Déjà vu (Blue System album)

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Déjà vu
Studio album by
Released30 September 1991
Recorded1991
GenreSynthpop
Length37:16
LabelHansa
Producer
Blue System chronology
Seeds of Heaven
(1991)
Déjà vu
(1991)
Hello America
(1992)
Singles from Déjà vu
  1. "Déjà vu"
    Released: 9 September 1991
  2. "It's All Over"
    Released: 25 November 1991
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Déjà vu is the sixth album by Blue System. Was published in 1991 by BMG Ariola and produced by Dieter Bohlen. The album contains 10 new tracks.

Release and promotion[edit]

Singles[edit]

The title track, "Déjà vu", was released as the album's lead single on 9 September 1991, three weeks ahead of the album. It spent a total of 14 weeks on the German Singles Chart, with a two-week peak at no. 12.[2] "Déjà vu" also charted in Austria at no. 16.[3] Marketed as a duet between Dieter Bohlen and Dionne Warwick, "It's All Over" was released as the album's second and final single on 25 November 1991. It spent 7 weeks on the German Singles Chart, peaking in its first week at no. 60.[4]

Track listing[edit]

All tracks written by Dieter Bohlen. Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[5]

No.TitleLength
1."Déjà vu"3:42
2."It's All Over" (feat. Dionne Warwick)3:57
3."New York - Berlin - Paris"3:59
4."Mrs. Jones"4:09
5."Sexy Thing"3:08
6."Praying to the Aliens"3:48
7."Dressed in Blue"3:30
8."Better Than the Rest"3:59
9."Is It Love?"3:02
10."Just Say No"3:44
Total length:36:57

Personnel[edit]

  • Dieter Bohlen – lead vocals, producer, arranger, lyrics
  • Rolf Köhler – refrain vocals, chorus falsetto
  • Detlef Wiedeke – chorus falsetto
  • Michael Scholz – chorus falsetto
  • Luis Rodriguez – co-producer, engineering
  • Recording – in Jeopark by Jeo and Vox Klang Studio
  • Design – Ariola/Artpool
  • Photograph – Esser & Strauss, and F. Gabowicz

Charts[edit]

Weekly charts[edit]

Chart (1991) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[6] 27
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[7] 18

Certifications[edit]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)[8] Gold 250,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[edit]

  1. ^ " Deja Vu – Blue System". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 9 October 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Blue System – Déjà vu" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Archived from the original on 2 December 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Blue System – Déjà vu" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Archived from the original on 15 November 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Dionne Warwick & Dieter Bohlen – It's All Over" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Archived from the original on 2 December 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  5. ^ Déjà vu (CD liner notes). Blue System. Hansa Records. 1991. 262 084.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Blue System – Déjà vu" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Officialcharts.de – Blue System – Déjà vu". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Blue System; 'Deja Vu')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 24 August 2023.

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