''The Fifth'' is the fifth studio album of German band

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. The record was released on October 29, 1989 by

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Background

The album includes two singles: " Lady in Black" and "A Train to Nowhere". Track "No regrets" was originally sung by

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as "

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" written by Charles Dumont. All the songs were performed by

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. Trevor Taylor left the band and was replaced by Trevor Bannister (born August 5, 1965 in Grimsby, England), whose function in the group was mainly to perform Trevor Taylor's hits in live shows. It is during Bannister's tenure with the band that Bad Boys Blue began widely touring in

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—thus gaining much popularity there. The album was certified gold in Finland in 1990. Sometimes the name of the album is spelled as ''The 5th''.

Track listing

#" Lady in Black" – 3:46 #"Someone to Love" – 3:05 #"A Train to Nowhere" – 3:53 #"I'm Not a Fool" – 3:49 #"No Regrets" – 4:45 #"Where Are You Now" – 3:38 #"Fly Away" – 3:44 #"Love Me or Leave Me" – 3:54 #"Show Me the Way" – 3:54 #"A Train to Nowhere (Train Mix)" – 3:59

Personnel

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– lead vocal (all tracks) *Andrew Thomas – rap parts (9) *Trevor Bannister ;Additional personnel All tracks written by T. Hendrik/K.van Haaren except 5 written by Charles Dumont/Irving Taylor & 3, 10 written by T. Hendrik/T. Hendrik, K.van Haaren
Arranged by Hazel Stoner & Tony Hendrik, except 7, 9 arranged by Hans Steingen
Additional arrangements and keyboards by Uwe Haselsteiner
Produced by

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& Karin Hartmann1989 - "The 5th"
/ref> Tracks 1 to 4 and 6 to 10 are written by T. Hendrik and K. van Haaren.
Track 5 is written by Charles Dumont and Irving Taylor.

Sales and certifications

References

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Album lyrics
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