Year of the Dragon (Modern Talking album)

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Year of the Dragon
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Studio album by
Released28 February 2000
Recorded1999
Genre Euro disco
Length72:00
Label Hansa
Producer Dieter Bohlen
Modern Talking chronology
Alone
(1999)
Year of the Dragon
(2000)
America
(2001)
Singles from Year of the Dragon
  1. "China in Her Eyes"
    Released: 31 January 2000
  2. "Don't Take Away My Heart"
    Released: 2 May 2000

Year of the Dragon is the ninth studio album by German duo Modern Talking, released on 28 February 2000 by Hansa Records. The album entered the German Albums Chart at number three on 13 March 2000 and spent two weeks in the top five. [1] It has been certified platinum by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI), denoting shipments in excess of 300,000 units in Germany. [2]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Dieter Bohlen, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."China in Her Eyes" 4:22
2."Don't Take Away My Heart" 3:54
3."It's Your Smile" 3:31
4."Cosmic Girl" 3:41
5."After Your Love Is Gone" 3:41
6."Girl Out of My Dreams" 3:10
7."My Lonely Girl" 4:00
8."No Face, No Name, No Number" 3:59
9."Can't Let You Go" 4:22
10."Part Time Lover" 3:11
11."Time Is on My Side" 3:37
12."I'll Never Fall in Love Again" 4:39
13."Avec toi" 3:52
14."I'm Not Guilty" 3:39
15."Fight for the Right Love" 3:42
16."Walking in the Rain of Paris" 3:41
17."Fly to the Moon" 3:37
18."Love Is Forever" Thomas Anders 3:24
19."China in Her Eyes" (featuring Eric Singleton) 3:10

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Year of the Dragon
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI) [2] Platinum300,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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