Alone (Modern Talking album)

1999 studio album by Modern Talking

Alone

Studio album by

Modern Talking

Released| 19 February 1999
Recorded| 1998
Genre| Eurodance
Length| 76:16
Label| Hansa
Producer|

* Dieter Bohlen
* Luis Rodríguez

Modern Talking chronology
| Back for Good
(1998)  | Alone
(1999)  | Year of the Dragon
(2000)

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Singles from  Alone

1. "You Are Not Alone"
Released: 1 February 1999
2. "Sexy, Sexy Lover"
Released: 17 May 1999

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [1]

Alone is the eighth studio album by German duo Modern Talking, released on 19 February 1999 by Hansa Records. The album was supported by two singles, "You Are Not Alone" and "Sexy, Sexy Lover", which reached numbers seven and 15 in Germany, respectively.[2] The album debuted atop the German Albums Chart on 8 March 1999, spending four consecutive weeks at the top and 27 weeks altogether on the chart.[3] Alone was eventually certified platinum by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI), denoting shipments in excess of 500,000 units in Germany.[4]

## Track listing

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All lyrics are written by Dieter Bohlen, except where noted; all music is composed by Bohlen, except where noted.

No.| Title| Lyrics| Music| Length

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1.| "You Are Not Alone"|  |  | 3:41
2.| "Sexy, Sexy Lover"|  |  | 3:33
3.| "I Can't Give You More"|  |  | 3:41
4.| "Just Close Your Eyes"|  |  | 4:17
5.| "Don't Let Me Go"|  |  | 3:20
6.| "I'm So Much in Love"|  |  | 3:53
7.| "Rouge et noir"|  |  | 3:14
8.| "All I Have"|  |  | 4:20
9.| "Can't Get Enough"|  |  | 3:35
10.| "Love Is Like a Rainbow"| Thomas Anders| Anders| 3:58
11.| "How You Mend a Broken Heart"|  |  | 4:14
12.| "It Hurts So Good"| Anders|  | 3:22
13.| "I'll Never Give You Up"| Anders|  | 3:26
14.| "Don't Let Me Down"|  |  | 3:57
15.| "Taxi Girl"|  |  | 3:09
16.| "For Always and Ever"| Anders| Anders| 3:22
17.| "Space Mix" (The Ultimate Nonstop Mix) (featuring Eric Singleton)|  |  | 17:14

## Personnel

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* Dieter Bohlen – guitar, backing vocals, production, arrangements
* Thomas Anders – lead & backing vocals, piano, keyboards
* Rolf Köhler – backing vocals, falsetto choir (uncredited)
* Michael Scholz – backing vocals, falsetto choir (uncredited)
* Detlef Wiedeke – backing vocals, falsetto choir (uncredited)
* Luis Rodríguez – co-production
* Amadeus Crotti, Thorsten Brötzmann, Lalo Titenkov, Jerry Ropero – keyboards
* Gabo – cover photo
* Manfred Esser – booklet photos
* Ronald Reinsberg – cover design, art direction

## Charts

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### Weekly charts

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Weekly chart performance for Alone | Chart (1999)  | Peak
position

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Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[5] | 2
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[6] | 2
European Albums (Music & Media)[7] | 6
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[8] | 4
French Albums (SNEP)[9] | 11
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[3] | 1
Greek Albums (IFPI)[10] | 6
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[11] | 1
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[12] | 9
Spanish Albums (AFYVE)[13] | 12
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[14] | 5
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] | 3

### Year-end charts

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1999 year-end chart performance for Alone | Chart (1999)  | Position

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Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[16] | 12
European Albums (Music & Media)[17] | 35
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[18] | 7
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[19] | 76
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[20] | 42
2000 year-end chart performance for Alone Chart (2000)  | Position

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Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[21] | 55

## Certifications

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Certifications for Alone Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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Austria (IFPI Austria)[22] | Gold  | 25,000*
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[23] | Gold  | 35,676[23]
Germany (BVMI)[4] | Platinum  | 500,000^
Poland (ZPAV)[24] | Platinum  | 100,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[25] | Gold  | 50,000^
Sweden (GLF)[26] | Platinum  | 80,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[27] | Platinum  | 50,000^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[28] | Platinum  | 1,000,000*

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

## References

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1. ^ Torreano, Bradley. "Alone – Modern Talking". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
2. ^ "Modern Talking | Single-Chartverfolgung". Musicline.com (in German). Archived from the original on 19 September 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2009.
3. ^ a b "Offiziellecharts.de – Modern Talking – Alone" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
4. ^ a b "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Modern Talking; 'Alone')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
5. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Modern Talking – Alone" (in German). Hung Medien.
6. ^ "Top National Sellers" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 16, no. 14\. 3 April 1999. p. 19\. OCLC 29800226 - via World Radio History.
7. ^ "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 16, no. 12\. 20 March 1999. p. 9\. OCLC 29800226 - via World Radio History.
8. ^ "Modern Talking: Alone (The 8th Album)" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
9. ^ "Lescharts.com – Modern Talking – Alone". Hung Medien.
10. ^ "Top National Sellers" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 16, no. 15\. 10 April 1999. p. 10\. OCLC 29800226 - via World Radio History.
11. ^ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 1999. 13. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
12. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Modern Talking – Alone". Hung Medien.
13. ^ Salaverrie, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Madrid: Fundación Autor/SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
14. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Modern Talking – Alone". Hung Medien.
15. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Modern Talking – Alone". Hung Medien.
16. ^ "Jahreshitparade Alben 1999". austriancharts.at (in German). Retrieved 24 April 2021.
17. ^ "Year in Focus – European Top 100 Albums 1999" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 17, no. 1\. 1 January 2000. p. 11\. OCLC 29800226 - via World Radio History.
18. ^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). Offizielle Deutsche Charts. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
19. ^ "Årslista Album (inkl samlingar) – År 1999" (in Swedish). Hitlistan. Archived from the original on 13 August 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
20. ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1999". hitparade.ch (in German). Retrieved 24 April 2021.
21. ^ The first list is the list of best-selling domestic albums of 2000 in Finland and the second is that of the best-selling foreign albums:
* "Myydyimmät kotimaiset albumit vuonna 2000" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
* "Myydyimmät ulkomaiset albumit vuonna 2000" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Archived from the original on 11 May 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
22. ^ "Austrian album certifications – Modern Talking – Alone" (in German). IFPI Austria. 11 March 1999.
23. ^ a b "Modern Talking" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
24. ^ "Wyróżnienia – Platynowe płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 2000 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. 20 September 2000. Archived from the original on 2024-11-26. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
25. ^ "Spanish Certifications 1996–1999" (PDF). PROMUSICAE. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
26. ^ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1999" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. 10 August 1999. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-17.
27. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Alone')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
28. ^ "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 1999". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry.

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Modern Talking

* Thomas Anders
* Dieter Bohlen

* Eric Singleton

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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