On the Way to the Peak of Normal

{{Infobox album

| name = On the Way to the Peak of Normal

| type = studio

| artist = Holger Czukay

| cover = Holger Czukay - On the Way to the Peak of Normal.jpg

| alt =

| released = 1981

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio = Inner Space Studio, Cologne, Germany

| genre = Art rock, krautrock, psychedelic rock, electronic

| length = 36:23

| label = Electrola

| producer = Holger Czukay

| prev_title = Movies

| prev_year = 1979

| next_title = Full Circle

| next_year = 1982

}}

{{Album ratings

|rev1 = Allmusic

|rev1score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite web |first=Ted |last=Mills |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r34527|pure_url=yes}}|title=On the Way to the Peak of Normal |publisher=Allmusic |date= |accessdate=October 14, 2012}}

|rev2 = Spin

|rev2score = {{Rating|5|10}}Columnist. "On the Way to the Peak of Normal". Spin. October 1998. pg. 148–149, cited October 14, 2012

| rev3 = Uncut

| rev3Score = {{Rating|5|5}}{{Cite magazine |last=Stubbs |first=David |author-link=David Stubbs |date=March 1998 |title=Canned goods |magazine=Uncut |page=81 |issue=10}}

}}

On the Way to the Peak of Normal is the third album by Holger Czukay, released in 1981 through Electrola.

Track listing

{{tracklist

| headline = Side one

| all_writing = Holger Czukay, except "Witches' Multiplication Table" by Conny Plank

| title1 = Ode to Perfume

| length1 = 18:00

}}

{{tracklist

| headline = Side two

| title1 = On the Way to the Peak of Normal

| length1 = 7:32

| title2 = Witches' Multiplication Table

| length2 = 4:52

| title3 = Two Bass Shuffle

| length3 = 2:15

| title4 = Hiss 'n' Listen

| length4 = 4:50

}}

Personnel

  • Holger Czukay – vocals, guitar, organ, vocoder, bass guitar, French horn, flute, harmonica, congas, production, engineering, mixing, recording, drums on "Two Bass Shuffle"
  • Eveline Grunwald – design
  • Uwe Jahnke – guitar on "On the Way to the Peak of Normal"
  • Jaki Liebezeit – drums
  • Conny Plank – synthesizer violin
  • Stephan Plank – illustrations, design
  • Uli Putsch – bass guitar on "On the Way to the Peak of Normal"
  • Harry Rag – vocals on "On the Way to the Peak of Normal"
  • Jah Wobble – bass guitar on "Hiss 'n' Listen"
  • Jürgen Wolter – organ on "On the Way to the Peak of Normal"

References

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Category:1981 albums

Category:Holger Czukay albums

Category:Albums produced by Holger Czukay

Category:EMI Records albums