Лейбл: Atlantic 81904-1
Формат: Vinil, LP, Stereo, 33 ⅓, Album, Compilation
Год выхода: 1988
Страна: USA
Стиль: Synth-pop

Side One

01(А1) Forever Young (Special Extended Mix)
02(А2) Red Rose (Single Version '88)
03(А3) Big In Japan (Single Version '88)
04(А4) Dance With Me (Long Version)

Side Two

05(В1) Forever Young (Album Version)
06(В2) Red Rose (12" Mix)
07(В3) Big In Japan (Remix '88)
08(В4) Dance With Me (Album Version)

WHAT'S THE MODERN ROCK equivalent of "Stairway To Heaven?" At KITS "Live 105" San Francisco, it's New Order's "Blue Monday," which took first place in the Memorial Day Live 1-0-5000. At WDRE Long Island, N.Y., which ran a similar listenervoted countdown, the winner was a song you may not have heard of. Alphaville's "Forever Young" is 3 1/2 years old. It charted at No. 93 as the follow-up to "Big In Japan" (itself only a top 60 hit). And it's WDRE's perennial top request as well as No. 3 on the KITS countdown.

Ever since KROQ Los Angeles surprised the industry in 1986 by running a solid-gold weekend, then switching, at least for a while, to a 50-50, gold-current mix, several modern rockers have been leaning more on their libraries—especially with about 11 years of material around.

Some of their staples are indie label obscurities like the Normal's "Warm Leatherette." Some are completely indigenous to the format, such as Depeche Mode's "Blasphemous Rumors," which finished 12th on WDRE. A few, such as U2's "Pride (In The Name Of Love)" (No. 10 at KITS and No. 2 at WDRE), or Modern English's "l Melt With You" (No. 2 KITS, No.5 WDRE) are still heard in other formats.

While the recently remixed "Blue Monday" built its cult status on five years of club play, "Forever Young" is so Slow and creamy that Laura Branigan could cover it (and did). While "Forever" was the top record of 1985 at WPST Trenton, N.J., where it is Still played as an oldie, it hasn't been passed from one hip, top 40 PD to another. (Both "Blue Monday" and "I Melt With You" have.) It's not even played everywhere in its own format. It has shown up at various Long Island high schools as a class song in recent years. The song's popularity among teens may be due to its emphasis on mortality, a running theme in the bopper hits of the '70s.

Rounding out KITS's top 10 were No. 4, "How Soon Is Now" by the Smiths (also No. 4 at WDRE); No. 5, "I Can't Get Enough" by Depeche Mode (No. 9 at WDRE); No. 6, "Halloween" by Ministry; No. 7, "Tainted Love" by Soft Cell; No. 8, "Love Will Tear Us Apart" by Joy Division; and No. 9, "Let's Go To Bed" by the Cure. On WDRE's list were No. 3, "A Question Of Lust" by Depeche
Mode; No. 6, "Just Like Heaven" by the Cure; No. 7, New Order's "Bizarre Love Triangle"; No. 8, U2's "Bad"; and No. 10, "Oh CL Amour" by Erasure.

Billbord, June 11, 1988
By Sean Ross and Yvonne Olsen

Текст (Примерный перевод)

Listeners Name Odd Techno-age Anthems

Что такое современный рок, эквивалентный «Stairway To Heaven?» На комплектах «Live 105» Сан-Франциско это новый «Blue Monday» от нового порядка, который занял первое место в День памяти Live 1-0-5000. На WDRE Long Island, штат Нью-Йорк, который провёл аналогичный обратный отсчёт прослушивания, победителем была песня, о которой вы, возможно, не слышали. «Forever Young» Alphaville 3 1/2 года. Он составил вмещение под номером 93 в качестве продолжения «Big In Japa» (сам по себе только 60 лучших). И это многолетний верхний запрос WDRE, а также № 3 в обратном отсчёте комплектов.

С тех пор, как KROQ Los Angeles удивил индустрию в 1986 году, проведя сплошные выходные, а затем переключившись, по крайней мере, на некоторое время, на 50-50, золотой ток, несколько современных рокеров больше опираются на свои библиотеки особенно около 11 лет материала вокруг.

Некоторые из их основных продуктов - инди-лейбл, такие как «Warm Leatherette». Некоторые из них являются полностью коренными для формата, такого как «Blasphemous Rumors», Depeche Mode, которые закончились 12-м на WDRE. Несколько, таких как U2 «Pride (In The Name Of Love)» (№ 10 в комплектах и № 2 в WDRE) или современный английский «L Melt With You» (№. 2 KITS, №.5 WDRE) всё ещё слышен в других форматах.

В то время как недавно ремикс «Blue Monday» построил свой культовый статус на пять лет клубной игры, «Forever Young» настолько медленная и сливочная, что Laura Branigan могла бы покрыть его (и сделал). В то время как «Forever» был главным рекордом 1985 года в WPST Trenton, N.J., где его всё ещё играют как Oldie, он не был передан из одного бедра, топ-40 PD к другому. (И «Blue Monday», и «I Melt With You». В последние годы он появился в различных средних школах Лонг-Айленда в качестве классовой песни. Популярность песни среди подростков может быть связана с её акцентом на смертность, беговую тему в бопперских хитах 70-х годов.

В топ-10 закруглённых наборов были № 4: «How Soon Is Now» Смитами (также № 4 в WDRE); № 5, «I Can't Get Enough» в режиме Depeche (№ 9 в WDRE); № 6, «Halloween» Министерства; № 7, «Tainted Love» мягкой ячейкой; № 8, «Love Will Tear Us Apart» от Joy Division; и № 9, «Let's Go To Bed» от лечения. В списке WDRE были № 3, «A Question Of Lust» от Depeche Режим; № 6, «Just Like Heaven» от лечения; № 7, «Bizarre Love Triangle» нового порядка; № 8, U2 «Bad»; и № 10, «Oh CL Amour» от стирания.

Billbord, June 11, 1988
By Sean Ross and Yvonne Olsen

Phonographic Copyright Ⓟ – WEA Musik GmbH
Copyright Ⓒ – Atlantic Recording Corporation
Manufactured By – Atlantic Recording Corporation
Lacquer Cut At – Specialty Records Corporation
Pressed By – Allied Record Company
Published By – Rolf Budde Musikverlag
Published By – Neue Welt Musikverlag
Published By – Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
Mastered At – Atlantic Studios

Arranged By – Alphaville
Art Direction – Bob Defrin
Backing Vocals – Gulf Stream (A1, B1), Judy Cheeks (A2, B2), The Rosie Singers (A1, B1), Victoria Miles (A2, B2), Wednesday (2) (A3, B3)
Bass – Andy Brown (A2, B2), Ken Taylor (A1, B1)
Compiled By – Michael Gallelli
Design – Elizabeth A.Barett
Drums – Curt Cress (A1, B1), Roger Linn (A2, B2, A4, B4)
Guitar – Jimmy Ripp (A4, B4), Phil Palmer (A2, B2)
Keyboards – Dave Lebold (A4, B4)
Keyboards, Arranged By [Brass Arrangements] – Robin Smith (A2, B2)
Lyrics By – Bernhard Lloyd (A2, A4, B2, B4)
Management – Ariane Mummert
Mastered By – Dennis King
Music By – Bernhard Lloyd, Frank Mertens (A1, A3, B1, B3)
Music By, Lyrics By – Marian Gold, Ricky Echolette (A2, A4, B2, B4)
Percussion – Frank Rigotti (A2, B2), Jimmy Maelen (A4, B4)
Saxophone [Saxes] – Phil Todd (A2, B2)
Trombone – Neil Sidwell (A2, B2)
Trumpet – Guy Barker (A2, B2), Stuart Brooks (A2, B2)

Tracks A1 & B1 recorded and mixed with the Traumpton Computer System at Studio 54, Berlin, 1984. Drums and bass recorded at Weryton Studio, Munich.

Tracks A2 & B2 produced at Hansa Studios, Berlin, 1986. Mixed at The Manor, Oxford. Track B2 additional production and remix for Another M&M Production, Inc.

Tracks A3 & B3 recorded and mixed with the Traumpton Computer System at Studio 54, Berlin, 1984. Track B3 remixed at Lunapark Studio, Berlin.

Tracks A4 & B4 produced, recorded and mixed at Media Sound Studios, New York, 1986.

All titles published by Rolfe Budde Musikverlag.
All rights on behalf by Rolfe Budde Musikverlag
Adm. by Neue Welt Musikverlag.
Mastered at Atlantic Studios, New York.

"Forever Young" & "Big In Japan" Ⓟ 1984 WEA Musik GMBH
"Red Rose" & "Dance With Me" Ⓟ 1986 WEA Musik GMBH
Ⓒ 1988 Atlantic Recording Corporation

Note: Some covers are gold stamped as promotional.