Polo Hofer “Tribute”

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Annotation

Swiss bands singing the songs of Polo Hofer and Rumpelstilz
Andi Hug is misspelled Andy Hug on the cover, but not in the booklet.
Track 3 is an uncredited cover of Soulshake, written by Margaret Lewis and Myra Smith with Swiss German lyrics, recorded originally by Peggy Scott & Jo Jo Benson and later by Delaney & Bonnie

Annotation last modified on 2026-07-25 04:00 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Defilee
cover recording of:
Defilee
writer:
H.P. Brüggemann, Polo Hofer and Remo Kessler
Plüsch3:18
2Es Blatt im Wind
cover recording of:
Es Blatt im Wind
lyricist and composer:
Hanery Amman and Polo Hofer
arranger:
Tom Etter, Markus Fehlmann (guitarist, Züri West), Kuno Lauener, Jüre Schmidhauser and Gert Stäuble
Züri West4:43
3Giggerig
cover recording of:
Giggerig
writer:
Jo Jo Benson and Peggy Scott
translator:
Polo Hofer
translated version of:
Soul Shake
Adrian Stern3:49
4Lotti Lotti
cover recording of:
Lotti Lotti
lyricist and composer:
Polo Hofer
QL2:27
5Rote Wy
cover recording of:
Rote Wy
lyricist and composer:
Polo Hofer
Stop the Shoppers4:12
6Tschäggeti Chüe
cover recording of:
Tschäggeti Chüe
lyricist and composer:
Polo Hofer
Stiller Has3:37
7Travailler c’est trop dur
cover recording of:
Travailler c'est trop dur (Polo Hofer version)
additional lyricist:
Polo Hofer
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
version of:
Travailler c’est trop dur (original traditional or unknown version)
Michael von der Heide3:17
8Die gfallene Ängel
cover recording of:
Die gfallene Ängel
lyricist:
Polo Hofer
composer:
Hanery Amman
Corin Curschellas / Hendrix and Cousins4:21
9Teddybär
cover recording of:
Teddybär
lyricist:
Polo Hofer
composer:
Hanery Amman
Bruno Amstad3:44
10E Rägetag am Meer
Resli Burri3:52
11Sündebock
EKR4:10
12Stets in Truure
cover recording of:
Stets i Truure (Rumpelstilz version)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Hanery Amman (in 1977), Küre Güdel (in 1977), Polo Hofer (in 1977) and René "Schifer" Schafer (in 1977)
publisher:
Xangischxung
version of:
Stets in Trure muess i lebe
Sandee4:29
13Rösslispiel
cover recording of:
Rösslispiel
writer:
Hanery Amman and Polo Hofer
Andi Hug4:28
14Mach d’Musig lütter
Brandhärd4:20
15Wie minä Härzschlag
cover recording of:
Wie my Härzschlag
writer:
Johnny Christopher (guitarist, lyricist, composer, singer, session musician), Mark James (Francis Zambon, composer of “Suspicious Minds”) and Wayne Carson Thompson
translator:
Polo Hofer
translated version of:
Always on My Mind
Sina4:20
16Wenn mys letschte Schtündli schlat
cover recording of:
Wenn mys letschte Schtündli schlat
writer:
Polo Hofer and Marianna Polistena
Patent Ochsner4:00