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Welcome to the Pleasuredome

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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.

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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 original new material.

However, the album's epic title track is generally celebrated as a masterpiece of opulent mid-1980s production from Trevor Horn, whilst the evergreen ballad "The Power of Love" would subsequently provide the group with their third consecutive UK number one single.

Track listing

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

Side 1 ("F")

  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

Side 2 ("G")

  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

Side 3 ("T")

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

Side 4 ("H")

  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".

The original "faux Picasso" centerfold from the vinyl version of the album

Original CD track listing

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Original CD cover art.

The original CD release featured different cover art and a different track listing to the original vinyl release.

  1. "The World Is My Oyster" – 1:57 — the tracks "Well..." and "The World Is My Oyster" indexed together as one song
  2. "Welcome to the Pleasuredome" – 13:38 — "Snatch Of Fury (Stay)" and the title track indexed together as one song. The short extract of Ferry Cross the Mersey from the LP version is omitted here.
  3. "Relax (Come Fighting)" – 3:56
  4. "War (...And Hide)" – 6:12
  5. "Two Tribes (Annihilation)" – 9:07
  6. "The Last Voice" – 1:14
  7. "Born To Run" – 4:13
  8. "Happy Hi!" – 4:12
  9. "Wish (The Lads Were Here)/The Ballad Of 32" – 7:35
  10. "Krisco Kisses" – 2:57
  11. "Black Night White Light" – 4:05
  12. "The Only Star In Heaven" – 4:16
  13. "The Power of Love" – 5:28
  14. "Bang" – 1:08

Subsequent CD versions of the album have generally reverted to the original vinyl LP's track listing and cover art, retaining the original CD's track indexing where appropriate. A 2000 reissue included the bonus B-side tracks "One September Monday" 4:50 and "One February Friday" 4:58.

Credits

Produced by Trevor Horn.

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