Sensation (Aishah and The Fan Club album) explained

Sensation
Type:	studio
Artist:	Aishah and The Fan Club
Cover:	Sensation by The Fan Club.jpg
Released:	August 1988
Recorded:	February 1988
Studio:	Harlequin (Auckland) Mascot (Auckland)
Genre:	Dance pop
Length:	37:34
Label:	CBS
Producer:	Doug Rogers
Next Title:	Respect the Beat
Next Year:	1989

Sensation is the debut album by New Zealand band Aishah and The Fan Club, commonly known as simply The Fan Club. It was released in August 1988 through CBS Records^[1] and produced multiple commercially successful singles in New Zealand and Malaysia.

Development and singles

Sensation was recorded at Auckland's Harlequin and Mascot studios in February 1988, engineered by Rhys Moody and Doug Rogers and produced by the latter. It features guest vocals from Margaret Urlich, who had recently left the band Peking Man to begin a solo career, and her When the Cat's Away bandmate Debbie Harwood.^[2]

The title track of Sensation was released as its lead single in April 1988^[3] and peaked at No. 11 in New Zealand, becoming the 45th best-selling single in the country in 1988. "Call Me" (a Spagna cover) and "Paradise" followed later that year, reaching No. 9 and No. 20 respectively.^[4] All three singles also charted in lead singer Aishah's home country of Malaysia.^[5] The track "W.G.A.F." was released as a fourth single^[6] but did not chart in New Zealand, being more experimental and minimalistic in comparison to the album's overall tone of synth-driven dance pop.

Personnel

Credits adapted from album sleeve.

The Fan Club

• Aishah – lead vocals
• Dave Larsen – drums
• Paul Moss – guitar, programming
• Glenn Peters – bass
• Malcolm Smith – synthesizer, programming

Additional personnel

• Brigitte Barco – dialogue
• Walter Bianco – saxophone
• Debbie Harwood – backing vocals
• Rhys Moody – mixing, recording
• Doug Rogers – mixing, production, recording
• Margaret Urlich – backing vocals

Notes and References

1. Web site: Chapman . John . 12 July 2014 . Fan Club . Audioculture . 30 October 2024.
2. Sensation. The Fan Club. 1988. New Zealand. New Zealand album sleeve. CBS Records. 460707 1.
3. Brazier . Graham . 1 April 1988 . Shake Summation . Rip It Up . 30 October 2024.
4. Web site: The Fan Club . Official Aotearoa Music Charts . 30 October 2024.
5. Web site: Alam . Shah . 7 January 2018 . Pakatan convention: Malaysian pop singer Aishah says don't belittle views of celebrities . The Straits Times . 30 October 2024.
6. Web site: W.G.A.F. [sound recording] ; Colour me blue ; Sensation (extended mix) / The Fan Club. ]. National Library of New Zealand . 30 October 2024.