Mertens (German synthpop keyboardist Frank Sorgatz)
publisher:
Rolf Budde Musikverlag (aka Budde Music)
Alphaville53:55
2Forever Young [2019 remaster]
additional recording engineer:
Uli Rudolf (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
recording engineer, programming and mixer:
Wolfgang Loos (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
assistant programming:
Boris Balin and Thomas Beck (technical assistant, likely German)
producer:
Wolfgang Loos and Colin Pearson (producer and violinist)
additional keyboard:
Wolfgang Loos (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
bass:
Ken Taylor (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
drum machine:
Bernhard Lloyd (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
drums (drum set):
Curt Cress (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
keyboard:
Bernhard Lloyd (from 1984-07 until 1984-08) and Frank Mertens (German synthpop keyboardist Frank Sorgatz) (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
background vocals:
Gulfstream (from 1984-07 until 1984-08) and The Rosie Singers (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
lead vocals:
Marian Gold (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
arranger:
Alphaville (German synth pop band) and Wolfgang Loos
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA MUSIK GMBH (company, not a label) (from 1984 to present) and wea music (“wea” logo with “music” below; mainly used in Europe and Brazil) (in 1984, in 1994)
recorded at and mixed at:
Studio 54 (Berlin recording studio) in Germany (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
recording of:
Forever Young (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
lyricist:
Marian Gold
composer:
Frank Mertens (German synthpop keyboardist Frank Sorgatz), Marian Gold and Bernhard Lloyd
publisher:
Downtown DMP Songs, Fable Music Pty. Ltd. and Rolf Budde Musikverlag (aka Budde Music)
Alphaville4.653:46
3A Victory of Love [2019 remaster]
recording engineer and mixer:
Wolfgang Loos (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
assistant programming:
Boris Balin and Thomas Beck (technical assistant, likely German)
programming:
Wolfgang Loos
producer:
Wolfgang Loos and Colin Pearson (producer and violinist)
additional drums (drum set):
Curt Cress (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
additional keyboard:
Wolfgang Loos (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
drum machine:
Bernhard Lloyd (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
keyboard:
Bernhard Lloyd (from 1984-07 until 1984-08) and Frank Mertens (German synthpop keyboardist Frank Sorgatz) (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
lead vocals:
Marian Gold (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
arranger:
Alphaville (German synth pop band) and Wolfgang Loos
recorded at and mixed at:
Studio 54 (Berlin recording studio) in Germany (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
recording of:
A Victory of Love (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
lyricist:
Marian Gold
composer:
Marian Gold, Bernhard Lloyd and Frank Mertens (German synthpop keyboardist Frank Sorgatz)
publisher:
Rolf Budde Musikverlag (aka Budde Music)
Alphaville4.54:17
4Jerusalem (single version) [2021 remaster]
recording of:
Jerusalem
lyricist and composer:
Ricky Echolette, Marian Gold and Bernhard Lloyd
publisher:
Rolf Budde Musikverlag (aka Budde Music)
Alphaville3:45
5Dance With Me [2021 remaster]
assistant engineer:
Victor Deyglio (in 1986-01)
engineer:
Michael Barbiero (producer, mixer, engineer, songwriter, collaborator with Steve Thompson) (in 1986-01)
producer:
Michael Barbiero (producer, mixer, engineer, songwriter, collaborator with Steve Thompson) (in 1986-01) and Steve Thompson (producer) (in 1986-01)
guitar and piano:
Ricky Echolette
guitar family:
Jimmy Ripp
keyboard:
Ricky Echolette and David LeBolt
membranophone:
Roger Linn
percussion:
Jimmy Maelen (percussion)
synthesizer:
Bernhard Lloyd
background vocals:
Michael Barbiero (producer, mixer, engineer, songwriter, collaborator with Steve Thompson)
lead vocals:
Marian Gold
recording of:
Dance With Me
lyricist and composer:
Ricky Echolette, Marian Gold and Bernhard Lloyd
publisher:
Rolf Budde Musikverlag (aka Budde Music)
Alphaville4:00
6I Die for You TodayAlphaville3:47
7Summer in Berlin [2019 remaster]
recording engineer and mixer:
Wolfgang Loos (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
assistant programming:
Boris Balin and Thomas Beck (technical assistant, likely German)
programming:
Wolfgang Loos
producer:
Wolfgang Loos and Colin Pearson (producer and violinist)
additional keyboard:
Wolfgang Loos (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
drum machine:
Bernhard Lloyd (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
keyboard:
Bernhard Lloyd (from 1984-07 until 1984-08) and Frank Mertens (German synthpop keyboardist Frank Sorgatz) (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
lead vocals:
Marian Gold (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
arranger:
Alphaville (German synth pop band) and Wolfgang Loos
recorded at and mixed at:
Studio 54 (Berlin recording studio) in Germany (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
recording of:
Summer in Berlin (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
lyricist:
Marian Gold
composer:
Marian Gold, Bernhard Lloyd and Frank Mertens (German synthpop keyboardist Frank Sorgatz)
publisher:
Rolf Budde Musikverlag (aka Budde Music)
Alphaville54:46
8Sounds Like a Melody (single version) [2019 remaster]
recording engineer and mixer:
Wolfgang Loos (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
assistant programming:
Boris Balin and Thomas Beck (technical assistant, likely German)
programming:
Wolfgang Loos
producer:
Andreas Budde, Wolfgang Loos and Colin Pearson (producer and violinist)
additional keyboard:
Wolfgang Loos (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
drum machine:
Bernhard Lloyd (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
keyboard:
Bernhard Lloyd (from 1984-07 until 1984-08) and Frank Mertens (German synthpop keyboardist Frank Sorgatz) (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
strings:
Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin (Orchestra of the German Opera Berlin) (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
lead vocals:
Marian Gold (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
arranger:
Alphaville (German synth pop band) and Wolfgang Loos
recorded at and mixed at:
Studio 54 (Berlin recording studio) in Germany (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
recording of:
Sounds Like a Melody (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
lyricist:
Marian Gold
composer:
Marian Gold, Bernhard Lloyd and Frank Mertens (German synthpop keyboardist Frank Sorgatz)
publisher:
Rolf Budde Musikverlag (aka Budde Music)
Alphaville4:32
9The Jet Set (single remix) [2019 Re Master]
recording engineer and mixer:
Wolfgang Loos (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
assistant programming:
Boris Balin and Thomas Beck (technical assistant, likely German)
programming:
Wolfgang Loos
producer:
Wolfgang Loos and Colin Pearson (producer and violinist)
additional drums (drum set):
Curt Cress (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
additional keyboard:
Wolfgang Loos (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
drum machine:
Bernhard Lloyd (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
keyboard:
Bernhard Lloyd (from 1984-07 until 1984-08) and Frank Mertens (German synthpop keyboardist Frank Sorgatz) (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
background vocals:
The Claudias (from 1984-07 until 1984-08) and Wednesday (German‐English rock band active from 1975–1980) (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
lead vocals:
Marian Gold (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
arranger:
Alphaville (German synth pop band) and Wolfgang Loos
recorded at and mixed at:
Studio 54 (Berlin recording studio) in Germany (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
recording of:
The Jet Set (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
lyricist:
Marian Gold
composer:
Marian Gold, Bernhard Lloyd and Frank Mertens (German synthpop keyboardist Frank Sorgatz)
publisher:
Rolf Budde Musikverlag (aka Budde Music)
Alphaville3:53
10Romeos (single version) [2021 remaster]
recording of:
Romeos
lyricist and composer:
Ricky Echolette, Marian Gold and Bernhard Lloyd
Alphaville4:06
11Summer Rain [2021 remaster]
additional percussion:
Hansi Behrendt (from 1987 until 1988-11)
keyboard and piano:
Ricky Echolette (from 1987 until 1988-11)
synthesizer:
Bernhard Lloyd (from 1987 until 1988-11)
background vocals and lead vocals:
Marian Gold (from 1987 until 1988-11)
strings arranger:
Rainer Bloss
recorded at:
Lunapark Studio in Berlin, Germany (from 1987 until 1988-11)
recording of:
Summer Rain (from 1987 until 1988-11)
lyricist and composer:
Ricky Echolette, Marian Gold and Bernhard Lloyd
Alphaville54:11
12Sounds Like a Melody (Special long version) [2019 remaster]
recording engineer and mixer:
Wolfgang Loos (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
assistant programming:
Boris Balin and Thomas Beck (technical assistant, likely German)
programming:
Wolfgang Loos
producer:
Andreas Budde, Orlando and Colin Pearson (producer and violinist)
additional keyboard:
Wolfgang Loos (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
drum machine:
Bernhard Lloyd (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
keyboard:
Bernhard Lloyd (from 1984-07 until 1984-08) and Frank Mertens (German synthpop keyboardist Frank Sorgatz) (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
strings:
Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin (Orchestra of the German Opera Berlin) (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
lead vocals:
Marian Gold (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
arranger:
Alphaville (German synth pop band) and Wolfgang Loos
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA MUSIK GMBH (company, not a label) (from 1984 to present)
produced for:
Budde Music (aka Budde Music)
recorded at and mixed at:
Studio 54 (Berlin recording studio) in Germany (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
recording of:
Sounds Like a Melody (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
lyricist:
Marian Gold
composer:
Marian Gold, Bernhard Lloyd and Frank Mertens (German synthpop keyboardist Frank Sorgatz)
publisher:
Rolf Budde Musikverlag (aka Budde Music)
Alphaville57:45
13Universal Daddy [2021 remaster]
assistant engineer:
Sven "Anthony" Bormann (from 1986-03 until 1986-05) and Edu Meyer (from 1986-03 until 1986-05)
engineer:
Steve "Barney" Chase (from 1986-03 until 1986-05)
producer:
Peter Walsh (UK producer) (from 1986-03 until 1986-05)
mixer:
Steve "Barney" Chase (from 1986-03 until 1986-05) and Peter Walsh (UK producer) (from 1986-03 until 1986-05)
additional membranophone:
Bob Jenkins
bass:
Andy Brown (session bassist)
guitar and piano:
Ricky Echolette
guitar family:
Phil Palmer (guitarist)
keyboard:
Ricky Echolette and Robin Smith (songwriter/pianist/conductor/producer)
membranophone:
Roger Linn
percussion:
Frank Ricotti (percussionist)
saxophone:
Phil Todd (UK flautist/saxophonist)
synthesizer:
Bernhard Lloyd
trombone:
Neil Sidwell
trumpet:
Guy Barker and Stuart Brooks (trumpet and horn player)
background vocals:
Judy Cheeks and Victoria Miles
lead vocals:
Marian Gold
brass arranger:
Robin Smith (songwriter/pianist/conductor/producer)
recording of:
Universal Daddy
lyricist and composer:
Ricky Echolette, Marian Gold and Bernhard Lloyd
publisher:
Rolf Budde Musikverlag (aka Budde Music)
Alphaville4:01
14The Mysteries of Love (7” remix edit) [2021 remaster]
recording of:
The Mysteries of Love
lyricist and composer:
Ricky Echolette, Marian Gold and Bernhard Lloyd
Alphaville3:34
15Flame [2023 remaster]
recording of:
Flame
lyricist:
Marian Gold
composer:
Ricky Echolette, Marian Gold and Bernhard Lloyd
Alphaville53:51
16For a Million [2021 remaster]
additional guitar:
Eff Jott Krüger (from 1987 until 1988-11)
guitar:
Manuel Göttsching (from 1987 until 1988-11)
keyboard and piano:
Ricky Echolette (from 1987 until 1988-11)
synthesizer:
Bernhard Lloyd (from 1987 until 1988-11)
vocoder:
Julie Ocean (keyboardist) (from 1987 until 1988-11)
background vocals:
Gabi Becker (from 1987 until 1988-11) and Marian Gold (from 1987 until 1988-11)
lead vocals:
Marian Gold (from 1987 until 1988-11)
recorded at:
Lunapark Studio in Berlin, Germany (from 1987 until 1988-11)
recording of:
For a Million (from 1987 until 1988-11)
lyricist:
Ricky Echolette, Marian Gold, Janey Diamond and Bernhard Lloyd
composer:
Ricky Echolette, Marian Gold and Bernhard Lloyd
Alphaville56:10
17Lassie Come Home [2021 remaster]
recording of:
Lassie Come Home
lyricist and composer:
Ricky Echolette, Marian Gold and Bernhard Lloyd
publisher:
Rolf Budde Musikverlag (aka Budde Music)
Alphaville7:02
18Fallen Angel [2019 remaster]
recording engineer and mixer:
Wolfgang Loos (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
assistant programming:
Boris Balin and Thomas Beck (technical assistant, likely German)
programming:
Wolfgang Loos
producer:
Wolfgang Loos and Colin Pearson (producer and violinist)
additional drums (drum set):
Curt Cress (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
additional keyboard:
Wolfgang Loos (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
drum machine:
Bernhard Lloyd (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
keyboard:
Bernhard Lloyd (from 1984-07 until 1984-08) and Frank Mertens (German synthpop keyboardist Frank Sorgatz) (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
lead vocals:
Marian Gold (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
arranger:
Alphaville (German synth pop band) and Wolfgang Loos
recorded at and mixed at:
Studio 54 (Berlin recording studio) in Germany (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
recording of:
Fallen Angel (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
lyricist:
Marian Gold
composer:
Marian Gold, Bernhard Lloyd and Frank Mertens (German synthpop keyboardist Frank Sorgatz)
publisher:
Rolf Budde Musikverlag (aka Budde Music)
Alphaville43:57
19Song for No OneAlphaville3:31
20The Impossible Dream (single version) [2023 remaster]Alphaville3:43
21Next Generation [2021 remaster]
recording of:
Next Generation
lyricist and composer:
Ricky Echolette, Marian Gold and Bernhard Lloyd
Alphaville3:58
22Monkey in the Moon [2023 remaster]Alphaville43:53
23Wishful Thinking (Radiomix Turbobeat) [2023 remaster]Alphaville4:01
24Fools [2023 remaster]
recording of:
Fools
lyricist and composer:
Ricky Echolette, Marian Gold and Bernhard Lloyd
Alphaville3:56
25Red Rose (7” remix) [2021 remaster]
recording of:
Red Rose
lyricist and composer:
Ricky Echolette, Marian Gold and Bernhard Lloyd
publisher:
Rolf Budde Musikverlag (aka Budde Music)
Alphaville4:36
26Apollo [2023 remaster]Alphaville6:11
27Forever Young (Special dance version) [2019 remaster]
additional recording engineer:
Uli Rudolf
recording engineer and mixer:
Wolfgang Loos (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
assistant programming:
Boris Balin and Thomas Beck (technical assistant, likely German)
programming:
Wolfgang Loos
producer:
Wolfgang Loos and Colin Pearson (producer and violinist)
additional keyboard:
Wolfgang Loos (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
bass:
Ken Taylor (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
drum machine:
Bernhard Lloyd (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
drums (drum set):
Curt Cress (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
keyboard:
Bernhard Lloyd (from 1984-07 until 1984-08) and Frank Mertens (German synthpop keyboardist Frank Sorgatz) (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
background vocals:
Gulfstream (from 1984-07 until 1984-08) and The Rosie Singers (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
lead vocals:
Marian Gold (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
arranger:
Alphaville (German synth pop band) and Wolfgang Loos
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA MUSIK GMBH (company, not a label) (from 1984 to present)
recorded at and mixed at:
Studio 54 (Berlin recording studio) in Germany (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
remix of:
Forever Young by Alphaville (German synth pop band)
recording of:
Forever Young (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
lyricist:
Marian Gold
composer:
Frank Mertens (German synthpop keyboardist Frank Sorgatz), Marian Gold and Bernhard Lloyd
publisher:
Downtown DMP Songs, Fable Music Pty. Ltd. and Rolf Budde Musikverlag (aka Budde Music)
Alphaville46:12
28A Handful of Darkness
recording of:
A Handful Of Darkness
lyricist and composer:
Marian Gold and Martin Lister
Alphaville7:49
29Dance With Me (Empire remix) [2021 remaster]
recording of:
Dance With Me
lyricist and composer:
Ricky Echolette, Marian Gold and Bernhard Lloyd
publisher:
Rolf Budde Musikverlag (aka Budde Music)
Alphaville8:14
30Heartbreak CityAlphaville3:46
31She Fades Away [2021 remaster]
recording of:
She Fades Away
lyricist and composer:
Ricky Echolette, Marian Gold and Bernhard Lloyd
Alphaville4:59
32Summer in Berlin (symphonic version)
recording of:
Summer in Berlin
lyricist:
Marian Gold
composer:
Marian Gold, Bernhard Lloyd and Frank Mertens (German synthpop keyboardist Frank Sorgatz)
publisher:
Rolf Budde Musikverlag (aka Budde Music)
Alphaville & Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg5:18
33Fantastic Dream [2021 remaster]
assistant engineer:
Victor Deyglio (in 1986-01)
engineer:
Michael Barbiero (producer, mixer, engineer, songwriter, collaborator with Steve Thompson) (in 1986-01)
producer:
Michael Barbiero (producer, mixer, engineer, songwriter, collaborator with Steve Thompson) (in 1986-01) and Steve Thompson (producer) (in 1986-01)
bass:
Carmine Rojas
guitar and piano:
Ricky Echolette
guitar family:
Jimmy Ripp
keyboard:
Ricky Echolette and David LeBolt
membranophone:
Alan Childs
percussion:
Jimmy Maelen (percussion)
synthesizer:
Bernhard Lloyd
lead vocals:
Marian Gold
recording of:
Fantastic Dream
lyricist and composer:
Ricky Echolette, Marian Gold and Bernhard Lloyd
publisher:
Rolf Budde Musikverlag (aka Budde Music)
Alphaville3:58
34Welcome to the Sun [2019 remaster]
recording of:
Welcome to the Sun
lyricist:
Marian Gold
composer:
Marian Gold, Bernhard Lloyd and Frank Mertens (German synthpop keyboardist Frank Sorgatz)
publisher:
Rolf Budde Musikverlag (aka Budde Music)
Alphaville3:12
35Inside Out [2023 remaster]Alphaville5:19
36Heaven on Earth (The Things We’ve Got to Do)Alphaville4:44
37Dance With Me (symphonic version)
recording of:
Dance With Me
lyricist and composer:
Ricky Echolette, Marian Gold and Bernhard Lloyd
publisher:
Rolf Budde Musikverlag (aka Budde Music)
Alphaville & Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg5:31
38Iron John [2023 remaster]Alphaville3:45
39Seeds [2019 remaster]
producer:
Orlando
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA MUSIK GMBH (company, not a label) (from 1984 to present)
recording of:
Seeds
writer:
Gold, Lloyd and Mertens (German synthpop keyboardist Frank Sorgatz)
publisher:
Rolf Budde Musikverlag (aka Budde Music)
translated version of:
Leben ohne Ende
Alphaville43:19
40Eternally Yours (symphonic version)Alphaville & Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg6:59

Credits

Release

phonographic copyright (℗) by:Warner Music Group Germany Holding GmbH (not for release label use! DE subsidiary of WMG) (in 2024)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/31843580 [info]
ASIN:UK: B0D85QW9QF [info]
streaming page:https://music.apple.com/de/album/1768750833 [info]