In the Garden of Venus | ||||
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Released | 30 November 1987 | |||
Recorded | 1987 | |||
Genre | Euro disco | |||
Length | 33:47 | |||
Label | Hansa | |||
Producer | Dieter Bohlen | |||
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Singles from In the Garden of Venus | ||||
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In the Garden of Venus is the sixth studio album by German duo Modern Talking, released on 30 November 1987 by Hansa Records. Due to lack of promotion, the album failed to match the commercial success compare to the duo's previous releases. In the Garden of Venus is also the last album before Modern Talking's first official separation in 1987; the duo, however, reunited in 1998 and released the comeback album Back for Good . The album's only single, "In 100 Years...", charted at number 30 in Germany.
All tracks are written by Dieter Bohlen
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "In 100 Years..." | 3:57 |
2. | "Don't Let It Get You Down" | 3:40 |
3. | "Who Will Save the World" | 3:45 |
4. | "A Telegram to Your Heart" | 2:50 |
5. | "It's Christmas" | 3:52 |
No. | Title | Length |
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6. | "Don't Lose My Number" | 3:10 |
7. | "Slow Motion" | 3:40 |
8. | "Locomotion Tango" | 3:49 |
9. | "Good Girls Go to Heaven – Bad Girls Go to Everywhere" | 3:37 |
10. | "In 100 Years (Reprise)" | 1:27 |
Total length: | 33:47 |
Chart (1987) | Peak position |
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European Albums ( Music & Media ) [2] | 39 |
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [3] | 24 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [4] | 35 |
Spanish Albums (AFYVE) [5] | 23 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [6] | 49 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Spain (PROMUSICAE) [7] | Gold | 50,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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