Pleasure One
Encyclopedia
Pleasure One is the fourth album by the British
synthpop
group Heaven 17
, released in 1986 by Virgin Records
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British people
The British are citizens of the United Kingdom, of the Isle of Man, any of the Channel Islands, or of any of the British overseas territories, and their descendants...
synthpop
Synthpop
Synthpop is a genre of popular music that first became prominent in the 1980s, in which the synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument. It was prefigured in the 1960s and early 1970s by the use of synthesizers in progressive rock, electronic art rock, disco and particularly the "Kraut rock" of...
group Heaven 17
Heaven 17
Heaven 17 are an English synthpop band originating from Sheffield in the early 1980s. The trio comprises Martyn Ware , Ian Craig Marsh and Glenn Gregory...
, released in 1986 by Virgin Records
Virgin Records
Virgin Records is a British record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell in 1972. The company grew to be a worldwide music phenomenon, with platinum performers such as Roy Orbison, Devo, Genesis, Keith Richards, Janet Jackson, Culture Club, Lenny...
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Track listing
All tracks written by GregoryGlenn Gregory
Glenn Gregory is an English musician. A founding member of Heaven 17, he was partly responsible for hit records such as "Temptation"....
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Ian Craig Marsh
Ian Craig Marsh is a former English musician. He was a founding member of the electronic band The Human League, writing and playing on their first two albums and several singles, until leaving in 1980 to form B.E.F...
/Ware
Martyn Ware
Martyn "Teddy Bear" Ware is a British musician and music producer. He is the chairman of a local football team: PPA. As a founder member of both The Human League and Heaven 17, he was partly responsible for hit records such as "Being Boiled" and "Temptation"...
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- "ContendersContenders (song)"Contenders" is synthpop trio Heaven 17's last single of 1986 from the album Pleasure One which was released the same year. It was written by all three members. The single was released in late 1986 and peaked at #80 in the UK, spending 4 weeks on the chart...
" – 5:24 - "TroubleTrouble (Heaven 17 song)"Trouble" is synthpop trio Heaven 17's only single of 1987 from the 1986 album Pleasure One. It was written by all three members. The single was released in early 1987 and peaked at #51 in the UK, spending 4 weeks on the chart...
" – 4:14 - "Somebody" – 4:30
- "If I Were You" – 3:34
- "Low Society" – 3:40
- "Red" – 3:56
- "Look At Me" – 5:14
- "Move Out" – 3:18
- "Free" – 6:25
Chart performance
| Chart (1986) | Peak position |
Total weeks |
|---|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart | 78 | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 200 | 177 | 3 |