Game of Love (album)

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Game of Love
Bad Boys Blue - Game of Love.jpg
Studio album by
Released22 October 1990
StudioCoconut (Hennef)
Genre Synth-pop
Length37:37
Label Coconut
Producer
Bad Boys Blue chronology
The Fifth
(1989)
Game of Love
(1990)
House of Silence
(1991)
Singles from Game of Love
  1. "How I Need You"
    Released: 9 April 1990
  2. "Queen of Hearts"
    Released: 1990
  3. "Jungle in My Heart"
    Released: January 1991

Game of Love is the sixth studio album by Bad Boys Blue, released on 22 October 1990 by Coconut Records. The record includes three singles: "How I Need You", "Queen of Hearts" and "Jungle in My Heart". John McInerney performed all the songs. The album was certified gold in Finland in 1991. [1]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Tony Hendrik and Karin van Haaren.

Game of Love– Standard edition
No.TitleLength
1."Queen of Hearts"4:11
2."Jungle in My Heart"3:38
3."I Don't Know Her Name"3:23
4."Jenny, Come Home"3:49
5."Chains of Love"3:46
6."How I Need You"3:37
7."I Need a Woman"4:12
8."I Don't Wanna Lose You"3:13
9."I am Your Believer"3:32
10."Queen of Hearts (Remix)"4:16
Total length:37:37

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes. [2]

Production

Charts

Weekly chart performance for Game of Love
Chart (1990)Peak
position
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [3] 7

Certifications and sales

Certifications and sales for Game of Love
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Finland (Musiikkituottajat) [4] Gold32,682 [4]

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References

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  2. Game of Love (Liner notes). Bad Boys Blue. Coconut Records. 1990. 261 059.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. Pennanen, Timo (2021). "Sisältää hitin: Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021" (PDF) (in Finnish). Musiikkiarkisto. p. 24. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 June 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
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