Some Hearts Are Diamonds

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Some Hearts Are Diamonds
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 1986
StudioStudio 33, Hamburg
Genre Soft rock
Length37:37
Label Hansa
Producer Dieter Bohlen, Luis Rodríguez
Singles from Some Hearts Are Diamonds
  1. "Midnight Lady"
    Released: 1986
  2. "Some Hearts Are Diamonds"
    Released: 1986
  3. "No Arms Can Ever Hold You / Hunters of the Night"
    Released: 1986

Some Hearts Are Diamonds is the second solo album by Chris Norman, released in 1986 by Hansa Records. [1] Dieter Bohlen, formerly of Modern Talking, produced the album and wrote several of the songs.

Contents

The lead single, "Midnight Lady", was a number one hit throughout much of Europe. [2]

Track listing

Some Hearts Are Diamonds track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Some Hearts Are Diamonds" Dieter Bohlen 3:46
2."Hunters of the Night" Chris Norman, Bohlen4:06
3."Chain Reaction"Norman, Pete Spencer3:43
4."It's a Tragedy"Norman, Spencer3:46
5."No Arms Can Ever Hold You"Bohlen3:46
6."Midnight Lady"Bohlen4:12
7."Love for Sale"Norman, Spencer3:28
8."Love Is..."Bohlen3:32
9."Stop at Nothing"Norman, Spencer3:31
10."Till the Night We'll Meet Again"Bohlen4:13

Charts

Chart performance for Some Hearts Are Diamonds
Chart (1986)Peak
position
Austria (Top 75 Albums) [3] 22
Germany (Top100 Albums) [4] 14
Norway (Top 40 Albums) [5] 9
Switzerland (Albums Top 100) [6] 9

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