Love Is No Crime

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Love Is No Crime
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Studio album by
Released12 October 1987 (1987-10-12)
Genre Euro disco, synthpop
Length46:26
Label Coconut Records 258 670
Producer Tony Hendrik, Karin Hartmann
Bad Boys Blue chronology
Heart Beat
(1986)
Love Is No Crime
(1987)
My Blue World
(1988)
Singles from Love Is No Crime

Love Is No Crime is the third studio album by German band Bad Boys Blue. It was released on 12 October 1987 by Coconut Records. The album includes one international hit, "Come Back and Stay". [1] Two singles were released from the record: "Come Back and Stay" and "Gimme Gimme Your Lovin' (Little Lady)".

Contents

Hans-Jürgen Fritz, who used to play keyboards for the german prog band Triumvirat, makes a comeback appearance on keyboards and drum programming. He also co-wrote 3 songs and helped on the arrangements.

Track listing

  1. "Come Back and Stay" – 7:35 [2]
  2. "If You Call on Me" – 3:32
  3. "Victim of Your Love" – 4:29
  4. "Love Is No Crime" – 3:35
  5. "Gimme Gimme Your Lovin' (Little Lady)" – 3:49
  6. "I Remember Mary" – 4:57
  7. "Charlene" – 4:26
  8. "Inside of Me" – 4:34
  9. "Why (Misty Eyes)" – 4:57
  10. "Kiss You All Over, Baby (New Version)" – 4:12

Personnel

Bad Boys Blue
Additional personnel

Credits

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