{{Infobox album | name = Error in the System | type = studio | artist = Peter Schilling | cover = Error album cover.jpg | alt = | released = 24 March 1983 (English version)<br />3 July 1982 (German version) | recorded = | studio = Peer-Southern Studios, Hamburg, Germany | genre = * New wave * Neue Deutsche Welle * synthpop | length = 35:42 (English version)<br />37:54 (German version) | language = English<br />German | label = * Elektra (US) * WEA Records (GER) | producer = * Armin Sabol * Peter Schilling | next_title = Things to Come | next_year = 1985 | misc = {{Singles | name = Fehler im System/Error in the System | type = studio | single1 = Major Tom (Völig losgelöst) | single1date = 1982{{discuss|section=Release Dates Inconsistent Between Related Articles}} | single2 = Die Wüste lebt | single2date = 1983 | single3 = Major Tom (Coming Home) | single3date = 1983 }} }} {{Album ratings | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r17488|pure_url=yes}} AllMusic review]</ref> }}<!-- Automatically generated by DASHBot-->
'''''Error in the System''''' is the English-language debut album by German singer-songwriter Peter Schilling, and is the counterpart to the German-language album '''''Fehler im System''''', released through Elektra Records on 24 March 1983. The English and German versions have been combined and sold as a single box set in several parts of the world.<ref>{{in lang|de}} "[https://www.amazon.de/dp/B001G2S4B8 Error in the System's German Amazon Page]". Amazon.de. Retrieved on January 27, 2011.</ref><ref>"[https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001G2S4B8 Error in the System's Amazon Page]". Amazon.com. Retrieved on January 27, 2011.</ref><ref>"[https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B001G2S4B8 Error in the System's British Amazon Page]". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved on January 27, 2011.</ref>
==Singles== The English version contains the song "Major Tom (Coming Home)", which reached the top 15 in New Zealand<ref>{{in lang|nl}} "[https://www.ultratop.be/nl/song/277cf/Peter-Schilling-Major-Tom-(Coming-Home) Peter Schilling-Major Tom]". Ultratop.be. Retrieved on January 27, 2011.</ref> and the US,<ref name="Billboard">Whitburn, Joel (2007). ''Top Pop Singles 1955-2006'' , Record Research. {{ISBN|978-0-89820-172-7}}.</ref> and the top 50 in the UK.<ref name="Guinness">''British Hit Singles & Albums'', 18th Edition (2005). Guinness World Records Limited. {{ISBN|978-1-904994-00-8}}.</ref> The German version includes the songs "Major Tom (Völlig losgelöst)", which reached number one in Germany, Austria and Switzerland<ref name="musicline">[https://www.offiziellecharts.de/titel-details-916 Major Tom] in Offizielle Deutsche Charts</ref><ref name="austriancharts">[http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Peter+Schilling&titel=Major+Tom+%28v%F6llig+losgel%F6st%29&cat=s Major Tom] in den österreichischen Charts</ref><ref name="swisscharts">[http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=Peter+Schilling&titel=Major+Tom+%28v%F6llig+losgel%F6st%29&cat=s ''Major Tom''] in der Schweizer Hitparade</ref> and number two on the Dutch Top 40,<ref>Top 40 Hit dossier 1956-2001 {{ISBN|90-257-3349-2}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/song/394/Peter-Schilling-Major-Tom-(voellig-losgeloest) |title=Peter Schilling - Major Tom (völlig losgelöst) |publisher=ultratop.be |date= |accessdate=2012-02-15}}</ref> as well as "Die Wüste lebt".<ref>{{cite book|url=https://www.amazon.de/dp/B00205PNHI |title=Die Wüste lebt [7" Vinyl Single]: Peter Schilling: Bücher |publisher=Amazon.de |date= |accessdate=2012-02-15}}</ref> Because "Major Tom (Coming Home)" was his one and only entry into the top 40 on the US charts, he is generally considered a one-hit wonder in that country.<ref>{{cite web|last=Sutton |first=Michael |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/peter-schilling-p5364/biography |title=Peter Schilling |publisher=AllMusic |date=1956-01-28 |accessdate=2012-02-15}}</ref>
==Track listings== ===''Error in the System''=== {{Track listing | headline = Side one | all_lyrics = Peter Schilling and David Lodge, except where noted | all_music = Peter Schilling, except where noted | title1 = Only Dreams | length1 = 3:22 | title2 = Lifetime Guarantee | music2 = Armin Sabol | length2 = 6:20 | title3 = The Noah Plan | length3 = 4:21 | title4 = Error in the System | lyrics4 = {{hlist|Schilling|Matthew Garey}} | length4 = 3:35 | title5 = Fast alles konstruiert | note5 = Cassette release only | lyrics5 = Schilling | music5 = Sabol | length5 = 6:20 | title6 = Major Tom (Völlig Losgelöst) | note6 = Cassette release only | lyrics6 = Schilling | length6 = 4:08 }} {{Track listing | headline = Side two | title1 = Major Tom (Coming Home) | length1 = 5:03 | title2 = Major Tom, Part II | note2 = Instrumental | music2 = Sabol | length2 = 3:35 | title3 = (Let's Play) U.S.A. | lyrics3 = {{hlist|Schilling|Garey}} | music3 = Sabol | length3 = 3:18 | title4 = I Have No Desire | lyrics4 = {{hlist|Schilling|Garey}} | length4 = 3:22 | title5 = Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht | note5 = Cassette release only | lyrics5 = Traditional | music5 = Traditional; arr. Sabol/Schilling | length5 = 3:26 | title6 = Dann trügt der Schein | note6 = Cassette release only | lyrics6 = Schilling | length6 = 3:22 | title7 = Die Wüste lebt | note7 = Cassette release only | lyrics7 = Schilling | length7 = 4:21 | total_length = }}
===''Fehler im System''=== {{Track listing | headline = Side one | all_lyrics = Peter Schilling, except where noted | all_music = Peter Schilling, except where noted | title1 = ... Dann trügt der Schein | length1 = 3:28 | title2 = Fast alles konstruiert | music2 = Sabol | length2 = 6:48 | title3 = Die Wüste lebt | length3 = 4:56 | title4 = Fehler im System | length4 = 3:30 }} {{Track listing | headline = Side two | title1 = Major Tom (Völlig losgelöst) | length1 = 4:59 | title2 = Major Tom | music2 = {{hlist|Sabol|Schilling}} | length2 = 3:50 | title3 = U.S.A. | music3 = Sabol | length3 = 3:22 | title4 = Ich hab' keine Lust | length4 = 3:31 | title5 = Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht | lyrics5 = Traditional | music5 = Traditional; arr. Sabol/Schilling | length5 = 3:30 | total_length = 37:54 }}
==Personnel== ===Musicians=== *Peter Schilling – all vocals *Armin Sabol – guitars (all tracks), additional bass (on "Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht") *Rolf Kersting – bass (all tracks except "Major Tom") *Gunther Gebauer – bass (on "Major Tom") *Frank Hieber – keyboards (all tracks except "Major Tom") *Gonzo Bishop – keyboards (on "Major Tom") *Dicky Tarrach – drums, percussion (all tracks except "The Noah Plan" and "Major Tom") *Mickie Stickdorn – drums, percussion (on "The Noah Plan") *Curt Cress – drums, percussion (on "Major Tom")
===Production=== *Produced by Peter Schilling and Armin Sabol *Recorded and engineered by Frank Reinke, Geoff Peacy, Lars Hidde, Manfred Lohse, Peter Schilling and Peter Schmidt *Track 5 mixed by Holger J. Magnussen; all other tracks mixed by Frank Reinke *Art direction – Bob Defrin *Front cover photo – Gesine Petter *Back cover photo – Job Crogier
==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ Chart performance for ''Fehler im System'' ! scope="col"| Chart (1983) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- {{album chart|Austria|4|artist=Peter Schilling|album=Fehler im System|rowheader=true|access-date=16 June 2022}} |- {{album chart|Netherlands|28|artist=Peter Schilling|album=Fehler im System|rowheader=true|access-date=16 June 2022}} |- {{album chart|Germany|2|id=8911|artist=Peter Schilling|album=Fehler im System|rowheader=true|access-date=16 June 2022}} |}
==Certifications== {{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for ''Fehler im System''}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|artist=Peter Schilling|title=Fehler im System|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=1982|certyear=2022|access-date=16 June 2022}} {{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|noshipments=true|streaming=true}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== '''''Error in the System''''' * {{MusicBrainz release group|mbid=26fb8869-fe95-396f-928d-128ce3bdbca4|name=Error in the System}} * {{Discogs master|master=87009|name=Error in the System|type=album}}
'''''Fehler im System''''' * {{MusicBrainz release group|mbid=5cc3fc0b-6e53-3081-a7e0-ef76e96f836c|name=Fehler im System}} * {{Discogs master|master=163679|name=Fehler im System|type=album}} {{Peter Schilling}} {{Authority control}}
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