Year of the Dragon (Modern Talking album)

Year of the Dragon
Studio album by
Modern Talking
Released28 February 2000
Recorded1999
GenreEurodance
Length72:00
LabelHansa
Producer
Modern Talking chronology
Alone
(1999) 		Year of the Dragon
(2000) 		America
(2001)
Singles from Year of the Dragon
  1. "China in Her Eyes"
    Released: 31 January 2000
  2. "Don't Take Away My Heart"
    Released: 2 May 2000
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
laut.de[1]

Year of the Dragon is the ninth studio album by German duo Modern Talking, released on 28 February 2000 by Hansa Records. The album entered the German Albums Chart at number three on 13 March 2000 and spent two weeks in the top five.[2] It has been certified platinum by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI), denoting shipments in excess of 300,000 units in Germany.[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Dieter Bohlen, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."China in Her Eyes" 4:22
2."Don't Take Away My Heart" 3:54
3."It's Your Smile" 3:31
4."Cosmic Girl" 3:41
5."After Your Love Is Gone" 3:41
6."Girl Out of My Dreams" 3:10
7."My Lonely Girl" 4:00
8."No Face, No Name, No Number" 3:59
9."Can't Let You Go" 4:22
10."Part Time Lover" 3:11
11."Time Is on My Side" 3:37
12."I'll Never Fall in Love Again" 4:39
13."Avec toi" 3:52
14."I'm Not Guilty" 3:39
15."Fight for the Right Love" 3:42
16."Walking in the Rain of Paris" 3:41
17."Fly to the Moon" 3:37
18."Love Is Forever"Thomas Anders3:24
19."China in Her Eyes" (featuring Eric Singleton) 3:10

Personnel

  • Dieter Bohlen – production
  • 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 – keyboards (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 17, 19)
  • Lalo Titenkov – keyboards (tracks 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18)
  • Wolfgang Wilde – photos
  • Ronald Reinsberg – cover design, art direction

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Year of the Dragon
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)[3] Platinum 300,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Henze, Rainer. "Altbewährte Kompositions-"Genialität" und textliche Höhenflüge". laut.de (in German). Archived from the original on 26 February 2025. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Offiziellecharts.de – Modern Talking – 2000 - Year of the Dragon" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Modern Talking; '2000 - Year of the Dragon')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  4. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Modern Talking – 2000 - Year of the Dragon" (in German). Hung Medien.
  5. ^ "Top National Sellers" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 17, no. 15. 8 April 2000. p. 21. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
  6. ^ "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 17, no. 13. 25 March 2000. p. 12. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
  7. ^ "Modern Talking: 2000 - Year of the Dragon" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
  8. ^ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2000. 12. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Modern Talking – 2000 - Year of the Dragon". Hung Medien.
  10. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Modern Talking – 2000 - Year of the Dragon". Hung Medien.
  11. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Modern Talking – 2000 - Year of the Dragon". Hung Medien.
  12. ^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts – 2000" (in German). Offizielle Deutsche Charts. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  13. ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2000". hitparade.ch (in German). Retrieved 25 July 2021.


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