Let's Talk About Love (Modern Talking album)

Let's Talk About Love is the second studio album by German duo Modern Talking, released on 14 October 1985 by Hansa Records. The album peaked at number two in Germany, spending four weeks at that position.[1] After spending 11 weeks within the top 10 and 44 weeks altogether on the German chart,[2] it eventually earned a platinum certification from the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI) for shipments in excess of 500,000 copies in Germany.[3]

Let's Talk About Love
Studio album by
Released14 October 1985 (1985-10-14)
Recorded1985
GenreEuro disco
Length37:59
LabelHansa
Producer
Modern Talking chronology
The 1st Album
(1985)
Let's Talk About Love
(1985)
Ready for Romance
(1986)
Singles from Let's Talk About Love
  1. "Cheri, Cheri Lady"
    Released: 2 September 1985

The album's only single, "Cheri, Cheri Lady", spent four weeks at the top of the German Singles Chart,[4] while also topping the charts in Austria, Norway and Switzerland.[5]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Dieter Bohlen

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Cheri, Cheri Lady"3:45
2."With a Little Love"3:33
3."Wild Wild Water"4:17
4."You're the Lady of My Heart"3:18
5."Just Like an Angel"3:13
Side two
No.TitleLength
6."Heaven Will Know"4:01
7."Love Don't Live Here Anymore"4:20
8."Why Did You Do It Just Tonight"4:21
9."Don't Give Up"3:18
10."Let's Talk About Love"3:53
Total length:37:59

Personnel

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  • Dieter Bohlen – guitar, production, arrangements, backing vocals, falsetto choir
  • Thomas Anders – lead vocals, piano, keyboards
  • Luis Rodriguez – co-production
  • Gerd Tratz – artists photos
  • Andreas Grassl – artists photos
  • Manfred Vormstein – art direction, photo design

Charts

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Certifications

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Certification for Let's Talk About Love
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)[18] Platinum 50,000*
Germany (BVMI)[3] Platinum 500,000^
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong)[19] Gold 10,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[20] Gold 50,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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  • 1985 Germany: LP Hansa 207 080-630
  • 1985 Germany: MC Hansa 407 080-630
  • 1985 Germany: CD Hansa 610 522-222

References

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  1. ^ a b "Offiziellecharts.de – Modern Talking – Let's Talk About Love" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Album Let's Talk About Love von Modern Talking". Chartsurfer.de (in German). Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 8 November 2010.
  3. ^ a b "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Modern Talking; 'Let's Talk About Love')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Modern Talking – Cheri, Cheri Lady" (in German). Offizielle Deutsche Charts. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Modern Talking – Cheri, Cheri Lady". swisscharts.com. Retrieved 21 November 2009.
  6. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Modern Talking – Let's Talk About Love" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  7. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Modern Talking – Let's Talk About Love" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  8. ^ "European Hot 100 Albums" (PDF). Eurotipsheet. Vol. 2, no. 51/52. 23 December 1985. p. 31. 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 – Let's Talk About Love". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  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 – Let's Talk About Love". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  13. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Modern Talking – Let's Talk About Love". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 November 2009.
  14. ^ "Jahreshitparade Alben 1986". austriancharts.at (in German). Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  15. ^ "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 – via World Radio History.
  16. ^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts – 1986" (in German). Offizielle Deutsche Charts. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  17. ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1986". 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. ^ "IFPIHK Gold Disc Award − 1988". IFPI Hong Kong. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  20. ^ 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 30 October 2019.