Guardian Angel (Drafi Deutscher song)

"Guardian Angel"
Single by Masquerade
from the album The Sound Of Masquerade
B-side"Silent Echos Of Katja"
ReleasedDecember 11, 1983
Recorded1982
Length4:29
LabelLondon Records
Songwriter(s)Christopher Evans-Ironside, Kurt Gebegern
Producer(s)Drafi Deutscher, Christopher Evans-Ironside
Masquerade singles chronology
"'Guardian Angel'"
(1983)		 "Everyday Loser"
(1984)

Guardian Angel is a 1983 song by Drafi Deutscher.

History

The song was originally released by Drafi Deutscher under the pen name Masquerade. It charted in Germany as well as in several other nations and is the second most famous song by Deutscher after "Marmor, Stein und Eisen bricht" (engl. Marble, Stone and Iron Breaks). In the UK, the song was released in a version sung by Nino de Angelo who had also recorded German and Italian covers (see below). De Angelo's version reached #57 on the official UK charts.[1]

Music video

A Danish TV-show appearance of Masquerade was used as a music video. The hitmusic television-show was called Eldorado and the video featured two men lip synching to Deutscher's vocals.[2]

Track listings

12" Single

  1. Guardian Angel 5:08
  2. Silent Echos Of Katja 3:57

7" Single

  1. Guardian Angel 4:20
  2. Silent Echos Of Katja 3:57

Charts
Chart (1983/84) Peak
position
Austrian Singles Chart 1
Danish Singles Chart[3] 1
German Singles Chart 2
Swiss Singles Chart[4] 2
Swedish Singles Chart 4
Dutch Top 40 5
Italian Singles Chart[5] 7
New Zealand Singles Chart 7
Australian Singles Chart[6] 27

Nino de Angelo Cover version
"Jenseits von Eden"
Single by Nino de Angelo
from the album Jenseits von Eden
B-side"Silbermond"
ReleasedNovember 27, 1983
Recorded1982-1983
Length3:50
LabelPolydor Records
Songwriter(s)Drafi Deutscher, Christopher Evans-Ironside, Joachim Horn-Bernges
Producer(s)Elmar Kast, Joachim Horn-Bernges
Nino de Angelo singles chronology
"Engel und Teufel, Luisa"
(1983)		 "'Jenseits von Eden'"
(1983)		 "Atemlos"
(1984)

In the same year, German singer Nino de Angelo released a German-language version called "Jenseits von Eden" ("East of Eden") as well as an album with the same name. There was also an Italian-language version of the song, which – due to a mistake – originally had the Spanish name La valle del Edén. In 1984, the Italian title was changed to the correct La valle dell'Eden.[7]

Track listings

7" Single

  1. Jenseits von Eden 3:50
  2. Silbermond 3:20

Charts
Chart (1983–1985) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[8] 27
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[9] 1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[10] 11
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[11] 17
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[12] 13
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[13] 19
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] 1
UK Singles (OCC)[15] 57
West Germany (Official German Charts)[16] 1

Certifications
Sales certifications for Jenseits von Eden
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)[17] Gold 50,000*
France (SNEP)[17] Gold 555,000[18]
Germany (BVMI)[19] Gold 250,000^
Italy (FIMI)[17] Gold 300,000*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[17] Gold 50,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

Cover versions
  • 1983/84: Vicky Leandros (Ver Van Het Leven) / El Paraiso / (À l'est d'Èden) (Dutch)/ Spanish /(French)
  • 1984: Mike Krüger (Jenseits vom Tresen) (German parody)
  • 1984: Bino (Mia Kalifornia) (Italian)
  • 1984: Hana Zagorová / Petr Kotvald / Stanislav Hložek (Jinak to nejde) (Czech)
  • 1985: Dorota (Przed Brama Czarów) (Polish)
  • 1986: Die Ärzte (Jenseits von Eden) (German punkrock)
  • 1999: Dana Winner (Ver Weg Van Eden) (Flemish)
  • 2002: Novaspace (with Jessica Boehrs) (English)
  • 2009: George Meiring (Ster Van My Lewe) (Afrikaans)
  • 2010: Jay Del Alma (Amor Amor) (Spanish)

References
  2. Music video in Dailymotion.com
  4. hitparade.ch
  6. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  7. Coverinfo.de
  8. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 194. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  9. "Austriancharts.at – Nino de Angelo – Jenseits von Eden" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  10. "Ultratop.be – Nino de Angelo – Jenseits von Eden" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  11. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Nino De Angelo" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  12. "Dutchcharts.nl – Nino de Angelo – Jenseits von Eden" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  13. Scapolo, Dean (2007). The Complete New Zealand Music Charts: 1966–2006. Maurienne House. ISBN 978-1-877443-00-8.
  14. "Swisscharts.com – Nino de Angelo – Jenseits von Eden". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  15. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  16. "Offiziellecharts.de – Nino de Angelo – Jenseits von Eden". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  17. "Shattering Live Sounds" (PDF). Music and Media. worldradiohistory.com: 9. 11 March 1985. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  18. Les Meilleures Ventes "Tout Temps" de 45 T. / Singles / Téléchargement at the Wayback Machine (archived 24 October 2020)
  19. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Nino de Angelo; 'Jenseits von Eden')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
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