Motivation (Moti Special album)
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| Motivation | ||||
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| Released | 1985 | |||
| Recorded | Data Alpha, Rainbow & Weryton (Munich) | |||
| Genre | Synthpop | |||
| Label | Teldec | |||
| Producer | Michael Cretu, Armand Volker, Moti Special | |||
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Motivation is the first studio album of Moti Special, released in 1985 by Teldec label. The band members were: Danish guitarist Nils Tuxen, Romanian keyboardist Michael Cretu, bassist and vocalist Manfred "Thissy" Thiers, and drummer Reinhard "Dickie" Tarrach. The album reached # 20 in the Germany charts.
Track listing
Side One
- «Don't Be So Shy» (Thiers/Palmer-James) — 3:30
- «Spirit of Ecstasy» (Thiers/Palmer-James) — 4:08
- «How to Treat Tough Girls» (Thiers/Palmer-James) — 3:31
- «Cold Days, Hot Nights» (Thiers/Palmer-James) — 3:40
- «Visions of You» (Thiers/Cretu/Tarrach/Tuxen) — 3:23
Side Two
- «Motivation» (Thiers/Cretu/Palmes-James) — 4:41
- «She's a Heartbreaker» (Thiers) — 4:26
- «Every Minute» (Thiers) — 3:26
- «Stop! Girls Go Crazy» (Thiers/Tuxen) — 5:08
Personnel
- Tissy Thiers — vocalist, bassist
- Michael Cretu — keyboardist, recording, producer
- Dicky Tarrach — drummer
- Nils Tuxen — guitarist
- Armand Volker — recording, producer
- Moti Special — producer
Singles
- «Stop! Girls Go Crazy» / «Visions of You» (1984)
- «Cold Days Hot Nights» / «Out of Tune» (1985) GER #3, SWI #4
- «Don't Be So Shy» / «No Way» (1985) GER #9, SWI #10
- «Stop! Girls Go Crazy» / «Every Minute» (1985) GER #53