Alles im grünen Bereich explained

Alles im grünen Bereich
Type:studio
Artist:Wise Guys
Cover:Alles im grünen Bereich (1997 Wise Guys album).jpg
Released:1997
Recorded:April–May 1997
Genre:A cappella
Label:EMI
Producer:Uwe Baltrusch
Prev Title:Haarige Zeiten
Prev Year:1996
Next Title:Skandal
Next Year:1999

Alles im grünen Bereich (Everything OK [lit. Everything in the Green Zone]) is the third album of the German-speaking a cappella group Wise Guys. It was released in 1997 and is the first album by the group under the EMI label and with producer Uwe Baltrusch. Except for the last two songs, everything is the work of Daniel Dickhopf and Edzard Hüneke.

Recording was done in April and May 1997. Some songs were only completed during the recordings, as the previous album came out only a year and a half before.[1]

Musically the album is an advancement for the group because different facets of a cappella music and vocal percussion dominate the songs.

Remaster

In 2010, EMI Music published a remastered version, containing an additional song "Total egal". The band reacted angrily, as they were no longer under contract with the label and had not been informed of the new release. They accused the record company of attempting to share in the success of the album Klassenfahrt, especially since this CD is also sold with the publication date of 2010.[2]

Track list

  1. "Wise Guys Opener" – 3:00
  2. "Ruf doch mal an" – 3:38
  3. "Alles im grünen Bereich" – 2:35
  4. "Ich schmeiß' mein Auto auf den Müll" – 2:43
  5. "Wie kann es sein" – 2:39
  6. "Schwachkopf" – 4:04
  7. "Julia" – 1:11
  8. "Ich bin raus" – 3:18
  9. "Dumm gelaufen" – 3:04
  10. "Tekkno" – 1:24
  11. "Köln ist einfach korrekt" – 3:21
  12. "Alles Banane" – 2:51
  13. "Haarige Zeiten" – 2:58
  14. "Wie die Zeit vergeht" – 2:55
  15. "(Die Frau hat) Rhythmus" – 2:35
  16. "Ich will keine a cappella" – 1:49 (Music and text: Jack Morrow / special text: Daniel Dickopf)
  17. "Lullaby (Goodnight, My Angel)" – 3:20 (Music and text: Billy Joel)
  18. "Total egal (Live)" – 2:29 (only on the remastered version)

External links

Sources

  1. Tobias Bungter: Wise Guys Das Buch. Dabbelju Verlag, Köln 2008,
  2. Wise Guys: Re-Release gegen unseren Willen