Romantic Warriors

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Romantic Warriors
Romanticwarriorsalbum.jpg
Studio album by
Released8 June 1987
Recorded1986–1987
Genre Euro disco
Length38:10
Label Hansa
Producer
Modern Talking chronology
In the Middle of Nowhere
(1986)
Romantic Warriors
(1987)
In the Garden of Venus
(1987)
Singles from Romantic Warriors
  1. "Jet Airliner"
    Released: 18 May 1987
  2. "Don't Worry"
    Released: 1987
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Romantic Warriors is the fifth studio album by German duo Modern Talking, released on 8 June 1987 by Hansa Records. It contains the single "Jet Airliner", which reached the top 10 in Germany and Austria, while entering the top 20 in Switzerland and Sweden. [2] The album peaked at number three in Germany on 6 July 1987 and spent total of four weeks within the top 10. [3]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Dieter Bohlen

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Jet Airliner"4:19
2."Like a Hero"3:45
3."Don't Worry"3:31
4."Blinded by Your Love"4:02
5."Romantic Warriors"3:59
Side two
No.TitleLength
6."Arabian Gold"3:43
7."We Still Have Dreams"3:18
8."Operator Gimme 609"3:39
9."You and Me"4:04
10."Charlene"3:50
Total length:38:10

Personnel

Chart

Chart performance for Romantic Warriors
Chart (1987)Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [4] 6
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [5] 35
European Albums ( Music & Media ) [6] 17
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [7] 7
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [3] 3
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [8] 10
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [9] 15
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [10] 8

Certifications

Certifications for Romantic Warriors
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong) [11] Gold10,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [12] Platinum100,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [13] Gold25,000^

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

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