Gold und Liebe

Gold und Liebe
Original 1981 LP sleeve
Studio album by
Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft
Released1981
RecordedAugust–September 1981
StudioConny Plank's Studio, Neunkirchen, Germany
GenreElectropunk
Length35:38
LabelVirgin
ProducerConny Plank
Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft chronology
Alles ist gut
(1981) 		Gold und Liebe
(1981) 		Für immer
(1982)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Gold und Liebe (Gold and Love) is the fourth album by Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft, released on Virgin Records in 1981. It was produced by Conny Plank.

The album was in the German charts for 21 weeks, peaking at No. 35, and the Austrian charts for 10 weeks, peaking at No. 4.[2]

The album was reissued on Mute Records in 1998.

Reception

In 2007 the album was included in The Guardian list 1000 Albums to Hear Before You Die.[3]

The AllMusic Guide to Electronica describes the album as "a touch less powerful than on Alles" and not as immediately varied.[4] Trouser Press, contrastingly, considers that the album "perfects the advances of Alles ist gut".[5] Simon Reynolds, in Rip It Up and Start Again: Postpunk 1978–1984, describes it as touching on themes of alchemy: "the notion that instead of chasing the profane gold of material wealth, the true quest is for gold of the spirit."[6]

Track listing

Side A:

  1. "Liebe auf den ersten Blick" (Love at First Sight) 3:58
  2. "El Que" 3:33
  3. "Sex unter Wasser" (Sex Under Water) 3:04
  4. "Was ziehst du an heute Nacht" (What Are You Going to Wear Tonight) 3:46
  5. "Goldenes Spielzeug" (Golden Toy) 3:56

Side B:

  1. "Ich will" (I Want) 3:19
  2. "Muskel" (Muscle) 3:23
  3. "Absolute Körperkontrolle" (Absolute Body Control) 3:12
  4. "Verschwende deine Jugend" (Waste Your Youth) 3:48
  5. "Greif nach den Sternen" (Reach for the Stars) 3:41

References

  1. ^ Gold und Liebe at AllMusic
  2. ^ "Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft (DAF) - Gold und Liebe". hitparade.ch. Archived from the original on 11 March 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  3. ^ "The Guardian 1000 Albums to Hear Before You Die". TheGuardian.com.
  4. ^ Ned Raggett. "DAF."[permanent dead link‍] AllMusic Guide to Electronica: the definitive guide to electronic music, p114. Vladimir Bogdanov, ed., 2001. Backbeat Books. ISBN 0-87930-628-9.
  5. ^ Grant, Steven; Robbins, Ira. "DEUTSCHE AMERIKANISCHE FREUNDSCHAFT". Trouser Press. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
  6. ^ Reynolds, Simon (February 2006). "18: Electric Dreams: Synthpop". Rip It Up and Start Again: Postpunk 1978–1984 (paperback) (US ed.). Penguin Books. ISBN 1-4295-2667-X.