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1984 studio album by Herbert Grönemeyer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
4630 Bochum is the fifth studio album released by German rock/pop singer Herbert Grönemeyer. It was released on 14 August 1984 by EMI.
4630 Bochum | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 14 August 1984 | |||
Studio | EMI Tonstudio II | |||
Genre | Rock, Pop-Rock | |||
Length | 38:43 | |||
Label | EMI | |||
Producer | Herbert Grönemeyer; co-produced by Gaggy Mrotzek and Norbert Hamm | |||
Herbert Grönemeyer chronology | ||||
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Singles from 4630 Bochum | ||||
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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,[1] 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.[2] In Switzerland and Austria, the album spent 13 and 24 weeks respectively in the charts.[3] 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:
At the time, 4630 was the postal code for the city of Bochum where Grönemeyer grew up and had worked as a musician.
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Austria (IFPI Austria)[8] | 2× Platinum | 100,000* |
Germany (BVMI)[9] | 11× Gold | 2,750,000^ |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[10] | Platinum | 50,000^ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
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