Glory, Glamour and Gold
| Glory, Glamour and Gold | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||||||||
| Studio album by Army of Lovers | ||||||||||
| Released | 1994 | |||||||||
| Genre | Pop, Dance | |||||||||
| Label | Stockholm Records 523 614-2 | |||||||||
| Producer | Alexander Bard, Per Adebratt, Anders Wollbeck | |||||||||
| Army of Lovers chronology | ||||||||||
| ||||||||||
Glory, Glamour and Gold was Army of Lovers fourth and last studio album of new songs, and was released in 1994. The following albums were compilations, each containing a few new songs. Three singles were released from this album: Lit de Parade, Sexual Revolution, and Life is Fantastic. The most successful single was Lit De Parade, which received a great deal of airplay in the UK and Europe. It also met with some success in United States, peaking at #14 in the Billboard Dance Single Chart. Sexual Revolution debuted at #14 in the US, but dropped off the Hot 100 Chart within five weeks.
The track listing of the UK & US releases contain the same track listing as the European one. For the first time, the group released all of the album's singles as remixes.
Hurrah Hurrah Apocalypse and Lit de Parade were produced by Vacuum, aka Alexander Bard and Anders Wollbeck. It was Alexander's second band after he left Army of Lovers.
This album remains the lowest selling studio album of the band, after the debut album, with sales of approximately 1 million copies worldwide.
Track listing
CD
- Hurrah Hurrah Apocalypse (5:33)
- Sexual Revolution (3:47)
- Stand Up for Myself (4:02)
- Lit De Parade (Video Edit) (3:16)
- Life Is Fantastic (4:04)
- Mr. Battyman (3:12)
- C'est Démon (3:34)
- Shine Like a Star (3:41)
- You've Come a Long Way Baby (6:07)
- Ballrooms of Versailles (3:27)
- Dub Evolution (Actually a remix dub version of "Sexual revolution") (4:21)
- Like a Virgin Sacrificed (4:04)
- Lit De Parade (Radio Edit, a shorted version of the "Plaisir de Nirvana" remix by Anders Hansson) (3:27)
Chart positions
| Chart | Peak Position | Sales & Certifications |
|---|---|---|
| Russian Albums Chart | 1. | Diamond 400.000 + Units |
| Finnish Albums Chart | 26. | 10.000 + Units |
| UK Albums Chart | - | |
| Italian Albums Chart | 20. | Gold 50.000 + Units |
Credits
- Choir [The Army Tabernacle Choir] – The 69 Caruso, Erika Essen-Möller, Lilling Palmeklint, Lotten Andersson, Malin Bäckström, Rickard Evenlind
- Vocals, Bass – Dominika Peczynski
- Vocals, Drums – Jean-Pierre Barda
- Vocals, Guitar – Alexander Bard
- Vocals, Keyboards – Michaela Dornonville de la Cour [1]