Back for Good (album)

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Back for Good
Modern Talking - Back for Good.jpg
Studio album by
Modern Talking
Released30 March 1998 (1998-03-30)
Length69:20
Label Hansa
Producer
Modern Talking chronology
In the Garden of Venus
(1987)		Back for Good
(1998)		 Alone
(1999)
Singles from Back for Good
  1. "You're My Heart, You're My Soul '98"
    Released: 16 March 1998
  2. "Brother Louie '98"
    Released: 20 July 1998
  3. "Space Mix '98" / "We Take the Chance"
    Released: 23 November 1998

Back for Good is the seventh studio album by German duo Modern Talking, released on 30 March 1998 by Hansa Records, following the reunion of the duo. The album includes new versions of 11 previous singles, four new songs, two remixes and a medley. Back for Good debuted atop the German Albums Chart on 13 April 1998 and spent a total of five weeks at the top. [1] It was eventually certified five-times gold by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI), denoting shipments in excess of 1.25 million units in Germany. [2] The album was also successful outside of Germany, topping the charts in Austria, Finland, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland. [3]

Contents

Music style

The reunion of Thomas Anders and Dieter Bohlen as Modern Talking resulted in a different sound compared to their original 1980s sound. The duo came back recording their materials based on the demand of the central European markets. The singles including "You're My Heart, You're My Soul '98" consisted of up-tempo beats as well as raps performed by Eric Singleton. Most of Modern Talking's materials could no longer be viewed as Europop, instead they were pure electronic music numbers with an exception of some of the tracks on Back for Good including the re-packaged versions of "Lady Lai" and "Give Me Peace on Earth" and the new ballads "I Will Follow You" and "Don't Play with My Heart".

Reception

AllMusic gave the album four stars out of five. [4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Dieter Bohlen

No.TitleLength
1."You're My Heart, You're My Soul" (New Version)3:47
2."Brother Louie" (New Version)3:36
3."I Will Follow You"3:56
4."Cheri, Cheri Lady" (New Version)3:00
5."You Can Win If You Want" (New Version)3:25
6."Don't Play with My Heart"3:23
7."Atlantis Is Calling" (New Version)3:20
8."Geronimo's Cadillac" (New Version)3:02
9."Give Me Peace on Earth" (New Version)4:08
10."We Take the Chance"3:59
11."Jet Airliner" (New Version)3:51
12."Lady Lai" (New Version)4:56
13."Anything Is Possible"3:36
14."In 100 Years" (New Version)3:53
15."Angie's Heart" (New Version)3:28
16."You're My Heart, You're My Soul" (Modern Talking Mix '98) (featuring Eric Singleton)3:10
17."You Can Win If You Want" (Original No.1 Mix '84)3:40
18."No. 1 Hit Medley"7:03

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Back for Good
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Belgium (BEA) [30] Platinum50,000*
Finland (Musiikkituottajat) [31] Platinum74,348 [31]
France (SNEP) [32] Platinum300,000*
Germany (BVMI) [2] 5× Gold1,250,000^
Italy (FIMI) [33] 2× Platinum200,000*
Latvia (LaMPA) [34] Platinum8,000 [34]
Netherlands (NVPI) [35] Gold50,000^
Poland (ZPAV) [36] Platinum100,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [37] Platinum100,000^
Sweden (GLF) [38] 2× Platinum160,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [39] 2× Platinum100,000^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI) [40] 3× Platinum3,000,000*

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

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