Das Hohelied Salomos

Das Hohelied Salomos
Studio album by
Popol Vuh
Released1975 (1975)
RecordedFebruary 1975
GenreNew-age
Length33:12
LabelUnited Artists
Popol Vuh chronology
Einsjäger und Siebenjäger
(1974) 		Das Hohelied Salomos
(1975) 		Aguirre
(1975)
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Das Hohelied Salomos ("The Song of Solomon") is the sixth album by Popol Vuh. It was originally released in 1975, on United Artists Records. In 2005, SPV re-released the album with three bonus tracks.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Florian Fricke except 2, 9 composed by Florian Fricke and Daniel Fichelscher, and 7 composed by Daniel Fichelscher. Lyrics by Salomo arranged by Florian Fricke.

  1. "Steh auf, zieh mich Dir nach" – 4:44
  2. "Du schönste der Weiber" – 4:28
  3. "In den Nächten auf den Gassen I" – 1:33
  4. "Du Sohn Davids I" – 2:59
  5. "In den Nächten auf den Gassen II" – 3:26
  6. "Der Winter ist vorbei" – 3:42
  7. "Ja, Deine Liebe ist süßer als Wein" – 3:36
  8. "Du Sohn Davids II" – 3:47
  9. "Du tränke mich mit Deinen Küssen" – 4:57
2005 bonus tracks
  1. "In den Nächten auf den Gassen III" – 2:10
  2. "Schön bist Du vor Menschensöhnen" (Alternative Session) – 2:45
  3. "Mitten im Garten" (Alternative Piano Version) – 4:50

Personnel

Guest musicians

Credits

  • Recorded at Bavaria Studio, Munich, February 1975
  • Engineered by Klaus Meier and Wolfgang Loper, assisted by Libuse Tomas and Hardy Bank
  • Electronics by Florian Fricke, Frank Fiedler, and Robert Wedel
  • Mixed and produced by Florian Fricke and Reinhard Langowski
  • Art direction and design by Ulli Eichberger

References

  1. ^ Das Hohelied Salomos at AllMusic