Youthquake

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Youthquake
Studio album by Dead or Alive
Released	1985
Recorded	1984
Genre	Hi-NRG
Length	36:50
Label	Epic
Producer(s)	Stock, Aitken and Waterman
Professional reviews
All Music Guide (3/5)link
Dead or Alive chronology
Sophisticated Boom Boom (1984)	Youthquake (1985)	Mad, Bad, and Dangerous to Know (1986)

Youthquake is also the name of a character in the comic book Justice Machine, and of a Canadian political book by Ezra Levant. YouthQuake is a Christian ministry.

Youthquake is the second album released by Dead or Alive in 1985. This album was their commercial breaktrough in Europe and the United States, due to the single "You Spin Me Round", which was a UK number-one hit and a top 20 hit in the United States. Additional single releases included "Lover Come Back To Me", "In Too Deep" and "My Heart Goes Bang". This was Dead or Alive's first collaboration with the Stock Aitken Waterman production team.

[edit] Track listing

all tracks written by Dead or Alive.

1. "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" – 3:16
2. "I Wanna Be A Toy" – 3:56
3. "D.J. Hit That Button" – 3:25
4. "In Too Deep" – 4:07
5. "Big Daddy of the Rhythm" – 3:20
6. "Cake And Eat It" – 4:36
7. "Lover Come Back To Me" – 3:06
8. "My Heart Goes Bang" – 3:10
9. "It's Been A Long Time" – 7:54

[edit] Personnel

• Pete Burns - Vocalist
• Mike Percy - Songwriter, Bass guitar
• Tim Lever - Keyboards
• Steve Coy - Drums
• Stock - Producer
• Waterman - Producer
• Aitken - Producer
• Phil Harding - Engineer, Mixing
• Satori - Design
• Mario Testino - Photography