Year of the Dragon is the ninth studio album by German duo Modern Talking, released on 28 February 2000 by Hansa Records. The album entered the German Albums Chart at number three on 13 March 2000 and spent two weeks in the top five.[1] It has been certified platinum by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI), denoting shipments in excess of 300,000 units in Germany.[2]
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| Released | 28 February 2000 | |||
| Recorded | 1999 | |||
| Genre | Euro disco | |||
| Length | 72:00 | |||
| Label | Hansa | |||
| Producer | Dieter Bohlen | |||
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Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Dieter Bohlen, except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "China in Her Eyes" | 4:22 | |
| 2. | "Don't Take Away My Heart" | 3:54 | |
| 3. | "It's Your Smile" | 3:31 | |
| 4. | "Cosmic Girl" | 3:41 | |
| 5. | "After Your Love Is Gone" | 3:41 | |
| 6. | "Girl Out of My Dreams" | 3:10 | |
| 7. | "My Lonely Girl" | 4:00 | |
| 8. | "No Face, No Name, No Number" | 3:59 | |
| 9. | "Can't Let You Go" | 4:22 | |
| 10. | "Part Time Lover" | 3:11 | |
| 11. | "Time Is on My Side" | 3:37 | |
| 12. | "I'll Never Fall in Love Again" | 4:39 | |
| 13. | "Avec toi" | 3:52 | |
| 14. | "I'm Not Guilty" | 3:39 | |
| 15. | "Fight for the Right Love" | 3:42 | |
| 16. | "Walking in the Rain of Paris" | 3:41 | |
| 17. | "Fly to the Moon" | 3:37 | |
| 18. | "Love Is Forever" | Thomas Anders | 3:24 |
| 19. | "China in Her Eyes" (featuring Eric Singleton) | 3:10 |
Personnel
edit- Dieter Bohlen – production
- Thomas Anders – lead & backing vocals, piano, keyboards
- Rolf Köhler – backing vocals, falsetto choir (uncredited)
- Michael Scholz – backing vocals, falsetto choir (uncredited)
- Detlef Wiedeke – backing vocals, falsetto choir (uncredited)
- Luis Rodríguez – co-production
- Amadeus Crotti – keyboards (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 17, 19)
- Lalo Titenkov – keyboards (tracks 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18)
- Wolfgang Wilde – photos
- Ronald Reinsberg – cover design, art direction
Charts
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Weekly chartsedit
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Year-end chartsedit
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Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Germany (BVMI)[2] | Platinum | 300,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^ a b "Offiziellecharts.de – Modern Talking – 2000 - Year of the Dragon" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ a b "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Modern Talking; '2000 - Year of the Dragon')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Modern Talking – 2000 - Year of the Dragon" (in German). Hung Medien.
- ^ "Top National Sellers" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 17, no. 15. 8 April 2000. p. 21. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
- ^ "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 17, no. 13. 25 March 2000. p. 12. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
- ^ "Modern Talking: 2000 - Year of the Dragon" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
- ^ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2000. 12. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Modern Talking – 2000 - Year of the Dragon". Hung Medien.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Modern Talking – 2000 - Year of the Dragon". Hung Medien.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Modern Talking – 2000 - Year of the Dragon". Hung Medien.
- ^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts – 2000" (in German). Offizielle Deutsche Charts. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2000". hitparade.ch (in German). Retrieved 25 July 2021.
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