Liverpool (Album)
Liverpool is the second and final studio album by the British band Frankie Goes to Hollywood. It was released in October 1986.
Genesis
After the success of Welcome to the Pleasure Dome and the completed promotional tour, the recording of the new album of the band in Ireland began. Peter Gill, Brian Nash, and Mark O'Toole wanted to confront kursierendnen rumors that debut album was recorded without her musical involvement. The recordings referred to as "chaotic" were from Ireland to Ibiza and back to Ireland, then eventually moved back to the Netherlands, to the Channel Island of Jersey and the Netherlands, where the album in mid-1986 with Stephen Lipson was completed as a producer. Even Trevor Horn, the band was at its record deal, was involved in the production. The album was due to the high production costs, which are said to have amounted to twice that of the debut album, as a commercial disappointment. The cover photographs were taken by Anton Corbijn. The album title is based on an idea of ZTT co-founder Paul Morley:
"When we came to discuss the second album 's title, I wanted to call it Liverpool Because that's where theywere going back to. I knew it what all over. Holly wanted to call it something like The Jewelled Minds of Persia. "
" When we discussed because of the title of the second album, I wanted to call it Liverpool, because there they would return. I knew it was all over. Holly wanted a title in the manner of The Jewelled Minds of Persia ( The jewel-encrusted souls of Persia ). "
Publication and chart success
After following publication tour came the break with singer Holly Johnson because of restrictive contracts with ZTT Records. The breakup of the band was announced in April 1987. Simon Reynolds describes the contractual situation of the band with the record label in his book " Rip it Up " according to a quote from Paul Morley as "Deal of the fifties " with royalties of five percent and the assignment of copyright to the publisher "Perfect Song", a subsidiary of ZTT. Processes on the part of the record label ZTT Records were decided in January 1988 at a London court in favor of Johnson, who began a solo career then.
Liverpool reached number 5 in the UK, 5th in Germany as well as space 116 in the U.S.. As a single Rage Hard was released before the album in August 1986. Also the singles Warriors of the Wasteland and Watching the Wildlife were released from the album.
In 2011, the band released a remastered deluxe edition with a second CD containing rare and unreleased recordings.
Reception
Alex S. Garcia of Allmusic gave the album 2.5 out of 5 stars. The album was " not such a bad taste " of the music of the 1980s. However, Garcia criticized the album's production.
Title list
All songs were written by Gill / Johnson / Nash / O ' Toole, unless otherwise indicated.
A later release includes two bonus tracks:
2- CD Deluxe Edition
CD1
CD2