''Junge Roemer'' (''Young Romans'') is the second album by Austrian
pop rock
Pop rock (also typeset as pop/rock) is a fusion genre and form of rock music characterized by a strong commercial appeal, with more emphasis on professional songwriting and recording craft, and less emphasis on attitude than standard rock musi ...
artist
Falco, released in 1984.
Production and success
The album was a No. 1 hit in his native Austria. The title track was a hit single there as well as in Switzerland, and most notably in Spain, where it peaked at No. 2. Still, the project was considered a relative disappointment compared with the international number one success of the breakthrough hit single, "
Der Kommissar", from his previous album, ''
Einzelhaft
''Einzelhaft'' (''Solitary Confinement'' or ''Incarcerated!'') (1982) is the debut album by Austrian singer Falco. It was released in Austria, Germany, the United States, Japan, Spain, Italy, Canada, Sweden and Finland.
The album achieved some ...
''. This inspired him to change producers and incorporate more English phrases for titles and choruses, which resulted in a trio of worldwide hits two years later with "
Rock Me Amadeus
"Rock Me Amadeus" is a song recorded by Austrian musician Falco (musician), Falco for his third studio album, ''Falco 3'' (1985). The single was made available for physical sale in 1985 in German-speaking Europe, through A&M Records, A&M. "Roc ...
", "
Vienna Calling" and "
Jeanny".
While the phrase is written "Junge Römer" in standard German, the title of Falco's album and single in both German and English pressings is "Junge Roemer", to make the product more easily understandable worldwide.
Trivia
All titles on the album were filmed for an approximately one-hour film contribution ''Falco – Heroes of Today'' by
DoRo commissioned by
ORF
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* Norfolk International Airport, IATA airport code ORF
* Observer Research Foundation, an Indian research institute
* One Race Films, a film production company founded by Vin Diesel
* Open reading frame, a portion of the g ...
. After Falco's death a book was published that was named after the song found on the album, ''Hoch als nie''.
In addition, a best-of CD/DVD was released in 2007 with the same name (see ''
Hoch wie nie'').
Track listing
# "
Junge Roemer" (Young Romans) – 4:33
# "Tut-Ench-Amon (Tutankhamen)" – 4:33
# "Brillantin' Brutal'" (Brutal Brilliantine) – 3:50
# "Ihre Tochter" (Your Daughter) – 4:31
# "No Answer (Hallo Deutschland)" – 3:39
# "Nur mit dir" (Only with You) – 4:29
# "Hoch wie nie" (Higher Than Ever) – 4:23
# "Steuermann" (Helmsman) – 3:47
# "Kann es Liebe sein" (Can It Be Love) – 4:06
Charts
References
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1984 albums
Falco (musician) albums
A&M Records albums
1980s German-language albums