In Ekstase by Nina Hagen

In Ekstase is the German version of Nina Hagen's In Ekstasy, released alongside it in 1985 as her third solo album, and it was her last for CBS before her contract ran out. Adam Kidron produced most of it, with recording split between Ibiza and Paris, and Hagen wrote most of the songs, working with Karl Rucker and Billy Liesegang.

After the disco sheen of Fearless, the Godmother of German Punk swung back toward punk rock here, with dance-floor beats still pumping underneath and that theatrical voice going wherever it pleases. She took on Frank Sinatra's "My Way" and Norman Greenbaum's "Spirit in the Sky" too. Critics were split, and although her American profile was rising, with spots on Letterman and Merv Griffin and a Rock in Rio set built on these songs, the record only topped Billboard's Bubbling Under list. "Universal Radio" did better in the clubs, reaching 39 on the dance chart.

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