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Bel Air
Studio album by Guano Apes
Released	1 April 2011
Recorded	2009–2011
Studio	Clouds Hill (Hamburg) Studio Freequence Katzbach Studio
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	35:58
Label	Columbia
Producer	Guano Apes Jon Schumann
Guano Apes chronology
Lost (T)apes (2006) Bel Air (2011) Offline (2014)
Singles from Bel Air
"Oh What a Night" Released: 15 March 2011 "Sunday Lover" Released: 8 July 2011 "This Time" Released: 7 October 2011 "When the Ships Arrive" Released: 23 April 2012

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
laut.de
metal.de	8/10

Bel Air is the fourth studio album by the German alternative rock band Guano Apes, and the first released after the band's reunion in 2009. It was released on 1 April 2011 on Columbia Europe, eight years after their previous album Walking on a Thin Line.

Background

The album marked a notable change in style for Guano Apes, as it shows the band leaving their alternative rock roots behind and incorporating elements of dance and pop music in their songs, with synthesizers and electronic drum loops fulfilling prominent roles in multiple songs.

Bel Air entered the German album charts at No. 1. Single "Oh What a Night" reached No. 37 on the German charts.

The album is available in four different editions: a standard edition (one disc), deluxe edition (one disc and poster), gold edition (two discs), and a vinyl edition (two records and poster).

Music videos

Four music videos were filmed for songs off of Bel Air: "Oh What a Night", "Sunday Lover", "This Time" and "When the Ships Arrive".

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Sandra Nasić

Personnel

• Mastered by – Kai Blankenberg
• Mixed by – Arne Neurand (tracks: 5, 6, 8, 10 to 14), Randy Staub (tracks: 2), Terry Date (tracks: 7), Tom Lord-Alge (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 9)
• Produced by – Guano Apes, Jon Schumann

Charts

References

1. Eremenko, Alexey. "Bel Air - Guano Apes | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
2. Dittmann, Andreas. "Der Sound platzt aus allen Mainstream-Nähten". laut.de (in German). Retrieved 4 August 2020.
3. Endres, Markus. "Guano Apes - Bel Air Review • metal.de". metal.de (in German). Retrieved 4 August 2020.
4. "Guano Apes auf Anhieb auf Platz eins". Rheinische Post (in German). 12 April 2011. Archived from the original on 15 April 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
5. "Guano Apes – Bel Air". Guano Apes Forum. Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH. Archived from the original on 21 July 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
6. "Guano Apes' official YouTube channel". YouTube. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
7. "Guano Apes - Bel Air (CD, Album) at Discogs". Discogs.com. 4 April 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
8. "Austriancharts.at – Guano Apes – Bel Air" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
9. "Offiziellecharts.de – Guano Apes – Bel Air" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
10. "Swisscharts.com – Guano Apes – Bel Air". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
11. "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
12. "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2011". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 3 July 2020.

External links

• Guano Apes – Bel Air at Discogs (list of releases)

• 2011 albums
• Guano Apes albums
• Columbia Records albums