Back for Good (album)

{{Infobox album | name = Back for Good | type = studio | artist = Modern Talking | cover = Modern Talking - Back for Good.jpg | alt = | released = {{Start date|1998|3|30|df=yes}} | recorded = | studio = | genre = | length = 69:20 | label = Hansa | producer = {{hlist|Dieter Bohlen|Luis Rodríguez}} | prev_title = In the Garden of Venus | prev_year = 1987 | next_title = Alone | next_year = 1999 | misc = {{Singles | name = Back for Good | type = studio | single1 = You're My Heart, You're My Soul '98 | single1date = 16 March 1998 | single2 = Brother Louie '98 | single2date = 20 July 1998 | single3 = Space Mix '98" / "We Take the Chance | single3date = 23 November 1998 }} }} '''''Back for Good''''' is the seventh studio album by German duo Modern Talking, released on 30 March 1998 by Hansa Records, following the reunion of the duo. The album includes new versions of 11 previous singles, four new songs, two remixes and a medley. ''Back for Good'' debuted atop the German Albums Chart on 13 April 1998 and spent a total of five weeks at the top.<ref name="ger"/> It was eventually certified five-times gold by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI), denoting shipments in excess of 1.25 million units in Germany.<ref name="BVMI"/> The album was also successful outside of Germany, topping the charts in Austria, Finland, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland.<ref name="aut"/>

==Music style== The reunion of Thomas Anders and Dieter Bohlen as Modern Talking resulted in a different sound compared to their original 1980s sound. The duo came back recording their materials based on the demand of the central European markets. The singles including "You're My Heart, You're My Soul '98" consisted of up-tempo beats as well as raps performed by Eric Singleton. Most of Modern Talking's materials could no longer be viewed as Europop, instead they were pure electronic music numbers with an exception of some of the tracks on ''Back for Good'' including the re-packaged versions of "Lady Lai" and "Give Me Peace on Earth" and the new ballads "I Will Follow You" and "Don't Play with My Heart".

==Reception== AllMusic gave the album four stars out of five.<ref>{{cite web |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r375524|pure_url=yes}}|title=Back for Good|website=AllMusic|accessdate=2009-11-21}}</ref>

==Track listing== {{Track listing | all_writing = Dieter Bohlen | title1 = You're My Heart, You're My Soul | note1 = New Version | length1 = 3:47 | title2 = Brother Louie | note2 = New Version | length2 = 3:36 | title3 = I Will Follow You | length3 = 3:56 | title4 = Cheri, Cheri Lady | note4 = New Version | length4 = 3:00 | title5 = You Can Win If You Want | note5 = New Version | length5 = 3:25 | title6 = Don't Play with My Heart | length6 = 3:23 | title7 = Atlantis Is Calling | note7 = New Version | length7 = 3:20 | title8 = Geronimo's Cadillac | note8 = New Version | length8 = 3:02 | title9 = Give Me Peace on Earth | note9 = New Version | length9 = 4:08 | title10 = We Take the Chance | length10 = 3:59 | title11 = Jet Airliner | note11 = New Version | length11 = 3:51 | title12 = Lady Lai | note12 = New Version | length12 = 4:56 | title13 = Anything Is Possible | length13 = 3:36 | title14 = In 100 Years | note14 = New Version | length14 = 3:53 | title15 = Angie's Heart | note15 = New Version | length15 = 3:28 | title16 = You're My Heart, You're My Soul | note16 = Modern Talking Mix '98) (featuring Eric Singleton | length16 = 3:10 | title17 = You Can Win If You Want | note17 = Original No.1 Mix '84 | length17 = 3:40 | title18 = No. 1 Hit Medley | length18 = 7:03 }}

==Personnel== * Dieter Bohlen – backing vocals, production * Thomas Anders – lead vocals, keyboards, piano * Systems in Blue (Rolf Köhler, Michael Scholz, Detlef Wiedeke) – backing vocals, falsetto choir (uncredited) * Luis Rodríguez – co-production * Amadeus Crotti – arrangements {{small|(track 18)}} * Lato Titenkov – arrangements {{small|(track 18)}} * Eric Singleton – vocals {{small|(track 16)}} * Manfred Esser – photos * Ronald Reinsberg – cover design, art direction

==Charts== {{col-start}} {{col-2}}

===Weekly charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ Weekly chart performance for ''Back for Good'' |- ! scope="col"| Chart (1998) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- {{album chart|Austria|1|artist=Modern Talking|album=Back for Good|rowheader=true|refname="aut"}} |- {{album chart|Flanders|2|artist=Modern Talking|album=Back for Good|rowheader=true}} |- {{album chart|Wallonia|2|artist=Modern Talking|album=Back for Good|rowheader=true}} |- ! scope="row"| Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Music/Archive-Music-Media-IDX/IDX/90s/98/MM-1998-05-30-OCR-Page-0011.pdf|title=Top National Sellers|magazine=Music & Media|volume=15|issue=22|date=30 May 1998|page=11|oclc=29800226|via=World Radio History}}</ref> | 1 |- ! scope="row"| Danish Albums (Hitlisten)<ref name="MM-1998-07-18">{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Music/Archive-Music-Media-IDX/IDX/90s/98/MM-1998-07-18-OCR-Page-0012.pdf|title=Top National Sellers|magazine=Music & Media|volume=15|issue=29|date=18 July 1998|page=12|oclc=29800226|via=World Radio History}}</ref> | 2 |- {{album chart|Netherlands|3|artist=Modern Talking|album=Back for Good|rowheader=true}} |- ! scope="row"| European Albums (''Music & Media'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Music/Archive-Music-Media-IDX/IDX/90s/98/MM-1998-07-18-OCR-Page-0011.pdf|title=European Top 100 Albums|magazine=Music & Media|volume=15|issue=29|date=18 July 1998|page=11|oclc=29800226|via=World Radio History}}</ref> | 1 |- {{album chart|Finland|1|artist=Modern Talking|album=Back for Good|rowheader=true}} |- {{album chart|France|2|artist=Modern Talking|album=Back for Good|rowheader=true}} |- {{album chart|Germany|1|id=2731|artist=Modern Talking|album=Back for Good|rowheader=true|access-date=6 November 2020|refname="ger"}} |- ! scope="row"| Greek Albums (IFPI)<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Music/Archive-Music-Media-IDX/IDX/90s/98/MM-1998-08-29-OCR-Page-0013.pdf|title=Top National Sellers|magazine=Music & Media|volume=15|issue=35|date=8 August 1998|page=15|oclc=29800226|via=World Radio History}}</ref> | 2 |- {{album chart|Hungary|1|year=1998|week=32|rowheader=true|access-date=23 July 2021}} |- {{album chart|Norway|1|artist=Modern Talking|album=Back for Good|rowheader=true}} |- ! scope="row"| Portuguese Albums (AFP)<ref name="MM-1998-07-18"/> | 3 |- ! scope="row"| Spanish Albums (AFYVE)<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Music/Archive-Music-Media-IDX/IDX/90s/98/MM-1998-06-27-OCR-Page-0013.pdf|title=Top National Sellers|magazine=Music & Media|volume=15|issue=26|date=27 June 1998|page=11|oclc=29800226|via=World Radio History}}</ref> | 6 |- {{album chart|Sweden|1|artist=Modern Talking|album=Back for Good|rowheader=true}} |- {{album chart|Switzerland|1|artist=Modern Talking|album=Back for Good|rowheader=true}} |} {{col-2}}

===Year-end charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ 1998 year-end chart performance for ''Back for Good'' |- ! scope="col"| Chart (1998) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://austriancharts.at/year.asp?cat=a&id=1998|title=Jahreshitparade Alben 1998|website=austriancharts.at|language=de|access-date=20 April 2021}}</ref> | 5 |- ! scope="row"| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=1998&cat=a|title=Jaaroverzichten 1998 – Albums|language=nl|publisher=Ultratop|access-date=20 April 2021}}</ref> | 33 |- ! scope="row"| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=1998&cat=a|title=Rapports annuels 1998 – Albums|language=fr|publisher=Ultratop|access-date=20 April 2021}}</ref> | 24 |- ! scope="row"| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1998&cat=a|title=Jaaroverzichten – Album 1998|language=nl|publisher=Dutch Charts|access-date=20 April 2021}}</ref> | 53 |- ! scope="row"| European Albums (''Music & Media'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Music/Archive-Music-Media-IDX/IDX/90s/98/MM-1998-12-19-OCR-Page-0008.pdf|title=Year in Focus – European Top 100 Albums 1998|magazine=Music & Media|volume=15|issue=51|date=19 December 1998|page=8|oclc=29800226|via=World Radio History}}</ref> | 7 |- ! scope="row"| French Albums (SNEP)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-lannee/top-albums-annee/?annee=1998|title=Top de l'Année {{!}} Top Albums 1998|publisher=SNEP|language=fr|access-date=20 April 2021}}</ref> | 29 |- ! scope="row"| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-jahr/for-date-1998 |title=Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts – 1998|language=de|publisher=Offizielle Deutsche Charts|access-date=8 September 2016}}</ref> | 3 |- ! scope="row"| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hitlistan.se/netdata/ghl002.mbr/lista?liid=42&dfom=19980001|title=Årslista Album (inkl samlingar) – År 1998|publisher=Hitlistan|language=sv|access-date=24 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221230954/http://www.hitlistan.se/netdata/ghl002.mbr/lista?liid=42&dfom=19980001|archive-date=21 February 2014}}</ref> | 8 |- ! scope="row"| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hitparade.ch/charts/jahreshitparade/1998/alben|title=Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1998|website=hitparade.ch|language=de|access-date=20 April 2021}}</ref> | 10 |}

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ 1999 year-end chart performance for ''Back for Good'' |- ! scope="col"| Chart (1999) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=1999&cat=a|title=Rapports annuels 1999 – Albums|language=fr|publisher=Ultratop|access-date=15 August 2021}}</ref> | 97 |}

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ 2000 year-end chart performance for ''Back for Good'' |- ! scope="col"| Chart (2000) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)<ref>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: * {{cite web |url=http://www.ifpi.fi/tilastot/myydyimmat/2000/kotimaiset/albumit |title=Myydyimmät kotimaiset albumit vuonna 2000 |language=fi |publisher=Musiikkituottajat |access-date=15 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150725011744/http://www.ifpi.fi/tilastot/myydyimmat/2000/kotimaiset/albumit |archive-date=25 July 2015}} * {{cite web |url=http://www.ifpi.fi/tilastot/myydyimmat/2000/ulkomaiset/albumit |title=Myydyimmät ulkomaiset albumit vuonna 2000 |language=fi |publisher=Musiikkituottajat |access-date=15 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150511192623/http://www.ifpi.fi/tilastot/myydyimmat/2000/ulkomaiset/albumit |archive-date=11 May 2015}}</ref> | 8 |} {{col-end}}

==Certifications== {{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for ''Back for Good''}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Belgium|title=Back for Good|artist=Modern Talking|type=album|award=Platinum|certyear=1998|relyear=1998|relmonth=03|relday=30}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Finland|title=Back for Good|artist=Modern Talking|type=album|award=Platinum|salesamount=74,348|relmonth=03|relday=30}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=France|title=Back for Good|artist=Modern Talking|type=album|award=Platinum|certyear=1998|relyear=1998|relmonth=03|relday=30}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|title=Back for Good|artist=Modern Talking|type=album|award=Gold|number=5|relyear=1998|relmonth=03|relday=30|refname="BVMI"}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|title=Back For Good|artist=Modern Talking|type=album|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=1998|certyear=1998|certref=<ref>{{cite book|last=Armani|first=Luciano|date=2008|title=Premi della FIMI italiana|trans-title=FIMI certifications|language=Italian|location=Milan|page=23}}</ref>}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Latvia (LaMPA)|title=Back for Good|artist=Modern Talking|type=album|award=Platinum|relyear=1998|certref=<ref name=Lampa>{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9wkEAAAAMBAJ/page/n52|page=53|quote=modern talking.|title=Baltic For Good|date=1998-07-18|magazine=Billboard Magazine|accessdate=August 31, 2015}}</ref>|salesamount=8,000|salesref=<ref name=Lampa/>|relmonth=03|relday=30}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Netherlands|title=Back for Good|artist=Modern Talking|type=album|award=Gold|relyear=1998|certyear=1998|relmonth=03|relday=30}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Poland|title=Back for Good|artist=Modern Talking|type=album|award=Platinum|relyear=1998|relmonth=03|relday=30|certyear=1999|access-date=April 18, 2021}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Spain|title=Back for Good|artist=Modern Talking|type=album|award=Platinum|relyear=1998|certyear=1998|certref=<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mediafire.com/view/pd758fesp2w7i7f/Spanish+Certifications+for+1996-1999.pdf|title=Spanish Certifications 1996-1999|publisher=PROMUSICAE|accessdate=August 31, 2015}}</ref>|relmonth=03|relday=30}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Sweden|title=Back for Good|artist=Modern Talking|type=album|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=1998|certyear=1998|relmonth=03|relday=30}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Switzerland|title=Back for Good|artist=Modern Talking|type=album|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=1998|relmonth=03|relday=30}} {{Certification Table Summary}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Europe|title=Back for Good|artist=Modern Talking|type=album|award=Platinum|number=3|certyear=1999|relmonth=03|relday=30}} {{Certification Table Bottom}}

==References== {{Reflist}}

Category:1998 albums Category:Hansa Records albums Category:Modern Talking albums Category:Re-recorded albums