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Catch the Catch

Catch the Catch is the debut studio album by Dutch-German singer C. C. Catch, released on 28 April 1986 by Hansa Records. Produced by Dieter Bohlen and Luis Rodríguez, the album is a collection of Euro disco and synth-pop songs. It features the hit singles "I Can Lose My Heart Tonight", "'Cause You Are Young", and "Strangers by Night", all of which reached the top 10 in several European territories.

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Catch the Catch
Studio album by
C. C. Catch
Released28 April 1986
Recorded1985–1986
GenreEuro disco, Europop, synth-pop
Length40:36
LabelHansa Records
Producer
C. C. Catch chronology
Catch the Catch
(1986) 		Welcome to the Heartbreak Hotel
(1986)
Singles from Catch the Catch
  1. "I Can Lose My Heart Tonight"
    Released: 31 July 1985
  2. "'Cause You Are Young"
    Released: 20 January 1986
  3. "Strangers by Night"
    Released: 14 April 1986

Catch the Catch is the debut studio album by Dutch-German singer C. C. Catch, released on 28 April 1986 by Hansa Records. Produced by Dieter Bohlen and Luis Rodríguez, the album is a collection of Euro disco and synth-pop songs. It features the hit singles "I Can Lose My Heart Tonight", "'Cause You Are Young", and "Strangers by Night", all of which reached the top 10 in several European territories.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Dieter Bohlen.

No.TitleLength
1."'Cause You Are Young" (Maxi-version)4:53
2."I Can Lose My Heart Tonight" (Maxi-version)5:54
3."You Shot a Hole in My Soul" (Maxi-version)5:16
4."One Night's Not Enough"3:23
5."Strangers by Night" (Maxi-version)5:43
6."Stay" (Maxi-version)5:47
7."Jump in My Car" (Maxi-version)4:33
8."You Can Be My Lucky Star Tonight" (Maxi-version)5:20
Total length:40:46

Personnel

Adapted from the album's liner notes.1

  • Dieter Bohlen – production, arrangement, music, lyrics
  • M. Vormstein – art direction, concept, front cover artwork
  • Herbert W. Hesselmann – back cover artwork
  • Ariola-Studios – design

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for Catch the Catch
Chart (1986) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)2 24
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)3 17
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)4 6
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)5 6
Spanish Albums (AFYVE)6 21
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)7 25
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)8 8

Year-end charts

Yearly chart performance for Catch the Catch
Chart (1986) Position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)9 57
References

References

  1. "C.C. Catch — Catch The Catch". Discogs. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
  2. "Austriancharts.at – C.C. Catch – Catch the Catch" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  3. Pennanen, Timo (2021). "C. C. Catch". Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 (PDF) (in Finnish). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 43. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  4. "Offiziellecharts.de – C.C. Catch – Catch the Catch" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  5. "Norwegiancharts.com – C.C. Catch – Catch the Catch". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  6. Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  7. "Swedishcharts.com – C.C. Catch – Catch the Catch". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  8. "Swisscharts.com – C.C. Catch – Catch the Catch". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  9. "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts 1986" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 26 May 2021.