Love Songs (Peter Fox album)

It debuted atop the charts in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, becoming Fox's second number-one album in Germany and Austria, as well as his first in Switzerland. The album features guest appearances by Benji Asare, Adriano Celentano and Inéz Schaefer of Ätna.

Background

After the release of his debut Stadtaffe in 2008 to massive commercial success, Fox announced to quit his solo career in July 2009. Following a farewell tour, the artist continued work with Seeed with whom he released two studio albums in 2012 and 2019, respectively. On 19 October 2022, Fox broke his silence and teased a comeback on his social media. "Zukunft Pink", his first solo single in nearly 14 years, was released on 20 October. It became his first number-one single in Germany and reached the top 5 in Austria. Fox released three more singles in the months preceding the album release: "Vergessen wie", "Weiße Fahnen" and "Ein Auge blau".

The album was announced on 26 April 2023. Tour and festival dates from May to September 2023 promoting the record were published days later.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
laut.de
Musikexpress

The album received generally favourable reviews. Josephine Maria Bayer of laut.de thought the album was "way less exciting" than its predecessor but "holds up well" considering the high expectations. Aida Baghernejad at Musikexpress opined that the record was an invitation to dance through a "mix of genres", mainly consisting of Dancehall and Afrobeats. Likewise, Stern described the tracks as "extremely danceable".

Track listing

All tracks produced by Peter Fox and The Krauts. "Ein Auge blau" was produced along with Ghanaian Stallion and "Toscana Fanboys" with Cracker Mallo and Emeka Emele Onuoha.

*Love Songs* track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Ein Auge blau"	Pierre Baigorry Alan Mensah David Conen Julian Williams Oliver Otubanjo Vincent von Schlippenbach	3:02
2.	"Tuff Cookie"	Baigorry Conen von Schlippenbach Bernard Reed Cristopher Davids Felix Kummer Jack Andrew Sibley John Moore Lars Hammerstein Liam Ivora Sebastian Zenke	2:46
3.	"Kein Regen in Dubai"	Baigorry Conen von Schlippenbach Kummer Benjamin Asare Gunter Papperitz Jan Burkamp Moses Yoofee	3:30
4.	"Disney"	Baigorry Conen von Schlippenbach Kummer Asare Oliver Otubanjo	3:39
5.	"Celebration" (featuring Benji Asare)	Baigorry Conen von Schlippenbach Asare	4:19
6.	"Vergessen wie"	Baigorry Conen von Schlippenbach Kummer Asare Daniel Stoyanov	3:44
7.	"Dawn of the Dawn"	Baigorry Conen von Schlippenbach Asare	1:24
8.	"Gegengift"	Baigorry Conen von Schlippenbach Kummer Arnim Teutoburg-Weiß Moses Yoofee Philipp Gruetering Sebastian Dürre	3:00
9.	"Weiße Fahnen"	Baigorry Conen von Schlippenbach Asare Moses Yoofee Vester Roman Klobe Baranga Stefan Richter	3:34
10.	"Toscana Fanboys" (featuring Adriano Celentano)	Baigorry Adriano Celentano Conen Asare Cracker Mallo Emeka Emele Onuoha	2:29
11.	"Zukunft Pink" (featuring Inéz)	Baigorry Conen von Schlippenbach Charles Malo Josek Guy Solomon Josek Jakob Grunert Louis Amon Josek Torsten Schroth	3:51
Total length:			35:23

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for *Love Songs*
Chart (2023)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)	1
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)	1
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)	1

Year-end charts

2023 year-end chart performance for *Love Songs*
Chart (2023)	Position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)	44
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)	11
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)	81

2024 year-end chart performance of *Love Songs*
Chart (2024)	Position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)	68

References

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"Neue Musik: Peter Fox zurück mit Album "Love Songs"". MDR (in German). 26 May 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
Vielrose, Veronika (19 October 2022). "Warum alle für ein Peter Fox Comeback spricht". HipHop.de (in German). Retrieved 11 June 2023.
"Charts: Nummer-eins-Premieren für Taylor Swift und Peter Fox". MusikWoche (in German). 28 October 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
"Sänger Peter Fox kündigt zweites Solo-Album an". Der Tagesspiegel (in German). 26 April 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
Hochgesand, Stefan (28 April 2023). "Peter Fox gibt alle Live-Daten für 2023 bekannt: Top oder Flop für die Fans in Berlin?". Berliner Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 11 June 2023.
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^ Baghernejad, Aida (26 May 2023). "Review: Peter Fox – "Love Songs" – Musikexpress". Musikexpress (in German). Retrieved 11 June 2023.
"Gegengift Liebe – Peter Fox solo zurück mit Album "Love Songs"". Stern (in German). 26 May 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
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"Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2023". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
"Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 9 December 2024.

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