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{{Infobox Album
{{Infobox album
|Name = Déjà Vu
| name = Déjà vu
| type = studio
|Type = Album
|Cover = Deja Vu Blue System.jpg
| artist = [[Blue System]]
|Artist = [[Blue System]]
| cover = Deja Vu Blue System.jpg
| released = {{start date|1991|09|30|df=y}}
|Released = September 30, 1991
|Recorded = 1991
| recorded = 1991
| venue =
|Genre = [[Synthpop]]
| studio =
|Length = 37:16
|Label = [[BMG]]
| genre = [[Synth-pop]]
| length = 36:57
|Producer = [[Dieter Bohlen]]<br />Luis Rodriguez
| label = [[Hansa Records|Hansa]]
|Rating = * [http://wm09.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:axfyxq8jldte AMG] [[Archivo:3.5 stars.svg|50px]]
| producer =
|Last album ="[[Seeds of Heaven]]"<br />(1991)
* [[Dieter Bohlen]]
|This album ="'''Déjà Vu'''"<br />(1991)
* [[Luis Rodríguez (producer)|Luis Rodríguez]]
|Next album ="[[Hello America (album)|Hello America]]"<br />(1992)
| prev_title = [[Seeds of Heaven]]
| prev_year = 1991
| next_title = [[Hello America (album)|Hello America]]
| next_year = 1992
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Déjà vu
| type = studio
| single1 = [[Déjà vu (Blue System song)|Déjà vu]]
| single1date = 9 September 1991
| single2 = [[It's All Over (Blue System & Dionne Warwick song)|It's All Over]]
| single2date = 25 November 1991
}}
}}
}}
'''''Déjà Vu''''' is the sixth album of [[Blue System]]. Was published in 1991 by [[BMG]] [[Ariola]] and produced by [[Dieter Bohlen]]. The album contains 10 new tracks.
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121009015133/https://www.allmusic.com/album/deja-vu-mw0000333139|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/deja-vu-mw0000333139|title='' Deja Vu''&nbsp;– Blue System|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|archive-date=9 October 2012|access-date=30 August 2023|url-status=live}}</ref>
| noprose = yes
}}

'''''Déjà vu''''' is the sixth album by [[Blue System]]. It was published in 1991 by [[BMG Ariola]] and produced by [[Dieter Bohlen]]. The album contains 10 new tracks.

==Release and promotion==
===Singles===
The title track, "[[Déjà vu (Blue System song)|Déjà vu]]", was released as the album's lead single on 9 September 1991, three weeks ahead of the album. It spent a total of 14 weeks on the German singles chart, with a two-week peak at number 12.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/titel-details-8744|title=Blue System – Déjà vu|language=de|publisher=[[GfK Entertainment charts]]|access-date=30 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191202213146/https://www.offiziellecharts.de/titel-details-8762|archive-date=2 December 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> "Déjà vu" also charted in Austria at number 16.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Blue+System&titel=D%E9j%E0+vu&cat=s|title=Blue System – Déjà vu|language=de|publisher=[[Ö3 Austria Top 40]]|access-date=30 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131115192309/https://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Blue+System&titel=D%E9j%E0+vu&cat=s|archive-date=15 November 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> Marketed as a duet between [[Dieter Bohlen]] and [[Dionne Warwick]], "[[It's All Over (Blue System & Dionne Warwick song)|It's All Over]]" was released as the album's second and final single on 25 November 1991. It spent 7 weeks on the German Singles Chart, peaking in its first week at number 60.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/titel-details-8762|title=Dionne Warwick & Dieter Bohlen – It's All Over|language=de|publisher=[[GfK Entertainment charts]]|access-date=30 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191202213146/https://www.offiziellecharts.de/titel-details-8762|archive-date=2 December 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>


== Track listing ==
== Track listing ==
All tracks written by [[Dieter Bohlen]]. Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.<ref>{{cite AV media notes|others=[[Blue System]]|title=Déjà vu|id=262 084|publisher=[[Hansa Records]]|year=1991|type=CD liner notes}}</ref>

{{Track listing
{| class="wikitable" border="1"
| total_length = 36:57
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
| title1 = [[Déjà vu (Blue System song)|Déjà vu]]
! # !! width="300" |Title !! Length
| length1 = 3:42
|-
| 1. || "[[Déjà Vu (Blue System song)|Déjà Vu]]" ([[Dieter Bohlen]]) || 3:42
| title2 = [[It's All Over (Blue System & Dionne Warwick song)|It's All Over]]
| note2 = feat. [[Dionne Warwick]]
|-
| length2 = 3:57
| 2. || "[[It's All Over]]" ([[Dionne Warwick]] & [[Dieter Bohlen]]) ([[Dieter Bohlen]]) || 3:57
| title3 = New York – Berlin – Paris
|-
| length3 = 3:59
| 3. || "New York - Berlin - Paris" ([[Dieter Bohlen]]) || 3:59
| title4 = Mrs. Jones
|-
| length4 = 4:09
| 4. || "Mrs. Jones" ([[Dieter Bohlen]]) || 4:09
| title5 = Sexy Thing
|-
| length5 = 3:08
| 5. || "Sexy Thing" ([[Dieter Bohlen]]) || 3:08
| title6 = Praying to the Aliens
|-
| length6 = 3:48
| 6. || "Praying To The Aliens" ([[Dieter Bohlen]]) || 3:48
| title7 = Dressed in Blue
|-
| length7 = 3:30
| 7. || "Dressed In Blue" ([[Dieter Bohlen]]) || 3:30
| title8 = Better Than the Rest
|-
| length8 = 3:59
| 8. || "Better Than The Rest" ([[Dieter Bohlen]]) || 3:59
| title9 = Is It Love?
|-
| length9 = 3:02
| 9. || "Is It Love?" ([[Dieter Bohlen]]) || 3:02
| title10 = Just Say No
|-
| length10 = 3:44
| 10. || "Just Say No" ([[Dieter Bohlen]]) || 3:44
|}
}}


== Personnel ==
== Personnel ==
* [[Dieter Bohlen]]&nbsp;– lead vocals, producer, arranger, lyrics

*[[Rolf Kohler]] – vocals, bass, drums
* [[Rolf Köhler]]&nbsp;– refrain vocals, chorus falsetto
* [[Detlef Wiedeke]]&nbsp;– chorus falsetto
*[[Dieter Bohlen]] – vocals, arranger, producer
* [[Michael Scholz]]&nbsp;– chorus falsetto
*Detlef Wiedecke – guitar
* [[Luis Rodríguez (producer)|Luis Rodriguez]]&nbsp;– co-producer, engineering
*Michael Scholz – keyboards
*Co-production – [[Luis Rodríguez (producer)|Luis Rodríguez]]
*Recording – in Jeopark by Jeo and Vox Klang Studio
*Recording – in Jeopark by Jeo and Vox Klang Studio
*Design – Ariola/Artpool
*Design – Ariola/Artpool
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== Charts ==
== Charts ==
=== Weekly charts ===

{|class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
!align="left"|Chart (1991)
!align="center"|Peak<br />position
|-
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (1991)
|align="left"|Germany albums chart
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|align="center"|18
|-
|-
{{album chart|Austria|27|artist=Blue System|album=Déjà vu|rowheader=true|access-date=24 August 2023}}
|align="left"|Austria albums chart
|align="center"|27
|-
|-
{{album chart|Germany3|18|artist=Blue System|album=Déjà vu|rowheader=true|access-date=24 August 2023}}
|}
|}


== Certifications ==
{{DEFAULTSORT:Deja Vu}}
{{Certification Table Top}}
[[Category:1991 albums]]
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|type=album|artist=Blue System|title=Deja Vu|award=Gold|relyear=1991|certyear=1992|access-date=24 August 2023}}
[[Category:Blue System albums]]
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}


== References ==
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
{{1990s-album-stub}}
* {{Discogs master|85786|Déjà vu}}


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Deja vu}}
[[Category:1991 albums]]
[[Category:Blue System albums]]
[[Category:Bertelsmann Music Group albums]]

Latest revision as of 09:05, 4 November 2024

Déjà vu
Studio album by
Blue System
Released30 September 1991 (1991-09-30)
Recorded1991
GenreSynth-pop
Length36:57
LabelHansa
Producer
Blue System chronology
Seeds of Heaven
(1991) 		Déjà vu
(1991) 		Hello America
(1992)
Singles from Déjà vu
  1. "Déjà vu"
    Released: 9 September 1991
  2. "It's All Over"
    Released: 25 November 1991
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Déjà vu is the sixth album by Blue System. It was published in 1991 by BMG Ariola and produced by Dieter Bohlen. The album contains 10 new tracks.

Release and promotion

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Singles

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The title track, "Déjà vu", was released as the album's lead single on 9 September 1991, three weeks ahead of the album. It spent a total of 14 weeks on the German singles chart, with a two-week peak at number 12.[2] "Déjà vu" also charted in Austria at number 16.[3] Marketed as a duet between Dieter Bohlen and Dionne Warwick, "It's All Over" was released as the album's second and final single on 25 November 1991. It spent 7 weeks on the German Singles Chart, peaking in its first week at number 60.[4]

Track listing

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All tracks written by Dieter Bohlen. Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[5]

No.TitleLength
1."Déjà vu"3:42
2."It's All Over" (feat. Dionne Warwick)3:57
3."New York – Berlin – Paris"3:59
4."Mrs. Jones"4:09
5."Sexy Thing"3:08
6."Praying to the Aliens"3:48
7."Dressed in Blue"3:30
8."Better Than the Rest"3:59
9."Is It Love?"3:02
10."Just Say No"3:44
Total length:36:57

Personnel

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  • Dieter Bohlen – lead vocals, producer, arranger, lyrics
  • Rolf Köhler – refrain vocals, chorus falsetto
  • Detlef Wiedeke – chorus falsetto
  • Michael Scholz – chorus falsetto
  • Luis Rodriguez – co-producer, engineering
  • Recording – in Jeopark by Jeo and Vox Klang Studio
  • Design – Ariola/Artpool
  • Photograph – Esser & Strauss, and F. Gabowicz

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (1991) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[6] 27
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[7] 18

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)[8] Gold 250,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ " Deja Vu – Blue System". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 9 October 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Blue System – Déjà vu" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Archived from the original on 2 December 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Blue System – Déjà vu" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Archived from the original on 15 November 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Dionne Warwick & Dieter Bohlen – It's All Over" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Archived from the original on 2 December 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  5. ^ Déjà vu (CD liner notes). Blue System. Hansa Records. 1991. 262 084.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Blue System – Déjà vu" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Officialcharts.de – Blue System – Déjà vu". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Blue System; 'Deja Vu')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
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