After Eight (album) explained

After Eight
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Taco
Cover:	After Eight (album).jpg
Released:	1982
Recorded:	1981–1982
Studio:	Peer Studios
Genre:	Synth-pop, new wave
Length:	42:44^[1]
Label:	RCA Victor
Producer:	David Parker
Next Title:	Let's Face the Music
Next Year:	1984

After Eight is the debut album by Indonesian-born Dutch singer and songwriter Taco Ockerse, mononymously known as Taco.^[2] The record, released in 1982 by RCA Records, contained his biggest hit, a synth and New Wave driven take on the Irving Berlin standard "Puttin' on the Ritz". However, in addition to six covers of classic pop songs, he co-wrote five original songs.

The album peaked at No. 23 on the Billboard 200.^[3]

Track listing

1. "Singin' in the Rain" (Arthur Freed, Nacio Herb Brown) 4:45
2. "Tribute to Tino" (Werner Lang, Taco Ockerse, Ray Moxley) 4:10
3. "Puttin' on the Ritz" (Irving Berlin) 4:36
4. "I Should Care" (Paul Weston, Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl) 3:42
5. "Carmella" (John David Parker-Tanja, Lang, Ockerse) 3:28
6. "La Vie en Rose" (Edith Piaf, Ralph Maria Siegel, H. Doll, Louiguy) 4:45
7. "Cheek to Cheek" (Berlin) 4:45
8. "After Eight" (Tanja, Ockerse, Lang) 3:28
9. "Livin' in My Dream World" (Tanja, Lang, Ockerse) 3:06
10. "Encore/Sweet Gypsy Rose" (Tanja, Lang, Ockerse) 4:14
11. "Thanks a Million" (Gus Kahn, Arthur Johnston) 1:45

Production

• Arranged by Werner Lang and David Parker
• Produced by David Parker
• Recorded and Mixed by Frank Reinke

Notes and References

1. Web site: After Eight - Taco. Allmusic.com. September 27, 2020.
2. Book: Nite . Norman M. . Rock on: The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Rock N' Roll : The Video Revolution 1978-Present . 1985 . Harper & Row Publishers . 3 . 349.
3. Web site: Taco. Billboard.
4. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 304.