Déjà vu (Blue System album)
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| Released | 30 September 1991 | |||
| Recorded | 1991 | |||
| Genre | Synth-pop | |||
| Length | 36:57 | |||
| Label | Hansa | |||
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Déjà vu is the sixth album by Blue System. It was published in 1991 by BMG Ariola and produced by Dieter Bohlen. The album contains 10 new tracks.
Release and promotion
[edit]Singles
[edit]The title track, "Déjà vu", was released as the album's lead single on 9 September 1991, three weeks ahead of the album. It spent a total of 14 weeks on the German singles chart, with a two-week peak at number 12.[2] "Déjà vu" also charted in Austria at number 16.[3] Marketed as a duet between Dieter Bohlen and Dionne Warwick, "It's All Over" was released as the album's second and final single on 25 November 1991. It spent 7 weeks on the German Singles Chart, peaking in its first week at number 60.[4]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks written by Dieter Bohlen. Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[5]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Déjà vu" | 3:42 |
| 2. | "It's All Over" (feat. Dionne Warwick) | 3:57 |
| 3. | "New York – Berlin – Paris" | 3:59 |
| 4. | "Mrs. Jones" | 4:09 |
| 5. | "Sexy Thing" | 3:08 |
| 6. | "Praying to the Aliens" | 3:48 |
| 7. | "Dressed in Blue" | 3:30 |
| 8. | "Better Than the Rest" | 3:59 |
| 9. | "Is It Love?" | 3:02 |
| 10. | "Just Say No" | 3:44 |
| Total length: | 36:57 | |
Personnel
[edit]- Dieter Bohlen – lead vocals, producer, arranger, lyrics
- Rolf Köhler – refrain vocals, chorus falsetto
- Detlef Wiedeke – chorus falsetto
- Michael Scholz – chorus falsetto
- Luis Rodriguez – co-producer, engineering
- Recording – in Jeopark by Jeo and Vox Klang Studio
- Design – Ariola/Artpool
- Photograph – Esser & Strauss, and F. Gabowicz
Charts
[edit]Weekly charts
[edit]| Chart (1991) | Peak position |
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| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[6] | 27 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[7] | 18 |
Certifications
[edit]| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Germany (BVMI)[8] | Gold | 250,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
[edit]- ^ " Deja Vu – Blue System". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 9 October 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ "Blue System – Déjà vu" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Archived from the original on 2 December 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ "Blue System – Déjà vu" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Archived from the original on 15 November 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ "Dionne Warwick & Dieter Bohlen – It's All Over" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Archived from the original on 2 December 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ Déjà vu (CD liner notes). Blue System. Hansa Records. 1991. 262 084.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Austriancharts.at – Blue System – Déjà vu" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- ^ "Officialcharts.de – Blue System – Déjà vu". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Blue System; 'Deja Vu')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 24 August 2023.