Movies (Holger Czukay album)

Movies is the second album by Holger Czukay, released in 1979 through Electrola.

Movies
Studio album by Holger Czukay
Released	1979
Recorded	Inner Space Studio, Cologne, Germany
Genre	Art rock, krautrock, psychedelic rock, electronic
Length	39:40 (vinyl edition) 44:41 (CD edition)
Label	Electrola
Producer	Holger Czukay
Holger Czukay chronology
Canaxis 5 (1969) Movies (1979) On the Way to the Peak of Normal (1981)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Pitchfork Media	8.0/10[2]
Spin	[3]

Accolades

Year	Publication	Country	Accolade	Rank
1980	NME	United Kingdom	"Albums of the Year"	5	[4]
1985	Sounds	United Kingdom	"All Time Top 100 Albums"	98	[5]
2005	Robert Dimery	United States	"1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die"	*	[6]
"*" denotes an unordered list.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Holger Czukay.

Side one

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Cool in the Pool"	4:48
2.	"Oh Lord, Give Us More Money"	13:18

Side two

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Persian Love"	6:20
2.	"Hollywood Symphony"	15:14

2006 CD reissue Bonus Tracks

No.	Title	Length
5.	"Cool in the Pool" (Instrumental)	4:57

Personnel

• Rebop Kwaku Baah – organ on "Cool in the Pool"
• Holger Czukay – vocals, guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, synthesizer, production, engineering, mixing, recording
• Jaki Liebezeit – drums, congas
• Michael Karoli – guitar on "Oh Lord, Give Us More Money"
• Irmin Schmidt – grand piano on "Oh Lord, Give Us More Money"

References

1. Mills, Ted. "Movies". Allmusic. Retrieved October 14, 2012.
2. "Holger Czukay: Movie! Album Review". Pitchfork Magazine.
3. Columnist. "Movies". Spin. October 1998. pg. 148-149, cited October 14, 2012
4. "NME Albums 1980". NME. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
5. "All Time Top 100 Albums". Sounds. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
6. "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die". Cassell Illustrated. Retrieved October 15, 2012.