Disco Extravaganza (Album)
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Disco Extravaganza is the first studio album by the Swedish pop group Army of Lovers
, released in 1990. In the USA
, the album was simply titled Army of Lovers. The tracklist is slightly different and some songs were remixed for the US version. "Supernatural" and "Ride the Bullet" were re-recorded for inclusion on Massive Luxury Overdose
, the band's second and most successful album ("My Army Of Lovers" was also included, but not re-recorded). The album was first planned to be released only in Scandinavia, but in winter of 90/91 when they performed in Super Channel-show, 40 million people in Japan watched them and the album was released there too. Still after 4 months the album was in the Top 50 in Japan.
A remastered version of the album was released in 2007.
The track "Viva La Vogue" was used in the soundtrack of the comedy film Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead
.
The track "Birds of Prey" is a faithful rendition of the first section of the original "Birds of Prey", the first track on the United Artists 1976 album release "New Nation", by Roderick Falconer
.
Some tracks like Love Me Like a Loaded Gun, Ride the Bullet and Supernatural were re-recorded later to be offered as more attractive single versions.
Army Of Lovers
Army of Lovers are a Swedish dance music group formed in 1987.The name of the band alludes to a documentary Armee der Liebenden oder Revolte der Perversen about the German gay rights activist Rosa von Praunheim, the title of which in turn alludes to the Theban Band.-History:The founding members,...
, released in 1990. In the USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, the album was simply titled Army of Lovers. The tracklist is slightly different and some songs were remixed for the US version. "Supernatural" and "Ride the Bullet" were re-recorded for inclusion on Massive Luxury Overdose
Massive Luxury Overdose
Massive Luxury Overdose is the second studio album by the Swedish pop group Army of Lovers. The album was released in 1991 and contains some of the band's biggest hits, including Obsession and Crucified, which was a #1 hit in 29 countries. The album also includes Ride the Bullet, which was...
, the band's second and most successful album ("My Army Of Lovers" was also included, but not re-recorded). The album was first planned to be released only in Scandinavia, but in winter of 90/91 when they performed in Super Channel-show, 40 million people in Japan watched them and the album was released there too. Still after 4 months the album was in the Top 50 in Japan.
A remastered version of the album was released in 2007.
The track "Viva La Vogue" was used in the soundtrack of the comedy film Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead
Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead
Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead is a 1991 comedy film directed by Stephen Herek starring Christina Applegate.Applegate stars as a teenager whose mother leaves for a two-month summer vacation in Australia, putting all five siblings in the care of a strict tyrannical elderly babysitter...
.
The track "Birds of Prey" is a faithful rendition of the first section of the original "Birds of Prey", the first track on the United Artists 1976 album release "New Nation", by Roderick Falconer
Roderick Taylor
Roderick Taylor, also known as Rod Taylor or Roderick Falconer, is an American poet, recording artist, screenwriter, television producer and television director. Taylor is the father of screenwriter and television/film producer Bruce A...
.
Track listing
- Birds of Prey (1:11)
- Ride the Bullet (4:17)
- Supernatural (4:11)
- Viva la Vogue (3:33)
- Shoot That Laserbeam (Re-Recorded Version) (4:23)
- Love Me Like a Loaded Gun (The 1990 Remix) (4:58)
- Baby's Got a Neutron Bomb (The 1990 Remix) (3:24)
- Love Revolution (3:59)
- Scorpio Rising (4:33)
- Mondo Trasho (4:24)
- Dog (4:05)
- My Army of Lovers (3:28)
- Hey Mr DJ (3:46)
- I Am the Amazon (The 1990 Remix) (4:14)
- Planet Coma 3AM (3:56)
Some tracks like Love Me Like a Loaded Gun, Ride the Bullet and Supernatural were re-recorded later to be offered as more attractive single versions.