Back for Good (album)

Back for Good is the seventh album by Modern Talking, released on 30 March 1998 after the unexpected reunion of the duo. The German duo's seventh album was released after almost 11 years of absence. Back for Good is a collection of their previous hits which consists of 18 tracks, including four new songs, 13 previous hits in a redone format and one medley. Some of the group's earlier hits were rehashed and arranged differently, including "Lady Lai" and "Angie's Heart".

Back for Good
Studio album by
Modern Talking
Released30 March 1998 (1998-03-30)
GenreEurodance, MOR
Length69:20
LabelBMG, Hansa
ProducerDieter Bohlen, Luis Rodríguez
Modern Talking chronology
In the Garden of Venus
(1987)		 Back for Good
(1998)		 Alone
(1999)

Back for Good entered the number one position in Germany on 13 April 1998 and spent a total of five weeks at the top,[1] it eventually earned 5 gold-awards in Germany alone for selling over 1,250,000 units.[2] The album Back For Good spent total of 54 weeks on the German album chart.[3]

Back for Good was also successful outside of Germany, topping the album charts of many other countries including Sweden, Finland, Norway, Switzerland and Austria.[4] Back for Good eventually went on to sell over three million copies in Europe alone.[5]

Music style

The reunion of Thomas Anders and Dieter Bohlen as Modern Talking resulted in a different sound compared to their original 1980s sound. The duo came back recording their materials based on the demand of the central European markets. The singles including "You're My Heart, You're My Soul '98" consisted of up-tempo beats as well as raps performed by Eric Singleton. Most of Modern Talking's materials could no longer be viewed as Europop, instead they were pure Electronic Music numbers with an exception of some of the tracks on Back for Good including the re-packaged versions of "Lady Lai" and "Give Me Peace on Earth" and the new ballads "I Will Follow You" and "Don't Play with My Heart".

Reception

AllMusic gave the album four stars out of five.[6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Dieter Bohlen.

No.TitleLength
1."You're My Heart, You're My Soul" (New Version)3:47
2."Brother Louie" (New Version)3:36
3."I Will Follow You"3:56
4."Cheri, Cheri Lady" (New Version)3:00
5."You Can Win If You Want" (New Version)3:25
6."Don't Play With My Heart"3:23
7."Atlantis Is Calling" (New Version)3:20
8."Geronimo's Cadillac" (New Version)3:02
9."Give Me Peace on Earth" (New Version)4:08
10."We Take the Chance"3:59
11."Jet Airliner" (New Version)3:51
12."Lady Lai" (New Version)4:56
13."Anything Is Possible"3:36
14."In 100 Years" (New Version)3:53
15."Angie's Heart" (New Version)3:28
16."You're My Heart, You're My Soul" (Mix '98) (feat. Eric Singleton)3:10
17."You Can Win If You Want" (Original No.1 Mix '84)3:40
18."No. 1 Hit Medley"7:03

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (2000) Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[7] 1
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[8] 1
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[9] 1
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[10] 3
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[11] 1
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] 1
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[13] 1
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[14] 1
French Albums (SNEP)[15] 2
Italian Albums (FIMI)[16] 14
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[17] 3
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[18] 2
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[19] 2

Year-end charts
Chart (1998) Position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[20] 3

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Belgium (BEA)[21] Platinum 50,000*
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[22] Platinum 74,348[22]
France (SNEP)[23] Platinum 300,000*
Germany (BVMI)[2] 5× Gold 1,250,000^
Italy (FIMI)[24] 2× Platinum 200,000*
Latvia (LaMPA)[25] Platinum 8,000* 
Netherlands (NVPI)[26] Gold 50,000^
Norway (IFPI Norway)[27] Platinum 50,000*
Poland (ZPAV)[28] Platinum 100,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[29] Platinum 100,000^
Sweden (GLF)[30] 2× Platinum 160,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[31] 2× Platinum 100,000^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[5] 3× Platinum 3,000,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

References
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