Blast (album) explained

Blast
Type:	studio
Artist:	Holly Johnson
Cover:	Blast (Holly Johnson).jpg
Released:	24 April 1989^[1]
Genre:	Dance
Length:	42:55
Label:	MCA
Producer:	Andy Richards Dan Hartman Stephen Hague Steve Lovell
Next Title:	Hollelujah
Next Year:	1990

Blast is the debut solo album by the English singer and musician Holly Johnson. It was released in 1989 and reached No. 1 in the UK Albums Chart and sold over 300,000 copies making it platinum. The album stayed on the charts for 17 weeks. The album features the hits "Love Train", "Americanos", "Atomic City" and "Heaven's Here". The album was re-released in November 2009 and again in November 2010.

In 2010, Johnson marked "Love Will Come" and "Heaven's Here" as his favourite tracks from the album.^[2] The album's title Blast came from the short-lived magazine of the early-20th century British Vorticist art movement.^[3]

In a 2014 interview with The Arts Desk, Johnson spoke of his reaction to the success of Blast following the stressful nature of his court case with record label ZTT:

Track listing

All tracks written by Johnson except "Atomic City" (Johnson, Dan Hartman).

1. "Atomic City" – 6:15
2. "Heaven's Here" – 4:16
3. "Americanos" – 3:35
4. "Deep in Love" – 3:58
5. "S.U.C.C.E.S.S." – 3:31
6. "Love Train" – 4:02
7. "Got It Made" – 3:49
8. "Love Will Come" – 4:28
9. "Perfume" – 3:33
10. "Feel Good" – 5:28

Personnel

• Holly Johnson – vocals, synthesiser
• Neil Taylor, Johnny Willett, Vini Reilly, Steve Byrd – guitar
• Brian May – guitar solo on "Love Train"
• Guy Barker, John Barclay, John Thirkell, Phil Todd, Stuart Brooks – brass
• Nick Bagnall, Andy Richards, Marius de Vries, Steve Howell – keyboards
• Chris Whitten – drums
• Danny Cummings, Luís Jardim – percussion
• Chyna Gordon, Dee Lewis, Suddenly Denise, Stevie Lange, Lance Ellington, Mark Williamson, Vicky Brown – background vocals

Notes and References

1. Smith. Robin. 15 April 1989. News: Oh Blast. Record Mirror. 4.
2. Web site: Ashley Smith . Holly Johnson Questions . Slade Discography Website . 29 December 2010 . 31 May 2021.
3. http://www.hollyjohnson.rocks/the-story-behind-the-europa-album-artwork-revealed/ hollyjohnson.com
4. Web site: Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 13 September 2016. Imgur.com. 2016-09-23.