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. The album was released in March 1995 and mixed by

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and Greg Smith. It is the most mainstream oriented album of the German singer to date, thanks to the production of Jack Ponti (

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) and the collaboration of musicians and authors coming from

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and even

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music. The lyrics break new ground for Doro, as many of the songs deal with erotic themes. The last track is a remix done by members of the German

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band

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, who worked with Doro on her next albums. The limited edition of the album contains the bonus track "Tie Me Up (Hard & Fast mix)". The album peaked at position No. 33 in the German Longplay chart.

Track listing

Personnel

;Band members *

– vocals * Jack Ponti – guitars, bass, backing vocals * Greg Smith – guitars, bass, drums, keyboards, backing vocals *

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– guitars, bass * Camus Celli – drums * Harold Frazee – keyboards, backing vocals *

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– bass, backing vocals * Johnny Dee – drums * John Pfeiffer – guitars, backing vocals *

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– guitars, backing vocals *

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– guitars ;Production * Nelson Ayers – engineer * Dennis Bourke – engineer, associate producer * Camus Celli – producer * Harold Frazee – associate producer * Mike Goldberg – engineer *

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– mastering * Christine Kozler – assistant engineers *

– producer * Garth "Gaff" Micheal – assistant engineer * Jack Ponti – engineer, producer *

– mixing, associate producer * Greg Smith – mixing, associate producer * Keith Tackel – assistant engineer * Steve Weinkam – assistant engineer

References

External links

American site"In Freiheit Stirbt Mein Herz" video clip
{{DEFAULTSORT:Machine Ii Machine Doro (musician) albums 1995 albums Vertigo Records albums