Wunder gescheh'n (German for "Miracles Happen") is the first solo album by German pop singer Nena. It was released in November 1989, two years after the demise of her band in fall 1987. The title track, "Du bist überall" and "Im Rausch der Liebe" were released as singles and had moderate success.[2]
The album was written (several tracks by Nena herself) and recorded at a time when she was pregnant with twins and shortly after the death of her first child at the age of 11 months.[3] Many of the songs focus on Nena's feelings towards her lost son and her hopes and fears concerning her unborn children.[4] One of them, "Weisses Schiff", is often introduced by Nena at her live concerts as one of her favourite songs.[5] The song describes the thoughts of a person watching a ship of young and old souls sailing into the distance, expressing the hope that when her time comes, she'll be welcomed aboard.[6]
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Nena wrote "Wunder gescheh'n" ("Miracles Happen") whilst staying in hospital caring for her severely disabled first son. In her 2005 memoirs Nena describes the "miracle" she witnessed when a hospital physiotherapist first attended to him when he was several months old. "Obviously this cleared a lot up inside him," she wrote, "because very suddenly he began to moan pleasantly and then a longer extended deep sigh came out of him. For a "normal" mother and a "normal" child nothing could be more usual but this brought tears to my eyes and I couldn't believe it. I fell on my knees and thanked God for this moment because I was hearing the voice of my baby for the first time."[7]
Release of the album happened to be just a few days before the fall of the Berlin Wall (9 November 1989), and Nena, still pregnant at the time, performed the album's title track at the hastily convened Konzert für Berlin (12 November 1989) marking this historic event.[3] Ever since, the song and its meaning are associated with that context.
Since then Nena has constantly reworked the song, starting with a "country" version being performed during her 1993 Bongo Girl tour.[8] Most significantly, two different versions (one "with friends" becoming a Top 10 hit in Germany)[9] came out on the triple platinum album Nena feat. Nena (2002) which rekindled her career in the German-speaking countries. Another – heavier – version of the track appeared in the DVD Made in Germany Live (2010) and further live versions on the "De luxe bonus edition" of her album Du bist gut (2012) and on Live at SO36 (2016). In January 2016 Nena and her son Sakias accompanied the "Musical Voices S.I.E.G." choir to perform a choral arrangement of the song in a church in Sankt Augustin.[10]
The song is a permanent feature and highlight of Nena's concerts, the audience usually being required to sing the third rendition of the chorus unaccompanied.
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Wunder gescheh n German for Miracles Happen is the first solo album by German pop singer Nena It was released in November 1989 two years after the demise of her band in fall 1987 The title track Du bist uberall and Im Rausch der Liebe were released as singles and had moderate success 2 Wunder gescheh nStudio album by NenaReleased5 November 1989 1989 11 05 StudioPicar Stein am Rhein SwitzerlandLength38 00LanguageGermanEnglishFrenchLabelCBSEpicProducerWalter KeiserPhil CarmenGareth JonesJurgen DehmelNena chronologyEisbrecher 1986 Wunder gescheh n 1989 Nena die Band 1991 Nena solo chronologyWunder gescheh n 1989 Bongo Girl 1992 Singles from Wunder gescheh n Wunder gescheh n Released 9 October 1989 1 Du bist uberall Released 1990 Im Rausch der Liebe Released 1990 Contents 1 Theme 2 Title track 3 Track listing 4 Charts 5 References 6 External linksTheme editThe album was written several tracks by Nena herself and recorded at a time when she was pregnant with twins and shortly after the death of her first child at the age of 11 months 3 Many of the songs focus on Nena s feelings towards her lost son and her hopes and fears concerning her unborn children 4 One of them Weisses Schiff is often introduced by Nena at her live concerts as one of her favourite songs 5 The song describes the thoughts of a person watching a ship of young and old souls sailing into the distance expressing the hope that when her time comes she ll be welcomed aboard 6 Title track editNena wrote Wunder gescheh n Miracles Happen whilst staying in hospital caring for her severely disabled first son In her 2005 memoirs Nena describes the miracle she witnessed when a hospital physiotherapist first attended to him when he was several months old Obviously this cleared a lot up inside him she wrote because very suddenly he began to moan pleasantly and then a longer extended deep sigh came out of him For a normal mother and a normal child nothing could be more usual but this brought tears to my eyes and I couldn t believe it I fell on my knees and thanked God for this moment because I was hearing the voice of my baby for the first time 7 Release of the album happened to be just a few days before the fall of the Berlin Wall 9 November 1989 and Nena still pregnant at the time performed the album s title track at the hastily convened Konzert fur Berlin 12 November 1989 marking this historic event 3 Ever since the song and its meaning are associated with that context Since then Nena has constantly reworked the song starting with a country version being performed during her 1993 Bongo Girl tour 8 Most significantly two different versions one with friends becoming a Top 10 hit in Germany 9 came out on the triple platinum album Nena feat Nena 2002 which rekindled her career in the German speaking countries Another heavier version of the track appeared in the DVD Made in Germany Live 2010 and further live versions on the De luxe bonus edition of her album Du bist gut 2012 and on Live at SO36 2016 In January 2016 Nena and her son Sakias accompanied the Musical Voices S I E G choir to perform a choral arrangement of the song in a church in Sankt Augustin 10 The song is a permanent feature and highlight of Nena s concerts the audience usually being required to sing the third rendition of the chorus unaccompanied Track listing editNo TitleTitle translationLength1 Wunder gescheh n Miracles Happen 3 412 Du bist uberall You Are Everywhere 5 133 Hero 4 184 Schlaflied Lullaby 1 375 Weisses Schiff White Ship 4 276 Im Rausch der Liebe In the Frenzy of Love 3 477 La Vie c est la Chance French Life Is a Chance 3 438 Keine Langeweile No Boredom 3 309 Steht auf Stand Up 4 0210 Abschied Farewell 3 37Charts editChart 1989 PeakpositionGerman Albums Offizielle Top 100 11 23References edit Wunder gescheh n single Nena de Retrieved 21 October 2017 Singles from Wunder gescheh n at GfK Entertainment Charts Retrieved 3 November 2017 Wunder gescheh n Du bist uberall Im Rausch der Liebe a b Nena news 1989 Nena de Retrieved 11 November 2014 Severa Alan Allmusic review Wunder gescheh n Allmusic com Retrieved 11 November 2014 For example Nena concert shown on NDR TV programme Kieler Woche broadcast 20 June 1993 Lyrics to Weisses Schiff Nena de Retrieved 21 October 2017 Kerner Nena Thesenfitz Claudia 2005 Willst du mit mir gehn First ed Germany Verlagsgruppe Lubbe p 201 ISBN 3785721358 See concert extracts on 100 Grad TV programme broadcast by Sat1 on 30 March 1993 Nena amp Friends Wunder geschehen 2003 single Offiziellecharts de GfK Entertainment Retrieved 3 November 2017 Nena lasst fur Musical Voices S I E G ein Wunder gescheh n Rundschau online Kolnische Rundschau Retrieved 2 February 2016 Offiziellecharts de Nena Wunder gescheh n in German GfK Entertainment Charts Retrieved 4 June 2017 External links editWunder gescheh n at the official Nena website Wunder gescheh n at Discogs list of releases Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wunder gescheh 27n amp oldid 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