1st Step to Heaven explained

1st Step to Heaven
Type:Album
Artist:Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft
Cover:1st Step to Heaven LP sleeve.jpg
Caption:Original 1986 LP sleeve
Released:1986
Recorded:1985–1986
Studio:Hartmann Digital Studio
Genre:Euro disco
Label:Dean/Ariola
Producer:Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft
Prev Title:Für immer
Prev Year:1982
Next Title:Fünfzehn neue D.A.F.-Lieder
Next Year:2003

1st Step to Heaven is a 1986 album by Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft, released on Dean Records via Ariola in Europe.

It is their only album in English rather than German. Singer Gabi Delgado-López 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."[1]

The album charted for one week on the Swedish album charts at No. 46.[2] 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"), reached No. 47 on the German singles chart (charting for 7 weeks) and No. 17 on the Belgian singles chart (charting for 5 weeks).[3] Another single, "Brothers", reached No. 23 on the Belgian singles chart (charting for 4 weeks).[4]

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

Side A:

  1. "Voulez-vous coucher avec moi" 5:04
  1. "Opium" 1:58
  1. "Brothers" 3:53
  1. "Voulez-vous coucher avec moi Part II" 5:13

Side B:

  1. "Sex Up" 3:26
  1. "Pure Joy" 3:30
  1. "Party" 3:23
  1. "1st Step to Heaven" 5:53
  1. "Voulez-vous coucher avec moi - Part I" (2:25)
  2. "Pure Joy" (4:47)
  3. "Blond Hair Dark Brown Hair" (3:10)
  4. "Sex Up" (3:15)
  5. "Absolute Bodycontrol" (5:18)
  6. "Voulez-vous coucher avec moi - Part II" (5:28)
  7. "Crazy Crazy" (3:08)
  8. "Opium" - Mix (2:10)
  9. "Brother/Brother" (3:37)
  10. "1st Step to Heaven" - Mix (5:46)
  1. "The Gun" ("Powder Keg Mix") 8:22
  2. "Voulez-vous coucher avec moi Part 2" 5:28
  3. "Pure Joy" 4:47
  4. "Brothers" 3:37
  5. "Absolute Bodycontrol" 5:18
  6. "Sex Up" 3:15
  7. "Voulez-vous coucher avec moi Part 1" 2:25
  8. "1st Step to Heaven Medley" 8:07
  9. "Opium Mix" 2:10
  10. "Crazy Crazy" 3:08
  11. "Blond Hair Dark Brown Hair" 3:10
  12. "1st Step to Heaven Mix" 5:46
  13. "The Gun" ("Bang Bang Mix") 6:23

Notes and References

  1. Web site: DAF – Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft. Venia-Mag. Ivana. Sataić. 11 September 2010. 15 March 2014.
  2. Web site: Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft (DAF) - 1st Step To Heaven. hitparade.ch. 6 March 2014.
  3. Web site: Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft (DAF) - Voulez-vous coucher avec moi ce soir. hitparade.ch. 6 March 2014.
  4. Web site: Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft (DAF) - Brothers - hitparade.ch . Swisscharts.com . 2022-08-16.
  5. Web site: DAF – 1st Step to Heaven (1986, Vinyl). Discogs.
  6. Web site: DAF – 1st Step to Heaven (1986, CD). Discogs.
  7. Web site: DAF – Hitz Blitz (1989, CD). Discogs.

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