Motivation (Moti Special album)

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Motivation
Moti Special Motivation.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 1985
StudioData Alpha, Rainbow and Weryton, Munich
Genre Synth-pop
Label Teldec
Producer
Moti Special chronology
Motivation
(1985)
Dancing for Victory
(1990)
Singles from Motivation
  1. "Cold Days, Hot Nights"
    Released: March 1984
  2. "Don't Be So Shy"
    Released: June 1985
  3. "Stop! Girls Go Crazy"
    Released: November 1985

Motivation is the first studio album of Moti Special, released in 1985 by Teldec label. The band members were: Danish guitarist Nils Tuxen, Romanian keyboardist Michael Cretu, bassist and vocalist Manfred "Thissy" Thiers, and drummer Reinhard "Dickie" Tarrach. The album reached # 20 in the Germany charts.

Contents

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Don't Be So Shy"
3:29
2."Spirit of Ecstasy"
  • Thiers
  • Palmer-James
4:25
3."How to Treat Tough Girls"
  • Thiers
  • Palmer-James
3:33
4."Cold Days, Hot Nights"
  • Thiers
  • Palmer-James
3:42
5."Visions of You"
3:23
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Motivation"
  • Thiers
  • Cretu
  • Palmer-James
4:52
2."She's a Heartbreaker"Thiers4:20
3."Every Minute"Thiers3:20
4."Stop! Girls Go Crazy"
  • Thiers
  • Tuxen
5:14

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1985)Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [1] 20

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