Let's Talk About Love (Modern Talking Album)
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Publication |
October 14, 1985 |
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| Label (s) | BMG , Hansa Records | |||
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CD, LP, MC |
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Title (number) |
10 |
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| occupation | Dieter Bohlen , Thomas Anders | |||
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Dieter Bohlen |
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Let's Talk About Love is the second studio album by the German pop duo Modern Talking . The subtitle is The 2nd Album . It was published by BMG / Hansa in October 1985 .
History and content
After the success of The 1st Album - over a million records were sold by autumn - the pop duo's second album was released just six months later. At this point in time, Dieter Bohlen had already written over 1,000 pieces, including for various other artists. The first release Cheri, Cheri Lady was released in early September 1985 and made it to the top of the German single charts, where it stayed for four weeks.
All pieces on the album were written by Dieter Bohlen , Thomas Anders sang. They usually have a speed of 120 beats per minute, some pieces are also ballads. In terms of content, the titles are mostly about love and romances.
layout
Manfred Vormstein was again responsible for the design . Andreas Grassl and Gerd Tratz contributed photographs. The cover shows different colored glass balls on a perspective distorted chessboard-like pattern.
Success and criticism
The album became a sales success again. It reached number two in Germany - where it remained on the chart for 43 weeks -, number four in Austria and number one in Switzerland . High chart positions were also recorded in the Netherlands and Scandinavia . From Let's Talk About Love 1985 250.000 copies have been sold by early November. In Scandinavia it was the album with the highest pre-orders since Abba's albums . Der Spiegel spoke of "sugary" compositions by Bohlen.
Track list
| # | title | Author (s) | Producer (s) | length |
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| 1 | Cheri, Cheri lady | Dieter Bohlen | Dieter Bohlen | 3:45 |
| 2 | With a little love | 3:33 | ||
| 3 | Wild Wild Water | 4:17 | ||
| 4th | You're the Lady of My Heart | 3:18 | ||
| 5 | Just Like an Angel | 3:13 | ||
| 6th | Heaven will know | 4:01 | ||
| 7th | Love Don't Live Here Anymore | 4:20 | ||
| 8th | Why Did You Do It Just Tonight | 4:21 | ||
| 9 | Don't give up | 3:18 | ||
| 10 | Let's talk about love | 3:53 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b https://www.offiziellecharts.de/album-details-316
- ↑ a b https://www.discogs.com/de/Modern-Talking-Lets-Talk-About-Love-The-2nd-Album/release/539867
- ↑ a b c POP MUSIC: Brush the heart . In: Der Spiegel . No. 46 , 1985 ( online ).
- ↑ https://www.offiziellecharts.de/titel-details-1320