After Eight
Studio album by
Taco
Released1982
Recorded1981-1982
StudioPeer Studios[1]
GenreSynth-pop, new wave
Length42:44[1]
LabelRCA Victor
ProducerDavid Parker
Taco chronology
After Eight
(1982) 		Let's Face the Music
(1984)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[3]

After Eight is the debut album by Indonesian-born Dutch singer and songwriter Taco Ockerse, mononymously known as Taco.[4] The record, released in 1982 by RCA Records, contained his biggest hit, a synth and New Wave driven take on the Irving Berlin standard "Puttin' on the Ritz". However, in addition to six covers of classic pop songs, he co-wrote five original songs.

The album peaked at No. 23 on the Billboard 200.[5]

Track listing

  1. "Singin' in the Rain" (Arthur Freed, Nacio Herb Brown) 4:45
  2. "Tribute to Tino" (Werner Lang, Taco Ockerse, Ray Moxley) 4:10
  3. "Puttin' on the Ritz" (Irving Berlin) 4:36
  4. "I Should Care" (Paul Weston, Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl) 3:42
  5. "Carmella" (John David Parker-Tanja, Lang, Ockerse) 3:28
  6. "La Vie en Rose" (Edith Piaf, Ralph Maria Siegel, H. Doll, Louiguy) 4:45
  7. "Cheek to Cheek" (Berlin) 4:45
  8. "After Eight" (Tanja, Ockerse, Lang) 3:28
  9. "Livin' in My Dream World" (Tanja, Lang, Ockerse) 3:06
  10. "Encore/Sweet Gypsy Rose" (Tanja, Lang, Ockerse) 4:14
  11. "Thanks a Million" (Gus Kahn, Arthur Johnston) 1:45

Production

Charts

Chart (1983) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[6] 35

Sales and certifications

Certifications for After Eight
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[7] Gold 25,000[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "After Eight - Taco". Allmusic.com. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  2. ^ "After Eight - Taco | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 690.
  4. ^ Nite, Norman M. (1985). Rock on: The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Rock N' Roll : The Video Revolution 1978-Present. Vol. 3. Harper & Row Publishers. p. 349.
  5. ^ "Taco". Billboard.
  6. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 304. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  7. ^ a b "Taco" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
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