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'''''F.L.M.''''' is the first and only studio album by British pop duo [[Mel and Kim]]. It was written and produced by [[Stock Aitken Waterman|Stock/Aitken/Waterman]] and peaked at #3 on the [[UK Albums Chart]] in 1987.<ref name=OCC/> It contained the UK top ten hits "Showing Out", "Respectable" and "F.L.M.", and was certified platinum, remaining on the charts for 25 weeks.<ref name=OCC>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/23636/mel-and-kim/|title=Official Charts > Mel and Kim|publisher=The Official UK Charts Company|accessdate=2015-11-25}}</ref> The album also peaked at #16 in Germany,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/album-details-552|title=Offizielle Deutsche Charts > Mel & Kim - F.L.M. (album)|publisher=GfK Entertainment|accessdate=2015-11-25}}</ref> #4 in Switzerland,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hitparade.ch/album/Mel-&-Kim/F.L.M.-552|title=hitparade.ch > Mel & Kim - F.L.M. (album)|publisher=Hung Medien|accessdate=2015-11-25}}</ref> #12 in the Netherlands,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Mel+%26+Kim&titel=F.L.M.&cat=a|title=dutchcharts.nl > Mel & Kim - F.L.M. (album)|publisher=Hung Medien|accessdate=2015-11-25}}</ref> #20 in Sweden,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Mel+%26+Kim&titel=F.L.M.&cat=a|title=swedishcharts.com > Mel & Kim - F.L.M. (album)|publisher=Hung Medien|accessdate=2015-11-25}}</ref> #7 in Norway,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Mel+%26+Kim&titel=F.L.M.&cat=a|title=norwegiancharts.com > Mel & Kim - F.L.M. (album)|publisher=Hung Medien|accessdate=2015-11-25}}</ref> #2 in Australia,<ref>{{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|authorlink=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St. Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|edition=Illustrated|page=197|isbn=0-646-11917-6}}</ref> and #2 in New Zealand.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://charts.org.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Mel+%26+Kim&titel=F.L.M.&cat=a|title=charts.org.nz > Mel & Kim - F.L.M. (album)|publisher=Hung Medien|accessdate=2015-11-25}}</ref> |
'''''F.L.M.''''' is the first and only studio album by British pop duo [[Mel and Kim]]. It was written and produced by [[Stock Aitken Waterman|Stock/Aitken/Waterman]] and peaked at #3 on the [[UK Albums Chart]] in 1987.<ref name=OCC/> It contained the UK top ten hits "Showing Out", "Respectable" and "F.L.M.", and was certified platinum, remaining on the charts for 25 weeks.<ref name=OCC>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/23636/mel-and-kim/|title=Official Charts > Mel and Kim|publisher=The Official UK Charts Company|accessdate=2015-11-25}}</ref> The album also peaked at #16 in Germany,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/album-details-552|title=Offizielle Deutsche Charts > Mel & Kim - F.L.M. (album)|publisher=GfK Entertainment|accessdate=2015-11-25}}</ref> #4 in Switzerland,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hitparade.ch/album/Mel-&-Kim/F.L.M.-552|title=hitparade.ch > Mel & Kim - F.L.M. (album)|publisher=Hung Medien|accessdate=2015-11-25}}</ref> #12 in the Netherlands,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Mel+%26+Kim&titel=F.L.M.&cat=a|title=dutchcharts.nl > Mel & Kim - F.L.M. (album)|publisher=Hung Medien|accessdate=2015-11-25}}</ref> #20 in Sweden,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Mel+%26+Kim&titel=F.L.M.&cat=a|title=swedishcharts.com > Mel & Kim - F.L.M. (album)|publisher=Hung Medien|accessdate=2015-11-25}}</ref> #7 in Norway,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Mel+%26+Kim&titel=F.L.M.&cat=a |title=norwegiancharts.com > Mel & Kim - F.L.M. (album) |publisher=Hung Medien |accessdate=2015-11-25 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151125170708/http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Mel+%26+Kim&titel=F.L.M.&cat=a |archivedate=2015-11-25 |df= }}</ref> #2 in Australia,<ref>{{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|authorlink=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St. Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|edition=Illustrated|page=197|isbn=0-646-11917-6}}</ref> and #2 in New Zealand.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://charts.org.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Mel+%26+Kim&titel=F.L.M.&cat=a |title=charts.org.nz > Mel & Kim - F.L.M. (album) |publisher=Hung Medien |accessdate=2015-11-25 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160128041155/http://charts.org.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Mel+%26+Kim&titel=F.L.M.&cat=a |archivedate=2016-01-28 |df= }}</ref> |
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In the UK, the LP was issued with either a full colour or monochrome sleeve. US, Canadian, and Japanese copies had a different sleeve design and track running order to other international releases. In addition, "Feel a Whole Lot Better" was re-titled "Whatever It Is" for these territories. |
In the UK, the LP was issued with either a full colour or monochrome sleeve. US, Canadian, and Japanese copies had a different sleeve design and track running order to other international releases. In addition, "Feel a Whole Lot Better" was re-titled "Whatever It Is" for these territories. |
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F.L.M. is the first and only studio album by British pop duo Mel and Kim. It was written and produced by Stock/Aitken/Waterman and peaked at #3 on the UK Albums Chart in 1987.[4] It contained the UK top ten hits "Showing Out", "Respectable" and "F.L.M.", and was certified platinum, remaining on the charts for 25 weeks.[4] The album also peaked at #16 in Germany,[5] #4 in Switzerland,[6] #12 in the Netherlands,[7] #20 in Sweden,[8] #7 in Norway,[9] #2 in Australia,[10] and #2 in New Zealand.[11]
In the UK, the LP was issued with either a full colour or monochrome sleeve. US, Canadian, and Japanese copies had a different sleeve design and track running order to other international releases. In addition, "Feel a Whole Lot Better" was re-titled "Whatever It Is" for these territories.
Track listing
Side One
- "F.L.M." 3:55
- "Showing Out (Get Fresh at the Weekend)" 5:11
- "Respectable" 5:41
- "Feel a Whole Lot Better" aka "Whatever It Is" 4:24
Side Two
- "I'm the One Who Really Loves You" 3:40
- "More Than Words Can Say" 4:08
- "System" 4:08
- "From a Whisper to a Scream" 3:24
- "Who's Gonna Catch You" 3:34
CD Bonus tracks
- "Showing Out" (Freehold mix) 4:36
- "Respectable" (Extra Beats version [instrumental]) 6:11
All songs written by Stock Aitken Waterman
2010 reissue
The album was reissued as a double CD in the United Kingdom through Cherry Red Records on 18 October 2010.
Track listing
Disc one
- "F.L.M." 3:33
- "Showing Out" 3:35
- "Respectable" 3:22
- "Feel a Whole Lot Better" 4:27
- "I'm the One Who Really Loves You" 3:41
- "More Than Words Can Say" 4:09
- "System" 4:09
- "From a Whisper to a Scream" 3:25
- "Who's Gonna Catch You?" 3:35
- "That's The Way it Is" 3:27
- "You Changed My Life" 3:27
- "Showing Out (Get Fresh at the Weekend)" [Extended Version] 7:15
- "Respectable" [Extended Version] 6:14
- "F.L.M." [Extended Version] 7:50
- "That's The Way it Is" [Extended Version] 6:49
- "System" [Previously Unreleased Alternative Mix] 3:58
- "More Than Words Can Say" [Previously Unreleased Extended Version] 6:50
Disc two
- "Respectable" [Extra Beats Vocal] 8:09
- "F.L.M." [Two Grooves Under One Nation Remix] 8:13
- "I'm the One Who Really Loves You" [Yoyo's 12" Mix - Previously Unreleased] 6:43
- "That's The Way it Is" [Acid House Remix] 7:38
- "System" [Garage Vocal - Previously Unreleased] 7:22
- "Feel a Whole Lot Better" [Yoyo's 12" Mix - Previously Unreleased] 7:38
- "Showing Out (Get Fresh at the Weekend)" [The Mortgage Mix] 6:26
- "That's The Way it Is" [House Remix] 6:42
- "Respectable" [Shop Mix] 6:17
- "F.L.M." [Sonic Remix] 6:20
- "System" [Original 12" Mix - Previously Unreleased] 5:45
References
- ^ a b F.L.M. (CD) sleeve notes
- ^ Cherry Red Records
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ a b "Official Charts > Mel and Kim". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
- ^ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts > Mel & Kim - F.L.M. (album)". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
- ^ "hitparade.ch > Mel & Kim - F.L.M. (album)". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
- ^ "dutchcharts.nl > Mel & Kim - F.L.M. (album)". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
- ^ "swedishcharts.com > Mel & Kim - F.L.M. (album)". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
- ^ "norwegiancharts.com > Mel & Kim - F.L.M. (album)". Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 2015-11-25. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
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- ^ "charts.org.nz > Mel & Kim - F.L.M. (album)". Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 2016-01-28. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
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