L'amourha

Infobox Album
Name = L'amourha
Type = studio
Artist = Sielun Veljet


Released = 1985
Recorded =
Genre = Alternative rock
Length = 49:01
Label = EMI, Poko Rekords [http://www.discogs.com/release/1187455 - Retrieved April 7 2008]
Producer = T.T. Oksala
Reviews =
* "Soundi" Rating|5|5 [http://www.soundi.fi/arvostelut?nid=1575 link]
Last album = "Hei soturit" (1984)
This album = "L'amourha" (1985)
Next album = "Kuka teki huorin" (1986)

"L'amourha" is the third album of Sielun Veljet. It was their breakthrough album, gaining much of its success from the hit single "Peltirumpu". [http://pomus.net/001788 - Retrieved April 7 2008] It is the only Sielun Veljet album to come close to the sales figures of Ismo Alanko's previous group, Hassisen Kone, and remains one of Alanko's most popular works. [http://www.aamulehti.fi/sunnuntai/teema/ihmiset_paajutut/4538543.shtml - Retrieved on April 7 2008] [http://www.ifpi.fi/tilastot/kplista.html?action=vapaa&tyyppi=koti&haku=artisti&julkaisuntyyppi=albumi&teksti=Sielun+Veljet - Retrieved on April 7 2008] The album was named the fourth greatest Finnish rock album by "Soundi" magazine in 2005. [http://www.soundi.fi/arvostelut?nid=1575 - Retrieved April 8 2008]

"Peltirumpu" has been covered by Maija Vilkkumaa (on the re-release of "Pitkä ihana leikki", 2000) and SubUrban Tribe (on "Säkenöivää voimaa - tribuutti Sielun Veljille", 2002).

The name of the album is a portmanteau of the French word "l'amour" (love) and the Finnish word "murha" (murder). The band began later using the name L'amourder as their alias in English language projects.

Track listing

# "Peltirumpu" (Alanko) -- 3:49
# "L'Amour" (Alanko, Orma) -- 3:59
# "Tiskirätti" (Alanko, Orma) -- 3:57
# "Ikävä" (Alanko, Orma) -- 2:53
# "Talvi" (Alanko) -- 5:21
# "Toiset on luotuja kulkemaan" (Frederic Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner) -- 4:38
# "Kanoottilaulu" (traditional) -- 3:15
# "On mulla unelma" (Alanko) -- 4:14
# "Josef, Josef" (Sammy Cahn, Nellie Casman, Saul Chaplin, Samuel Steinberg) -- 3:13
# "Satujen julma taikayö" (Alanko) -- 4:51
# "Rakkaus raatelee" (Alanko) -- 4:39
# "Laulu" (Alanko) -- 4:12

* "Toiset on luotuja kulkemaan", originally titled "Wand'rin' Star", has Finnish lyrics by Juha Vainio.
* "Josef, Josef", originally titled "Joseph, Joseph", has Finnish lyrics by Kauko Käyhkö. [http://www.yle.fi/aanilevysto/firs2/levymerkki.php?Id=Poko+rekords+pokocd+002+%28+cd+%29 - Retrieved April 8 2008]

Personnel

* Ismo Alanko -- vocals, guitar, bass
* Jukka Orma -- guitar, vocals
* Jouko Hohko -- bass, vocals
* Alf Forsman -- drums, percussion

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