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''Different'' is the debut solo album by German singer
Thomas Anders Bernd Weidung (born 1 March 1963), known by his stage name Thomas Anders, is a German singer, songwriter and record producer. He is best known as the lead vocalist of the pop duo Modern Talking. Starting his singing career while still in school ...
, who first attained success as the lead vocalist for
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in the mid-1980s. It was released in August 1989 by
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. The album was recorded in
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at
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' studio and was produced by
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( Elton John) &
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( a-ha). It features a cover of
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's '' Fool (If You Think It's Over)''. The album was re-released in 1991 by
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on CD. Although the album's lead single, "Love of My Own", managed to peak at No. 24 in Germany, the album, including two more singles, "One Thing" and "Soldier", did not chart.


Track listing

# "Love Of My Own" ( Marc Cassandra, Chris Venis, Timothy Touchton) — 4:52 # "On My Way" (Vitale) — 5:54 # "Turn On The Light" (Bob) — 4:16 # "Living On The Edge" (*) (
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) — 4:45 # "You Are My Life" (**) ( Marc Cassandra, Chris Venis, Heisig, Mary S. Applegate) — 4:44 # "One Thing" (**) (
Thomas Anders Bernd Weidung (born 1 March 1963), known by his stage name Thomas Anders, is a German singer, songwriter and record producer. He is best known as the lead vocalist of the pop duo Modern Talking. Starting his singing career while still in school ...
, Marc Cassandra, Mary S. Applegate) — 3:57 # "Soldier" (*) (
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) — 4:37 # "Someone New" (*) (
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) — 4:51 # "Close Your Eyes To Heaven" (**) (
Thomas Anders Bernd Weidung (born 1 March 1963), known by his stage name Thomas Anders, is a German singer, songwriter and record producer. He is best known as the lead vocalist of the pop duo Modern Talking. Starting his singing career while still in school ...
, Marc Cassandra, Mary S. Applegate) — 5:06 # "Fool (If You Think It's Over)" (
Chris Rea Christopher Anton Rea ( ; born 4 March 1951) is an English rock and blues singer and guitarist from Middlesbrough. A "gravel-voiced guitar stalwart" known for his slide guitar playing, Rea has recorded twenty five solo albums, two of which t ...
) — 5:41 # "True Love" (
Thomas Anders Bernd Weidung (born 1 March 1963), known by his stage name Thomas Anders, is a German singer, songwriter and record producer. He is best known as the lead vocalist of the pop duo Modern Talking. Starting his singing career while still in school ...
, Marc Cassandra, Mary S. Applegate) — 4:30 # "You Are My Life (Classical Mix)" (**) ( Marc Cassandra, Chris Venis/Heisig, Mary S. Applegate) — 4:44


Alternative track listing

The title of the first solo-album was supposed to be ''Fool If You Think It's Over'' with track-listing as follows: # "Love Of My Own (LP-Version)" # "True Love" # "One Thing (LP-Version)" # "You Are My Life" # "Soldier" # "Close Your Eyes To Heaven" # "Fool If You Think It's Over" # "Light For Love" # "I'm On My Way" # "Time To Touch" # "I'm On The Edge" # "That Someone (Someone New)" # "You Are My Life (Classical Mix)" # "One Thing (12" Maxi-Mix)"


Personnel

* Ian Lynn, Marc Cassandra – keyboards, programming *
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– Fender Rhodes piano, vocals *
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, Reinhard Besser – guitar * Martin Jenner – acoustic guitar * Jeremy Meeks – bass *
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– drums *
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– percussion *
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– saxophone * Gürzenich Orchestra – strings * Ian Lynn, Andy Brown &
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,
Thomas Anders Bernd Weidung (born 1 March 1963), known by his stage name Thomas Anders, is a German singer, songwriter and record producer. He is best known as the lead vocalist of the pop duo Modern Talking. Starting his singing career while still in school ...
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, Marc Cassandra – backing vocals


Technical personnel

* Produced by
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(A member of The British Producers Guild) * Arranged by Ian Lynn,
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& Marc Cassandra * Digitally Engineered & Mixed by Tony Richards &
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* Edited at The Town House,
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by Gordon Vicary * (*) Produced & arranged by
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* Recorded at RG Jones Studio,
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* (**) Produced by
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& Marc Cassandra * Recorded at Sound Studio N. Cologne/West Germany, by Gunter Kasper * Mixed at
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, by Ronald Prent * Mixed by Bert Bevans, Remix Engineer Ian Grimble at Livingston Studio,
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* Photos by
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Release history

* 1989 Germany: Teldec Records Service GmbH 246 187-1 & 4 ( LP and MC), 246 188-2 ( CD) * 1989 France: East West Records/A Time Warner Company WE 481 (CD), (LP) & (Cassette) * 1989 Taiwan: UFO Group WU 1475 (LP) & (Cassette) * 1989 (1991, 1998) Germany: East West Records GmbH 2292-46188-2 (CD), (LP) & (Cassette) * 1998 Russia: Soyuz Music 2292-46188-4 (Cassette)


Music videos

* ''Love Of My Own'' and ''One Thing'' were released on ''Thomas Anders - The DVD-Collection''. ''Soldier'' was released on its own as a music video.


References


External links


Tribute to Thomas Anders

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{{Authority control 1989 debut albums Thomas Anders albums Albums produced by Gus Dudgeon