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Alone is the eighth studio album by German duo Modern Talking,released on 19 February 1999 by Hansa Records. The album was supported by two singles,"You Are Not Alone" and "Sexy,Sexy Lover",which reached numbers seven and 15 in Germany,respectively. The album debuted atop the German Albums Chart on 8 March 1999,spending four consecutive weeks at the top and 27 weeks altogether on the chart. Alone was eventually certified platinum by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI),denoting shipments in excess of 500,000 units in Germany.
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. After spending 11 weeks within the top 10 and 44 weeks altogether on the German chart,it eventually earned a platinum certification from the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI) for shipments in excess of 500,000 copies in Germany.
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Twilight is the third album released by Blue System. It was released on 9 October 1989 by BMG Ariola and was produced by Dieter Bohlen.
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- ↑ "Modern Talking: Dieter macht Schluss mit Thomas". Stern (in German). June 8, 2003. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
- ↑ "Prozess: Dieter Bohlen verliert gegen Thomas Anders". fan-lexikon.de (in German). June 17, 2005. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
- ↑ "Prozess gegen Bohlen: Thomas Anders verliert Millionen-Klage". spiegel.de (in German). February 17, 2005. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
- ↑ Back for Gold at Discogs (list of releases)
