''Original Soundtrack'' is the debut album by English

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act

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, released in 1989. It was predominantly written and produced by

Mark Moore Mark Moore (born 12 January 1965) is a British dance music record producer and DJ. He was founder of the dance / sampling pioneers S'Express, and runs the London nightclubs, 'Electrogogo' and 'Can Can'. Biography Moore began his DJ career ...

along with Mark McGuire.

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co-produced the album's two biggest hits, "

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" and " Superfly Guy". The album charted well in the UK, reaching number five on the

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, and was also received well on the US dance chart. The album was certified

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in the UK by the

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. The album was heavily influenced by

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and utilized many samples from other music and artists. Although many of the vocals on the album are from samples, S'Express was presented at the time as a group consisting of producers Moore and Gabriel with singers Michellé and Jocasta and musician Mark D. Additional vocals were provided by

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. The artwork to the album is a tribute to

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and is influenced by her style and includes a version of her painting "Andromeda", which was originally a nude. The original painting is owned by, and included in

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's music videos " Open Your Heart" (1986) and "

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" (1990).

Track listing

# "Overture" (Moore) / "

" (Moore, Gabriel) - 6:02 # "L'age du Gateau" (Moore) - 5:02 # "Can You Feel Me" (Moore, E. Mix) - 4:34 # " Superfly Guy" (Moore, Gabriel) - 3:31 # "Blow Me Another Lollypop" (Moore, Gabriel) - 3:54 # "Hey Music Lover" (

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2010 re-release track listing

# "Overture" (Moore) / "

" (Moore, Gabriel) - 6:02 # "L'age du Gateau" (Moore) - 5:02 # "Can You Feel Me" (Moore, E. Mix) - 4:34 # "Superfly Guy" (Moore, Gabriel) - 3:31 # "Blow Me Another Lollypop" (Moore, Gabriel) - 3:54 # "Hey Music Lover" (

) - 4:30 # "Pimps, Pushers, Prostitutes" (Moore, Merlin, McGuire) - 5:56 # "Special and Golden (Parts I & II)" (Moore, B. Beal) - 8:06 # "Coma II (A.M./O.K.)" (Moore) - 4:56 # "Pimps, Pushers, Prostitutes" (Instrumental) - 5:37 # "Theme From S-Express" (12” Mix) - 6:01 # "The Trip" (Microdot House 12” Mix) - 5:43 # "Superfly Guy" (The Fluffy Bagel Mix) - 7:02 # "Hey Music Lover" (Miller Mash Glass Smash Mix) - 5:27

PersonnelOriginal Soundtrack liner notes

Starring *Mark Moore - Keyboards & drum patterns & noise & electric doormat & analogue organ rotorvator. *Michellé - Vox & B-vox & orgasmatron. *Chilo - Sampled vox & guitar & sampled guitar chords & percussion. *Linda Love - Keyboards & Baby Baby Grand & Great Semprini. Also Starring *Mark McGuire - Drum patterns & programming. *Brendan Charles Beal - Keyboards & flute & sax & tremolo modulation & analogue organ rotorvator. With Special Guests *Billie Ray Martin - Vox & B-vox. *E. Mix - Vox. *Eric Robinson - Vox & B-vox. *Steam - Vox. *Suzanne Rhatigan - B-vox. Also *Annie Stephenson - Strings. *Gordon M - Brass.

Charts

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Worldwide releases
{{Authority control 1989 debut albums S'Express albums Albums produced by Pascal Gabriel