Victory (Modern Talking album)
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| Released | 18 March 2002 | |||
| Recorded | 2001 | |||
| Genre | Euro disco | |||
| Length | 55:01 | |||
| Label | Hansa | |||
| Producer | Dieter Bohlen | |||
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| Singles from Victory | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Muzykalnaya Gazeta | Mixed[1] |
Victory is the eleventh studio album by German duo Modern Talking, released on 18 March 2002 by Hansa Records. Two singles were released from the album, "Ready for the Victory" and "Juliet", which charted at numbers seven and 25 in Germany, respectively.[2] Victory debuted at number one on the German Albums Chart on 1 April 2002, spending four weeks within the top 10 and 15 weeks altogether on chart.[3] The album has been certified gold by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI), denoting shipments in excess of 150,000 units in Germany.[4]
Track listing[edit]
All tracks are written by Dieter Bohlen, except "Love to Love You" by Thomas Anders
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ready for the Victory" | 3:31 |
| 2. | "I'm Gonna Be Strong" | 3:30 |
| 3. | "Don't Make Me Blue" | 3:52 |
| 4. | "Juliet" | 3:37 |
| 5. | "Higher Than Heaven" | 3:33 |
| 6. | "You're Not Lisa" | 3:05 |
| 7. | "When the Sky Rained Fire" | 3:41 |
| 8. | "Summer in December" | 3:36 |
| 9. | "10 Seconds to Countdown" | 3:20 |
| 10. | "Love to Love You" | 3:29 |
| 11. | "Blue Eyed Coloured Girl" | 4:13 |
| 12. | "We Are the Children of the World" | 3:16 |
| 13. | "Mrs. Robota" | 3:27 |
| 14. | "If I..." | 4:50 |
| 15. | "Who Will Love You Like I Do" | 4:01 |
Personnel[edit]
- Dieter Bohlen – production
- Axel Breitung – co-production, arrangements (tracks 1, 7, 9)
- Thorsten Brötzmann – co-production, arrangements (tracks 2, 4, 12, 13, 15)
- Lalo Titenkov – co-production, arrangements (tracks 8, 10, 11, 14)
- Kay M. Nickold – co-production, arrangements (track 5)
- Werner Becker – co-production, arrangements (tracks 3, 6)
- Manfred Esser – photos
- Stephan Pick – photos
- Ronald Reinsberg – artwork
Charts[edit]
Weekly charts[edit]
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Year-end charts[edit]
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Certifications[edit]
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Germany (BVMI)[4] | Gold | 150,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References[edit]
- ^ Stripped (2002). "Modern Talking: Victory". Muzykalnaya Gazeta (in Russian). No. 35. Archived from the original on 21 May 2008. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
- ^ "Modern Talking | Single-Chartverfolgung". Musicline.com (in German). Archived from the original on 19 September 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2009.
- ^ a b "Offiziellecharts.de – Modern Talking – Victory" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts.
- ^ a b "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Modern Talking; 'Victory')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Modern Talking – Victory" (in German). Hung Medien.
- ^ "Oficiální česká hitparáda IFPI ČR – 16. týden 2002". Marketing & Media (in Czech). 12 April 2002. Archived from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 20, no. 15. 6 April 2002. p. 12. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
- ^ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2002. 13. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Modern Talking – Victory". Hung Medien.
- ^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts – 2002" (in German). Offizielle Deutsche Charts. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
