Liverpool (album)
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Liverpool is Frankie Goes to Hollywood
's second album, released in October 1986 (see 1986 in music
). It would be the band's final album of all-new material, and lead singer Holly Johnson
would leave the band following the corresponding world tour, followed by a flurry of lawsuits from ZTT.
The album was a commercial disappointment compared to the band's previous effort, charting generally low at #5. It did, however, hit #7 on the Austria
n and Swiss
music charts and #8 in Norway
.
The cover photo was different depending on what format was purchased (LP, cassette, or compact disc).
/Nash
/O'Toole unless otherwise stated.
A later release includes two bonus tracks:
CD1
CD2
Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Frankie Goes to Hollywood were a British dance-pop band popular in the mid-1980s. The group was fronted by Holly Johnson , with Paul Rutherford , Peter Gill , Mark O'Toole , and Brian Nash .The group's debut single "Relax" was banned by the BBC in 1984 while at number six in the charts and...
's second album, released in October 1986 (see 1986 in music
1986 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1986.-January-June:*January 23 – The first induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame takes place...
). It would be the band's final album of all-new material, and lead singer Holly Johnson
Holly Johnson
Holly Johnson is an English artist, writer and musician, best known as the lead vocalist of Frankie Goes to Hollywood, and former bassist for Big in Japan.- Big in Japan :...
would leave the band following the corresponding world tour, followed by a flurry of lawsuits from ZTT.
The album was a commercial disappointment compared to the band's previous effort, charting generally low at #5. It did, however, hit #7 on the Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n and Swiss
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
music charts and #8 in Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
.
The cover photo was different depending on what format was purchased (LP, cassette, or compact disc).
Track listing
All songs Gill/JohnsonHolly Johnson
Holly Johnson is an English artist, writer and musician, best known as the lead vocalist of Frankie Goes to Hollywood, and former bassist for Big in Japan.- Big in Japan :...
/Nash
Brian Nash
Brian Nash was the guitarist for 1980s pop band, Frankie Goes to Hollywood. He was otherwise known as Nasher....
/O'Toole unless otherwise stated.
- Warriors of the Wasteland - 4:58
- Rage Hard - 5:03
- Kill the Pain - 6:16
- Maximum Joy - 5:32
- Watching the Wildlife - 4:18
- Lunar Bay - 5:42
- For Heaven's Sake - 4:29
- Is Anybody Out There? - 7:25
A later release includes two bonus tracks:
- (Don't Lose What's Left) of Your Mind
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)
2-CD Deluxe Edition
In 2011, a remastered Deluxe Edition of Liverpool was released, featuring a second disc containing rare and previously unreleased material. The first CD contains the LP version of the original album with extra tracks and the second CD rare and unreleased tracks.CD1
- Warriors of the Wasteland 04:54
- Rage Hard 05:08
- Kill The Pain 06:16
- Maximum Joy 05:30
- Watching the Wildlife 04:19
- Lunar Bay 05:42
- For Heaven's Sake 04:30
- Is Anybody out There? 07:28
- The Waves 02:44
- Pamela 00:22
- Pocket Vibrator 03:32(Monitor mix Sarm sessions October 1986)
- Suffragette City 03:35
- Roadhouse Blues 04:06
- (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction 04:50 (Monitor mix Sarm sessions May 1986)
- (Don't Lose What's Left) Of your little mind 06:14
- Rage Hard (voiceless) 05:07
CD2
- Rage Hard (Montreux mix) 05:34
- Warriors of The Wasteland (Montreux mix) 03:19
- Warriors cassetted 19:58
- Wildlife Cassetted 24:26
- Our Silver Turns to Gold 03:44 (Monitor mix Ibiza sessions May 1985)
- Delirious 03:12 (Monitor mix Ibiza sessions October 1985)
- Stan 00:42
- For Heaven's Sake 07:55 (Monitor mix Wisseloord sessions March 1986)
Chart performance
| Chart (1986) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums Chart | 7 |
| Canadian Albums Chart | 72 |
| French Albums Chart | 9 |
| German Albums Chart | 5 |
| New Zealand Albums Chart | 12 |
| Norwegian Albums Chart | 8 |
| Swedish Albums Chart | 13 |
| Swiss Albums Chart | 7 |
| UK Albums Chart | 5 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 88 |
Personnel
- Holly JohnsonHolly JohnsonHolly Johnson is an English artist, writer and musician, best known as the lead vocalist of Frankie Goes to Hollywood, and former bassist for Big in Japan.- Big in Japan :...
- vocals - Betsy Cook - vocals (bckgr)
- Barry Diament - mastering
- Paul RutherfordPaul RutherfordPaul Rutherford is the former backing vocalist, dancer and occasional keyboardist with 1980s pop band Frankie Goes to Hollywood , one of the group's two openly gay singers....
- second voice - Peter Gill - drums
- Trevor HornTrevor HornTrevor Charles Horn CBE is an English pop music record producer, songwriter, musician and singer. He was born in Houghton-le-Spring in north-east England....
- executive producer - Steve Lipson - guitar, keyboards, producer
- Steve HoweSteve HoweSteve Howe is the name of:*Steve Howe , progressive rock guitarist*Steve Howe , former major league pitcher...
- guitar - Trevor RabinTrevor RabinTrevor Charles Rabin is a South African born musician, best known as a guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for the British progressive rock band Yes from 1983–1994, and since then, as a film composer.- Early years :...
- guitar - Heff Moraes - assistant engineer
- Brian NashBrian NashBrian Nash was the guitarist for 1980s pop band, Frankie Goes to Hollywood. He was otherwise known as Nasher....
- guitar - Richard NilesRichard NilesRichard Niles is an American composer, arranger, producer, guitarist, broadcaster and journalist. He has lived in London since 1975. Because of his extensive work across many genres Sound on Sound magazine referred to him as "one of the most versatile men in modern music".-Early years:Niles was...
- string arrangements, brass arrangement - Mark O'Toole - bass
- Andy Richards - keyboards
- Peter-John VettesePeter-John VettesePeter-John Vettese , also known as Peter Vettese, is a British keyboardist, songwriter, arranger and record producer....
- keyboards - Anton CorbijnAnton CorbijnAnton Corbijn is a Dutch photographer, music video and film director. He is the creative director behind the visual output of Depeche Mode and U2, having handled the principal promotion and sleeve photography for both for more than a decade...
- photography