Motivation (Moti Special album)

Motivation is the first studio album of Moti Special, released in 1985 by Teldec label. The band members were: Danish guitarist Nils Tuxen, Romanian keyboardist Michael Cretu, bassist and vocalist Manfred "Thissy" Thiers, and drummer Reinhard "Dickie" Tarrach. The album reached # 20 in the Germany charts.

Motivation
Studio album by Moti Special
Released	1985
Recorded	Data Alpha, Rainbow & Weryton (Munich)
Genre	Synthpop
Label	Teldec
Producer	Michael Cretu, Armand Volker, Moti Special
Moti Special chronology
Motivation (1985) Dancing for Victory (1990)

Track listing

Side One

1. «Don't Be So Shy» (Thiers/Palmer-James) — 3:30
2. «Spirit of Ecstasy» (Thiers/Palmer-James) — 4:08
3. «How to Treat Tough Girls» (Thiers/Palmer-James) — 3:31
4. «Cold Days, Hot Nights» (Thiers/Palmer-James) — 3:40
5. «Visions of You» (Thiers/Cretu/Tarrach/Tuxen) — 3:23

Side Two

1. «Motivation» (Thiers/Cretu/Palmes-James) — 4:41
2. «She's a Heartbreaker» (Thiers) — 4:26
3. «Every Minute» (Thiers) — 3:26
4. «Stop! Girls Go Crazy» (Thiers/Tuxen) — 5:08

Personnel

• Tissy Thiers — vocalist, bassist
• Michael Cretu — keyboardist, recording, producer
• Dicky Tarrach — drummer
• Nils Tuxen — guitarist
• Armand Volker — recording, producer
• Moti Special — producer

Singles

• «Stop! Girls Go Crazy» / «Visions of You» (1984)
• «Cold Days Hot Nights» / «Out of Tune» (1985) GER #3, SWI #4
• «Don't Be So Shy» / «No Way» (1985) GER #9, SWI #10
• «Stop! Girls Go Crazy» / «Every Minute» (1985) GER #53

References