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Fan the Flame (Part 1) is the fifth studio album from dance music band Dead or Alive and was 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.

Fan the Flame (Part 1)
Studio album by Dead or Alive
Released	13 December 1990
Recorded	1990
Genre	Dance-pop Hi-NRG
Length	51:38
Label	Epic ESCA 5148
Producer	Dead or Alive Tim Weidner
Dead or Alive chronology
Nude (1988) Fan the Flame (Part 1) (1990) Nukleopatra (1995)

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 band 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 released on the Invincible reissue set the next 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

Invincible bonus track

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

На других языках

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- [en] Fan the Flame (Part 1)

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[es] Fan the Flame (Part 1)

Fan the Flame (Part 1) es el quinto álbum de estudio de la banda británica Dead or Alive publicado en 1990 por Epic Records. El álbum contiene un ligero cambio en el estilo musical de Dead or Alive, más conocido por canciones Hi-NRG y dance pop. Fan the Flame (Part 1) contiene más canciones de medio tiempo y contenido melancólicamente lírico. Las voces masculinas de fondo en «Total Stranger» fueron interpretadas por el grupo de pop británico Londonbeat y el London Community Gospel Choir aportó voces de fondo para «Unhappy Birthday».

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