Michael Learns to Rock (1991 album)

Michael Learns to Rock

Studio album by Michael Learns to Rock

Released

September 1991

Genre

Pop rock, soft rock

Length

43:16

Label

Medley

Producer

Steve Barri (also exec.), Poul Bruun (exec.), Jens Hofman, Randy Nicklaus (exec.), Tony Peluso, Oli Poulsen, Richard Scher

Michael Learns to Rock chronology

Michael Learns to Rock
(1991)

Colours
(1993)

Singles from Michael Learns to Rock

"My Blue Angel"
Released: 1991
"I Still Carry On"
Released: 1991
"The Actor"
Released: 1991

Michael Learns to Rock is the eponymous debut album of the Danish soft rock and pop rock band Michael Learns to Rock. The album was released in September 1991 through Medley Records in Denmark. It sold 180,000 copies in Scandinavia, and 250,000 copies in the rest of the world.^[1]^[2] The album includes their signature song "The Actor", which charted at number one in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and the Philippines.^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"My Blue Angel"	Jascha Richter, Michael Price, Richard Scher	Steve Barri, Tony Peluso, Scher (co.)	3:55
2.	"Looking at Love"	Richter, Price, Scher	Barri, Peluso	4:30
3.	"A Kiss in the Rain"	Richter, Price, Scher	Barri, Peluso, Scher (co.)	4:45
4.	"The Actor"	Richter	Jens Hofman, Oli Poulsen	4:34
5.	"Messages"	Richter	Hofman, Poulsen	4:32
6.	"I Still Carry On"	Richter	Hofman, Poulsen	4:36
7.	"Crazy Dream"	Richter, Price, Terry Lupton	Barri, Peluso	3:59
8.	"African Queen"	Richter, Maribeth Derry	Hofman, Poulsen, Peluso	4:10
9.	"Come on and Dance"	Richter, Price	Hofman, Poulsen, Peluso	4:44
10.	"Let's Build a Room"	Richter	Hofman, Poulsen, Peluso	3:35
11.	"Gone After Midnight" (CD bonus track)	Richter, Derry	Hofman, Poulsen	4:10

2014 remastered edition bonus tracks^[4]
Track listing
No.	Title	Length
12.	"The Actor" (remix '99)	4:11
13.	"The Actor" (early piano version)	4:22
14.	"I'll Kill for You" (Outtake 1990)	4:03
15.	"The Actor" (Danish version 17/07/1990)	4:36

Charts

Chart (1992)	Peak position
Norwegian Album Chart^[5]	5
Danish Album Chart	1

References

↑ Kastrup, Mads (October 23, 1994). "Michaels frugtbare pop" [The flourishing pop of Michael]. Berlingske Tidende (in Danish). Copenhagen: Berlingske Media. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
↑ Olesen, Allan Lykke (October 22, 1994). "Nu har vi råd til at spille rock" [Now we can afford to play rock]. Ekstra Bladet (in Danish). Copenhagen: JP/Politikens Hus. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
↑ "Frugtelige friske fyre" [Fruitful fresh guys]. Politiken (in Danish). Copenhagen: JP/Politikens Hus. October 25, 1993. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
↑ https://itunes.apple.com/ph/album/michael-learns-to-rock-remastered/id905213462
↑ VG-lista Michael Learns to Rock

External links

Michael Learns to Rock

Jascha Richter Kåre Wanscher Mikkel Lentz Søren Madsen

Studio albums	Michael Learns to Rock (1991) Colours (1993) Played on Pepper (1995) Nothing to Lose (1997) Blue Night (2000) Michael Learns to Rock (2004) Eternity (2008) Scandinavia (2012)

Compilation albums	Paint My Love - Greatest Hits (1996) Complicated Heart - Greatest Hits Vol. 2 (1999) MLTR (1999) 19 Love Ballads (2001) 25: The Complete Singles (2014)

Singles	"My Blue Angel" "I Still Carry On" "The Actor" "Sleeping Child" "Wild Women" "25 Minutes" "Out of the Blue" "Someday" "That's Why (You Go Away)" "How Many Hours" "Breaking My Heart" "Nothing to Lose" "Paint My Love" "I'm Gonna Be Around" "Something You Should Know" "Blue Night" "You Took My Heart Away" "Take Me to Your Heart" "Sweetest Surprise" "Any Way You Want It" "Silent Times" "Call on Love" "Eternal Love" "I'll Wait For You" "We Shared The Night" "Dream Girl"

Related articles	Discography

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