The 1st Album (Modern Talking album)

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]

The 1st Album
Studio album by
Modern Talking
Released1 April 1985 (1985-04-01)
Recorded1984
GenreEuro disco
Length39:40
LabelHansa
ProducerDieter 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

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 CertificationCertified 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. "Offiziellecharts.de – Modern Talking – The 1st Album" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  2. "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. "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.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.