New release: Peter Schilling – Best Of (1982 – 2023)
40 Years of “Major Tom”:
Peter Schilling and Warner Music celebrate the anniversary with a spectacular BEST OF (1982 – 2023)
“Coming Home – 40 YEARS OF MAJOR TOM” including the German and English versions of his digitally remastered greatest hits, four new songs and new versions
OUT ON MARCH 24, 2023 – Released as 2CD, 4CD Deluxe Edition, Digital
New Single “World Hold On” / “Rubikon (ein Weg zurück…?)“ is digitally available now – Listen here
Warner Music is proud to announce a spectacular best-of collection by Peter Schilling. “Coming Home – 40 YEARS OF MAJOR TOM” will be available on March 24th 2023 in various configurations (2CD, 4CD Deluxe Edition, digital). The set is digitally remastered and includes new recordings in different languages and instrumentations. In addition, the collection debuts 4 brand new songs. To celebrate, the first single is digitally available now, both in English (“World Hold On”) and German (“Rubikon (…ein Weg zurück?)“. Listen HERE
Schilling says about “World Hold On”: “Everything we’ve been subjecting to our habitat, will very soon lead to collapse, if we don’t fundamentally change in terms of climate protection or do too little too late. For now, the world is still holding up.”
It has been exactly 40 years since Peter Schilling landed a #1hit on the German charts with “Major Tom (völlig losgelöst)” – the song remained on top of the charts for eight weeks. The single, together with his debut album “Fehler im System“ (“Error in the system”) released in November 1982, marked the beginning of an unprecedented musical career for the artist originating from Stuttgart, Germany – a global success story spanning from Europe to the US, where his English version of “Major Tom (Coming Home)“ reached #14 on the billboard charts. The album and single also reached number 1 on the Canadian charts and were certified with several awards
To this day, “Major Tom (völlig losgelöst/Coming Home)“ stands as one of the most successful German productions globally and the song was used in countless renowned international and Hollywood movies. Throughout the years and to this day Peter Schilling has continued to be active on many levels – as a singer/songwriter, performer, arranger and producer. “Coming Home – 40 YEARS MAJOR TOM” celebrates 40 years of “Fehler Im System” and “Major Tom (völlig losgelöst)” as well as the influential work by Peter Schilling in its entirety.
The 2CD version of “Coming Home“ contains a total of 40 tracks – 20 English, 20 German. Among those are remastered versions of the greatest hits from 40 years such as “Major Tom (Coming Home), “The Different Story (World Of Lust And Crime)” or “Terra Titanic” as well as four new songs in both languages. For the first time, Schilling’s large fan base in South America will be able to listen to a Spanish language recording of “Major Tom“. On top of that there will be two stunning orchestral versions of his global hit. The songs DNA (“(Into Your …) DNA“), Ozean “(Oceans Eyes)“ and Nach innen sehen (“Starting with myself“) will be available in English for the first time and were newly recorded for “Coming Home”. Prior to this release, various songs have never been released on CD before. The collection is accompanied by a 20-page booklet with new photos and liner notes. The 4CD Deluxe Edition includes both versions of the debut album “Fehler Im System” („Error In The System”) as well as diverse set of rarities like remixes and single edits. T (for a summary of all formats see below).
An additional treat of “Coming Home – 40 YEARS MAJOR TOM” is the making of the collection’s eight new multilingual tracks. In reference to Peter Schilling’s international successes, these were produced at different locations across the globe in Lima (Peru), Hollywood (Los Angeles), Ingolstadt, Munich, Cologne (all Germany), Amsterdam (Netherlands) and Venice, Italy. New vocal arrangements are notably featured in the recordings, successfully combining the traditional Schilling-sound with contemporary influences. “It took me a lot of guts, because of the risk involved. But now I’m overjoyed since the experiment has been -in my opinion- so successful. “, Schilling states.
About Peter Schilling: .
Beginning in 1983, the Stuttgart native climbed to the top of the charts first in Germany, then across Europe, reaching all the way to the US and Canada. “Major Tom (völlig losgelöst/coming home)“ has remained one of the most successful domestic and international productions up to date. For the last five years, Schilling delivered ideas and is still a co-creator of the book series „Der kleine Major Tom“. Volume 16, entitled “Fehler im System“, was recently published in time for the Frankfurt book fair. (Publisher: Tessloff). The written adventures are accompanied by audio play releases in which Peter Schilling voices the adult Major Tom, as well as numerous merchandising items featuring the little outer space hero and his friends. Also Schilling had the honor that his songs were the soundtrack to ISS space missions „Horizons“ und „Cosmic kiss“, organized by the German Aerospace Center (DLR). More infos here: https://www.peterschilling.com/
PETER SCHILLING – COMING HOME 40 YEARS OF MAJOR TOM
Tracklisting 2 CD:
CD 1
Major Tom (völlig losgelöst) – (Single Version) (2022 Remaster)
Weiße Fahnen (…Hymne auf das Leben)*
Alles bleibt *
Die Wüste lebt – (Radio Version) (2023 Remaster)
Regensong (… ich lieb´ es, wenn es regnet) *
…Dann trügt der Schein – (Long Version) (2023 Remaster)
Das gute Gefühl des richtigen Wegs
Rubikon (… ein Weg zurück?) *
Terra Titanic (2023 Remaster)
Das Prinzip Mensch
Was ist, wenn Gott …(Live)
Wenn sie es so wollen
Alles endet bei Dir (2023 Remaster)
Ich hab keine Lust (2023 Remaster)
Das Ende der Unschuld
Komm….Tauch mit mir“
Ich vermisse Dich (2023 Remaster)
Willkommen in der Zukunft
Hurricane (2023 Remaster)
Major Tom (Klassisch losgelöst)*
CD 2
Major Tom (Coming Home) – (Single Version) (2022 Remaster)
The Promise*
Playground Earth*
The Noah Plan (2023 Remaster)
Rainsong (… I Love It When It`s Raining)*
The Different Story (… World Of Lust And Crime) – (2023 Remaster)
Wyoming Syndrome
World Hold On*
Terra Titanic (2023 Remaster)
Mayor Tom (vuelve a casa)*
Wooden Heart –(2023 Remaster)
All The Things you are
Lone Survivor (2023 Remaster)
All The Love I Need (2023 Remaster)
(Let`s Play) U.S.A. (2023 Remaster)
(Into Your …) DNA*
City Of Night (Berlin) (2023 Remaster)
Ocean Eyes*
Starting With Myself*
Major Tom („Klassisch losgelöst“ für großes Orchester)*
*Bisher unveröffentlicht
4 CD (Deluxe Box) / Peter Schilling – Coming Home – 40 Years Of Major Tom
CD 1 & 2 siehe oben
CD 3
Fehler im System (2023 Remaster) & Rarities/Mixe
…Dann Trügt Der Schein (2023 Remaster)
Fast Alles Konstruiert (2023 Remaster)
Die Wüste Lebt (2023 Remaster)
Fehler Im System (2023 Remaster)
Major Tom (Völlig Losgelöst) (2022 Remaster)
Major Tom (2023 Remaster)
U.S.A. (2023 Remaster)
Ich habe keine Lust (2023 Remaster)
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht (2023 Remaster)
Lass zu wovor Du Angst hast
Alles endet bei Dir (Maxi Version) (2023 Remaster)
Sandsturm in der Sahara (Lost & Found Mix – 1984) (2023 Remaster)*
Wonderful World (2023 Remaster)
Ich vermisse Dich (Extended Version) (2023 Remaster)
So ist die Welt
Die Wüste lebt (Version 2019)
Terra Titanic (Live 2010)
Major Tom (Live 2010)
CD 4
Error In The System“ (2023 Remaster) & Rarities /Mixe
Only Dreams (2023 Remaster)
Lifetime Guarantee (2023 Remaster)
The Noah Plan(2023 Remaster)
Error In The System (2023 Remaster)
Major Tom (Coming Home) (2022 Remaster)
Major Tom, Part II (2023 Remaster)
(Let’s Play) U.S.A. (2023 Remaster)
I Have No Desire (2023 Remaster)
Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht (Silent Night, Holy Night) (2023 Remaster)
The Promise (Remix)*
World Hold On (Remix)*
Different Story (Single Edit) (2023 Remaster)
All The Love I Need (Long Version) (2023 Remaster)
In My Youth (2023 Remaster)
The Hurricane (2023 Remaster)
Major Tom (alternative Version) (2022 Remaster)
Secret Garden
Warner Music is proud to announce a spectacular best-of collection by Peter Schilling. “Coming Home – 40 YEARS OF MAJOR TOM” will be available on March 24th 2023 in various configurations (2CD, 4CD Deluxe Edition, digital). The set is digitally remastered and includes new recordings in different languages and instrumentations. In addition, the collection debuts 4 brand new songs. To celebrate, the first single is digitally available now, both in English (“World Hold On”) and German (“Rubikon (…ein Weg zurück?)“. Listen HERE
Schilling says about “World Hold On”: “Everything we’ve been subjecting to our habitat, will very soon lead to collapse, if we don’t fundamentally change in terms of climate protection or do too little too late. For now, the world is still holding up.”
It has been exactly 40 years since Peter Schilling landed a #1hit on the German charts with “Major Tom (völlig losgelöst)” – the song remained on top of the charts for eight weeks. The single, together with his debut album “Fehler im System“ (“Error in the system”) released in November 1982, marked the beginning of an unprecedented musical career for the artist originating from Stuttgart, Germany – a global success story spanning from Europe to the US, where his English version of “Major Tom (Coming Home)“ reached #14 on the billboard charts. The album and single also reached number 1 on the Canadian charts and were certified with several awards
To this day, “Major Tom (völlig losgelöst/Coming Home)“ stands as one of the most successful German productions globally and the song was used in countless renowned international and Hollywood movies. Throughout the years and to this day Peter Schilling has continued to be active on many levels – as a singer/songwriter, performer, arranger and producer. “Coming Home – 40 YEARS MAJOR TOM” celebrates 40 years of “Fehler Im System” and “Major Tom (völlig losgelöst)” as well as the influential work by Peter Schilling in its entirety.
The 2CD version of “Coming Home“ contains a total of 40 tracks – 20 English, 20 German. Among those are remastered versions of the greatest hits from 40 years such as “Major Tom (Coming Home), “The Different Story (World Of Lust And Crime)” or “Terra Titanic” as well as four new songs in both languages. For the first time, Schilling’s large fan base in South America will be able to listen to a Spanish language recording of “Major Tom“. On top of that there will be two stunning orchestral versions of his global hit. The songs DNA (“(Into Your …) DNA“), Ozean “(Oceans Eyes)“ and Nach innen sehen (“Starting with myself“) will be available in English for the first time and were newly recorded for “Coming Home”. Prior to this release, various songs have never been released on CD before. The collection is accompanied by a 20-page booklet with new photos and liner notes. The 4CD Deluxe Edition includes both versions of the debut album “Fehler Im System” („Error In The System”) as well as diverse set of rarities like remixes and single edits. T (for a summary of all formats see below).
An additional treat of “Coming Home – 40 YEARS MAJOR TOM” is the making of the collection’s eight new multilingual tracks. In reference to Peter Schilling’s international successes, these were produced at different locations across the globe in Lima (Peru), Hollywood (Los Angeles), Ingolstadt, Munich, Cologne (all Germany), Amsterdam (Netherlands) and Venice, Italy. New vocal arrangements are notably featured in the recordings, successfully combining the traditional Schilling-sound with contemporary influences. “It took me a lot of guts, because of the risk involved. But now I’m overjoyed since the experiment has been -in my opinion- so successful. “, Schilling states.
About Peter Schilling: .
Beginning in 1983, the Stuttgart native climbed to the top of the charts first in Germany, then across Europe, reaching all the way to the US and Canada. “Major Tom (völlig losgelöst/coming home)“ has remained one of the most successful domestic and international productions up to date. For the last five years, Schilling delivered ideas and is still a co-creator of the book series „Der kleine Major Tom“. Volume 16, entitled “Fehler im System“, was recently published in time for the Frankfurt book fair. (Publisher: Tessloff). The written adventures are accompanied by audio play releases in which Peter Schilling voices the adult Major Tom, as well as numerous merchandising items featuring the little outer space hero and his friends. Also Schilling had the honor that his songs were the soundtrack to ISS space missions „Horizons“ und „Cosmic kiss“, organized by the German Aerospace Center (DLR). More infos here: https://www.peterschilling.com/
PETER SCHILLING – COMING HOME 40 YEARS OF MAJOR TOM
Tracklisting 2 CD:
CD 1
Major Tom (völlig losgelöst) – (Single Version) (2022 Remaster)
Weiße Fahnen (…Hymne auf das Leben)*
Alles bleibt *
Die Wüste lebt – (Radio Version) (2023 Remaster)
Regensong (… ich lieb´ es, wenn es regnet) *
…Dann trügt der Schein – (Long Version) (2023 Remaster)
Das gute Gefühl des richtigen Wegs
Rubikon (… ein Weg zurück?) *
Terra Titanic (2023 Remaster)
Das Prinzip Mensch
Was ist, wenn Gott …(Live)
Wenn sie es so wollen
Alles endet bei Dir (2023 Remaster)
Ich hab keine Lust (2023 Remaster)
Das Ende der Unschuld
Komm….Tauch mit mir“
Ich vermisse Dich (2023 Remaster)
Willkommen in der Zukunft
Hurricane (2023 Remaster)
Major Tom (Klassisch losgelöst)*
CD 2
Major Tom (Coming Home) – (Single Version) (2022 Remaster)
The Promise*
Playground Earth*
The Noah Plan (2023 Remaster)
Rainsong (… I Love It When It`s Raining)*
The Different Story (… World Of Lust And Crime) – (2023 Remaster)
Wyoming Syndrome
World Hold On*
Terra Titanic (2023 Remaster)
Mayor Tom (vuelve a casa)*
Wooden Heart –(2023 Remaster)
All The Things you are
Lone Survivor (2023 Remaster)
All The Love I Need (2023 Remaster)
(Let`s Play) U.S.A. (2023 Remaster)
(Into Your …) DNA*
City Of Night (Berlin) (2023 Remaster)
Ocean Eyes*
Starting With Myself*
Major Tom („Klassisch losgelöst“ für großes Orchester)*
*Bisher unveröffentlicht
4 CD (Deluxe Box) / Peter Schilling – Coming Home – 40 Years Of Major Tom
CD 1 & 2 siehe oben
CD 3
Fehler im System (2023 Remaster) & Rarities/Mixe
…Dann Trügt Der Schein (2023 Remaster)
Fast Alles Konstruiert (2023 Remaster)
Die Wüste Lebt (2023 Remaster)
Fehler Im System (2023 Remaster)
Major Tom (Völlig Losgelöst) (2022 Remaster)
Major Tom (2023 Remaster)
U.S.A. (2023 Remaster)
Ich habe keine Lust (2023 Remaster)
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht (2023 Remaster)
Lass zu wovor Du Angst hast
Alles endet bei Dir (Maxi Version) (2023 Remaster)
Sandsturm in der Sahara (Lost & Found Mix – 1984) (2023 Remaster)*
Wonderful World (2023 Remaster)
Ich vermisse Dich (Extended Version) (2023 Remaster)
So ist die Welt
Die Wüste lebt (Version 2019)
Terra Titanic (Live 2010)
Major Tom (Live 2010)
CD 4
Error In The System“ (2023 Remaster) & Rarities /Mixe
Only Dreams (2023 Remaster)
Lifetime Guarantee (2023 Remaster)
The Noah Plan(2023 Remaster)
Error In The System (2023 Remaster)
Major Tom (Coming Home) (2022 Remaster)
Major Tom, Part II (2023 Remaster)
(Let’s Play) U.S.A. (2023 Remaster)
I Have No Desire (2023 Remaster)
Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht (Silent Night, Holy Night) (2023 Remaster)
The Promise (Remix)*
World Hold On (Remix)*
Different Story (Single Edit) (2023 Remaster)
All The Love I Need (Long Version) (2023 Remaster)
In My Youth (2023 Remaster)
The Hurricane (2023 Remaster)
Major Tom (alternative Version) (2022 Remaster)
Secret Garden