On the Way to the Peak of Normal

On the Way to the Peak of Normal is the third album by Holger Czukay, released in 1981 through Electrola.

On the Way to the Peak of Normal
Studio album by Holger Czukay
Released	1981
Recorded	Inner Space Studio, Cologne, Germany
Genre	Art rock, krautrock, psychedelic rock, electronic
Length	36:23
Label	Electrola
Producer	Holger Czukay
Holger Czukay chronology
Movies (1979) On the Way to the Peak of Normal (1981) Full Circle (1982)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Spin	[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Holger Czukay, except "Witches' Multiplication Table" by Conny Plank.

Side one

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Ode to Perfume"	18:00

Side two

No.	Title	Length
1.	"On the Way to the Peak of Normal"	7:32
2.	"Witches' Multiplication Table"	4:52
3.	"Two Bass Shuffle"	2:15
4.	"Hiss 'n' Listen"	4:50

Personnel

• Holger Czukay – vocals, guitar, organ, vocoder, bass guitar, French horn, flute, harmonica, congas, production, engineering, mixing, recording, drums on "Two Bass Shuffle"
• Eveline Grunwald – design
• Uwe Jahnke – guitar on "On the Way to the Peak of Normal"
• Jaki Liebezeit – drums
• Conny Plank – synthesizer violin
• Stephan Plank – illustrations, design
• Uli Putsch – bass guitar on "On the Way to the Peak of Normal"
• Harry Rag – vocals on "On the Way to the Peak of Normal"
• Jah Wobble – bass guitar on "Hiss 'n' Listen"
• Jürgen Wolter – organ on "On the Way to the Peak of Normal"

References

1. Mills, Ted. "On the Way to the Peak of Normal". Allmusic. Retrieved October 14, 2012.
2. Columnist. "On the Way to the Peak of Normal". Spin. October 1998. pg. 148-149, cited October 14, 2012