Nena "Nena"

Nena is the first album by German pop rock band Nena and the second studio album of its singer, Gabriele "Nena" Kerner. Released on 14 January 1983, it's been part of the music genre called Neue Deutsche Welle (meaning "New German Wave") movement in the German music.

The album was a great success in West Germany and the second single "99 Luftballons" successfully reached No. 1 in the music charts worldwide including Australia, Austria, Canada, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. The single is largely considered a "one-hit wonder" by many, including VH1. It was produced by Manfred Praeker and Reinhold Heil of the German band Spliff.

The album has been initially released as a vinyl LP, cassette and CD.

The first single from the album, "Nur geträumt", was released a year earlier, in 1982. "99 Luftballons" was the second single, released in 1983. The third and final single was "Leuchtturm", released in 1983, a few months after "99 Luftballons".

The three singles released from the Nena album have enjoyed particular prominence in Nena's career. Although "99 Luftballons" is by far the most well known globally, the other two ("Nur geträumt" and "Leuchtturm") have for more than 30 years been ever-present features of the live concerts of firstly the band and then Nena in her subsequent solo career.

Track listing

Side A contains tracks 1 to 6 and Side B contains tracks 7 to 12.

Vinyl LP, cassette and CD

1. "Kino" (Cinema, aka At the Movies) Rolf Brendel 2:42
2. "Indianer" (Indians) Carlo Karges 3:16
3. "Vollmond" (Full Moon) Karges 3:04
4. "Nur geträumt" (Just dreamed, aka Just a Dream) Jörn-Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen, Nena Kerner, Brendel 3:41
5. "Tanz auf dem Vulkan" (Dance on the Volcano, aka Living on the Edge) Karges, Jürgen Dehmel, Kerner 3:18
6. "99 Luftballons" (99 Balloons, aka 99 Red Balloons) Karges, Fahrenkrog 3:53
7. "Zaubertrick" (Magic Trick) Fahrenkrog, Brendel 4:15
8. "Einmal ist keinmal" (Once is Not at All) Manfred Praeker 2:45
9. "Leuchtturm" (Lighthouse) Fahrenkrog, Kerner 3:16
10. "Ich bleib' im Bett" (I Stay in Bed) Karges 2:42
11. "Noch einmal" (Once Again) Karges 3:56
12. "Satellitenstadt" (Satellite Town) Karges, Dehmel 4:31