Music for Pleasure (Monaco album)

Music for Pleasure
Studio album by Monaco
Released 1997
Genre Alternative rock, synthpop, new wave
Length 52:33
Label Polydor
Producer Peter Hook, David Potts
Monaco chronology

Music For Pleasure
(1997)		 Monaco
(2000)
Professional ratings
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Allmusic [1]

Music for Pleasure was the debut album by rock band Monaco, a side project of New Order bassist Peter Hook. It was released in 1997 and reached No. 11 in the UK. The album sold more than 500,000 copies worldwide, with its first single, "What Do You Want from Me?", often mistaken for a New Order song.[2] The band recorded one more album before dissolving in 2000.

"What Do You Want From Me?" was one of two hit singles in the UK. It reached No. 11 in March 1997, while "Sweet Lips" hit No. 18, in May.[3]

The cover is designed by Peter Saville and the cover photograph was taken by Sam Taylor-Wood.[4]

Track listing

(All songs by Peter Hook and David Potts)

  1. "What Do You Want from Me?" – 4:09
  2. "Shine" – 5:32
  3. "Sweet Lips" – 4:11
  4. "Buzz Gum" – 6:05
  5. "Blue" – 2:40
  6. "Junk" – 9:14
  7. "Billy Bones" – 4:59
  8. "Happy Jack" – 4:12
  9. "Tender" – 4:34
  10. "Under The Stars" - 3:52
  11. "Sedona" – 6:54 (track lasts approximately 5:40 before silence and a hidden outro message)

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ Monaco profile at MTV.com
  3. ↑ UK Top 40 placings
  4. ↑ "Sleeves designed by Peter Saville 1995-1999". tosq.com. 2010-12-26.