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Motivation (Moti Special album)

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Released
  
1985 (1985)

Release date
  
1985

Genre
  
Synth-pop

Artist
  
Moti Special

Label
  
Repertoire Records

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Motivation (1985)
  
Dancing for Victory (1990)

Producers
  
Michael Cretu, Armand Volker

Motivation is the first studio album of Moti Special, released in 1985 by Teldec label. The band members were: Danish guitarist Nils Tuxen, Romanian keyboardist Michael Cretu, bassist and vocalist Manfred "Thissy" Thiers, and drummer Reinhard "Dickie" Tarrach. The album reached # 20 in the Germany charts.

Contents

Track listing

Side One

  1. «Don't Be So Shy» (Thiers/Palmer-James) — 3:30
  2. «Spirit of Ecstasy» (Thiers/Palmer-James) — 4:08
  3. «How to Treat Tough Girls» (Thiers/Palmer-James) — 3:31
  4. «Cold Days, Hot Nights» (Thiers/Palmer-James) — 3:40
  5. «Visions of You» (Thiers/Cretu/Tarrach/Tuxen) — 3:23

Side Two

  1. «Motivation» (Thiers/Cretu/Palmes-James) — 4:41
  2. «She's a Heartbreaker» (Thiers) — 4:26
  3. «Every Minute» (Thiers) — 3:26
  4. «Stop! Girls Go Crazy» (Thiers/Tuxen) — 5:08

Album Information

  • Released: 1985
  • Recording: Data Alpha, Rainbow & Weryton (Múnich)
  • Genre:Synthpop
  • Label: TELDEC
  • Producer: Michael Cretu, Armand Volker & Moti Special

    • Credits

  • Tissy Thiers — vocalist, bassist
  • Michael Cretu — keyboardist, recording, producer
  • Dicky Tarrach — drummer
  • Nils Tuxen — guitarist
  • Armand Volker — recording, producer
  • Moti Special — producer

    • Singles

  • «Stop! Girls Go Crazy» / «Visions of You» (1984)
  • «Cold Days Hot Nights» / «Out of Tune» (1985) GER #3, SWI #4
  • «Don't Be So Shy» / «No Way» (1985) GER #9, SWI #10
  • «Stop! Girls Go Crazy» / «Every Minute» (1985) GER #53

    • Songs

    1Don't Be So Shy3:29
    2Spirit of Ecstasy4:10
    3How to Treat Tough Girls3:32

    References

    Motivation (Moti Special album) Wikipedia
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