ALTER EGO (AMANDA LEAR ALBUM)

'Alter Ego' is a studio album by French singer Amanda Lear first released in 1995, which yielded three German single releases in the Eurodisco genre; the previously issued "Everytime You Touch Me" plus "Angel Love" and "Peep!" - the theme song to her erotic German TV-series, subtitled ''Beware Of The Blondes''. All three tracks were available in a wide range of extended dance remixes and a few more would turn up on various hits compilations. In 1998 ''Alter Ego'', which marked Lear's return to Munich after twelve years, was to undergo the remix treatment yet again as large parts of it was remade and remodeled for compilation ''Back In Your Arms'' and in 2005 "I'll Miss You", a cover of I Santo California's 1975 hit "Tornerò", was to be re-recorded as a duet with German-Spanish singer Manuel Sanchez for his studio album ''Ambitious''.

Contents

Track listing

Personnel

Production

Release history

Single releases

12"

CD

Track listing

#"Alter Ego" (M. Gordon - A. Lear) - 2:01
#"Angel Love" (M. Gordon - J. Jordan - A. Lear - H. Schmidt) - 4:36
#"Love Me, Love Me Blue" (G. Scalamogna - A.Lear) - 3:48
#"Muscle Man" (M. Gordon - H. Schmidt - A. Lear) - 4:15
#"This Man (Dali's Song)" (M. Gordon - A. Lear) - 4:34
#"Peep!" (M. Gordon - A. Lear - H. Schmidt) - 3:56
#"Everytime You Touch Me" (A. Lear - M. Gordon - A. Lear - H. Schmidt) - 3:43
#"On The Air Tonight" (P. Bardens - P. Bardens) - 3:34
#"Rien Ne Va Plus" (R. Costa - A. Lear - H. Schmidt) - 3:46
#"Go Go Boy (When I Say Go)" (M. Gordon - A. Lear) - 2:01
#"Dance Around The Room" (P. Bardens - P. Bardens) - 4:04
#"I'll Miss You (Tornerò)" (I. Polizzy - C. Natili - M. Ramoino - A. Lear - H. Schmidt) - 3:34
#"Alter Ego (Part 2)" (M. Gordon - A. Lear) - 2:07

Personnel

★ Amanda Lear - vocals

★ Carolina Balboni - backing vocals

★ Ulli Essmann - backing vocals

★ Sandrina Löscher - backing vocals

★ Charles Hörnemann - guitars

Production

★ Tracks 1-6 and 8-13 produced and arranged by Michael Gordon at PNG Studios Munich.

★ Tracks 7 produced by Tubi Forti at Gadda Studio, Bologna.

★ Amanda Lear's vocals recorded at Metropolis Studio, Milan.

★ Cover painting: Amanda Lear (self portrait)

Release history

★ 1995: Germany: ZYX Music / Mint Records ZYX 20375-2.

★ 1995 Italy: Giungla Records / BMG 74321 377752

★ 1997 Italy: DV More CDDV 6126.

★ 2001 Germany: ZYX Music / Mint Records GDC 20375-2.

★ 2005 Germany: GDC / ZYX Music ZYX 20375.

Single releases

12"

★ 1995: "Everytime You Touch Me" (Long Mix) / (Underground Version) / "What A Boy" / (Radio Version) (Germany, ZYX Music)

★ 1995: "Peep!" (22:15 Saturday Night Mix) / (Undercover Version) / (Instrumental Passion Mix) / "On The Air Tonight" (Germany, ZYX Music ZYX 7975-12)

CD

★ 1995: "Everytime You Touch Me" (Radio Version) / (Underground Version) / (Long Version) / (Underground Instrumental Version) (Italy, Giungla Records / BMG 74321-27505-2)

★ 1995: "Everytime You Touch Me" (Radio Version) / (Long Mix) / (Underground Version) / "What A Boy" (Germany, ZYX Music ZYX 7636-8)

★ 1995: "Peep!" (Radio Version) / (22.15 Sunday Night Mix) / (Undercover Version) / (Instrumental Passion Mix) / "On The Air Tonight" (Germany, ZYX Music ZYX 7975-8)

★ 1996: "Angel Love" (Radio Version) / (Maxi Mix) / (Club Mix) / (Instrumental) (Germany, ZYX Music ZYX 8460-8)

★ 1998: "I'll Miss You" (Love Version) / "Never Trust A Pretty Face" (1978) / "Lili Marleen" (1978) (Germany, BMG-Ariola 74321 64070 2 - Promo)