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1986 studio album by Modern Talking
Ready for Romance is the third studio album by German duo Modern Talking . It was released on 26 May 1986 by Hansa Records . The album spent five consecutive weeks atop the German chart,[ 1] and was eventually certified platinum by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI) for shipments in excess of 500,000 copies in Germany.[ 2] It also topped the charts in Austria and Switzerland, while reaching the top 10 in Finland, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain and Sweden.[ 3] [ 4] [ 5] It peaked at number 76 on the UK Albums Chart , becoming the duo's only album to chart in the United Kingdom.[ 6]
Ready for Romance spawned two singles, "Brother Louie " and "Atlantis Is Calling (S.O.S. for Love) ", both of which peaked at number one in Germany and reached the top five in Austria, Sweden and Switzerland.[ 7] [ 8]
Track listing
All tracks written by Dieter Bohlen .
"Brother Louie " – 3:41
"Just We Two (Mona Lisa)" – 3:54
"Lady Lai" – 4:55
"Doctor for My Heart" – 3:16
"Save Me – Don't Break Me" – 3:45
"Atlantis Is Calling (S.O.S. for Love) " – 3:48
"Keep Love Alive" – 3:25
"Hey You" – 3:20
"Angie's Heart" – 3:37
"Only Love Can Break My Heart" – 3:35
Personnel
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
^ a b "Offiziellecharts.de – Modern Talking – Ready for Romance" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts . Retrieved 5 August 2018.
^ a b "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Modern Talking; ' Ready for Romance' )" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie .
^ a b "Austriancharts.at – Modern Talking – Ready for Romance" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
^ a b 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 .
^ a b Salaverrie, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Madrid: Fundación Autor/SGAE . ISBN 84-8048-639-2 .
^ "Modern Talking" (select "Albums" tab) . Official Charts Company . Retrieved 5 August 2018 .
^ "Modern Talking – Brother Louie" . swisscharts.com . Retrieved 21 November 2009 .
^ "Modern Talking – Atlantis Is Calling (S.O.S. For Love)" . swisscharts.com . Retrieved 21 November 2009 .
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Modern Talking – Ready for Romance" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
^ "European Hot 100 Albums" (PDF) . Music & Media . Vol. 3, no. 29. 26 July 1986. OCLC 29800226 . Retrieved 5 August 2018 – via American Radio History.
^ "Le Détail des Albums de chaque Artiste" . InfoDisc (in French). Retrieved 5 August 2018 . Select "MODERN TALKING" from the drop-down menu and click "OK".
^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Modern Talking – Ready for Romance" . Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – Modern Talking – Ready for Romance" . Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Modern Talking – Ready for Romance" . Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved 5 August 2018.
^ "Jahreshitparade Alben 1986" . austriancharts.at (in German). Retrieved 5 August 2018 .
^ "Jaaroverzichten – Album 1986" . dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 August 2018 .
^ "European Hot 100 Albums: Hot 100 of the Year 1986" (PDF) . Music & Media . Vol. 3, no. 51/52. 27 December 1986. p. 35. OCLC 29800226 . Retrieved 5 August 2018 – via American Radio History.
^ "Les Albums (CD) de 1986 par InfoDisc" . InfoDisc (in French). Archived from the original on 9 February 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2018 .
^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts – 1986" . Offizielle Deutsche Charts (in German). Retrieved 5 August 2018 .
^ "Swiss Year-End Charts 1986" . swisscharts.com . Retrieved 5 August 2018 .
^ "European Gold & Platinum Awards 1986" (PDF) . Music & Media . December 27, 1986. p. 34. Retrieved July 7, 2019 .
^ "European Gold & Platinum Awards 1986" (PDF) . Music & Media . December 27, 1986. p. 33. Retrieved July 7, 2019 .
^ "IFPIHK Gold Disc Award − 1988" . IFPI Hong Kong. Retrieved November 30, 2019 .
^ Salaverrie, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (PDF) (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Madrid: Fundación Autor/SGAE. p. 922. ISBN 84-8048-639-2 . Retrieved 5 August 2018 .
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