Vinyl record Bad Boys Blue. heartbeat. Yellow (LP) Review

Heartbeat is the second studio album by German disco band Bad Boys Blue, released in 1986. "Heartbeat" includes two international hits, "I Wanna Hear Your Heartbeat (Sunday Girl)" and "Kisses And Tears (My One And Only)". Bad Boys Blue is a German Eurodisco group from Cologne, which in its more than twenty years of history has released about 27 hit singles that have charted in many countries around the world, including the United States. BAD BOYS BLUE formed in the summer of 1984 in Cologne, Germany, after writers and producers Toni Hendrik and Karin Hartmann, who own independent record label Coconut Records, began looking for artists to record the single "L.O.V.E. In My Car". Especially for this song, they decided to initiate a completely new project. Initially, the search for performers was carried out in London, but then one of the acquaintances recommended to the producers the candidacy of a native of the USA, Andrew Thomas, a musician and DJ living in Cologne. Andrew, in turn, introduced the producers to Trevor Taylor (Trevor Taylor), and Trevor brought in the group John McInerney (John McInerney). They wanted to call the group Bad Guys, then they settled on BAD BOYS BLUE, the word Blue appeared because then the musicians performed in blue stage costumes. It is worth noting that all members of the group were and remain adherents of the "traditional" sexual orientation, and the free translation of "Bad Blue Boys" has nothing to do with the real state of affairs. The English word blue "blue" does not have the additional meaning of "having a non-traditional sexual orientation", but it has the additional meaning of "sad". And the word bad in the jargon of American blacks means "cool", "excellent"; thus, Bad Boys in this case can be translated as "Tough Guys". Debut single L. O.V.E. In My Car" was released by the band in September 1984. Lead vocals belonged to Andrew Thomas. The album enjoyed some success, but failed to chart. True success came to the trio only in the spring of 1985, when the next single "You''re A Woman" made a splash in many European countries, instantly being in the top ten of the best songs. In Germany, the single took 8th place and did not leave the German Top 20 for almost four months. In the same year, the first album of the team "Hot Girls - Bad Boys" was released. It featured lead vocals on most songs (except "L. O. V. E. In My Car") by Trevor Taylor. Almost immediately after the release of their debut album, BAD BOYS BLUE received the status of a cult band throughout the entire former Soviet Union, along with another German band, Modern Talking. Tracklist A1 I Wanna Hear Your Heartbeat (Sunday Girl)A2 Mon AmieA3 One Night In HeavenA4 Baby I Love YouA5 Kisses & Tears (My One And Only)B1 Rainy FridayB2 Lady.