1st Step to Heaven
1st Step to Heaven | ||||
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Released | 1986 | |||
Recorded | 1985–1986 | |||
Studio | Hartmann Digital Studio | |||
Genre | Euro disco | |||
Label | Dean/Ariola | |||
Producer | Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft | |||
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AllMusic | [1] |
1st Step to Heaven is a 1986 album by Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft, released on Dean Records via Ariola in Europe.
It is their only album in English rather than German. Singer Gabi Delgado-López later noted: "So we wanted to break our own rules and said: OK, so now we sing in English, now we don’t wear black. (laughing) With purpose. Because we wanted to break our own rules."[2]
The album charted for one week on the Swedish album charts at No. 46.[3] The first single from the album, "Voulez-vous coucher avec moi ce soir" (an original, though the title is a quote from the lyrics of "Lady Marmalade"), reached No. 47 on the German singles chart (charting for 7 weeks) and No. 17 on the Belgian singles chart (charting for 5 weeks).[4] Another single, "Brothers", reached No. 23 on the Belgian singles chart (charting for 4 weeks).[5]
The band reunited to make the album but split again soon after its release.
A variant track listing was released in the US as Hitz Blitz in 1989.
Track listing
[edit]- All songs written and arranged by DAF, except where noted.
- LP (Dean 207 435)[6]
- Side A:
- "Voulez-vous coucher avec moi" 5:04
- "Opium" 1:58
- "Brothers" 3:55
- "Voulez-vous coucher avec moi Part II" 5:13 (Bob Crewe, Kenny Nolan, Gorl)
- Side B:
- "Sex Up" 3:26
- "Pure Joy" 3:30
- "Party" 3:23
- "1st Step to Heaven" 5:53
- CD (Dean 257 435)[7]
- "Voulez-vous coucher avec moi - Part I" (2:25)
- "Pure Joy" (4:47)
- "Blond Hair Dark Brown Hair" (3:10)
- "Sex Up" (3:15)
- "Absolute Bodycontrol" (5:18)
- "Voulez-vous coucher avec moi - Part II" (5:28)
- "Crazy Crazy" (3:08)
- "Opium" - Mix (2:10)
- "Brother/Brother" (3:37)
- "1st Step to Heaven" - Mix (5:46)
- Hitz Blitz CD (JCI JCD-9027)[8]
- "The Gun" ("Powder Keg Mix") 8:22
- "Voulez-vous coucher avec moi Part 2" 5:28
- "Pure Joy" 4:47
- "Brothers" 3:37
- "Absolute Bodycontrol" 5:18
- "Sex Up" 3:15
- "Voulez-vous coucher avec moi Part 1" 2:25
- "1st Step to Heaven Medley" 8:07
- "Opium Mix" 2:10
- "Crazy Crazy" 3:08
- "Blond Hair Dark Brown Hair" 3:10
- "1st Step to Heaven Mix" 5:46
- "The Gun" ("Bang Bang Mix") 6:23
References
[edit]- ^ 1st Step to Heaven at AllMusic
- ^ Sataić, Ivana (11 September 2010). "DAF – Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft". Venia-Mag. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
- ^ "Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft (DAF) - 1st Step To Heaven". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ^ "Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft (DAF) - Voulez-vous coucher avec moi ce soir". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ^ "Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft (DAF) - Brothers - hitparade.ch". Swisscharts.com. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ "DAF – 1st Step to Heaven (1986, Vinyl)". Discogs.
- ^ "DAF – 1st Step to Heaven (1986, CD)". Discogs.
- ^ "DAF – Hitz Blitz (1989, CD)". Discogs.