Prostitute (Alphaville album)
1994 studio album by Alphaville
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Prostitute is the fourth studio album by German synth-pop band Alphaville, released in 1994.[2] The album was reissued in a remastered and expanded edition in November 2023.[3]
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| Released | 26 August 1994 | |||
| Studio | Lunapark Studios, Berlin | |||
| Genre | Synth-pop | |||
| Length | 70:46 | |||
| Label | Warner Music | |||
| Producer | Alphaville | |||
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Overview
Following the "science-fiction-themed" Afternoons in Utopia and the "lushly orchestrated" The Breathtaking Blue albums,[4] this was Alphaville's first release in five years. Having "a great variety of styles",[5] this "jazzy and EDM-influenced",[4] "dark, theatrical album"[4] proved "too abstract to achieve" much success.[6] The lack of commercial appeal led the band to return to its synth/dance roots with the following album, Salvation.[7]
In 2019 Marian Gold recommended Prostitute, along with the 2017 Strange Attractor, to anyone who only knew Alphaville from Big In Japan.[5]
It is the last Alphaville album with Ricky Echolette.
Critical reception
Pan-European magazine Music & Media wrote, "Sometimes called Germany's answer to Japan and Depeche Mode, this trio is now likely to enjoy their first real success since their 1984 global smash 'Big in Japan'. Apart from the 'Fools' single, which is making some promising radio inroads currently, the album contains potential airplay candidates such as 'Beethoven', the ballad 'The Impossible Dream' and the reggae-based 'Faith'."[8]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "The Paradigm Shift" | Marian Gold, Bernhard Lloyd, Ricky Echolette | Gold, Lloyd, Echolette | 3:47 |
| 2. | "Fools" | Gold, Lloyd, Echolette | Gold, Lloyd, Echolette | 3:53 |
| 3. | "Beethoven" | Gold, Lloyd, Echolette | Gold, Lloyd, Echolette | 5:35 |
| 4. | "Ascension Day" | Gold, Lloyd, Echolette | Gold, Lloyd, Rainer Bloss | 5:45 |
| 5. | "The Impossible Dream" | Gold, Lloyd, Echolette, Eric Sooter | Gold, Lloyd, Bloss | 4:49 |
| 6. | "Parade" | Gold, Lloyd, Echolette | Gold, Lloyd, Echolette | 3:40 |
| 7. | "Ain't It Strange" | Gold, Lloyd, Echolette | Gold, Lloyd, Bloss | 5:23 |
| 8. | "All in the Golden Afternoon" | Gold, Lloyd, Echolette | Gold, Lloyd, Bloss | 3:35 |
| 9. | "Oh Patti" | Gold, Lloyd, Echolette | Gold, Lloyd, Bloss | 1:46 |
| 10. | "Ivory Tower" | Gold, Lloyd, Echolette | Gold, Lloyd, Bloss | 3:16 |
| 11. | "Faith" | Gold, Lloyd, Echolette | Gold, Lloyd, Bloss | 3:56 |
| 12. | "Iron John" | Gold, Lloyd, Echolette, Rudy Nielson | Gold, Lloyd, Echolette | 3:44 |
| 13. | "The One Thing" | Gold, Lloyd, Echolette | Gold, Lloyd, Echolette | 3:55 |
| 14. | "Some People" | Gold, Lloyd, Echolette, Julie Ocean | Gold, Lloyd, Bloss | 4:37 |
| 15. | "Euphoria" | Gold, Lloyd, Echolette | Gold, Lloyd, Echolette | 7:05 |
| 16. | "Apollo" | Gold, Lloyd, Echolette | Gold, Lloyd, Bloss | 6:10 |
2023 Remaster
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Fools (Single Version)" | 3:53 |
| 2. | "Fools (Seven Seals)" | 3:59 |
| 3. | "Fools (Faithful and True)" | 4:17 |
| 4. | "Fools (Twelve Inch)" | 5:42 |
| 5. | "The Impossible Dream (Single Version)" | 3:41 |
| 6. | "The Impossible Dream (Projection Mix)" | 3:51 |
| 7. | "Fools (Twelve Inch Berlin)" | 6:39 |
| 8. | "Fools (Twelve Inch Instrumental)" | 3:42 |
| 9. | "Faith (Portobello Remix)" | 4:30 |
| 10. | "All in the Golden Afternoon (Demo)" | 3:33 |
| 11. | "Ain't It Strange (Demo)" | 4:37 |
| 12. | "Apollo (Demo)" | 6:12 |
| 13. | "The Impossible Dream (Demo)" | 4:50 |
| 14. | "Fools (Alternative Mix)" | 3:52 |
| 15. | "Fools (Bruce Mix)" | 4:03 |
| 16. | "Fools (Revenge Big Club Mix)" | 6:12 |
| 17. | "Fools (First Mix)" | 4:01 |
Charts
| Chart (2023) | Peak position |
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| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9] | 78 |
| Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[10] | 34 |