Fragile (Dead or Alive album)

Fragile
Studio album by Dead or Alive
Released	27 September 2000
Recorded	1996–2000
Genre	Dance hi-NRG nu-disco
Label	Avex Trax (Japan)
Producer	Dead or Alive
Singles from Fragile
"Hit and Run Lover" Released: 2000

Fragile is an album released by British band Dead or Alive in 2000. The album was originally only released in Japan by independent record company Avex Trax. With thirteen tracks, the album contains some new material as well as re-recordings of past songs. Also included is a remake of U2's song "Even Better Than the Real Thing", which had previously appeared on a U2 tribute album. The album remained an exclusive in Japan until the worldwide release of the Sophisticated Boom Box MMXVI compilation in 2016. In 2001, Dead or Alive released the remix album Unbreakable, containing further remixes of songs from Fragile.

Track listing

1. "Hit and Run Lover" – 4:42
2. "Turn Around & Count 2 Ten" – 5:17 *
3. "Something in My House" – 4:01 *
4. "Even Better Than the Real Thing 2000" – 3:07
5. "I Paralyze" – 5:55
6. "Isn't It a Pity?" – 4:45
7. "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" – 6:05 *
8. "Just What I Always Wanted" – 5:16
9. "My Heart Goes Bang" – 5:05 *
10. "Lover Come Back to Me" – 5:36 *
11. "I Promised Myself" – 4:32
12. "Blue Christmas 2000" – 3:39 *
13. "Hit and Run Lover (Bonus Hit Remix)" – 4:42

( * ) 2000 remix version (not original)

Chart performance

Chart (2000)	Peak position
Oricon Japanese Albums Chart	45

Personnel

• Pete Burns – vocals, production
• Jason Alburey – keyboards, guitars, production
• Dean Bright – keyboards, keytar, production
• Steve Coy – drums, production

References

• Fragile at AllMusic. Retrieved 16:31, 28 August 2016 (UTC).