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1982 studio album by Taco
After Eight
Studio album by Taco
Released1982
Recorded1981–1982
StudioPeer Studios
GenreSynth-pop, new wave
Length42:44
LabelRCA Victor
ProducerDavid Parker
Taco chronology
After Eight
(1982) 		Let's Face the Music
(1984)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
The Rolling Stone Album Guide

After Eight is the debut studio album by Indonesian-born Dutch singer and songwriter Taco Ockerse, mononymously known as Taco. The record, released in 1982 by RCA Records, contained his biggest hit, a synth and New Wave driven take on the Irving Berlin standard "Puttin' on the Ritz". However, in addition to six covers of classic pop songs, he co-wrote five original songs.

The album peaked at No. 23 on the Billboard 200.

Track listing

  1. "Singin' in the Rain" (Arthur Freed, Nacio Herb Brown) 4:45
  2. "Tribute to Tino" (Werner Lang, Taco Ockerse, Ray Moxley) 4:10
  3. "Puttin' on the Ritz" (Irving Berlin) 4:36
  4. "I Should Care" (Paul Weston, Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl) 3:42
  5. "Carmella" (John David Parker-Tanja, Lang, Ockerse) 3:28
  6. "La Vie en Rose" (Edith Piaf, Ralph Maria Siegel, H. Doll, Louiguy) 4:45
  7. "Cheek to Cheek" (Berlin) 4:45
  8. "After Eight" (Tanja, Ockerse, Lang) 3:28
  9. "Livin' in My Dream World" (Tanja, Lang, Ockerse) 3:06
  10. "Encore/Sweet Gypsy Rose" (Tanja, Lang, Ockerse) 4:14
  11. "Thanks a Million" (Gus Kahn, Arthur Johnston) 1:45

Production

  • Arranged by Werner Lang and David Parker
  • Produced by David Parker
  • Recorded and Mixed by Frank Reinke

Charts

Chart (1983) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) 35

Sales and certifications

Certifications for After Eight
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Finland (Musiikkituottajat) Gold 25,000

References

  1. ^ "After Eight - Taco". Allmusic.com. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  2. "After Eight - Taco | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 690.
  4. Nite, Norman M. (1985). Rock on: The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Rock N' Roll : The Video Revolution 1978-Present. Vol. 3. Harper & Row Publishers. p. 349.
  5. "Taco". Billboard.
  6. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 304. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  7. ^ "Taco" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
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