Ekstasy by Nina Hagen contains cover songs by Norman Greenbaum and which other Italian artist who popularized the song "My Way?"
Nina Hagen in Ekstasy Nina Hagen in Ekstasy is the third studio album by German singer Nina Hagen. It was released on January 10, 1985, by CBS Records. The German version of the album Nina Hagen in Ekstase was released simultaneously. It was Hagen's last album released on the CBS label, before her recording contract expired in 1986. The album is mainly produced by Adam Kidron and was recorded in Ibiza and Paris. Hagen worked with Karl Rucker and Billy Liesegang and wrote most of the songs on the album. Unlike her previous disco-influenced album "Fearless" (1983), "Nina Hagen in Ekstasy" is musically more punk rock with elements of dance music. It contains cover versions of Frank Sinatra's "My Way" and Norman Greenbaum's "Spirit in the Sky".
Miki Del Prete Born in Bari as Michele Del Prete, at young age he moved to Milan with his family, following the passage of the father, a footballer, from A.S. Bari to Calcio Como. In the 1950s he was a rock'n'roll dancer, then, since 1959, he became a close friend and a collaborator of Adriano Celentano as a lyricist, a manager, a producer and a counselor. Among the most successful songs he wrote for Celentano, "Impazzivo per te", "Il ragazzo della via Gluck", "La coppia più bella del mondo", "Una carezza in un pugno", "Prisencolinensinainciusol", "Soli". He also wrote songs for other singers, notably the Caterina Caselli's hit "Nessuno mi può giudicare".