Viktor Lazlo is the self-titled second studio album by French-Belgian singer Viktor Lazlo.

Viktor Lazlo
Studio album by
Released1987
GenrePop, Pop jazz
LabelPolydor, PolyGram
ProducerLou Deprijck
Viktor Lazlo chronology
She
(1985)
Viktor Lazlo
(1987)
Hot & Soul
(1989)

Belgium was responsible to host the Eurovision Song Contest after Sandra Kim had won in 1986 with her song J'aime la vie. Lazlo was asked to host the event as she is fluent in several languages and thus her self-titled album became very successful all over Europe, entering the Top 20 album charts in Holland, Germany, Austria and Switzerland. It spent 19 weeks on the German album charts.[1]

The first single off the album was Breathless, which was co-written by Lazlo herself and features backing vocals by James Ingram and Bunny DeBarge. An official video was shot for the song and she also performed it at the beginning of the Eurovision Song Contest in 1987. The song reached No. 7 on the Belgian single charts.[2]

The songs Take Me and You Are My Man were also released as singles.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Breathless"Phil Allaert, Viktor Lazlo3:38
2."You Are My Man"Evert Verhees, Patricia Maessen3:28
3."Take Me"David Gistelinck, Pierre Van Dormael5:21
4."Moonlight Parade"Guybert Cadiere, Viktor Lazlo4:16
5."Hey Baby, Cool!" (with the Count Basie Orchestra)David Gistelinck, Pierre Van Dormael3:33
6."The Wizard's Call"Ralph Benatar, Viktor Lazlo4:22
7."Rendez-Vous"Nicolas Fiszman, Viktor Lazlo4:20
8."In Your Arms"Jan Meeuwis, Raphaël Schillebeeckx4:11
9."Peter"Evert Verhees, Patricia Maessen4:35
10."Champagne And Wine"Danny Delaet, Silver van Holme2:42

Bonus Tracks

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The song Don't Say No, which was also the B-side for the single Breathless, is bonus track available on the CD version only. Another bonus track on the CD is called Miracles.

Charts

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Album

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Chart[1] Peak
position
German Albums Chart 20
Swiss Albums Chart 17
Austrian Albums Chart 16
Dutch Albums Chart 16

Single releases

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Year Single BE NL
1987 Breathless[2] 7 33

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Belgium (BEA)[3] Gold 25,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Viktor Lazlo - Hitparade.ch". Chartsurfer.de (in German). Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Viktor Lazlo: Breathless - Hitparade.ch". Hitparade.ch. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  3. ^ "Take Me" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 41. October 17, 1987. p. 5.