The 1st Album (Modern Talking album)
The 1st Album is the debut album by Modern Talking, released on 1 April 1985 in Germany. The album contains two international hits "You're My Heart, You're My Soul" and "You Can Win If You Want", the first one of which peaked at No. 1 in many countries including Germany (where it spent six weeks at the top), Switzerland and Austria while entering the top-5 in other countries like France, Norway, Sweden.[1][2] Both singles reached a gold status in Germany selling over 250,000 units respectively.[3]
The 1st Album, which was released by Hansa Records label and distributed by Ariola, BMG peaked at No. 1 in Germany on May 27, 1985, almost two months after it was released.[1] The album spent total of 4 weeks at the top and 18 weeks within the top-10, it eventually went platinum selling well over 500,000 units in Germany alone.[3][4]
The lead vocals on The 1st Album were produced by Thomas Anders with an exception of only one track "There’s Too Much Blue In Missing You", the vocals of which were produced by Dieter Bohlen.
Track listing
- "You're My Heart, You're My Soul" — 5:36
- "You Can Win If You Want" — 3:53
- "There's Too Much Blue In Missing You" — 4:41
- "Diamonds Never Made a Lady" — 4:05
- "The Night Is Yours - The Night Is Mine" — 5:32
- "Do You Wanna" — 4:24
- "Lucky Guy" — 3:31
- "One In a Million" — 3:43
- "Bells of Paris" — 4:16
Charts
| Chart (1985) |
Peak Position |
Weeks on Chart |
| Germany |
1[1] |
43 |
| Sweden |
12[5] |
10 |
| Norway |
5[5] |
20 |
| Switzerland |
2[5] |
32 |
| Austria |
2[5] |
32 |
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