Movies (Holger Czukay album)

Movies

Studio album by

Holger Czukay

Released

1979

Studio

Inner Space Studio, Cologne, Germany

Genre

Length

39:40 (vinyl edition)
44:41 (CD edition)

Label

Electrola

Producer

Holger Czukay

Holger Czukay chronology

Canaxis 5
(1969)

Movies
(1979)

On the Way to the Peak of Normal
(1981)

Movies is the second album by Holger Czukay, released in 1979 through Electrola.

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Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Pitchfork Media	8.0/10^[3]
Spin	^[4]

The Independent labeled the album a "cult classic," writing that "Czukay paved the way for later projects, such as David Byrne and Brian Eno's My Life in the Bush of Ghosts."^[5]

Accolades

Year	Publication	Country	Accolade	Rank
1980	NME	United Kingdom	"Albums of the Year"	5	^[6]
1985	Sounds	United Kingdom	"All Time Top 100 Albums"	98	^[7]
2005	Robert Dimery	United States	"1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die"	*	^[1]
"*" denotes an unordered list.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Holger Czukay

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Cool in the Pool"	4:48
2.	"Oh Lord, Give Us More Money"	13:18

Side two
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Persian Love"	6:20
2.	"Hollywood Symphony"	15:14

2006 CD reissue Bonus Tracks
No.	Title	Length
5.	"Cool in the Pool" (Instrumental)	4:57

Personnel

Rebop Kwaku Baah – organ on "Cool in the Pool"
Holger Czukay – vocals, guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, synthesizer, production, engineering, mixing, recording
Jaki Liebezeit – drums, congas
Michael Karoli – guitar on "Oh Lord, Give Us More Money"
Irmin Schmidt – grand piano on "Oh Lord, Give Us More Money"

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Long, Pat (2016). "Holger Czukay – Movies". In Dimery, Robert (ed.). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. London: Cassell Illustrated. p. 427.
^ Mills, Ted. "Movies". AllMusic. Retrieved October 14, 2012.
^ "Holger Czukay: Movie! Album Review". Pitchfork Media.
^ "Movies". Spin. October 1998. pg. 148–149, cited October 14, 2012
^ Webb, Robert (16 May 2008). "Cult Classics". Arts. The Independent. p. 4.
^ "NME Albums 1980". NME. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
^ "All Time Top 100 Albums". Sounds. Retrieved October 15, 2012.

v t e Holger Czukay
Studio albums	Canaxis 5 Movies On the Way to the Peak of Normal Der Osten ist Rot Rome Remains Rome Radio Wave Surfer Moving Pictures La Luna Good Morning Story
Collaboration albums	Full Circle Snake Charmer Plight & Premonition Flux + Mutability Clash

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