America (Modern Talking album)

America is the tenth studio album by German duo Modern Talking, released on 19 March 2001 by Hansa Records. The album entered the German Albums Chart at number two on 2 April 2001, spending five weeks in the top 10 and 15 weeks altogether on chart.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Dieter Bohlen, except "I Need You Now" by Thomas Anders

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Win the Race"	3:35
2.	"Last Exit to Brooklyn"	3:16
3.	"Maria"	5:28
4.	"SMS to My Heart"	3:17
5.	"Cinderella Girl"	3:34
6.	"Why Does It Feel So Good"	4:05
7.	"Rain in My Heart"	3:47
8.	"Witchqueen of Eldorado"	3:55
9.	"Run to You"	4:47
10.	"America"	4:50
11.	"For a Life Time"	4:27
12.	"From Coast to Coast"	4:27
13.	"There's Something in the Air"	3:19
14.	"I Need You Now"	3:40
15.	"New York City Girl"	3:27
16.	"Send Me a Letter from Heaven"	3:54

Personnel

Dieter Bohlen – production
Thomas Anders – lead vocals
Rolf Köhler – backing vocals, falsetto choir (uncredited)
Michael Scholz – backing vocals, falsetto choir (uncredited)
Detlef Wiedeke – backing vocals, falsetto choir (uncredited)
Axel Breitung – co-production, arrangements (tracks 1, 2, 4, 8)
Thorsten Brötzmann – co-production, arrangements (tracks 6, 12)
Luis Rodríguez – co-production (track 7)
Bülent Aris – co-production, arrangements (track 10)
Elephant – co-production, arrangements (tracks 13, 15, 16)
Jeo – mixing (tracks 3, 5, 9, 11, 14)
Lalo Titenkov – mixing, arrangements (tracks 3, 5, 9, 11, 14)
Amadeo Crotti – arrangements (track 7)
Wolfgang Wilde – photos
Stefano Boragno – cover composing
Ronald Reinsberg – artwork

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for *America*
Chart (2001)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)	7
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)	8
European Albums (Music & Media)	9
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)	2
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)	5
Polish Albums (ZPAV)	19
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)	34
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)	10

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for *America*
Chart (2001)	Position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)	28

Certifications

Certifications for *America*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)	Gold	150,000
Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Modern Talking – America" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
"Austriancharts.at – Modern Talking – America" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
"Top National Sellers" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 18, no. 18. 28 April 2000. p. 11. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
"European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 18, no. 16. 14 April 2001. p. 7. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
"Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2001. 13. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
"Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
"Swedishcharts.com – Modern Talking – America". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
"Swisscharts.com – Modern Talking – America". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
"Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts – 2001" (in German). Offizielle Deutsche Charts. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
"Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Modern Talking; 'America')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 27 July 2021.

External links

America at AllMusic
America at Discogs (list of releases)

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