Let's Talk About Love (Modern Talking album)

Let's Talk About Love
Studio album by Modern Talking
Released	14 October 1985 (1985-10-14)
Recorded	1985
Genre	Euro disco
Length	37:59
Label	Hansa
Producer	Dieter Bohlen Luis Rodríguez
Modern Talking chronology
The 1st Album (1985) Let's Talk About Love (1985) Ready for Romance (1986)
Singles from Let's Talk About Love
"Cheri, Cheri Lady" Released: 2 September 1985

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.^[1] After spending 11 weeks within the top 10 and 44 weeks altogether on the German chart,^[2] it eventually earned a platinum certification from the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI) for shipments in excess of 500,000 copies in Germany.^[3]

The album's only single, "Cheri, Cheri Lady", spent four weeks at the top of the German Singles Chart,^[4] while also topping the charts in Austria, Norway and Switzerland.^[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Dieter Bohlen

Side one

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Cheri, Cheri Lady"	3:45
2.	"With a Little Love"	3:33
3.	"Wild Wild Water"	4:17
4.	"You're the Lady of My Heart"	3:18
5.	"Just Like an Angel"	3:13

Side two

No.	Title	Length
6.	"Heaven Will Know"	4:01
7.	"Love Don't Live Here Anymore"	4:20
8.	"Why Did You Do It Just Tonight"	4:21
9.	"Don't Give Up"	3:18
10.	"Let's Talk About Love"	3:53
Total length:		37:59

Personnel

• Dieter Bohlen – guitar, production, arrangements, backing vocals, falsetto choir
• Thomas Anders – lead vocals, piano, keyboards
• Luis Rodriguez – co-production

• Gerd Tratz – artists photos
• Andreas Grassl – artists photos
• Manfred Vormstein – art direction, photo design

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for Let's Talk About Love Chart (1985) Peak position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[6] 4 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[7] 16 European Albums (Music & Media)[8] 12 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[9] 2 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[1] 2 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[10] 3 Spanish Albums (AFYVE)[11] 3 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[12] 4 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] 1

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for Let's Talk About Love Chart (1986) Position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[14] 27 European Albums (Music & Media)[15] 34 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[16] 17 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[17] 27

Certifications

Certification for Let's Talk About Love

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)[18]	Platinum	50,000^*
Germany (BVMI)[3]	Platinum	500,000^^
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong)[19]	Gold	10,000^*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[20]	Gold	50,000^^
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

• 1985 Germany: LP Hansa 207 080-630
• 1985 Germany: MC Hansa 407 080-630
• 1985 Germany: CD Hansa 610 522-222

References

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14. "Jahreshitparade Alben 1986". austriancharts.at (in German). Retrieved 2 August 2018.
15. "European Hot 100 Albums – Hot 100 of the Year 1986" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 3, no. 51/52. 27 December 1986. p. 35. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
16. "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts – 1986" (in German). Offizielle Deutsche Charts. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
17. "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1986". hitparade.ch (in German). Retrieved 23 July 2021.
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20. Salaverrie, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (PDF) (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Madrid: Fundación Autor/SGAE. p. 921. ISBN 84-8048-639-2. Retrieved 30 October 2019.