The 1st Album is the debut studio album by German duo Modern Talking, released on 1 April 1985 by Hansa Records. The album reached number one in Germany on 27 May 1985, spending four weeks atop the chart and 18 weeks within the top 10. It was eventually certified platinum by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI), denoting shipments in excess of 500,000 copies in Germany.

Singles The album spawned two singles. The lead single, "You're My Heart, You're My Soul", topped the charts in Germany (where it spent four weeks at the top), Austria, Switzerland and Belgium, while charting inside the top five in France, Norway and Sweden. The second single, "You Can Win If You Want", reached number one in Germany and Austria, number two in Switzerland and Belgium, and the top 10 in France and the Netherlands. Both singles attained gold sales status in Germany, having each sold over 250,000 units.

Track listing

Personnel Dieter Bohlen – lead vocals (3), guitar, production, arrangements, songwriter Thomas Anders – lead vocals (all but 3) Rolf Köhler – backing vocals, falsetto choir (uncredited) Michael Scholz – backing vocals, falsetto choir (uncredited) Detlef Wiedeke – backing vocals, falsetto choir (uncredited) Birger Corleis – lead vocals (3), backing vocals, falsetto choir (uncredited) Luis Rodriguez – co-producer, arrangements Ralf Stemmann – piano, keyboards, arrangements Manfred Vormstein – art direction, cover photo Fryderyk Gabowicz – artists photos

Charts

Weekly charts + Weekly chart performance for The 1st Album Chart (1985–1986) Peakposition European Albums (Music & Media) 9 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) 1 Spanish Albums (AFYVE) 5

Year-end charts + Year-end chart performance for The 1st Album Chart (1985) Position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) 8 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) 44 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 9 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) 3

Certifications

Release history 1985 Germany: LP Hansa 206 818-620. 1985 Germany: MC Hansa 406 818-652. 1985 Germany: CD Hansa 610 338-222

See also ...Sings Modern Talking: The 1st Album

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