Track Listing

1. Big in Japan
2. Sounds Like a Melody
3. Sensations
4. Mysteries of Love
5. Lassie Come Home
6. Jerusalem
7. Dance with Me
8. For a Million
9. Victory of Love
10. Jet Set
11. Red Rose
12. Romeos
13. Summer Rain
14. Forever Young
15. Big in Japan [Culture Mix]

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #49956 in Music
• Released on: 1999-10-01
• Number of discs: 1

Customer Reviews

<< Sounds Like A Melody >>
This 1992 greatest hits collection pulls together the many major highlights from the band's first three albums "Forever Young" (1984), "Afternoons in Utopia" (1986), and "Breathtaking Blue" (1989). Considering the other good review written here, there is not much left to add except that please note some of the songs here are presented in their edited short radio versions. I have found the original album versions, with their longer instrumental intros and outros more interesting. This is particularly true about the tracks such as Big in Japan and Jerusalem. Also worth checking out is the 1988's singles collection which presents "some" of the Alphaville's original extended and '88 mixes of the best tracks up to that time. After The First Harvest, the band continued with "Prostitute" (1994), and the good comeback effort "Salvation" (1998), before releasing the live album "Stark Naked and Live " (2000). The collection of updated remixes "Forever Pop" appeared in 2001. I can't wait until The Second Harvest sees the light of day, and hopefully a collection of rarities and b-sides to follow up with it!

An excellent introduction to the Alphaville genius!
This album is a true classic, expecially if someone were looking to recommend Alphaville to a friend - I did just that on the back of this album and he now loves it and them!#

The album is full of superb musical gems - there is the classic, easily recognisable 'Big In Japan', alongside the anthemic 'Forever Young'. Another anthem is 'Jerusalem', which is the perfect vehicle for the deeply moving voice of Marian Gold. Other gems are the synth-poppy 'A Victory of Love' and 'Sounds Like A Melody', both truly wonderful songs and reminiscent of the 80s style; the dancy, catchy 'Red Rose', backed by superb strong backing vocals and the beautiful and haunting 'Lassie Come Home' and 'For A Million', which both paint strong mental images - 'Lassie...' of lost souls and 'For A Million' of a far distant landscape and dreams...

This album truly has something for every musical taste, from 80s style and dance to ethereal and euphoric musings.

If you want to introduce yourself to Alphaville, or you want to see if there's life after 'Big In Japan', you can't do better than to start right here.

About Aplhaville & First Harvest
When my boyfriend first introduced me to Alphaville, I was sceptic. I had never thought much of German music, but I must say that Alphaville's music was indeed a very pleasant surprise. The lyrics have a clear message and lots of attitude. I love "Jet Set" and "Big in Japan". The beat is just addictive. First Harvest is a best-of album, and therefore it contains the most popular songs. It is definately a must-have if you are a fan, and it's a great place to start for new listeners.