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The 1st Album
Studio album by
Released1 April 1985 (1985-04-01)
Recorded1984
Genre Euro disco
Length39:40
Label Hansa
Producer Dieter Bohlen
Modern Talking chronology
The 1st Album
(1985)
Let's Talk About Love
(1985)
Singles from The 1st Album
  1. " You're My Heart, You're My Soul"
    Released: 1984
  2. " You Can Win If You Want"
    Released: 13 March 1985

The 1st Album is the debut studio album by German duo Modern Talking, released on 1 April 1985 by Hansa Records. The album reached number one in Germany on 27 May 1985, spending four weeks atop the chart and 18 weeks within the top 10. [1] It was eventually certified platinum by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI), denoting shipments in excess of 500,000 copies in Germany. [2]

Singles

The album spawned two singles. The lead single, " You're My Heart, You're My Soul", topped the charts in Germany (where it spent four weeks at the top), Austria, Switzerland and Belgium, while charting inside the top five in France, Norway and Sweden. [3] The second single, " You Can Win If You Want", reached number one in Germany and Austria, number two in Switzerland and Belgium, and the top 10 in France and the Netherlands. [4] Both singles attained gold sales status in Germany, having each sold over 250,000 units. [5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Dieter Bohlen, except where noted

Side one
No.TitleLength
1." You're My Heart, You're My Soul"5:36
2." You Can Win If You Want"3:55
3."There's Too Much Blue in Missing You"4:40
4."Diamonds Never Made a Lady"4:05
Side two
No.TitleLength
5."The Night Is Yours – The Night Is Mine"5:30
6."Do You Wanna" (lyrics: Bohlen, Mary Applegate)4:22
7."Lucky Guy"3:31
8."One in a Million"3:44
9."Bells of Paris"4:17
Total length:39:40

Personnel

  • Dieter Bohlen – backing vocals, guitar, production, arrangements
  • Thomas Anders – lead & backing vocals, piano, keyboards
  • Manfred Vormstein – art direction, cover photo
  • Fryderyk Gabowicz – artists photos

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for The 1st Album
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Austria ( IFPI Austria) [18] Platinum 50,000*
Germany ( BVMI) [2] Platinum 500,000^
Poland ( ZPAV) [18] Gold 50,000*
Spain ( PROMUSICAE) [19] Gold 50,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

  • 1985 Germany: LP Hansa 206 818-620.
  • 1985 Germany: MC Hansa 406 818-652.
  • 1985 Germany: CD Hansa 610 338-222

References

  1. ^ a b "Offiziellecharts.de – Modern Talking – The 1st Album" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Modern Talking; 'The First Album')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Modern Talking – You're My Heart, You're My Soul". swisscharts.com. Retrieved 21 November 2009.
  4. ^ "Modern Talking – You Can Win If You Want". swisscharts.com. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Modern Talking)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  6. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Modern Talking – The 1st Album" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  7. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Modern Talking – The 1st Album" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  8. ^ "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Eurotipsheet. Vol. 2, no. 32. 12 August 1985. p. 14. OCLC  29800226 – via World Radio History.
  9. ^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN  978-951-1-21053-5.
  10. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Modern Talking – The 1st Album". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  11. ^ Salaverrie, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Madrid: Fundación Autor/SGAE. ISBN  84-8048-639-2.
  12. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Modern Talking – The 1st Album". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  13. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Modern Talking – The 1st Album". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  14. ^ "Jahreshitparade Alben 1985". austriancharts.at (in German). Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  15. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Album 1985". Dutch Charts (in German). Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  16. ^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts – 1985" (in German). Offizielle Deutsche Charts. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  17. ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1985". hitparade.ch (in German). Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  18. ^ a b "European Gold & Platinum Awards 1986" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 3, no. 51/52. 27 December 1986. p. 34. OCLC  29800226 – via World Radio History.
  19. ^ Salaverrie, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (PDF) (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Madrid: Fundación Autor/SGAE. p. 921. ISBN  84-8048-639-2. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1st Album
Studio album by
Released1 April 1985 (1985-04-01)
Recorded1984
Genre Euro disco
Length39:40
Label Hansa
Producer Dieter Bohlen
Modern Talking chronology
The 1st Album
(1985)
Let's Talk About Love
(1985)
Singles from The 1st Album
  1. " You're My Heart, You're My Soul"
    Released: 1984
  2. " You Can Win If You Want"
    Released: 13 March 1985

The 1st Album is the debut studio album by German duo Modern Talking, released on 1 April 1985 by Hansa Records. The album reached number one in Germany on 27 May 1985, spending four weeks atop the chart and 18 weeks within the top 10. [1] It was eventually certified platinum by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI), denoting shipments in excess of 500,000 copies in Germany. [2]

Singles

The album spawned two singles. The lead single, " You're My Heart, You're My Soul", topped the charts in Germany (where it spent four weeks at the top), Austria, Switzerland and Belgium, while charting inside the top five in France, Norway and Sweden. [3] The second single, " You Can Win If You Want", reached number one in Germany and Austria, number two in Switzerland and Belgium, and the top 10 in France and the Netherlands. [4] Both singles attained gold sales status in Germany, having each sold over 250,000 units. [5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Dieter Bohlen, except where noted

Side one
No.TitleLength
1." You're My Heart, You're My Soul"5:36
2." You Can Win If You Want"3:55
3."There's Too Much Blue in Missing You"4:40
4."Diamonds Never Made a Lady"4:05
Side two
No.TitleLength
5."The Night Is Yours – The Night Is Mine"5:30
6."Do You Wanna" (lyrics: Bohlen, Mary Applegate)4:22
7."Lucky Guy"3:31
8."One in a Million"3:44
9."Bells of Paris"4:17
Total length:39:40

Personnel

  • Dieter Bohlen – backing vocals, guitar, production, arrangements
  • Thomas Anders – lead & backing vocals, piano, keyboards
  • Manfred Vormstein – art direction, cover photo
  • Fryderyk Gabowicz – artists photos

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for The 1st Album
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Austria ( IFPI Austria) [18] Platinum 50,000*
Germany ( BVMI) [2] Platinum 500,000^
Poland ( ZPAV) [18] Gold 50,000*
Spain ( PROMUSICAE) [19] Gold 50,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

  • 1985 Germany: LP Hansa 206 818-620.
  • 1985 Germany: MC Hansa 406 818-652.
  • 1985 Germany: CD Hansa 610 338-222

References

  1. ^ a b "Offiziellecharts.de – Modern Talking – The 1st Album" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Modern Talking; 'The First Album')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Modern Talking – You're My Heart, You're My Soul". swisscharts.com. Retrieved 21 November 2009.
  4. ^ "Modern Talking – You Can Win If You Want". swisscharts.com. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Modern Talking)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  6. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Modern Talking – The 1st Album" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  7. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Modern Talking – The 1st Album" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  8. ^ "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Eurotipsheet. Vol. 2, no. 32. 12 August 1985. p. 14. OCLC  29800226 – via World Radio History.
  9. ^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN  978-951-1-21053-5.
  10. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Modern Talking – The 1st Album". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  11. ^ Salaverrie, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Madrid: Fundación Autor/SGAE. ISBN  84-8048-639-2.
  12. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Modern Talking – The 1st Album". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  13. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Modern Talking – The 1st Album". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  14. ^ "Jahreshitparade Alben 1985". austriancharts.at (in German). Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  15. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Album 1985". Dutch Charts (in German). Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  16. ^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts – 1985" (in German). Offizielle Deutsche Charts. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  17. ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1985". hitparade.ch (in German). Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  18. ^ a b "European Gold & Platinum Awards 1986" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 3, no. 51/52. 27 December 1986. p. 34. OCLC  29800226 – via World Radio History.
  19. ^ Salaverrie, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (PDF) (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Madrid: Fundación Autor/SGAE. p. 921. ISBN  84-8048-639-2. Retrieved 31 July 2018.

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