Up and Down (Opus album) explained

Up and Down is the fourth studio album by Austrian pop rock band Opus. It was released in 1984 by the label OK Musica in Austria and the rest of the world by the label Polydor. The tracks released by Polydor are different from the original version. In Canada and United States, the song "Live is Life" was included, because the live album Live Is Life wasn't released in these countries. The single "Up and Down" charted at #65 on the Canadian music chart.^[1]

Personnel

• Herwig Rüdisser – lead vocals
• Ewald Pfleger – guitars, backing vocals
• Kurt René Plisnier – keyboards
• Peter Niklas Gruber – bass, backing vocals
• Günter Grasmuck – drums, percussion

Additional touring personnel:

• Günter Tsimischl – backing vocals, percussion

Additional studio musicians:

• Karin Raab – vocals on "Vivian" and "The End of the Show"
• Christian Kolonovits – synclavier and arrangement on "She Loves You"

Chart positions

Chart (1984)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40 Longplay)[2]	12
Canada (RPM 100 Albums)[3]	51
US (Billboard 200)[4]	64

Notes and References

1. Web site: RPM Volume 44, No. 3 . Library and Archives Canada . April 12, 1986 . September 13, 2014.
2. Web site: Opus – Up And Down – austriancharts.at . austriancharts.at . September 13, 2014.
3. Web site: RPM Volume 43, No. 24 . Library and Archives Canada . March 8, 1986 . September 13, 2014 . dead . September 13, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140913130310/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.0642&type=1&interval=50&PHPSESSID=4u444os8oh391jedk635aciqd7 .
4. Web site: Up & Down – The Opus – Awards . . September 13, 2014 .