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Music for Pleasure (Monaco album)

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Music for Pleasure
Studio album by
Monaco
Released9 June 1997
GenreBritpop, pop[1]
Length52:30 (56:22 US)
LabelPolydor
ProducerPeter Hook, David Potts
Monaco chronology
Music for Pleasure
(1997) 		Monaco
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Music Week[2]
Uncut[3]

Music for Pleasure is the debut studio album by rock band Monaco, a side project of New Order bassist Peter Hook. It was released in 1997 and reached No. 11 in the UK. The album sold more than 500,000 copies worldwide, with its first single, "What Do You Want from Me?", often mistaken for a New Order song.[4] The band recorded the second self-titled album before dissolving in 2000.

"What Do You Want from Me?" was one of two hit singles in the UK. It reached No. 11 in March 1997, while "Sweet Lips" hit No. 18, in May.[5]

The cover is designed by Peter Saville and the cover photograph was taken by Sam Taylor-Wood.[6]

Track listing

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All songs by Peter Hook and David Potts.

  1. "What Do You Want from Me?" – 4:09
  2. "Shine" – 5:32
  3. "Sweet Lips" – 4:11
  4. "Buzz Gum" – 6:05
  5. "Blue" – 2:40
  6. "Junk" – 9:14
  7. "Billy Bones" – 4:59
  8. "Happy Jack" – 4:12
  9. "Tender" – 4:34
  10. "Under the Stars" - 3:52 (not on UK release)
  11. "Sedona" – 6:54

("Sedona" ends at 5:50. After one minute of silence, a brief spoken message by Hook - "Oi! You can turn it off now." - plays, ends-up the album.)

Personnel

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  • Peter Hook – bass guitar, vocals
  • David Potts – drums, guitar, keyboards, vocals, bass

Charts

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Chart performance for Music for Pleasure
Chart (1997) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] 127
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[8] 33
UK Albums (OCC)[9] 11

References

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  1. ^ a b AllMusic review
  2. ^ "Reviews: Albums" (PDF). Music Week. 31 May 1997. p. 23. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  3. ^ Dalton, Stephen (July 1997). "Casino Royale". Uncut. No. 2. p. 98.
  4. ^ Monaco profile at MTV.com
  5. ^ UK Top 40 placings
  6. ^ "Sleeves designed by Peter Saville 1995-1999". tosq.com. 26 December 2010.
  7. ^ "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 13 September 2016". Retrieved 29 August 2022 – via Imgur.com.
  8. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Monaco – Music for Pleasure". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  9. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
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