Weltreise (The World Trip) is the second studio album by German electronical project Schiller by Christopher von Deylen and Mirko von Schlieffen. The album was internationally marketed as Voyage. It became a surprise hit, staying on the top position of the German longplay charts for four consecutive weeks.[1] The album featured Kim Sanders and Peter Heppner as guest singers, with voice actors Otto Sander, Benjamin Völz and Franziska Pigulla adding spoken words passages.

Weltreise
Studio album by
Released30 July 2001 (2001-07-30)
Recorded2000–2001
GenreSynthpop, Trance
Length74:19
LabelUniversal / Zeitgeist - Polydor Zeitgeist
ProducerChristopher von Deylen, Mirko Von Schlieffen
Schiller chronology
Zeitgeist
(1999)
Weltreise
(2001)
Leben
(2003)
Singles from Weltreise
  1. "Ein schöner Tag (UK: A Beautiful Day)"
    Released: 5 September 2000
  2. "Dream of You (with Heppner)"
    Released: 11 June 2001
  3. "Dancing with Loneliness (with Kim Sanders)"
    Released: 26 November 2001

Weltreise was also released as a DVD including a travel movie to the soundtrack.

The album achieved platinum status in Germany in 2016.[2]

Track listing edit

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Der Anfang (UK: The Beginning)" (Spoken words: Franziska Pigulla)Von Deylen, Von Schlieffen1:43
2."Distance" (With Kim Sanders)Kim Sanders, Von Deylen, Von Schlieffen6:56
3."Dream of You" (With Heppner, Backing Vocal: Isgaard)Von Deylen, Von Schlieffen, Peter Heppner4:00
4."Schiller"Von Deylen, Von Schlieffen7:07
5."Ein schöner Tag (UK: A Beautiful Day)" (Vocal: Isgaard, Spoken Words: Franziska Pigulla)Von Deylen, Von Schlieffen3:51
6."Träume (UK: Dreams)" (Spoken Words: Benjamin Völz)Von Deylen, Von Schlieffen5:29
7."Der Aufbruch (UK: Nocturne)" (First violin and Orchestral Arrangement: Stefan Pintev)Music: Rolf Lovland, Text: Petter Skavlan2:02
8."Fernweh (UK: Wanderlust)"Von Deylen, Von Schlieffen4:55
9."Der Prophet (with Otto Sander) (UK: The Prophet)" (With Otto Sander)Khalil Gibran, Von Deylen, Von Schlieffen1:14
10."Dancing with Loneliness" (With Kim Sanders), (Electronical Guitar & Bass: Tissy Thiers)Kim Sanders, Von Deylen, Von Schlieffen4:47
11."Heimweh (UK: Homesick)"Von Deylen, Von Schlieffen4:41
12."Strandmusik (UK: Beach Music)" (Acoustic Guitar and Electrical Bass: Tissy Thiers)Von Deylen, Von Schlieffen5:15
13."Zaubergarten (UK: Magic Garden)"Von Deylen, Von Schlieffen5:11
14."Destiny"Von Deylen, Von Schlieffen4:21
15."Einsamkeit (UK: Solitude)" (Spoken words: Franziska Pigulla)Von Deylen, Von Schlieffen4:42
16."Expedition"Von Deylen, Von Schlieffen3:54
17."Weltreise (UK: Voyage)" (Spoken words: Franziska Pigulla)Von Deylen, Von Schlieffen2:42
18."Das Ende (UK: The End)" (Spoken words: Franziska Pigulla)Von Deylen, Von Schlieffen1:18

Charts edit

References edit

  1. ^ musicline.de (in German)
  2. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Schiller)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  3. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Schiller – Weltreise" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Schiller – Weltreise". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 4 July 2020.

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