4630 Bochum is the fifth studio album by German rock/pop singer Herbert Grönemeyer. It was released on 11 May 1984 on vinyl and on 14 August 1984 on CD by EMI.
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,Bayern 3 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.35 Jahre Gold/Platin – Herbert Grönemeyer auf Platz 1 der offiziellen Rangliste , Musikindustrie.de, 2 July 2010 In Switzerland and Austria, the album spent 13 and 24 weeks respectively in the charts.Album info at hitparade.ch 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 "Bochum" – 3:50 "Männer" – 4:00 "Flugzeuge im Bauch" – 3:54 "Alkohol" – 4:29 "Amerika" – 3:26 "Für Dich da" – 3:23 "Jetzt oder nie" – 4:57 "Fangfragen" – 4:17 "Erwischt" – 4:01 "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 Männer a-cappella by Bläck Fööss in 1989 Männer, titled Frauen by JBO in 1995 Flugzeuge im Bauch by Oli.P and Xavier Naidoo (DE No. 1, AT No. 1, CH #1) in 1998 Mambo, titled Mamboleo by Loona in 1999 Flugzeuge im Bauch by Katja Friedenberg on The Voice of Germany (DE #41) in 2012
Charts
Weekly charts + Weekly chart performance for 4630 Bochum Chart (1984–2003) Peakposition
Year-end charts + 1984 year-end chart performance for 4630 Bochum Chart (1984) Position German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 1
Certifications
External links Singt Grönemeyer wirklich 'tief im Westen'? . Der Westen, 15 August 2008. A comparison of the song's lyrics with everyday life in Bochum
References