''1st Step to Heaven'' is a 1986 album by
Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft
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Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft (; "German-American Friendship"), or D.A.F., is an influential German electropunk/Neue Deutsche Welle band from Düsseldorf, formed in 1978 featuring Gabriel "Gabi" Delgado-López (vocals), Robert Görl (drum ...
, released on Dean Records via
Ariola
Ariola (also known as Ariola Records, Ariola-Eurodisc and BMG Ariola) is a German record label. In the late 1980s, it was a subsidiary label of the Bertelsmann Music Group, which in turn has become a part of the international media conglomerat ...
in Europe.
It is their only album in English rather than German. Singer
Gabi Delgado-López
Gabriel Delgado-López (18 April 1958 – 22 March 2020), commonly known as Gabi Delgado, was a Spanish-born German composer, lyricist and producer, best known as singer and co-founder, with Robert Görl, of the German electronic band Deutsch Am ...
later noted: "So we wanted to break our own rules and said: OK, so now we sing in English, now we don’t wear black. ''(laughing)'' With purpose. Because we wanted to break our own rules."
The album charted for one week on the Swedish album charts at No. 46. The first single from the album, "Voulez-vous coucher avec moi ce soir" (an original, though the title is a quote from the lyrics of "
Lady Marmalade
"Lady Marmalade" is a song written by Bob Crewe and Kenny Nolan, originally for Nolan's disco group. The song is famous for the repeated refrain of " ''Voulez-vous coucher avec moi''?" in French as part of the chorus, a sexually suggestive line t ...
"), reached No. 47 on the German singles chart (charting for 7 weeks) and No. 17 on the Belgian singles chart (charting for 5 weeks). Another single, "Brothers", reached No. 23 on the Belgian singles chart (charting for 4 weeks).
The band reunited to make the album but split again soon after its release.
A variant track listing was released in the US as ''Hitz Blitz'' in 1989.
Track listing
* LP (Dean 207 435)
:Side A:
:#"Voulez-vous coucher avec moi" 5:04
:#"Opium" 1:58
:#"Brothers" 3:53
:#"Voulez-vous coucher avec moi Part II" 5:13
:Side B:
:#"Sex Up" 3:26
:#"Pure Joy" 3:30
:#"Party" 3:23
:#"1st Step to Heaven" 5:53
* CD (Dean 257 435)
# "Voulez-vous coucher avec moi - Part I" (2:25)
# "Pure Joy" (4:47)
# "Blond Hair Dark Brown Hair" (3:10)
# "Sex Up" (3:15)
# "Absolute Bodycontrol" (5:18)
# "Voulez-vous coucher avec moi - Part II" (5:28)
# "Crazy Crazy" (3:08)
# "Opium" - Mix (2:10)
# "Brother/Brother" (3:37)
# "1st Step to Heaven" - Mix (5:46)
* ''Hitz Blitz'' CD (JCI JCD-9027)
# "The Gun" ("Powder Keg Mix") 8:22
#"Voulez-vous coucher avec moi Part 2" 5:28
#"Pure Joy" 4:47
#"Brothers" 3:37
#"Absolute Bodycontrol" 5:18
#"Sex Up" 3:15
#"Voulez-vous coucher avec moi Part 1" 2:25
#"1st Step to Heaven Medley" 8:07
#"Opium Mix" 2:10
#"Crazy Crazy" 3:08
#"Blond Hair Dark Brown Hair" 3:10
#"1st Step to Heaven Mix" 5:46
#"The Gun" ("Bang Bang Mix") 6:23
References
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1986 albums
Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft albums