Song · Alphaville
“Sensations” by Alphaville
From the album Afternoons in Utopia (1986)
“Sensations” by Alphaville appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2003. It was first released in 1986 on the album Afternoons in Utopia. Its best result is #1795 on the Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #6,961 alternative song of all time.
"Sensations" is one of the five singles Alphaville lifted from Afternoons in Utopia, the German synth-pop band's 1986 follow-up to their successful debut, Forever Young, and it's the one that slipped through the net: the other four charted internationally, and this one didn't.
That's no reflection on its ambition. Marian Gold wrote it with Ricky Echolette and Bernhard Lloyd, and producer Peter Walsh fills the frame with far more than synthesizers: trumpeters Guy Barker and Stuart Brooks, trombonist Neil Sidwell and saxophonist Phil Todd bring the horns, Andy Brown plays bass, Phil Palmer adds guitar and Frank Ricotti percussion, and Judy Cheeks and Victoria Miles sing behind Gold. Echolette handles keyboards, piano and guitar, Lloyd the synths. It suits a record that drafted 27 guest musicians and singers into sessions running from September 1985 to May 1986.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
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All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1795 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
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