The Fifth (Bad Boys Blue album)

The Fifth
Studio album by
Bad Boys Blue
Released12 October 1989 (1989-10-12)
GenreEuro disco, synthpop, Hi-NRG
Length38:27
LabelCoconut Records 260 291
ProducerTony Hendrik, Karin Hartmann
Bad Boys Blue chronology
Bad Boys Best
(1988) 		The Fifth
(1989) 		Game of Love
(1990)
Singles from The Fifth
  1. "Lady in Black"
    Released: 1989
  2. "A Train to Nowhere"
    Released: 1989

The Fifth is the fifth studio album by German band Bad Boys Blue.[1] The record was released on October 29, 1989, by Coconut Records.[2]

Background

The album includes two singles: "Lady in Black" and "A Train to Nowhere".[3] Track "No regrets" was originally sung by Edith Piaf as "Non, je ne regrette rien" written by Charles Dumont.

All the songs were performed by John McInerney. 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 Eastern Europe—thus gaining much popularity there. The album was certified gold in Finland in 1990.[4]

Sometimes the name of the album is spelled as The 5th.

Track listing

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

Personnel

Bad Boys Blue
  • John McInerney – 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 Tony Hendrik & Karin Hartmann[5]

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

Certifications for The Fifth
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[6] Gold 30,114[6]

References

  1. ^ Bad Boys Blue - The Fifth
  2. ^ Bad Boys Blue – The Fifth
  3. ^ Bad Boys Blue General information
  4. ^ Kulta – ja platinalevyt
  5. ^ 1989 - "The 5th"
  6. ^ a b "Bad Boys Blue" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved July 15, 2022.