Falco - JNG RMR 1-6 (Remixes) (2017)

Falco was the most internationally successful pop artist ever to come out of Austria, best known for his 1986 chart-topping hit "Rock Me Amadeus." Born Johann Holzel in Vienna on February 19, 1957, he was a classically trained child prodigy, but after graduating from the Vienna Conservatoire, he relocated to West Berlin and began fronting a jazz-rock band. Rechristening himself Falco in honor of the German skier Falko Weissflog, he returned to Vienna in time to play bass on the punk outfit Drahdiwaberl's 1979 album Psycho Today, penning their best-known song, "Ganz Wein."

Falco began his solo career in 1982 with the LP Einzelhaft; his "Der Kommissar," which fused techno-pop with rapped German lyrics, became a major European hit and a club favorite in the U.S., with a cover version by the group After the Fire reaching the Top Five in 1983. The follow-up, "Jeanny," was banned outright by radio as a result of its theme of prostitution, but nevertheless went on to top the German charts. While 1984's Junge Roemer attracted little attention, in 1986 Falco issued Falco 3, highlighted by the single "Rock Me Amadeus," a campy blend of classical music and synth pop which topped both the American and British charts. While the rock ballad "Vienna Calling" was a minor hit, Falco's subsequent efforts, including 1986's Emotional and 1988's Wiener Blut, fared poorly; he had been long out of the spotlight when he died in a car accident on February 6, 1998 at the age of 40. ~ Jason Ankeny

Johann Hölzel (19 February 1957 – 6 February 1998), better known by his stage name Falco, was an Austrian singer, songwriter and rapper.

Falco had several international hits, "Rock Me Amadeus", "Der Kommissar", "Vienna Calling", "Jeanny", "The Sound of Musik", "Coming Home (Jeanny Part II, One Year Later)", and posthumously "Out of the Dark". "Rock Me Amadeus" reached No. 1 on the Billboard charts in 1986, making him the only artist whose principal language was German to score a vocal number-one hit in the United States (Bert Kaempfert reached No. 1 in January 1961 with the instrumental "Wonderland by Night"). According to his estate, he has sold 20 million albums and 40 million singles, which makes him the best-selling Austrian singer of all time.

Track List JNG RMR 1:
01. Auf Der Flucht (Flut Cover Version) (4:52)
02. Einzelhaft (salute & Fono Remix) (4:47)
03. Jeanny (Plastician & Klasey Jones Remix) (3:32)

Track List JNG RMR 2:
01. Nie Mehr Schule (Mirac & RayRay Remix) (2:20)
02. Nothing Sweeter Than Arabia (Mirac & RayRay Remix) (4:24)
03. Vienna Calling (Mirac & RayRay Remix) (2:36)

Track List JNG RMR 3:
01. Einzelhaft (Tuff City Kids Remix) (7:15)
02. Siebzehn Jahr (Janefondas Remix) (6:16)
03. Zuviel Hitze (Oliver Bernstein & Roman Rauch Null Uhr Zehn Late Nite Dub) (5:23)

Track List JNG RMR 4:
01. Rock Me Amadeus (Ogris Debris Wiener Mischung) (4:50)
02. Jeanny (Ogris Debris Jeanne d'Arc Mix) (5:54)
03. Vienna Calling (Ogris Debris Hotline Mix) (4:45)

Track List JNG RMR 5:
01. Vienna Calling (Motsa's Dub Revibe) (4:13)
02. Rock Me Amadeus (Motsa's Dub Revibe) (3:10)
03. Der Kommissar (Motsa's Dub Revibe) (3:22)

Track List JNG RMR 6:
01. Einzelhaft (Peter Kruder Remix) (7:53)
02. Hoch Wie Nie (Tensnake's Sutje Remix) (8:28)

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