F.L.M. (album)

F.L.M.
Studio album by Mel and Kim
Released 13 April 1987[1][2]
Recorded 1986 - 87, P.W.L.Studios One and Two[1]
Genre Pop, dance-pop
Length 38:49 (vinyl)
Label Supreme, EMI
Producer Stock Aitken Waterman
Mel and Kim chronology

F.L.M.
(1987)		 Something Special
(1989)
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Allmusic [3]

F.L.M. is the first and only studio album by British pop duo Mel and Kim. It was written and produced by Stock Aitken Waterman and made it to number three on the UK Albums Chart in 1987.[4] It contained the UK top ten hits "Showing Out", "Respectable" and "FLM" and was certified platinum, remaining on the charts for 25 weeks.[4]

In the UK, the LP was issued with either a full colour or monochrome sleeve. US, Canadian, and Japanese copies had a totally different sleeve design and track running order to all international releases. In addition, "Feel a Whole Lot Better" was retitled "Whatever It Is" for these territories.

Track listing

Side One

  1. "F.L.M." 3:55
  2. "Showing Out (Get Fresh at the Weekend)" 5:11
  3. "Respectable" 5:41
  4. "Feel a Whole Lot Better" aka "Whatever It Is" 4:24

Side Two

  1. "I'm the One Who Really Loves You" 3:40
  2. "More Than Words Can Say" 4:08
  3. "System" 4:08
  4. "From a Whisper to a Scream" 3:24
  5. "Who's Gonna Catch You" 3:34

CD Bonus tracks

  1. "Showing Out" (Freehold mix) 4:36
  2. "Respectable" (Extra Beats version [instrumental]) 6:11

All songs written by Stock Aitken Waterman

2010 Reissue

The album was reissued as a double CD in the United Kingdom through Cherry Red Records on 18 October 2010.

Tracklisting

Disc one

  1. "F.L.M." 3:33
  2. "Showing Out" 3:35
  3. "Respectable" 3:22
  4. "Feel a Whole Lot Better" 4:27
  5. "I'm the One Who Really Loves You" 3:41
  6. "More Than Words Can Say" 4:09
  7. "System" 4:09
  8. "From a Whisper to a Scream" 3:25
  9. "Who's Gonna Catch You?" 3:35
  10. "That's The Way it Is" 3:27
  11. "You Changed My Life" 3:27
  12. "Showing Out (Get Fresh at the Weekend)" [Extended Version] 7:15
  13. "Respectable" [Extended Version] 6:14
  14. "F.L.M." [Extended Version] 7:50
  15. "That's The Way it Is" [Extended Version] 6:49
  16. "System" [Previously Unreleased Alternative Mix] 3:58
  17. "More Than Words Can Say" [Previously Unreleased Extended Version] 6:50

Disc two

  1. "Respectable" [Extra Beats Vocal] 8:09
  2. "F.L.M." [Two Grooves Under One Nation Remix] 8:13
  3. "I'm the One Who Really Loves You" [Yoyo's 12" Mix - Previously Unreleased] 6:43
  4. "That's The Way it Is" [Acid House Remix] 7:38
  5. "System" [Garage Vocal - Previously Unreleased] 7:22
  6. "Feel a Whole Lot Better" [Yoyo's 12" Mix - Previously Unreleased] 7:38
  7. "Showing Out (Get Fresh at the Weekend)" [The Mortgage Mix] 6:26
  8. "That's The Way it Is" [House Remix] 6:42
  9. "Respectable" [Shop Mix] 6:17
  10. "F.L.M." [Sonic Remix] 6:20
  11. "System" [Original 12" Mix - Previously Unreleased] 5:45

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 F.L.M. (CD) sleeve notes
  2. ↑ Cherry Red Records
  3. ↑ Allmusic review
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Official UK charts - Mel and Kim