''Love Me in Black'' is the sixth solo album of the German female

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singer

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. It was released in 1998, after the dissolution of her contract with

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. Her new label

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decided to publish the album only in Europe.

Overview

''Love Me in Black'' is the first album released by

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after her split from the

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label, which had published all her works since 1985. Her new label

left her ample freedom for the making of her new album and she worked on it for more than two years, splitting its production in two teams. The first team was formed by the successful American producers and musicians

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and

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, the second team by former members of the German

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band

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Jürgen Engler and Chris Lietz, who had already collaborated on Doro's previous album '' Machine II Machine'' and on the following EP of remixes. The result of this double approach to production is surprisingly homogeneous, combining a heavier guitar sound than in the previous albums with plenty of electronic vibes, samples and a large use of drum machines and sequencers. The usual mix of ballads and hard rock songs featured in any Doro album takes on ''Love Me in Black'' an industrial and almost experimental spin, which also involves the vocals of the German singer, charged with many effects and distortions. WEA did not consider the album appropriate for the US market and published it only in Germany, much to Doro's chagrin. The song "Love Me in Black" was released in EP format and remains a staple in Doro's live show. The song "

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" is a cover of the

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's hit single from their album ''

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'' of 1977. The album peaked at position No. 38 on the German Longplay chart.

Track listing

Credits

– vocals

Tracks 1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 11, 13, 14

– guitars, bass, keyboards, programming, drum programming, producer, mixing except track 8, engineer *

– programming, producer except track 13, engineer * Damon Weber – drums *

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– bass * Andrew Goodsight – bass * John Parthum – engineer on track 3 * Lloyd Puckitt – engineer on track 3 *

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– mixing on track 8

Tracks 4, 5, 7, 9, 10

* Jürgen Engler – guitars, keyboards, bass, producer * Chris Lietz – drum programming, keyboards, producer, engineer *

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– additional production on track 10 * Jimmy Bralower – additional production on track 10

References

External links

American site"Love Me in Black" video clip
{{DEFAULTSORT:Love Me in Black Doro (musician) albums 1998 albums Warner Music Group albums