Ready for Romance
{{Short description|1986 studio album by Modern Talking}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Ready for Romance
| type = studio
| artist = Modern Talking
| cover = Readyforromancealbum.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{start date|1986|5|26|df=yes}}
| recorded = November 1985 – February 1986
| studio = Studio 33 (Hamburg)
| genre = Eurodisco
| length = {{duration|m=37|s=16}}
| label = Hansa
| producer = {{hlist|Dieter Bohlen|Luis Rodríguez}}
| prev_title = Let's Talk About Love
| prev_year = 1985
| next_title = In the Middle of Nowhere
| next_year = 1986
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Ready for Romance
| type = studio
| single1 = Brother Louie
| single1date = 27 January 1986
| single2 = Atlantis Is Calling (S.O.S. for Love)
| single2date = 28 April 1986
}}
}}
Ready for Romance is the third studio album by German duo Modern Talking, released on 26 May 1986 by Hansa Records. The album spent five consecutive weeks at the top of the German chart and was eventually certified platinum by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI) for shipments in excess of 710,000 copies in Germany. It also topped the charts in Austria and Switzerland, while reaching the top 10 in Finland, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain and Sweden. It peaked at number 76 on the UK Albums Chart, becoming the band's only album to chart in the United Kingdom.{{cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/22589/modern-talking/ |title=Modern Talking |publisher=Official Charts Company |access-date=5 August 2018}}
Two singles were released from Ready for Romance, "Brother Louie" and "Atlantis Is Calling (S.O.S. for Love)", both of which reached number one in Germany and charted within the top five in Austria, Sweden and Switzerland; "Brother Louie" also reached number 4 in the UK, their highest charting single there.{{cite web |url=http://swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Modern+Talking&titel=Brother+Louie&cat=s |title=Modern Talking – Brother Louie |website=swisscharts.com |access-date=21 November 2009}}{{cite web |url=http://www.swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Modern+Talking&titel=Atlantis+Is+Calling+%28S%2EO%2ES%2E+For+Love%29&cat=s |title=Modern Talking – Atlantis Is Calling (S.O.S. For Love) |website=swisscharts.com |access-date=21 November 2009}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| all_writing = Dieter Bohlen
| headline = Side one
| title1 = Brother Louie
| length1 = 3:41
| title2 = Just We Two (Mona Lisa)
| length2 = 3:54
| title3 = Lady Lai
| length3 = 4:55
| title4 = Doctor for My Heart
| length4 = 3:16
| title5 = Save Me – Don't Break Me
| length5 = 3:45
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Side two
| title6 = Atlantis Is Calling (S.O.S. for Love)
| length6 = 3:48
| title7 = Keep Love Alive
| length7 = 3:25
| title8 = Hey You
| length8 = 3:20
| title9 = Angie's Heart
| length9 = 3:37
| title10 = Only Love Can Break My Heart
| length10 = 3:35
| total_length = 37:16
}}
=UK edition=
{{Track listing
| headline = Side one
| title1 = Brother Louie
| length1 = 3:41
| title2 = Just We Two (Mona Lisa)
| length2 = 3:54
| title3 = Lady Lai
| length3 = 4:55
| title4 = Doctor for My Heart
| length4 = 3:16
| title5 = Save Me – Don't Break Me
| length5 = 3:45
| title6 = Cheri, Cheri Lady
| length6 = 3:45
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Side two
| title7 = Atlantis Is Calling (S.O.S. for Love)
| length7 = 3:48
| title8 = Keep Love Alive
| length8 = 3:25
| title9 = Hey You
| length9 = 3:20
| title10 = Angie's Heart
| length10 = 3:37
| title11 = Only Love Can Break My Heart
| length11 = 3:35
| title12 = You're My Heart, You're My Soul
| length12 = 5:36
| total_length = 46:37
}}
Personnel
- Dieter Bohlen – guitar, production, arrangements, backing vocals, falsetto choir
- Thomas Anders – lead vocals, piano, keyboards
- Luis Rodriguez – co-production
- Manfred Vormstein – art direction, design, cover photo
- Matthias Kortemeier – design
- Didi Zill – artists photo
Charts
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Austria|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=1986|certref={{cite magazine |title=European Gold & Platinum Awards 1986 |magazine=Music & Media |volume=3 |issue=51/52 |date=27 December 1986 |page=34 |oclc=29800226}}}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Belgium|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=1986|certref={{cite magazine |title=European Gold & Platinum Awards 1986 |magazine=Music & Media |volume=3 |issue=51/52 |date=27 December 1986 |page=33 |oclc=29800226}}|certyear=1986}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|artist=Modern Talking|title=Ready for Romance|award=Platinum|type=album|relyear=1986|certyear=1986|refname="BVMI"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Hong Kong|artist=Modern Talking|title=Ready for Romance|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=1986|certyear=1988|access-date=30 November 2019}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Spain|artist=Modern Talking|title=Ready for Romance|award=Platinum|type=album|relyear=1986|certyear=1987|certref={{cite book |last=Salaverrie |first=Fernando |url=http://www.mediafire.com/file/x263f6daopkswo8/Spanish+certifications+for+1979-1990.pdf |title=Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 |language=es |edition=1st |location=Madrid |publisher=Fundación Autor/SGAE |date=September 2005 |page=922 |isbn=84-8048-639-2 |access-date=5 August 2018}}}}
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References
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{{Modern Talking}}
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