Bel Air (album)

Bel Air
Studio album by Guano Apes
Released 1 April 2011
29 Nov 2011 (gold edition)
Recorded 2009-2011
Genre Alternative rock
Length 35:58
Label Columbia Records
Producer Guano Apes
Jon Schumann
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]

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[2], eight years after their previous album Walking on a Thin Line. 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.[3] Single "Oh What a Night" reached #37 on the German charts.

The album is available in four different editions:[4] a standard edition (1 disc), deluxe edition (1 disc + poster), gold edition (2 discs), and a vinyl edition (2 records + 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".[5]

Track listing

All lyrics 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

  • Mastered by – Kai Blankenberg
  • Mixed by – Arne Neurand (tracks: 5, 6, 8, 10 to 14), Randy Staub (tracks: 2), Terry Date (tracks: 7), Tom Lord-Alge (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 9)
  • Produced by – Guano Apes, Jon Schumann[6]

Reviews

Alexey Eremenko from Allmusic gave the album a positive review. He considered Bel Air to be the band's most streamlined and mature record to date.[7]

Year-end charts

Chart (2011) Position
German Albums Chart[8] 53

References

  1. ↑ "Guano Apes: Bel Air". All Music. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  2. ↑ "Bel Air, album". Guano Apes official homepage. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2011-04-18.
  3. ↑ "Guano Apes auf Anhieb auf Platz eins". Rheinische Post (in German). 12 April 2011. Retrieved 2011-04-18.
  4. ↑ "Guano Apes – Bel Air". Guano Apes Forum. Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH. Archived from the original on 2012-07-21. Retrieved 2011-04-18.
  5. ↑ "Guano Apes' official YouTube channel". YouTube. Retrieved 2018-05-26.
  6. ↑ "Guano Apes - Bel Air (CD, Album) at Discogs". Discogs.com. 2011-04-04. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
  7. ↑ Eremenko, Alexey (2011-04-01). "Bel Air - Guano Apes". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
  8. ↑ ":: MTV | Album Jahrescharts 2011 | charts". Mtv.de. 2011-12-31. Archived from the original on 2012-01-12. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
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