Massive Luxury Overdose
| Massive Luxury Overdose | ||||
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| Studio album by Army of Lovers | ||||
| Released | 26 August 1991 | |||
| Genre | Pop, dance, euro house | |||
| Label | Ton Son Ton, Stockholm | |||
| Producer | Alexander Bard, Anders Wollbeck, Per Adebratt, Emil Hellman, Ola Håkansson (also exec.), Anders Hansson, Tim Norell | |||
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| Alternative Cover | ||||
 The US cover of the album | ||||
| Singles from Massive Luxury Overdose | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
Massive Luxury Overdose is the second studio album by the Swedish pop group Army of Lovers. The album was released in 1991 and contains some of the band's biggest hits, including "Obsession" and "Crucified", which was a #1 hit in 29 countries.[2] The album also includes "Ride the Bullet," which was previously featured on their first album Disco Extravaganza in 1990. "Ride the Bullet" peaked at #6 in Finland while "Obsession" reached #5.
Background
When La Camilla left the band in 1991, she was replaced by Michaela Dornonville de la Cour. For the US release in 1992, the band recorded four new songs and released the album under the same name but with a new cover, introducing Michaela as such. The US edition does not contain the tracks "Supernatural" or "My Army of Lovers".
Army of Lovers made their first tour in March 1992 and at that time the album had already sold over 500,000 copies. The tour began in Sweden, at High Chaparral in Kulltorp, and after several Swedish cities the tour continued throughout Europe.[3]
Commercial performance
In Sweden, Massive Luxury Overdose sold about 70,000 copies, and worldwide the album sold at least 2 million copies.[4]
Track listing
| Standard version | ||||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "We Stand United" | Alexander Bard, Anders Wollbeck, Jean-Pierre Barda, Camilla Henemark | Bard, Wollbeck, Per Adebratt[a] | 3:44 |
| 2. | "Crucified" | Bard, Wollbeck, Barda | Bard, Wollbeck, Adebratt[a] | 3:32 |
| 3. | "Candyman Messiah" | Bard, Wollbeck, Barda, Henemark | Bard, Wollbeck, Adebratt[a] | 3:24 |
| 4. | "Obsession" | Bard, Wollbeck | Bard, Wollbeck, Adebratt[a] | 3:39 |
| 5. | "I Cross the Rubicon" | Bard, Wollbeck, Barda | Bard, Wollbeck, Adebratt[a] | 4:01 |
| 6. | "Supernatural" (The 1991 remix) | Bard, Magnus Frykberg, Emil Hellman, Leif Jacobsson | Bard, Wollbeck, Adebratt[a] | 3:54 |
| 7. | "Ride the Bullet" (The 1991 remix) | Bard, Wollbeck, Hellman, Barda, Henemark | Bard, Wollbeck, Hellman, Nuzak[b] | 3:42 |
| 8. | "Say Goodbye to Babylon" | Bard, Wollbeck, Barda | Bard, Wollbeck, Adebratt[a] | 4:26 |
| 9. | "Flying High" | Bard, Wollbeck, Barda, Henemark | Bard, Wollbeck, Adebratt[a] | 3:39 |
| 10. | "Walking with a Zombie" | Bard, Wollbeck, Barda | Bard, Wollbeck, Adebratt[a] | 4:09 |
| 11. | "My Army of Lovers" | Tim Norell, Ola "Oson" Håkansson, Anders Hansson, Bard, Peo Thyrén | Håkansson, Hansson, Tim Norell | 3:27 |
| International version | ||||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Dynasty of Planet Chromada" | Bard, Wollbeck, Barda | Bard, Wollbeck, Per Adebratt | 3:54 |
| 2. | "Crucified" | Bard, Wollbeck, Barda | Bard, Wollbeck, Adebratt | 3:32 |
| 3. | "Candyman Messiah" | Bard, Wollbeck, Barda, Henemark | Bard, Wollbeck, Adebratt | 3:08 |
| 4. | "Obsession" | Bard, Wollbeck | Bard, Wollbeck, Adebratt | 3:39 |
| 5. | "We Stand United" | Bard, Wollbeck, Barda, Henemark | Bard, Wollbeck, Per Adebratt | 3:44 |
| 6. | "Say Goodbye to Babylon" | Bard, Wollbeck, Barda | Bard, Wollbeck, Adebratt | 4:26 |
| 7. | "Ride the Bullet" | Bard, Wollbeck, Hellman, Barda, Henemark | Bard, Wollbeck, Adebratt, Nuzak[b] | 3:27 |
| 8. | "The Particle Song" | Bard, Wollbeck, Barda | Bard, Wollbeck, Adebratt | 3:26 |
| 9. | "Someone Somewhere" | Bard, Wollbeck | Bard, Wollbeck, Adebratt | 3:18 |
| 10. | "I Cross the Rubicon" | Bard, Wollbeck, Barda | Bard, Wollbeck, Adebratt | 4:01 |
| 11. | "Flying High" | Bard, Wollbeck, Barda, Henemark | Bard, Wollbeck, Adebratt | 3:39 |
| 12. | "Walking with a Zombie" | Bard, Wollbeck, Barda | Bard, Wollbeck, Adebratt | 4:09 |
| 13. | "Judgment Day" | Bard, Wollbeck, Barda, Michaela Dornonville de la Cour | Bard, Wollbeck, Adebratt | 3:58 |
Notes
Personnel
- Backing Vocals: Erika Essen-Möller, Jean-Paul Wall, Katarina Wilczewski, Malin Bäckström, Richard Evenlind
- Co-producer: Per Adebratt (tracks: 1 to 6, 8 to 10)
- Engineer: Per Adebratt (tracks: 1 to 10)
- Guitar: Anders Wollbeck (tracks: 1, 5, 7, 10)
- Keyboards: Anders Wollbeck (tracks: 1 to 10)
- Mixed by: Per Adebratt (tracks: 1 to 10)
- Percussion: André Ferrari (tracks: 1, 4, 5, 10)
- Producer: Alexander Bard (tracks: 1 to 10), Anders Wollbeck (tracks: 1 to 10)
- Programmed by: Anders Wollbeck (tracks: 1 to 10)
- Saxophone: Anders Gustavson (tracks: 1, 5, 8, 10)
References
- ↑ "Massive Luxury Overdose - Army of Lovers - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ↑ "armyoflovers.net - This website is for sale! - armyoflovers Resources and Information.". Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ↑ Dagens Nyheter, 8 March 1992, Nils Hansson, "Bards armé på testväg runt landet"
- ↑ Tidningen Vi, no 26/27, 1 July 1993, Hans Wigstrand, "Våra välljudande världsstjärnor", pp. 19-20