Engelberg

by Stephan Eicher

Engelberg cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1991
  • Label: Barclay
  • Country: Switzerland
  • Length: 48:08
  • Community rating: 3.27/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Recorded in a hotel in the Swiss Alps, this multi-platinum smash hit elevated the Swiss chansonnier to unprecedented fame across Francophone Europe. 'Engelberg' features prominent use of acoustic guitars and folk-rock arrangements, heavily supported by the poetic, introspective lyricism of author Philippe Djian.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic

Tracklist

  1. Wake Up (5:54)
  2. Pas d'ami (comme toi) (3:38)
  3. Move Closer (3:16)
  4. D茅jeuner en paix (3:56)
  5. Easy (3:48)
  6. Hemmige (3:25)
  7. Wicked Ways (5:17)
  8. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry (2:55)
  9. Es Ist Alles (5:14)
  10. Tu ne me dois rien (3:55)
  11. Come On Home (3:47)
  12. Djian's Waltz (2:58)

Credits

  • Max L盲sser - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin, slide guitar
  • Pino Palladino - bass
  • Manu Katch茅 - drums
  • Simon Clark - organ [hammond b3], organ [klosterorgel engelberg - intro], piano, accordion [midi]
  • Beckie Bell - backing vocals
  • Yvonne Jones - backing vocals
  • Mathieu Monneret - cello
  • Roland Schiltknecht - psaltery [hackbrett]

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