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{{Short description|1986 album by Falco}}
{{Infobox album
| name       = Emotional
| type       = studio
| artist     = [[Falco (musician)|Falco]]
| cover      = Emotional (Falco album) cover.jpeg
| alt        =
| released   = {{start date|1986|11|01|df=yes}}
| recorded   = 1986
| studio     =
| genre      = [[Pop music|Pop]]
| length     = 48:02
| label      = GiG
| producer   = [[Bolland & Bolland]]
| prev_title = [[Falco 3]]
| prev_year  = 1985
| next_title = [[Wiener Blut (album)|Wiener Blut]]
| next_year  = 1988
| misc       = {{Singles
| name        = Emotional
| type        = studio
| single1     = [[The Sound of Musik]]
| single1date = 1 August 1986
| single2     = [[Coming Home (Jeanny Part II, One Year Later)]]
| single2date = 1 November 1986
| single3     = [[Emotional (Falco song)|Emotional]]
| single3date = 11 May 1987
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref>[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r7100|pure_url=yes}} AllMusic review]</ref>
}}
'''''Emotional''''' is the fourth studio album by Austrian singer and rapper [[Falco (musician)|Falco]], released in 1986.<ref name=LT>{{cite web|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|title=Fall Album Roundup : Falco's Teutonic Rap|date=23 November 1986|last=Hochman|first=Steve|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-11-23-ca-12203-story.html}}</ref>
It was Falco's second album produced by [[Bolland & Bolland]]. The lead single was "[[The Sound of Musik]]". The second single, "[[Coming Home (Jeanny Part II, One Year Later)]]", is a sequel to the song "[[Jeanny (song)|Jeanny]]".
The album's cover, a still from the music video for the title track, is a homage to a similar backdrop used by [[Elvis Presley]] in his 1968 [[Elvis (1968 TV program)|comeback special]].
==Track listing==
#"[[Emotional (Falco song)|Emotional]]" – 4:52
#"Kamikaze Cappa" – 5:10
#"Crime Time" – 4:24
#"Cowboyz and Indianz" – 5:46
#"[[Coming Home (Jeanny Part II, One Year Later)]]" – 5:32
#"The Star of Moon and Sun" – 5:19
#"Les Nouveaux Riches" – 4:31
#"[[The Sound of Musik]]" – 4:56
#"The Kiss of Kathleen Turner" – 7:32
=== 2022 remaster bonus tracks ===
#<li value="10">"The Sound of Musik" (Extended Rock 'N' Soul Version) – 10:00</li>
#"The Sound of Musik" (12" Edit) – 7:12
#"Coming Home (Jeanny Part 2, Ein Jahr danach)" (Extended Version) – 7:43
#"Emotional" (Extended Version) – 7:38
#"Emotional" (Extended N.Y. Mix) – 8:21
#"Emotional" (Extended N.Y. Mix) (English Version) – 8:21
#"Emotional" (Her Side of the Story) – 5:19
==== Bonus disc ====
#"The Sound of Musik" (Rock 'N' Soul Edit) – 4:35
#"The Sound of Musik" (Single Edit) – 4:12
#"The Sound of Musik" (7" Edit) – 4:07
#"The Sound of Musik" (Full Length Instru-Mental Version) – 4:05
#"The Sound of Musik" (Instru-Mental Version) – 2:44
#"Coming Home (Jeanny Part 2, Ein Jahr danach)" (Special Edited Radio Version) – 4:24
#"Emotional" (N.Y. Mix) – 4:20
#"Emotional" (N.Y. Mix) (English Version) – 4:20
#"Emotional" (English Version) – 4:54
#"Emotional" (Her Side of the Story 7" Edit) – 4:09
#"Crime Time" (7" Edit) – 3:28
==== DVD: ''Live in Frankfurt 1986'' ====
#"The Star of Moon and Sun"
#"[[Junge Roemer (song)|Junge Roemer]]"
#"Männer des Westens – Any Kind of Land"
#"The Kiss of Kathleen Turner"
#"[[Jeanny (song)|Jeanny]]"
#"Crime Time"
#"Munich Girls"
#"Emotional"
#"Coming Home (Jeanny Part 2, Ein Jahr danach)"
#"[[Vienna Calling]]"
#"[[Rock Me Amadeus]]"
==Charts==
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===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ Weekly chart performance for ''Emotional''
! scope="col"| Chart (1986–1987)
! scope="col"| Peak<br/>position
|-
{{album chart|Austria|1|artist=Falco|album=Emotional|rowheader=true|access-date=17 May 2022}}
|-
! scope="row"| [[European Top 100 Albums|European Albums]] (''[[Music & Media]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Music/Archive-Music-Media-IDX/IDX/80s/86/M&M-1986-12-20-OCR-Page-0014.pdf |title=European Hot 100 Albums |magazine=[[Music & Media]] |volume=3 |issue=50 |date=20 December 1986 |page=27 |oclc=29800226 |via=World Radio History}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| Finnish Albums ([[The Official Finnish Charts|Suomen virallinen lista]])<ref>{{cite book |last=Pennanen |first=Timo |title=Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 |language=fi |edition=1st |location=Helsinki |publisher=[[Otava (publisher)|Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava]] |year=2006 |isbn=978-951-1-21053-5}}</ref>
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{{album chart|Germany4|1|id=472|artist=Falco|album=Emotional|rowheader=true|access-date=17 May 2022}}
|-
{{album chart|Norway|7|artist=Falco|album=Emotional|rowheader=true|access-date=17 May 2022}}
|-
{{album chart|Switzerland|5|artist=Falco|album=Emotional|rowheader=true|access-date=17 May 2022}}
|}
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===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ Year-end chart performance for ''Emotional''
! scope="col"| Chart (1986)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://austriancharts.at/year.asp?cat=a&id=1986 |title=Jahreshitparade Alben 1986 |website=austriancharts.at |language=de |access-date=17 May 2022}}</ref>
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|}
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==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for ''Emotional''}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Austria|artist=Falco|title=Emotional|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=1986|certyear=1986|certref=<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Music/Archive-Music-Media-IDX/IDX/80s/86/M&M-1986-12-27-OCR-Page-0017.pdf|title=European Gold & Platinum Awards 1986|magazine=Music & Media|volume=3|issue=51/52|date=27 December 1986|page=34|oclc=29800226|via=World Radio History}}</ref>}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|noshipments=true}}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Falco}}
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[[Category:1986 albums]]
[[Category:Falco (musician) albums]]
[[Category:Sire Records albums]]
[[Category:1980s German-language albums]]
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