Pink Bubbles Go Ape

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Pink Bubbles Go Ape
Helloween - PinkBubblesGoApe.jpg
Studio album by Helloween
Released 11 March 1991
Recorded 1990 at PUK-Studios, Gjerlev, Denmark
Genre Heavy metal, Rock
Length 44:02
Label EMI
Producer Chris Tsangarides
Helloween chronology
Live in the UK
(1989)Live in the UK1989		 Pink Bubbles Go Ape
(1991)		 Chameleon
(1993)
Singles from Pink Bubbles Go Ape
  1. "Kids of the Century"
    Released: 16 February 1991
  2. "Number One"
    Released: 26 August 1992

Chameleon1993
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 2/5 stars [1]
Sputnikmusic 2/5 stars [2]

Pink Bubbles Go Ape is the fourth studio album by German power metal band Helloween, released in 1991.[3][4] It marked the departure of guitarist Kai Hansen, with Roland Grapow replacing him. Musically it was written with a softer, less epic, and sometimes humorous approach, which would be later fully implemented in the band's following album Chameleon (1993).

The album contains two singles, which are "Kids of the Century" and "Number One". "Kids of the Century" reached #56 in the United Kingdom. There were some tunes recorded for this album, which were either not featured on it (Windmill)[1] or have never been finished (City Cries).[2] On the other hand, the track "Heavy Metal Hamsters" (supposedly written about the band's former record company) was, according to Michael Weikath, never intended to be on the album, but rather on a B-side of a single.

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Pink Bubbles Go Ape"   Kiske 0:36
2. "Kids of the Century"   Kiske 3:51
3. "Back on the Streets"   Grapow/Kiske 3:23
4. "Number One"   Weikath 5:13
5. "Heavy Metal Hamsters"   Weikath/Kiske 3:27
6. "Goin' Home"   Kiske 3:51
7. "Someone's Crying"   Grapow 4:18
8. "Mankind"   Grapow/Kiske 6:18
9. "I'm Doin' Fine, Crazy Man"   Grosskopf/Kiske 3:39
10. "The Chance"   Grapow 3:47
11. "Your Turn"   Kiske 5:38
Japanese Version Bonus Track
No. Title Writer(s) Length
12. "Shit and Lobster"   Grosskopf 4:08
Expanded edition bonus tracks
No. Title Writer(s) Length
12. "Blue Suede Shoes"   Carl Perkins 2:36
13. "Shit and Lobster"   Grosskopf 4:08
14. "Les Hambourgeois Walkways"   Weikath 5:45
15. "You Run with the Pack"   Grosskopf 3:54

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1991) Peak
position
Swedish Albums Chart[5] 14
Norwegian Albums Chart[6] 14
Swiss Albums Chart[7] 20
Austrian Albums Chart[8] 28
Japanese Albums Chart[9][not in citation given] 31
German Albums Chart[10] 32
UK Albums Chart[11] 41
Dutch Albums Chart[12] 84

Trivia

  • As opposed to the customary pumpkin, the "o" in the "Helloween" logo was represented by, appropriately enough, a bubble.
  • The opening notes of "Heavy Metal Hamsters" are from the riff of the song "Rat Bat Blue" by Deep Purple.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r254146/review
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