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Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...

 released in 1989 by Thomas Anders
Thomas Anders
Thomas Anders is a German singer, composer and record producer. Anders was the lead singer of Germany's popular pop-duo Modern Talking in 1984–1987 and in 1998–2003.-Early years:...

, who first attained success as the lead vocalist for Modern Talking
Modern Talking
Modern Talking was a German dance pop duo consisting of Thomas Anders and Dieter Bohlen. Their music has often been classified as Europop. They have been referred to as Germany's most successful pop duo, and have had a number of hit singles, reaching the top 5 in many countries...

 in the mid-'80s. The album was recorded in London
London
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 at Alan Parsons
Alan Parsons
Alan Parsons is a British audio engineer, musician, and record producer. He was involved with the production of several significant albums, including The Beatles' Abbey Road and Let It Be, as well as Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon for which Pink Floyd credit him as an important contributor...

' studio and was produced by Gus Dudgeon
Gus Dudgeon
Angus Boyd Dudgeon , most commonly known as Gus Dudgeon was an English record producer, most notable for production of many of Elton John's recordings.-Early career:...

 (Elton John
Elton John
Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE, Hon DMus is an English rock singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and occasional actor...

) & Alan Tarney
Tarney-Spencer Band
Tarney-Spencer Band was an Australian rock band composed of Trevor Spencer and Alan Tarney in the late 1970s. The band recorded three albums, and is notable for the song "No Time to Lose" which received substantial air-play in the USA on Album-oriented rock radio stations, and charted twice on the...

 (a-ha
A-ha
A-ha were a Norwegian pop band formed in Oslo in 1982. The band was founded by Morten Harket , Magne Furuholmen , and Pål Waaktaar...

). It features a cover of Chris Rea
Chris Rea
Chris Rea is an English singer-songwriter, recognisable for his distinctive, husky voice and slide guitar playing. The British Hit Singles & Albums stated that Rea was "one of the most popular UK singer-songwriters of the late 1980s. He was already a major European star by the time he finally...

's Fool (If You Think It's Over)
Fool (If You Think It's Over)
"Fool " is the title of a popular song from 1978 by the British singer-songwriter Chris Rea. Rea also wrote the song, which appears on his 1978 debut album, Whatever Happened to Benny Santini?....

.

It's an extravagant album, featuring a legion of songwriters and session musicians. The album boasted the hit Love Of My Own and became a big success for Anders. Other singles were
Soldier and One Thing.

The album was re-released twice by EastWest Records in 1991 and 1998.

Track listing

  1. "Love Of My Own" ( Marc Cassandra
    Peter Ries
    Peter Ries is a German record producer, composer, arranger, and remixer. Ries started his career as a singer in 1980 under nickname Gilbert...

    , Chris Venis, Timothy Touchton)
    — 4:52
  2. "On My Way" (Vitale) — 5:54
  3. "Turn On The Light" (Bob) — 4:16
  4. "Living On The Edge" (*) (Alan Tarney
    Tarney-Spencer Band
    Tarney-Spencer Band was an Australian rock band composed of Trevor Spencer and Alan Tarney in the late 1970s. The band recorded three albums, and is notable for the song "No Time to Lose" which received substantial air-play in the USA on Album-oriented rock radio stations, and charted twice on the...

    )
    — 4:45
  5. "You Are My Life" (**) ( Marc Cassandra
    Peter Ries
    Peter Ries is a German record producer, composer, arranger, and remixer. Ries started his career as a singer in 1980 under nickname Gilbert...

    , Chris Venis, Heisig, Mary S. Applegate)
    — 4:44
  6. "One Thing" (**) (Thomas Anders
    Thomas Anders
    Thomas Anders is a German singer, composer and record producer. Anders was the lead singer of Germany's popular pop-duo Modern Talking in 1984–1987 and in 1998–2003.-Early years:...

    , Marc Cassandra
    Peter Ries
    Peter Ries is a German record producer, composer, arranger, and remixer. Ries started his career as a singer in 1980 under nickname Gilbert...

    , Mary S. Applegate)
    — 3:57
  7. "Soldier" (*) (Alan Tarney
    Tarney-Spencer Band
    Tarney-Spencer Band was an Australian rock band composed of Trevor Spencer and Alan Tarney in the late 1970s. The band recorded three albums, and is notable for the song "No Time to Lose" which received substantial air-play in the USA on Album-oriented rock radio stations, and charted twice on the...

    )
    — 4:37
  8. "Someone New" (*) (Alan Tarney
    Tarney-Spencer Band
    Tarney-Spencer Band was an Australian rock band composed of Trevor Spencer and Alan Tarney in the late 1970s. The band recorded three albums, and is notable for the song "No Time to Lose" which received substantial air-play in the USA on Album-oriented rock radio stations, and charted twice on the...

    )
    — 4:51
  9. "Close Your Eyes To Heaven" (**) (Thomas Anders
    Thomas Anders
    Thomas Anders is a German singer, composer and record producer. Anders was the lead singer of Germany's popular pop-duo Modern Talking in 1984–1987 and in 1998–2003.-Early years:...

    , Marc Cassandra
    Peter Ries
    Peter Ries is a German record producer, composer, arranger, and remixer. Ries started his career as a singer in 1980 under nickname Gilbert...

    , Mary S. Applegate)
    — 5:06
  10. "Fool (If You Think It's Over)" (Chris Rea
    Chris Rea
    Chris Rea is an English singer-songwriter, recognisable for his distinctive, husky voice and slide guitar playing. The British Hit Singles & Albums stated that Rea was "one of the most popular UK singer-songwriters of the late 1980s. He was already a major European star by the time he finally...

    )
    — 5:41
  11. "True Love" (Thomas Anders
    Thomas Anders
    Thomas Anders is a German singer, composer and record producer. Anders was the lead singer of Germany's popular pop-duo Modern Talking in 1984–1987 and in 1998–2003.-Early years:...

    , Marc Cassandra
    Peter Ries
    Peter Ries is a German record producer, composer, arranger, and remixer. Ries started his career as a singer in 1980 under nickname Gilbert...

    , Mary S. Applegate)
    — 4:30
  12. "You Are My Life (Classical Mix)" (**) ( Marc Cassandra
    Peter Ries
    Peter Ries is a German record producer, composer, arranger, and remixer. Ries started his career as a singer in 1980 under nickname Gilbert...

    , Chris Venis/Heisig, Mary S. Applegate)
    — 4:44

Alternative track listing

The title of the first solo-album was supposed to be Fool If You Think It's Over with track-listing as follows:
  1. "Love Of My Own (LP-Version)"
  2. "True Love"
  3. "One Thing (LP-Version)"
  4. "You Are My Life"
  5. "Soldier"
  6. "Close Your Eyes To Heaven"
  7. "Fool If You Think It's Over"
  8. "Light For Love"
  9. "I'm On My Way"
  10. "Time To Touch"
  11. "I'm On The Edge"
  12. "That Someone (Someone New)"
  13. "You Are My Life (Classical Mix)"
  14. "One Thing (12" Maxi-Mix)"

Personnel

  • Ian Lynn, Marc Cassandra – keyboards, programming
  • Thomas Anders
    Thomas Anders
    Thomas Anders is a German singer, composer and record producer. Anders was the lead singer of Germany's popular pop-duo Modern Talking in 1984–1987 and in 1998–2003.-Early years:...

     – piano-rhodes
  • Phil Palmer
    Phil Palmer
    Philip 'Phil' John Palmer is a sideman and session guitarist in jazz and rock who has toured, recorded, and worked with numerous famous artists...

    , Reinhard Besser – guitar
  • Martin Jenner – acoustic guitar
  • Jeremy Meeks – bass
  • Jeremy Stacey
    Jeremy Stacey
    Jeremy Stacey is a British drummer. His early work included the 1990s band, The Lemon Trees and Denzil...

     – drums
  • Frank Ricotti
    Frank Ricotti
    Frank Ricotti is an English jazz vibraphonist and percussionist.Ricotti played in the National Youth Jazz Orchestra while a teenager, then attended Trinity College of Music...

     – percussion
  • Pete Zorn
    Pete Zorn
    Pete Zorn is an American multi-instrumentalist who plays roots music. He is best known as a longstanding member of Richard Thompson's touring band, where he serves as backing vocalist and plays acoustic guitar, mandolin, saxophone, flute, and tin whistle.Although he frequently tours with Thompson,...

     – sax
  • Gürzenich Orchestra
    Gürzenich Orchestra
    The Gürzenich-Orchester Köln is a symphony orchestra based in Cologne, Germany. On some recordings, the orchestra goes under the name "Gürzenich-Orchester Kölner Philharmoniker"...

     – strings
  • Ian Lynn, Andy Brown & Pete Zorn
    Pete Zorn
    Pete Zorn is an American multi-instrumentalist who plays roots music. He is best known as a longstanding member of Richard Thompson's touring band, where he serves as backing vocalist and plays acoustic guitar, mandolin, saxophone, flute, and tin whistle.Although he frequently tours with Thompson,...

    , Thomas Anders
    Thomas Anders
    Thomas Anders is a German singer, composer and record producer. Anders was the lead singer of Germany's popular pop-duo Modern Talking in 1984–1987 and in 1998–2003.-Early years:...

    , Sabine van Baaren, Marc Cassandra – backing vocals

Technical personnel

  • Produced by Gus Dudgeon
    Gus Dudgeon
    Angus Boyd Dudgeon , most commonly known as Gus Dudgeon was an English record producer, most notable for production of many of Elton John's recordings.-Early career:...

     (A member of The British Producers Guild)
  • Arranged by Ian Lynn, Gus Dudgeon
    Gus Dudgeon
    Angus Boyd Dudgeon , most commonly known as Gus Dudgeon was an English record producer, most notable for production of many of Elton John's recordings.-Early career:...

     & Marc Cassandra
  • Digitally Engineered & Mixed by Tony Richards & Gus Dudgeon
    Gus Dudgeon
    Angus Boyd Dudgeon , most commonly known as Gus Dudgeon was an English record producer, most notable for production of many of Elton John's recordings.-Early career:...

     at the Grange, Benenden, Kent/England
    England
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  • Edited at The Town House, London
    London
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    /England
    England
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     by Gordon Vicary
  • (*) Produced & arranged by Alan Tarney
    Tarney-Spencer Band
    Tarney-Spencer Band was an Australian rock band composed of Trevor Spencer and Alan Tarney in the late 1970s. The band recorded three albums, and is notable for the song "No Time to Lose" which received substantial air-play in the USA on Album-oriented rock radio stations, and charted twice on the...

  • Recorded at RG Jones Studio, London
    London
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    /England
    England
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  • (**) Produced by Thomas Anders
    Thomas Anders
    Thomas Anders is a German singer, composer and record producer. Anders was the lead singer of Germany's popular pop-duo Modern Talking in 1984–1987 and in 1998–2003.-Early years:...

     & Marc Cassandra
    Peter Ries
    Peter Ries is a German record producer, composer, arranger, and remixer. Ries started his career as a singer in 1980 under nickname Gilbert...

  • Recorded at Sound Studio N. Cologne/West Germany, by Gunter Kasper
  • Mixed at Wisseloord Studios
    Wisseloord Studios
    The Wisseloord Studio is a recording studio in Hilversum, Netherlands. It was officially opened on 19 January 1978 by Prince Claus.The studios were founded by electronics company Philips, to enable their PolyGram artists to record in a professional environment. Initially there were three studios,...

    , Hilversum/Netherlands
    Netherlands
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    , by Ronald Prent
  • Mixed by Bert Bevans, Remix Engineer Ian Grimble at Livingston Studio, London
    London
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    /England
    England
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  • Photos by Peter Ashworth
    Peter Ashworth
    Peter Ashworth is a UK photographer. Ashworth initially specialized in music photography, between 1979 and 2000. In the 1980s, he worked with many UK bands including Eurythmics, Soft Cell, and Associates...

  • Art Direction & Design: Mainartery, London
    London
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Release history

  • 1989 Germany: Teldec Records Service GmbH 246188-2(CD), (LP) & (Cassette)
  • 1989 France: East West Records/A Time Warner Company WE 481 (CD), (LP) & (Cassette)
  • 1989 Taiwan: UFO Group WU 1475 (LP) & (Cassette)
  • 1989 (1991, 1998) Germany: East West Records GmbH 2292-46188-2 (CD), (LP) & (Cassette)
  • 1998 Russia: Soyuz Music 2292-46188-4 (Cassette)

Music videos

  • Love Of My Own and One Thing were released on Thomas Anders - The DVD-Collection. Soldier was released on its own as a music video.

External links

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