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			{{Short description\|1986 studio album by Modern Talking}}
	'''Ready For Romance''' was the third ] album released in ]. Some songs from this album were quite successful like Brother Louie, Atlantis is Calling (S.O.S. For Love) and Just We Two (Mona Lisa). This album was released by Hansa label and sold by BMG in many countries.
			{{Infobox album
			\| name = Ready for Romance
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			\| alt =
			\| released = {{start date\|1986\|5\|26\|df=yes}}
			\| recorded = November 1985 – February 1986
			\| studio = Studio 33 (Hamburg)
			\| genre = ]
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			\| label = ]
			\| producer = {{hlist\|]\|]}}
			\| prev_title = ]
			\| prev_year = 1985
			\| next_title = ]
			\| next_year = 1986
			\| misc = {{Singles
			\| name = Ready for Romance
			\| type = studio
			\| single1 = ]
			\| single1date = 27 January 1986
			\| single2 = ]
			\| single2date = 28 April 1986
			}}
			}}
			'''''Ready for Romance''''' is the third studio album by German duo ], released on 26 May 1986 by ]. The album spent five consecutive weeks at the top of the German chart<ref name="GER"/> and was eventually certified platinum by the ] (BVMI) for shipments in excess of 710,000 copies in Germany.<ref name="BVMI"/> It also topped the charts in Austria and Switzerland, while reaching the top 10 in Finland, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain and Sweden.<ref name="AUT"/><ref name="FIN"/><ref name="SPA"/> It peaked at number 76 on the ], becoming the band's only album to chart in the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/22589/modern-talking/ \|title=Modern Talking \|publisher=] \|access-date=5 August 2018}}</ref>

			Two singles were released from ''Ready for Romance'', "]" and "]", both of which reached number one in Germany and charted within the top five in Austria, Sweden and Switzerland; "Brother Louie" also reached number 4 in the UK, their highest charting single there.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Modern+Talking&titel=Brother+Louie&cat=s \|title=Modern Talking – Brother Louie \|website=swisscharts.com \|access-date=21 November 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Modern+Talking&titel=Atlantis+Is+Calling+%28S%2EO%2ES%2E+For+Love%29&cat=s \|title=Modern Talking – Atlantis Is Calling (S.O.S. For Love) \|website=swisscharts.com \|access-date=21 November 2009}}</ref>
	==The Tracks==

			==Track listing==
	1.Brother Loui
			{{Track listing
			\| all_writing = ]
			\| headline = Side one
			\| title1 = ]
			\| length1 = 3:41
			\| title2 = Just We Two (Mona Lisa)
			\| length2 = 3:54
			\| title3 = Lady Lai
			\| length3 = 4:55
			\| title4 = Doctor for My Heart
			\| length4 = 3:16
			\| title5 = Save Me – Don't Break Me
			\| length5 = 3:45
			}}
			{{Track listing
			\| headline = Side two
			\| title6 = ]
			\| length6 = 3:48
			\| title7 = Keep Love Alive
			\| length7 = 3:25
			\| title8 = Hey You
			\| length8 = 3:20
			\| title9 = Angie's Heart
			\| length9 = 3:37
			\| title10 = Only Love Can Break My Heart
			\| length10 = 3:35
			\| total_length = 37:16
			}}

			===UK edition===
	2.Just We Two (Mona Lisa)
			{{Track listing
			\| headline = Side one
			\| title1 = Brother Louie
			\| length1 = 3:41
			\| title2 = Just We Two (Mona Lisa)
			\| length2 = 3:54
			\| title3 = Lady Lai
			\| length3 = 4:55
			\| title4 = Doctor for My Heart
			\| length4 = 3:16
			\| title5 = Save Me – Don't Break Me
			\| length5 = 3:45
			\| title6 = ]
			\| length6 = 3:45
			}}
			{{Track listing
			\| headline = Side two
			\| title7 = Atlantis Is Calling (S.O.S. for Love)
			\| length7 = 3:48
			\| title8 = Keep Love Alive
			\| length8 = 3:25
			\| title9 = Hey You
			\| length9 = 3:20
			\| title10 = Angie's Heart
			\| length10 = 3:37
			\| title11 = Only Love Can Break My Heart
			\| length11 = 3:35
			\| title12 = ]
			\| length12 = 5:36
			\| total_length = 46:37
			}}

			==Personnel==
	3.Lady Lai
			* ] – guitar, production, arrangements, backing vocals, falsetto choir
			* ] – lead vocals, piano, keyboards
			* Luis Rodriguez – co-production
			* Manfred Vormstein – art direction, design, cover photo
			* Matthias Kortemeier – design
			* Didi Zill – artists photo

			==Charts==
	4.Doctor For My Heart
			{{col-begin}}
			{{col-2}}

			===Weekly charts===
	5.Atlantis is Calling (S.O.S For Love)
			{\| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
			\|+ Weekly chart performance for ''Ready for Romance''
			! scope="col"\| Chart (1986)
			! scope="col"\| Peak<br/>position
			\|-
			{{album chart\|Austria\|1\|artist=Modern Talking\|album=Ready for Romance\|rowheader=true\|access-date=5 August 2018\|refname="AUT"}}
			\|-
			{{album chart\|Netherlands\|7\|artist=Modern Talking\|album=Ready for Romance\|rowheader=true\|access-date=5 August 2018}}
			\|-
			! scope="row"\| ] ('']'')<ref>{{cite magazine \|title=European Hot 100 Albums \|magazine=] \|volume=3 \|issue=29 \|date=26 July 1986 \|oclc=29800226}}</ref>
			\| 11
			\|-
			! scope="row"\| Finnish Albums (])<ref name="FIN">{{cite book \|last=Pennanen \|first=Timo \|section=Modern Talking \|url=https://musiikkiarkisto.fi/oa/_tiedostot/julkaisut/sisaltaa-hitin.pdf \|title=Sisältää hitin – Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 \|language=fi \|edition=2nd \|location=Helsinki \|publisher=] \|year=2021 \|page=173 \|isbn=978-952-7460-01-6}}</ref>
			\| 3
			\|-
			! scope="row"\| French Albums (])<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.infodisc.fr/Album_Liste_Selection2.php?Lettre=F \|title=Le Détail des Albums de chaque Artiste \|website=InfoDisc \|language=fr \|access-date=5 August 2018}} ''Select "MODERN TALKING" from the drop-down menu and click "OK".''</ref>
			\| 19
			\|-
			{{album chart\|Germany4\|1\|id=401\|artist=Modern Talking\|album=Ready for Romance\|rowheader=true\|access-date=5 August 2018\|refname="GER"}}
			\|-
			! scope="row"\| Icelandic Albums (])<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://timarit.is/page/2518102?lang=en \|title=Ísland (LP-plötur) \|newspaper=] \|language=is \|date=18 July 1986 \|page=43 \|issn=1021-8254 \|via=]}}</ref>
			\| 6
			\|-
			{{album chart\|Norway\|5\|artist=Modern Talking\|album=Ready for Romance\|rowheader=true\|access-date=5 August 2018}}
			\|-
			! scope="row"\| Spanish Albums (])<ref name="SPA">{{cite book \|last=Salaverrie \|first=Fernando \|date=September 2005 \|title=Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 \|language=es \|edition=1st \|location=Madrid \|publisher=] \|isbn=84-8048-639-2}}</ref>
			\| 4
			\|-
			{{album chart\|Sweden\|6\|artist=Modern Talking\|album=Ready for Romance\|rowheader=true\|access-date=5 August 2018}}
			\|-
			{{album chart\|Switzerland\|1\|artist=Modern Talking\|album=Ready for Romance\|rowheader=true\|access-date=5 August 2018}}
			\|-
			{{album chart\|UK2\|76\|date=19861005\|rowheader=true\|access-date=5 August 2018}}
			\|}
			{{col-2}}

			===Year-end charts===
	6.Keep Love Alive
			{\| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
			\|+ Year-end chart performance for ''Ready for Romance''
			! scope="col"\| Chart (1986)
			! scope="col"\| Position
			\|-
			! scope="row"\| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://austriancharts.at/year.asp?cat=a&id=1986 \|title=Jahreshitparade Alben 1986 \|website=austriancharts.at \|language=de \|access-date=5 August 2018}}</ref>
			\| 8
			\|-
			! scope="row"\| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1986&cat=a \|title=Jaaroverzichten – Album 1986 \|publisher=] \|language=nl \|access-date=5 August 2018}}</ref>
			\| 45
			\|-
			! scope="row"\| European Albums (''Music & Media'')<ref>{{cite magazine \|title=European Hot 100 Albums – Hot 100 of the Year 1986 \|magazine=] \|volume=3 \|issue=51/52 \|date=27 December 1986 \|page=35 \|oclc=29800226}}</ref>
			\| 32
			\|-
			! scope="row"\| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-jahr/for-date-1986 \|title=Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts – 1986 \|publisher=] \|language=de \|access-date=5 August 2018}}</ref>
			\| 13
			\|-
			! scope="row"\| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://hitparade.ch/charts/jahreshitparade/1986/alben \|title=Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1986 \|website=hitparade.ch \|language=de \|access-date=23 July 2021}}</ref>
			\| 20
			\|}
			{{col-end}}

			==Certifications==
	7.Hey You
			{{Certification Table Top\|caption=Certifications for ''Ready for Romance''}}
			{{Certification Table Entry\|region=Austria\|award=Gold\|type=album\|relyear=1986\|certref=<ref>{{cite magazine \|title=European Gold & Platinum Awards 1986 \|magazine=Music & Media \|volume=3 \|issue=51/52 \|date=27 December 1986 \|page=34 \|oclc=29800226}}</ref>}}
			{{Certification Table Entry\|region=Belgium\|award=Gold\|type=album\|relyear=1986\|certref=<ref>{{cite magazine \|title=European Gold & Platinum Awards 1986 \|magazine=Music & Media \|volume=3 \|issue=51/52 \|date=27 December 1986 \|page=33 \|oclc=29800226}}</ref>\|certyear=1986}}
			{{Certification Table Entry\|region=Germany\|artist=Modern Talking\|title=Ready for Romance\|award=Platinum\|type=album\|relyear=1986\|certyear=1986\|refname="BVMI"}}
			{{Certification Table Entry\|region=Hong Kong\|artist=Modern Talking\|title=Ready for Romance\|award=Gold\|type=album\|relyear=1986\|certyear=1988\|access-date=30 November 2019}}
			{{Certification Table Entry\|region=Spain\|artist=Modern Talking\|title=Ready for Romance\|award=Platinum\|type=album\|relyear=1986\|certyear=1987\|certref=<ref>{{cite book \|last=Salaverrie \|first=Fernando \|url=http://www.mediafire.com/file/x263f6daopkswo8/Spanish+certifications+for+1979-1990.pdf \|title=Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 \|language=es \|edition=1st \|location=Madrid \|publisher=Fundación Autor/SGAE \|date=September 2005 \|page=922 \|isbn=84-8048-639-2 \|access-date=5 August 2018}}</ref>}}
			{{Certification Table Bottom}}

			==References==
	8.Angie's Heart
			{{Reflist}}

			{{Modern Talking}}
	9.Only Love Can Break My Heart

			{{Authority control}}
	10.Save Me-Don't Break Me

			{{DEFAULTSORT:Ready For Romance}}
			]
			]
			]

Latest revision as of 12:34, 22 December 2024

1986 studio album by Modern Talking

Ready for Romance

Studio album by Modern Talking

Released

26 May 1986 (1986-05-26)

Recorded

November 1985 – February 1986

Studio

Studio 33 (Hamburg)

Genre

Euro disco

Length

37:16

Label

Hansa

Producer

Modern Talking chronology

Let's Talk About Love
(1985)

Ready for Romance
(1986)

In the Middle of Nowhere
(1986)

Singles from Ready for Romance

"Brother Louie"
Released: 27 January 1986
"Atlantis Is Calling (S.O.S. for Love)"
Released: 28 April 1986

Ready for Romance is the third studio album by German duo Modern Talking, released on 26 May 1986 by Hansa Records. The album spent five consecutive weeks at the top of the German chart and was eventually certified platinum by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI) for shipments in excess of 710,000 copies in Germany. It also topped the charts in Austria and Switzerland, while reaching the top 10 in Finland, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain and Sweden. It peaked at number 76 on the UK Albums Chart, becoming the band's only album to chart in the United Kingdom.

Two singles were released from Ready for Romance, "Brother Louie" and "Atlantis Is Calling (S.O.S. for Love)", both of which reached number one in Germany and charted within the top five in Austria, Sweden and Switzerland; "Brother Louie" also reached number 4 in the UK, their highest charting single there.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Dieter Bohlen

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Brother Louie"	3:41
2.	"Just We Two (Mona Lisa)"	3:54
3.	"Lady Lai"	4:55
4.	"Doctor for My Heart"	3:16
5.	"Save Me – Don't Break Me"	3:45

Side two
No.	Title	Length
6.	"Atlantis Is Calling (S.O.S. for Love)"	3:48
7.	"Keep Love Alive"	3:25
8.	"Hey You"	3:20
9.	"Angie's Heart"	3:37
10.	"Only Love Can Break My Heart"	3:35
Total length:		37:16

UK edition

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Brother Louie"	3:41
2.	"Just We Two (Mona Lisa)"	3:54
3.	"Lady Lai"	4:55
4.	"Doctor for My Heart"	3:16
5.	"Save Me – Don't Break Me"	3:45
6.	"Cheri, Cheri Lady"	3:45

Side two
No.	Title	Length
7.	"Atlantis Is Calling (S.O.S. for Love)"	3:48
8.	"Keep Love Alive"	3:25
9.	"Hey You"	3:20
10.	"Angie's Heart"	3:37
11.	"Only Love Can Break My Heart"	3:35
12.	"You're My Heart, You're My Soul"	5:36
Total length:		46:37

Personnel

Dieter Bohlen – guitar, production, arrangements, backing vocals, falsetto choir
Thomas Anders – lead vocals, piano, keyboards
Luis Rodriguez – co-production
Manfred Vormstein – art direction, design, cover photo
Matthias Kortemeier – design
Didi Zill – artists photo

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for *Ready for Romance*
Chart (1986)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)	1
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)	7
European Albums (Music & Media)	11
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)	3
French Albums (IFOP)	19
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)	1
Icelandic Albums (Tónlist)	6
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)	5
Spanish Albums (AFYVE)	4
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)	6
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)	1
UK Albums (OCC)	76

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for *Ready for Romance*
Chart (1986)	Position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)	8
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)	45
European Albums (Music & Media)	32
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)	13
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)	20

Certifications

Certifications for *Ready for Romance*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)	Gold	25,000
Belgium (BEA)	Gold	25,000
Germany (BVMI)	Platinum	500,000
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong)	Gold	10,000
Spain (PROMUSICAE)	Platinum	100,000
Sales figures based on certification alone. Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Modern Talking – Ready for Romance" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Modern Talking; 'Ready for Romance')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
^ "Austriancharts.at – Modern Talking – Ready for Romance" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
^ Pennanen, Timo (2021). "Modern Talking". Sisältää hitin – Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 (PDF) (in Finnish) (2nd ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 173. ISBN 978-952-7460-01-6.
^ Salaverrie, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Madrid: Fundación Autor/SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
"Modern Talking". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
"Modern Talking – Brother Louie". swisscharts.com. Retrieved 21 November 2009.
"Modern Talking – Atlantis Is Calling (S.O.S. For Love)". swisscharts.com. Retrieved 21 November 2009.
"Dutchcharts.nl – Modern Talking – Ready for Romance" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
"European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 3, no. 29. 26 July 1986. OCLC 29800226.
"Le Détail des Albums de chaque Artiste". InfoDisc (in French). Retrieved 5 August 2018. Select "MODERN TALKING" from the drop-down menu and click "OK".
"Ísland (LP-plötur)". DV (in Icelandic). 18 July 1986. p. 43. ISSN 1021-8254 – via Timarit.is.
"Norwegiancharts.com – Modern Talking – Ready for Romance". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
"Swedishcharts.com – Modern Talking – Ready for Romance". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
"Swisscharts.com – Modern Talking – Ready for Romance". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
"Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
"Jahreshitparade Alben 1986". austriancharts.at (in German). Retrieved 5 August 2018.
"Jaaroverzichten – Album 1986" (in Dutch). Dutch Charts. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
"European Hot 100 Albums – Hot 100 of the Year 1986". Music & Media. Vol. 3, no. 51/52. 27 December 1986. p. 35. OCLC 29800226.
"Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts – 1986" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
"Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1986". hitparade.ch (in German). Retrieved 23 July 2021.
"European Gold & Platinum Awards 1986". Music & Media. Vol. 3, no. 51/52. 27 December 1986. p. 34. OCLC 29800226.
"European Gold & Platinum Awards 1986". Music & Media. Vol. 3, no. 51/52. 27 December 1986. p. 33. OCLC 29800226.
"IFPIHK Gold Disc Award − 1988". IFPI Hong Kong. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
Salaverrie, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (PDF) (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Madrid: Fundación Autor/SGAE. p. 922. ISBN 84-8048-639-2. Retrieved 5 August 2018.

v t e Modern Talking
Thomas Anders Dieter Bohlen
Studio albums	The 1st Album Let's Talk About Love Ready for Romance In the Middle of Nowhere Romantic Warriors In the Garden of Venus Back for Good Alone Year of the Dragon America Victory Universe
Compilation albums	The Final Album: The Ultimate Best Of Dieter: Der Film
Singles	"You're My Heart, You're My Soul" "You Can Win If You Want" "Cheri, Cheri Lady" "Brother Louie" "Atlantis Is Calling (S.O.S. for Love)" "Geronimo's Cadillac" "Give Me Peace on Earth" "Lonely Tears in Chinatown" "Jet Airliner" "Don't Worry" "In 100 Years..." "You're My Heart, You're My Soul '98" "Brother Louie '98" "Space Mix '98" "We Take the Chance" "You Are Not Alone" "Sexy, Sexy Lover" "Brother Louie '99" "China in Her Eyes" "Don't Take Away My Heart" "Win the Race" "Last Exit to Brooklyn" "Ready for the Victory" "Juliet" "TV Makes the Superstar"
Other songs	"No Face, No Name, No Number" "Shooting Star"
Related articles	Discography Songs Luis Rodríguez Blue System Systems in Blue Dieter: Der Film
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