Sound of My Heart

Sound of My Heart is the fifth studio album by the German synthpop band Hubert Kah, and their second English language album, released in 1989. It was produced by Michael Cretu. Three singles were released from the album: "Welcome, Machine Gun", "So Many People" and "It's Me, Cathy (Follow My Heart)".[1][2][3] The band's 1987 single "Military Drums" was also included as a track on the Japanese and US editions of Sound of My Heart.[4]

Sound of My Heart
Studio album by
Hubert Kah
Released1989
GenreSynthpop
LabelRCA, Blow Up, CBS, Sony, Curb Records, Polydor, Intercord Tonträger GmbH
ProducerMichael Cretu
Hubert Kah chronology
Tensongs
(1986)		 Sound of My Heart
(1989)		 Hubert Kah
(1996)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]

Upon release, Billboard commented: "Early dance hit "Machine Gun" and current "So Many People" prove to be a somewhat deceptive introduction to a collection that fits more comfortably in a techno/modern rock bag. Although pop radio at large may miss the boat on this one, tracks like "Cathy" and "Carousel" may appeal to the more adventurous programmers".[6] Barry Walters of The San Francisco Examiner noted Kemmler's "soaring, stylish tenor" and Cretu's "lavish, invigorating production" on the album.[7]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Welcome, Machine Gun"Hubert Kemmler, Klaus Hirschburger3:31
2."Carrousel"Kemmler, Hirschburger, Markus Löhr4:15
3."Cathy"Kemmler, Hirschburger, Löhr3:50
4."Midnight Sun"Kemmler, Hirschburger4:23
5."Sound of My Heart"Kemmler, Hirschburger, Löhr, Susanne Müller4:15
6."So Many People"Kemmler, Hirschburger, Löhr, Michael Cretu4:41
7."Help Me Through the Night (When Devil Comes)"Kemmler, Hirschburger, Löhr4:47
8."The Voice of Silence"Kemmler, Hirschburger, Löhr, Müller4:49
9."Victim of Brain"Kemmler, Hirschburger, Löhr, Cretu, Müller4:01
1989 Japanese CD (original track 9 is track 10)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
9."Military Drums"Gerhard Wurzberg, Harald Messmer, Kemmler, Roland Zinne, Müller3:39

Chart performance

Album
Chart (1989) Peak
position
German Albums Chart[8] 40

Singles

Military Drums

Chart (1987) Peak
position
German Singles Chart[9] 35
U.S. Billboard Dance Music/Club Play[10] 8
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi Singles 33

Welcome, Machine Gun

Chart (1989) Peak
position
German Singles Chart[11] 42
U.S. Billboard Dance Music/Club Play[10] 7
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi Singles 35

So Many People

Chart (1989) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Dance Music/Club Play[10] 7
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi Singles 23

Cathy

Chart (1990) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Dance Music/Club Play[10] 14
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi Singles 40

Personnel
Hubert Kah
  • Hubert Kemmler - vocals, producer, arrangement
  • Markus Löhr - keyboards, guitar, producer, arrangement
  • Klaus Hirschburger - bass, producer, arrangement
Additional personnel
  • Peter Weihe - guitar
  • Curt Cress - additional percussion
  • Lothar Krell - additional keyboard on "Victim of Brain"
  • Amy Goff - vocals on "Cathy"
  • Annette Humpe - vocals on "Carrousel" and "The Voice of Silence"
  • Inga Humpe - vocals on "Carrousel" and "The Voice of Silence"
  • Michael Cretu - producer, recording, mixer, additional keyboards
  • Frank Peterson - assistant engineer
  • Mike Schmidt - artwork
  • Stefan Langer - photography

References
  1. "Hubert Kah - Welcome, Machine Gun".
  2. "Hubert Kah - So Many People".
  3. "Hubert Kah - It's Me, Cathy (Follow My Heart) | Discogs". Discogs.
  4. "Hubert Kah – Sound Of My Heart (1989, CD) - Discogs". Discogs.
  5. "Sound of My Heart - Hubert Kah | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
  6. Billboard magazine - Album reviews - October 21, 1989 - page 78
  7. Walters, Barry (25 August 1989). "German sounds hot in S.F.". The San Francisco Examiner.
  8. "Hubert Kah - Sound of my Heart". Offizelle Deutsche Charts. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  9. Steffen Hung. "germancharts.com - Hubert Kah - Military Drums". Germancharts.de. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
  10. "Hubert Kah - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
  11. Steffen Hung. "germancharts.com - Hubert Kah - Welcome, Machine Gun". Germancharts.de. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
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