Welcome to the Pleasuredome

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Welcome to the Pleasuredome
Studio album by Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Released	October 29, 1984 (1984-10-29)
Recorded	1983-1984
Genre	Pop/Rock
Length	64:04
Label	ZTT/Island
Producer	Trevor Horn
Professional reviews
Allmusic.com (4/5)
Frankie Goes to Hollywood chronology
Welcome to the Pleasuredome (1984) Bang! (Japan-only LP) (1985)
Alternate Cover
The original CD cover, which was taken from one of the vinyl's dust jackets.

Welcome to the Pleasuredome was the debut album by Frankie Goes to Hollywood, first released in the UK in October 1984 by ZTT/Island Records. Originally issued as a vinyl double album, it was assured of a UK chart entry at number one due to reported advance sales of over one million.

Whilst commercially successful, the album also drew criticism for containing new versions of the group's (already much-remixed) hit singles from the same year ("Relax" and "Two Tribes", plus B-side "War"), as well as a surfeit of cover versions in lieu of much new original material.

However, the album's evergreen ballad "The Power of Love" would subsequently provide the group with their third consecutive UK number one single.

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 LP: ZTT / ZTTIQ 1 1.1.1 Side 1 ("F / pray frankie pray") 1.1.2 Side 2 ("G / say frankie say") 1.1.3 Side 3 ("T / stay frankie stay") 1.1.4 Side 4 ("H / play frankie play") 1.2 CD: Polystar / PSCD-1176 2 Credits

[edit] Track listing

[edit] LP: ZTT / ZTTIQ 1

All songs written by Peter Gill/Holly Johnson/Brian Nash/Mark O'Toole, unless otherwise noted.

[edit] Side 1 ("F / pray frankie pray")

1. "well..." – 0:55
2. "The World Is My Oyster" – 1:02
3. "snatch of fury" (Stay) (Gerry Marsden) – 0:36
4. "Welcome to the Pleasuredome" – 12:58

[edit] Side 2 ("G / say frankie say")

1. "Relax" (Come Fighting) (Gill/Johnson/O'Toole) – 3:56
2. "War" (...and hide) (Barrett Strong/Norman Whitfield) – 6:12
3. "Two Tribes" (for the victims of ravishment) (Gill/Johnson/O'Toole) – 3:23
4. "(tag)" – 0:35

[edit] Side 3 ("T / stay frankie stay")

1. "fury (Go)" (Marsden) – 1:49
2. "Born to Run" (Bruce Springsteen) – 3:56
3. "San Jose" (The Way) (Bacharach/David) – 3:09
4. "Wish (The Lads Were Here)" (Gill/Johnson/O'Toole) – 2:48
5. "The Ballad of 32" – 4:47

[edit] Side 4 ("H / play frankie play")

1. "Krisco Kisses" – 2:57
2. "Black Night White Light" – 4:05
3. "The Only Star in Heaven" – 4:16
4. "The Power of Love" – 5:28
5. "bang..." – 1:08

• "snatch of fury" and "fury" are versions of the song "Ferry Cross the Mersey". "fury" was accidentally titled "ferry" on the LP's dust jacket.
• "(tag)", a spoof on Prince Charles ruminating on the nature of orgasms, was unlisted on the vinyl packaging.

[edit] CD: Polystar / PSCD-1176

Initial CD pressings had an altered tracklist, featuring an extended mix of "Two Tribes" and the b-side "Happy Hi!", while removing the covers of "Ferry 'Cross the Mersey". "The Last Voice" was a hidden track on the "Two Tribes" single, featuring an improvised voiceover from Patrick Allen, narrator of the Protect and Survive public information films.

1. "The World Is My Oyster" – 1:57
   • Actually contains "well..." and "The World Is My Oyster"
2. "Welcome to the Pleasuredome" – 13:38
   • Actually contains "snatch of fury (Stay)" and the title track
3. "Relax" (Come Fighting) – 3:56
4. "War" – 6:12
5. "Two Tribes" (Annihilation) – 9:08
6. "The Last Voice" – 1:14
7. "Born to Run" – 4:13
8. "Happy Hi!" – 4:12
9. "Wish (The Lads Were Here)" - 2:50
10. "The Ballad of 32" – 4:45
11. "Krisco Kisses" – 2:57
12. "Black Night White Light" – 4:05
13. "The Only Star in Heaven" – 4:16
14. "The Power of Love" – 5:28
15. "bang..." – 1:08

Subsequent CD versions of the album have generally reverted to the original vinyl LP's track listing and cover art. It should be noted that all CD copies continue to amalgamate the first side of the LP into two tracks, and most erroneously list the contents of these first two tracks; the correct contents are listed above. Many CD pressings have also removed the vocals on "snatch of fury (Stay)". A 2000 reissue included the bonus B-side tracks "One September Monday" (4:50) and "One February Friday" (4:58).

[edit] Credits

• Holly Johnson: lead vocals
• Brian Nash: guitar
• Peter Gill: drums
• Mark O'Toole: bass
• Paul Rutherford: vocals
• J. J. Jeczalik: programming
• Andrew Richards: keyboards
• Louis Jardim: percussion
• Anne Dudley: keyboards, string arrangement on "The Power of Love"
• Steven Lipson: guitar
• Steve Howe: acoustic guitar (on the track "Welcome to the Pleasuredome")
• Trevor Horn: producer

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