Motivation (Moti Special album)

Motivation
Studio album by Moti Special
Released	August 1985
Studio	Data Alpha, Rainbow and Weryton, Munich
Genre	Synth-pop
Label	Teldec
Producer	Moti Special Armand Volker Michael Cretu
Moti Special chronology
Motivation (1985) Dancing for Victory (1990)
Singles from Motivation
"Cold Days, Hot Nights" Released: March 1984 "Don't Be So Shy" Released: June 1985 "Stop! Girls Go Crazy" Released: November 1985

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.

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Don't Be So Shy"	Manfred Thiers Richard Palmer-James	3:29
2.	"Spirit of Ecstasy"	Thiers Palmer-James	4:25
3.	"How to Treat Tough Girls"	Thiers Palmer-James	3:33
4.	"Cold Days, Hot Nights"	Thiers Palmer-James	3:42
5.	"Visions of You"	Thiers Michael Cretu Nils Tuxen Dicky Tarrach	3:23

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Motivation"	Thiers Cretu Palmer-James	4:52
2.	"She's a Heartbreaker"	Thiers	4:20
3.	"Every Minute"	Thiers	3:20
4.	"Stop! Girls Go Crazy"	Thiers Tuxen	5:14

Personnel

Moti Special

• Manfred Thiers – vocals, bass guitar
• Michael Cretu – keyboards
• Nils Tuxen – guitar
• Dicky Tarrach – drums, percussion

Production

• Armand Volker – producer, engineer, mixing
• Michael Cretu – producer
• Moti Special – producers

Artwork

• Mike Schmidt – design
• Dieter Stork – photography

Charts

Chart (1985)	Peak position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)	20

External links

• Motivation at Discogs (list of releases)