Fan the Flame (Part 1)

Infobox Album | Name = Fan the Flame (Part 1)
Type = Album
Artist = Dead or Alive


Released = 1990
Recorded = 1990
Genre = Rock
Length =
Label = Epic
Producer = Dead or Alive,
Tim Weidner
Reviews =
Last album = "Nude"
(1989)
This album = "Fan the Flame (Part 1)"
(1990)
Next album = "Nukleopatra
(1995)

"Fan the Flame (Part 1)" is the fifth studio album from dance music band Dead or Alive in 1990. Their prior album "Nude" was a commercial and critical disappointment, except for in Japan. Thusly, Epic Records released "Fan the Flame (Part 1)" in Japan only. To this day it is still available only as a Japanese import.

The album contains a slight change in musical style for Dead or Alive, best known for Hi-NRG and disco songs. "Fan the Flame (Part 1)" contains more mid-tempo songs and melancholy lyrical content. The male background vocals on this album were performed by British pop band Londonbeat.

The songs "Unhappy Birthday" and "Gone 2 Long" were later re-recorded as uptempo dance tracks for Dead or Alive's next album "Nukleopatra".

Track listing

All songs written by Dead or Alive.

#"Your Sweetness (Is Your Weakness)"
#"Unhappy Birthday"
#"Gone 2 Long"
#"Total Stranger"
#"Lucky Day"
#"What Have U Done (2 Make Me Change)"
#"And Then I Met U"
#"Blue Christmas"