Strike!
Studio album by
The Baseballs
Released15 May 2009
Genre
LabelWarner Music Group
The Baseballs chronology
Strike!
(2009) 		Strings 'n' Stripes
(2011)
Alternative cover
Cover for Strike! Back
Singles from Strike! and Strike! Back
  1. "Umbrella"
    Released: 1 May 2009
  2. "Hot n Cold"
    Released: 2009
  3. "Last in Line"
    Released: 2010
  4. "Chasing Cars"
    Released: 2010
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Strike! is the debut album released by The Baseballs, a German rock 'n' roll cover band, in 2009.

Their debut album Strike! was released in May 2009 in Germany, Switzerland and Austria[2] and in October 2009 in Finland.[3] It reached number six in Germany, number two in the Swiss and number one in the Finnish album charts.[4][5][6] In Finland Strike! was the best-selling album of 2009 with sales of 73,626 units (triple platinum),[7][8] with total sales of over 96,000 units (quadruple platinum) to date.[9]

In April 2010, the album was re-released as Strike! Back, with a cover version of Nylon Beat's song "Last in Line" as an extra.

Track listing

Strike!

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Umbrella"(Rihanna cover)3:07
2."Love in This Club"(Usher cover)3:20
3."Hey There Delilah"(Plain White T's cover)3:43
4."Bleeding Love"(Leona Lewis cover)3:52
5."Hot n Cold"(Katy Perry cover)3:37
6."I Don't Feel Like Dancin'"(Scissor Sisters cover)4:06
7."Don't Cha"(Pussycat Dolls cover)4:07
8."Let's Get Loud"(Jennifer Lopez cover)3:30
9."Angels"(Robbie Williams cover)3:18
10."Crazy in Love"(Beyoncé cover)3:16
11."This Love"(Maroon 5 cover)3:24
12."The Look" (bonus track)(Roxette cover)3:24

Strike! Back

CD1

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Umbrella"(Rihanna cover)3:07
2."Love in This Club"(Usher cover)3:20
3."Hey There Delilah"(Plain White T's cover)3:43
4."Bleeding Love"(Leona Lewis cover)3:52
5."Hot n Cold"(Katy Perry cover)3:37
6."I Don't Feel Like Dancin'"(Scissor Sisters cover)4:06
7."Don't Cha"(Pussycat Dolls cover)4:07
8."Let's Get Loud"(Jennifer Lopez cover)3:30
9."Angels"(Robbie Williams cover)3:18
10."Crazy in Love"(Beyoncé cover)3:16
11."This Love"(Maroon 5 cover)3:24
12."The Look" (bonus track)(Roxette cover)3:24

CD2

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."No One"(Alicia Keys cover)3:38
2."Chasing Cars"(Snow Patrol cover)2:51
3."Monday Morning"(Melanie Fiona cover)3:55
4."Poker Face"(Lady Gaga cover)2:23
5."Jungle Drum"(Emilíana Torrini cover)2:28
6."A Day on Tour with The Baseballs" (video) 19:43
7."The Baseballs in Finland" (video) 25:33

Chart performance

References

  1. ^ a b Allmusic review
  2. ^ Official discography (German)
  3. ^ Warner Music News Archived 20 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine (Finnish, accessed 17 November 2009)
  4. ^ The Baseballs in the German charts
  5. ^ The Baseballs in the Swiss charts
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