The album sold over 1.1 million copies in East Germany and approximately 500,000 copies in West Germany.
The album’s title track, " Der blaue Planet ," is a poignant pacifist anthem that captured the zeitgeist of the early 1980s. Karat: Der Blaue Planet. Original 1982
While many East German artists struggled after the 1989 fall of the Berlin Wall, Karat's work from this era remains highly regarded and frequently played on German radio. Themes & Lyrics The album sold over 1