Ready for Romance

Ready for Romance is the third studio album by German duo Modern Talking, released on 26 May 1986 by Hansa Records. The album spent five consecutive weeks at the top of the German chart and was eventually certified platinum by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI) for shipments in excess of 710,000 copies in Germany. It also topped the charts in Austria and Switzerland, while reaching the top 10 in Finland, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain and Sweden. It peaked at number 76 on the UK Albums Chart, becoming the band's only album to chart in the United Kingdom.

Two singles were released from Ready for Romance, "Brother Louie" and "Atlantis Is Calling (S.O.S. for Love)", both of which reached number one in Germany and charted within the top five in Austria, Sweden and Switzerland - Brother Louie also reached number 4 in the UK.

Personnel

 * Dieter Bohlen – guitar, backing vocals, production, arrangements
 * Thomas Anders – lead vocals, piano, keyboards
 * Rolf Köhler – backing vocals, falsetto choir (uncredited)
 * Michael Scholz – backing vocals, falsetto choir (uncredited)
 * Detlef Wiedeke – backing vocals, falsetto choir (uncredited)
 * Birger Corleis – backing vocals, falsetto choir (uncredited)
 * Manfred Vormstein – art direction, design, cover photo
 * Matthias Kortemeier – design
 * Didi Zill – artists photo