Bel Air (album)

Bel Air
Studio album by
Guano Apes
Released1 April 2011
Recorded2009–2011
StudioClouds Hill (Hamburg)
Studio Freequence
Katzbach Studio
GenreAlternative rock
Length35:58
LabelColumbia
Producer
Guano Apes chronology
Lost (T)apes
(2006) 		Bel Air
(2011) 		Offline
(2014)
Singles from Bel Air
  1. "Oh What a Night"
    Released: 15 March 2011
  2. "Sunday Lover"
    Released: 8 July 2011
  3. "This Time"
    Released: 7 October 2011
  4. "When the Ships Arrive"
    Released: 23 April 2012
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
laut.de[2]
metal.de8/10[3]

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.[4] Single "Oh What a Night" reached No. 37 on the German charts.

The album is available in four different editions:[5] 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".[6]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Sandra Nasić

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Sunday Lover"Guano Apes3:58
2."Oh What a Night"Guano Apes3:12
3."When the Ships Arrive"Guano Apes4:05
4."This Time"Guano Apes3:51
5."She's a Killer"Guano Apes3:15
6."Tiger"Guano Apes2:33
7."Fanman"Guano Apes3:51
8."All I Wanna Do"Guano Apes3:05
9."Fire in Your Eyes"Guano Apes4:38
10."Trust"Guano Apes3:25
11."Fire" (appears on deluxe edition/gold edition)Guano Apes3:47
12."Carol and Shine" (appears on deluxe edition/gold edition)Guano Apes3:24
13."Running Out the Darkness" (appears on gold edition/vinyl)Sandra Nasić3:22
14."Staring at the Sun" (appears on gold edition/vinyl)Guano Apes3:11
Total length:49:45

Personnel

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.