''Follow the Light'' is the twelfth studio album by German band
Bad Boys Blue
Bad Boys Blue are the German pop group formed in Cologne in 1984. The group performed many international hits including "You're a Woman", " Pretty Young Girl", " I Wanna Hear Your Heartbeat", and "Come Back and Stay".
The group became massive ...
. It was released on 27 September 1999 by
Coconut Records
Coconut Records is a German record label formed in 1981 by producers Tony Hendrik and Karin Hartmann. The label has released multiple genres of music, including dance, schlager, eurodance, electronica, Hi-NRG, Dance-pop and R&B.
Artists
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. There were no singles released for this record. The album is unusually long and features 16 tracks.
John McInerney
John Edward McInerney (born 7 September 1957 in Liverpool, United Kingdom) is a British singer, songwriter, and the frontman of German band Bad Boys Blue. He is the only band member from the original line-up of the group still performing.
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performed all the songs. The album scored #80 in German charts.
Tony Hendrik
Tony Hendrik (born Dieter Lünstedt, 4 March 1945 in Bad Bederkesa, a.k.a. Dee Dee Halligan, Jimmy Tarsus) is a German music producer, composer, and owner of a record label. The most known artists and bands he has produced and composed for are Ba ...
and Karin Hartmann were back writing and producing—along with Andy Matern.
Track listing
#"Follow the Light" – 3:34
#"Thinking About You" – 3:25
#"When I Kiss You" – 3:51
#"I Can't Live" – 3:53
#"Under the Boardwalk '99" – 3:16
#"Back to the Future" – 3:53
#"Listen to Your Heart" – 3:39
#"Hungry for Love (Rap Version)'99" – 3:17
#"Sweet Love" – 3:25
#"Baby Blue '99" – 3:46
#"Rhythm of Rain" – 3:59
#"I'll Be Around" – 3:42
#"Ride on a Star" – 3:23
#"Love Is No Crime '99" – 4:03
#"Have You Ever Had a Love Like This '99" – 3:32
#"Back to the Future (Level 1 Remix)" – 4:11
Personnel
;Bad Boys Blue
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John McInerney
John Edward McInerney (born 7 September 1957 in Liverpool, United Kingdom) is a British singer, songwriter, and the frontman of German band Bad Boys Blue. He is the only band member from the original line-up of the group still performing.
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– Lead vocal (all tracks)
1999 - "Follow The Light"
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*Andrew Thomas
*Mo Russel
;Additional personnel
*Rap parts: Jojo Max (8)
Credits
*All tracks written by T. Hendrik/K.van Haaren except 1 written by T. Hendrik/Worthy Davis; 2 written by Uwe Haselsteiner/Heiko Schneider; 3, 6, 16 written by Carsten Wegener; 5 written by Young/Resnick; 7, 9 written by Uwe Haselsteiner, Heiko Schneider/Heiko Schneider; 8 written by T. Hendrik/K. van Haaren & Jojo Max; 12 written by Andreas Matern/Worthy Davis & 13 written by T. Hendrik/R. Preuss
*Tracks 2, 7, 9 produced by Uwe Haselsteiner and Heiko Schneider at X-Talk Studio, Rüsselsheim
*Track 1 programmed and arranged by Tony Hendrik, Andy Matern and Christoph Schick, mixed by Andy Matern at Coconut Studio 2, produced by Hendrik/Hartmann.
*Tracks 3, 14, 15 programmed, arranged and mixed by Christoph Schick at Coconut Studio2. Produced by Hendrik/Hartmann, co-produced by Christoph Schick.
*Tracks 4, 10, 11, 13 programmed and arranged by Andy Matern and Christoph Schick, mixed by Andy Matern at Coconut Studio 2. Produced by Hendrik/Hartmann, co-produced by Matern/Schick.
*Tracks 5, 6, 8 programmed, arranged and mixed by Andy Matern at Coconut Studio 2. Produced by Hendrik/Hartmann, co-produced by Andy Matern.
*Tracks 12, 16 produced, programmed, arranged and mixed by Andy Matern at Andy's Studio.
*Leadvocals on Tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 11, 12, 13, 16 recorded at Ton-Studio M. Dorth, Troisdorf
Troisdorf () is a city in the Rhein-Sieg-Kreis (district), in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Geography
Troisdorf is located approximately 22 kilometers south of Cologne and 13 kilometers north east of Bonn.
Division of the city
Troisdorf consi ...
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References
External links
Bad Boys Blue – general information
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1999 albums
Bad Boys Blue albums