The Twins (band)
| The Twins | |
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 The Twins in concert at WGT 2011 in Leipzig |
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| General information | |
| origin | Berlin , Germany |
| Genre (s) | Synth pop |
| founding | 1980 |
| Website | the-twins.de |
| Founding members | |
| Sven Dohrow | |
| Ronny Schreinzer | |
The Twins are a German synth pop - band of the 1980s, particularly through its Single Ballet Dancer became known.
history
The group was founded in 1980 in West Berlin by Sven Dohrow (* 1957) and Ronny Schreinzer (* 1958). The two musicians are not related to each other, the band name should be understood in the sense of "two-man company". Musically, they were based on British bands such as Gary Numan's Tubeway Army , Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark or the early Depeche Mode .
The duo had a first notable success with their first single, The Desert Place , which became a hit in discos in Germany and made it to number 67 in the Billboard Dance Music / Club Play Singles . The 1983 single Face to Face - Heart to Heart was also listed under the Dance Music / Club Play Singles and even reached number 17.
The breakthrough experienced the Twins in Italy , where they landed within 18 months three top ten hits: Face to Face - Heart to Heart in 1983 to 4th place, Not the Loving Kind at No. 7 and a year later Ballet Dancer on Place 2.
In January 1984 Ballet Dancer became the first chart success in Germany at number 19 and a month later, at number 10, the duo's only hit single in Switzerland. The accompanying album, A Wild Romance , was also placed in both countries, in Germany at number 30 and in Switzerland at number 14. With the singles Love System (1984, number 27), Love in the Dark (1985, number 55) and Tonight (1993, 80th place), the group made it into the German charts three more times.
In 2003 the German band Master Blaster landed in the top 50 with a cover version of Ballet Dancer .
In 2018, after 25 years, another studio album followed with Living for the Future , with which they seamlessly built on the previous one. In August 2018, the band's biography, written by Sven Dohrow , was also published with the paperback The Adventures of the Twins: Electronic Pop in the 80s .
Discography
Albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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 CH
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 IT
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| 1984 | A wild romance |
DE30 (14 weeks) DE |
CH14 (5 weeks) CH |
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First published: 1983
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more albums
- 1981: Passion Factory
- 1982: Modern Lifestyle
- 1985: Until the End of Time
- 1987: Hold On to Your Dreams
- 1991: Classics • Remixed
- 1993: The Impossible Dream
- 2005: Live in Sweden
- 2018: Living for the Future
Compilations
- 1994: 12 "Classics
- 1998: Ballet Dancer
- 2006: 12 "Classics - The Original Maxi Hits (2 CDs)
- 2008: Singles Collection (2 CDs)
EP
- 1985: Who's the Band?
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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IT
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| 1983 | Face to Face - Heart to Heart Modern Lifestyle |
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IT4 (19 weeks) IT |
published 1982
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| Not the Loving Kind A Wild Romance |
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IT7 (21 weeks) IT |
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| Ballet Dancer A Wild Romance |
DE19 (17 weeks) DE |
CH10 (9 weeks) CH |
IT2 (14 weeks) IT |
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| 1984 | Love System A Wild Romance |
DE27 (10 weeks) DE |
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| 1985 | Love in the Dark Until the End of Time |
DE55 (6 weeks) DE |
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| 1993 | Tonight The Impossible Dream |
DE80 (5 weeks) DE |
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more singles
- 1981: Runaway
- 1981: The Desert Place
- 1982: Birds and Dogs
- 1984: The Game of Chance
- 1985: Deep Within My Heart
- 1986: I Need You
- 1987: Time Will Tell
- 1987: Hold On to Your Dreams
- 1988: One Day
- 1991: Not the Loving Kind (Remixed)
- 1993: Ballet Dancer (Remix)
- 1993: Love Is Blind
- 2002: Face to Face
- 2005: Ballet Dancer (Live Version)
- 2006: Ballet Dancer (Latino Mix)
Videos
- 1994: Video Classics (VHS)
- 2009: Video Classics and Rare Clips (DVD)
Books
- 2018: The Adventures of the Twins: Electronic Pop in the 80s (band biography), Sven Dohrow, SDM-Verlag, 320 pages, ISBN 978-3000598104
Web links
- Official website
- The Twins at Allmusic (English)
- The Twins at Discogs (English)
swell
- ^ Billboard Awards
- ↑ a b M&D chart archive. Musica e dischi , accessed on October 31, 2017 (Italian, paid subscription access).
- ↑ a b c The Twins. In: Official German charts. GfK Entertainment , accessed on October 31, 2017 .
- ↑ a b The Twins. In: Hitparade.ch . Hung Medien, accessed October 31, 2017 .