Fan the Flame (Part 1)
| Fan the Flame (Part 1) | ||||
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| Released | 13 December 1990 | |||
| Recorded | 1990 | |||
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| Length | 51:38 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
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Fan the Flame (Part 1) is the fifth studio album from English band Dead or Alive, released in 1990.[1] Epic Records released Fan the Flame (Part 1) in Japan only. The album remained an exclusive in this territory until the worldwide release of the Sophisticated Boom Box MMXVI compilation box set in 2016.
The album was a slight change in the band's musical style towards more melancholic lyrics and refined vocals from Burns. The background vocals on "Total Stranger" were performed by British pop group Londonbeat and the London Community Gospel Choir provided backing vocals for "Unhappy Birthday".
The song "My Love's on the Line" was also recorded for the album and performed live in 1990 but went unreleased. In 2020, the master tape was discovered in Steve Coy's personal collection and the track was released on the Invincible reissue set the following year.[2]
A follow-up album, Fan the Flame (Part 2), also began recording in 1990 but was abandoned until posthumous completion in 2021.[3]
An acoustic album Love, Pete was also made available during a US personal appearance tour in 1992 and was since widely bootlegged with the title Fan the Flame (Part 2): The Acoustic Sessions.[4][5][6][7] Pete strongly criticized its subsequent distribution.[8]
In Japan, they released the singles "Your Sweetness (Is Your Weakness)" (JPN#3), "Unhappy Birthday" (JPN#14) and "Gone 2 Long" (JPN#18). The album peaked at number 27 on the Japanese Albums Chart.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Dead or Alive
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Your Sweetness (Is Your Weakness)" | 5:50 |
| 2. | "Unhappy Birthday" | 6:47 |
| 3. | "Gone 2 Long" | 5:45 |
| 4. | "Total Stranger" | 7:04 |
| 5. | "Lucky Day" | 7:55 |
| 6. | "What Have U Done (2 Make Me Change)" | 6:15 |
| 7. | "And Then I Met U" | 8:04 |
| 8. | "Blue Christmas" | 3:56 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 9. | "My Love's on the Line" (previously unreleased) | 6:28 |
Personnel
- Pete Burns – vocals
- Peter Oxendale – keyboards
- Steve Coy – drums, keyboards, bass guitar, guitars
Additional personnel
- Billy Currie – electric viola
- Tracy Ackerman – backing vocals
- Londonbeat – male backing vocals
- London Community Gospel Choir – additional backing vocals
Technical
- Tim Weidner – co-producer
- Mickey Mulligan – engineer
References
- ^ "Dead Or Alive – Fan The Flame (Part 1)". Discogs. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
- ^ "Dead Or Alive Invincible 9CD box set". Super Deluxe Edition. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- ^ "Dead or Alive's 'Fan the Flame (Part 2)' artwork and tracklist unveiled". Retro Pop. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ^ "Dead Or Alive – Fan The Flame (Part II) "Love Pete" (The Acoustic Session)". Discogs. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
- ^ "Images for Dead Or Alive - Fan The Flame (Part II) "Love Pete" (The Acoustic Session)". Discogs. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
- ^ "Career Timeline". The Right Stuff - The Official Dead Or Alive Web Site. deadoralive.net. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
- ^ "Bootlegs". Dead or Alive Discography. katch.ne.jp. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
- ^ Burns, Pete; Cranna, Ian (2007). Freak unique : my autobiography. London: John Blake. pp. 129–130. ISBN 978-1-84454-438-7.
