Let's Talk About Love (Modern Talking album)

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Let's Talk About Love
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Studio album by
Modern Talking
Released14 October 1985 (1985-10-14)
Recorded1985
Genre Euro disco
Length37:59
Label Hansa
Producer Dieter Bohlen
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

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]

Contents

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

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

Charts

Certifications

Certification for Let's Talk About Love
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria) [18] Platinum50,000*
Germany (BVMI) [3] Platinum500,000^
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong) [19] Gold10,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [20] Gold50,000^

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

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