4630 Bochum

4630 Bochum is the fifth studio album released by German rock/pop singer Herbert Grönemeyer. It was released on 14 August 1984 by EMI.

4630 Bochum
Studio album by
Herbert Grönemeyer
Released14 August 1984
StudioEMI Tonstudio II
GenreRock, Pop-Rock
Length38:43
LabelEMI
ProducerHerbert Grönemeyer; co-produced by Gaggy Mrotzek and Norbert Hamm
Herbert Grönemeyer chronology
Gemischte Gefühle
(1983)		 4630 Bochum
(1984)		 Sprünge
(1986)
Singles from 4630 Bochum
  1. "Männer"
    Released: 4 June 1984
  2. "Alkohol"
    Released: 8 October 1984
  3. "Flugzeuge im Bauch"
    Released: 4 February 1985

Recording

4630 Bochum was recorded between January and March 1984 in EMI studios in Cologne. It was his first album for EMI after the end of his contract with Intercord Tonträger GmbH (a record label owned by Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrinck).

The album spent 79 weeks in the German albums chart,[1] making it the most successful album of 1984 in Germany. With certified sales in excess of 2.5 million, it is currently the third-best-selling album in Germany, having been certified quintuple platinum.[2] In Switzerland and Austria, the album spent 13 and 24 weeks respectively in the charts.[3] The single release "Männer" in particular established Grönemeyer's fame in Germany.

The cover shows the title hand-written in the style of an address in white chalk on a black background:

Herbert
Grönemeyer
4630 Bochum

At the time, 4630 was the postal code for the city of Bochum where Grönemeyer grew up and had worked as a musician.

Track listing
  1. "Bochum" – 3:50
  2. "Männer" – 4:00
  3. "Flugzeuge im Bauch" – 3:54
  4. "Alkohol" – 4:29
  5. "Amerika" – 3:26
  6. "Für Dich da" – 3:23
  7. "Jetzt oder nie" – 4:57
  8. "Fangfragen" – 4:17
  9. "Erwischt" – 4:01
  10. "Mambo" – 2:45

Personnel
  • Herbert Grönemeyer – vocals, choir, piano
  • Detlef Kessler – drums
  • Alfred Kritzer – piano, trumpet
  • Norbert Hamm – bass
  • Jakob Hansonis – guitars
  • Gaggy Mrozeck – guitars
  • Charlie Mariano – saxophone

Cover versions

Charts

Certifications
Sales certifications for 4630 Bochum
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)[8] 2× Platinum 100,000*
Germany (BVMI)[9] 11× Gold 2,750,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[10] Platinum 50,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. Bayern 3(in German)
  2. 35 Jahre Gold/Platin – Herbert Grönemeyer auf Platz 1 der offiziellen Rangliste Archived 10 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine, Musikindustrie.de, 2 July 2010(in German)
  3. Album info at hitparade.ch(in German)
  4. "Austriancharts.at – Herbert Grönemeyer – 4630 Bochum" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  5. "Offiziellecharts.de – Herbert Grönemeyer – 4630 Bochum" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  6. "Swisscharts.com – Herbert Grönemeyer – 4630 Bochum". Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  7. "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  8. "Austrian album certifications – Herbert Grönemeyer – Bochum" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  9. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Herbert Grönemeyer; 'Bochum')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  10. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Herbert; 'Bochum')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
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