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Ready for Romance is the third studio album by the 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[1] and was eventually certified platinum by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI) for shipments in excess of 500,000 copies in Germany.[2] It also topped the charts in Austria[3] and Switzerland, while reaching the top 10 in Finland,[4] the Netherlands, Norway, Spain[5] and Sweden. It peaked at number 76 on the UK Albums Chart, becoming the band's only album to chart in the United Kingdom.[6]

Ready for Romance

Studio album by

Modern Talking

Released

26 May 1986

Recorded

November 1985 – February 1986

Studio

Studio 33 (Hamburg)

Genre

Euro disco

Length

37:16

Label

Hansa

Producer

Dieter Bohlen

Modern Talking chronology

Let's Talk About Love
(1985)

Ready for Romance
(1986)

In the Middle of Nowhere
(1986)

Singles from Ready for Romance

"Brother Louie"
Released: 27 January 1986
"Atlantis Is Calling (S.O.S. for Love)"
Released: 28 April 1986

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.[7][8]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Dieter Bohlen.

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Brother Louie"	3:41
2.	"Just We Two (Mona Lisa)"	3:54
3.	"Lady Lai"	4:55
4.	"Doctor for My Heart"	3:16
5.	"Save Me – Don't Break Me"	3:45

Side two
No.	Title	Length
6.	"Atlantis Is Calling (S.O.S. for Love)"	3:48
7.	"Keep Love Alive"	3:25
8.	"Hey You"	3:20
9.	"Angie's Heart"	3:37
10.	"Only Love Can Break My Heart"	3:35
Total length:		37:16

UK edition

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Brother Louie"	3:41
2.	"Just We Two (Mona Lisa)"	3:54
3.	"Lady Lai"	4:55
4.	"Doctor for My Heart"	3:16
5.	"Save Me – Don't Break Me"	3:45
6.	"Cheri, Cheri Lady"	3:45

Side two
No.	Title	Length
7.	"Atlantis Is Calling (S.O.S. for Love)"	3:48
8.	"Keep Love Alive"	3:25
9.	"Hey You"	3:20
10.	"Angie's Heart"	3:37
11.	"Only Love Can Break My Heart"	3:35
12.	"You're My Heart, You're My Soul"	5:36
Total length:		46:37

Personnel

Dieter Bohlen – production, arrangements
Manfred Vormstein – art direction, design, cover photo
Matthias Kortemeier – design
Didi Zill – artists photo

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for *Ready for Romance*
Chart (1986)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[3]	1
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[9]	7
European Albums (Music & Media)[10]	11
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[4]	3
French Albums (IFOP)[11]	19
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[1]	1
Icelandic Albums (Tónlist)[12]	6
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[13]	5
Spanish Albums (AFYVE)[5]	4
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[14]	6
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[15]	1
UK Albums (OCC)[16]	76

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for *Ready for Romance*
Chart (1986)	Position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[17]	8
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[18]	45
European Albums (Music & Media)[19]	32
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[20]	13
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[21]	20

Certifications

Certifications for *Ready for Romance*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)[22]	Gold	25,000^*
Belgium (BEA)[23]	Gold	25,000^*
Germany (BVMI)[2]	Platinum	500,000^{^}
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong)[24]	Gold	10,000^*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[25]	Platinum	100,000^{^}
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

"Offiziellecharts.de – Modern Talking – Ready for Romance" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
"Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Modern Talking; 'Ready for Romance')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
"Austriancharts.at – Modern Talking – Ready for Romance" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
Salaverrie, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Madrid: Fundación Autor/SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
"Modern Talking" (select "Albums" tab). Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
"Modern Talking – Brother Louie". swisscharts.com. Retrieved 21 November 2009.
"Modern Talking – Atlantis Is Calling (S.O.S. For Love)". Swiss Charts. Retrieved 21 November 2009.
"Dutchcharts.nl – Modern Talking – Ready for Romance" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
"European Hot 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 3, no. 29. 26 July 1986. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
"Le Détail des Albums de chaque Artiste". InfoDisc (in French). Retrieved 5 August 2018. Select "MODERN TALKING" from the drop-down menu and click "OK".
"Ísland (LP-plötur)". DV (in Icelandic). 18 July 1986. p. 43. ISSN 1021-8254 – via Timarit.is.
"Norwegiancharts.com – Modern Talking – Ready for Romance". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
"Swedishcharts.com – Modern Talking – Ready for Romance". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
"Swisscharts.com – Modern Talking – Ready for Romance". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
"Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
"Jahreshitparade Alben 1986". austriancharts.at (in German). Retrieved 5 August 2018.
"Jaaroverzichten – Album 1986" (in Dutch). Dutch Charts. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
"European Hot 100 Albums – Hot 100 of the Year 1986" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 3, no. 51/52. 27 December 1986. p. 35. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
"Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts – 1986" (in German). Offizielle Deutsche Charts. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
"Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1986". hitparade.ch (in German). Retrieved 23 July 2021.
"European Gold & Platinum Awards 1986" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 3, no. 51/52. 27 December 1986. p. 34. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
"European Gold & Platinum Awards 1986" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 3, no. 51/52. 27 December 1986. p. 33. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
"IFPIHK Gold Disc Award − 1988". IFPI Hong Kong. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
Salaverrie, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (PDF) (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Madrid: Fundación Autor/SGAE. p. 922. ISBN 84-8048-639-2. Retrieved 5 August 2018.

v t e 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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Ready for Romance ("Listos Para el Romance") es el tercer álbum de la carrera de Modern Talking. Es editado en 1986 bajo el sello BMG Ariola y producido y arreglado por Dieter Bohlen. La foto de la carátula y la dirección de arte estuvo a cargo de M. Vormstein. De este álbum dos sencillos fueron número 1 en Alemania: Brother Louie (Hermano Louie)(4 semanas) y Atlantis Is Calling (S.O.S. for Love) (Atlántida Está Llamando, SOS por Amor) (4 semanas).

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