Blast (album)


Blast is the debut solo album by the British musician Holly Johnson of Frankie Goes to Hollywood. 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 "Heavens Here". The album was re-released in November 2009 and again in November 2010.
As part of the early 2011 fan questions, Johnson marked "Love Will Come" and "Heaven's Here" as his favourite tracks from the album. The album's title Blast came from the short-lived magazine of the early-20th century British Vorticist art movement.
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

Original release

All tracks written by Johnson except "Atomic City".
  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

    Blast (Expanded Edition) (2010)

Disc 1 - The Blast Album Remastered

  1. "Atomic City" – 6:14
  2. "Heaven's Here" – 4:18
  3. "Americanos" – 3:37
  4. "Deep in Love" – 4:00
  5. "S.U.C.C.E.S.S." – 3:33
  6. "Love Train" – 4:03
  7. "Got It Made" – 3:50
  8. "Love Will Come" – 4:29
  9. "Perfume" – 3:35
  10. "Feel Good" – 5:25

    Disc 1 continued - B-Sides and Rarities

  11. "Murder in Paradise" – 6:25
  12. "Americanos " – 4:14
  13. "Beat the System" – 3:48
  14. "Hollelujah" – 4:08
  15. "Love Me Tender" – 3:09
  16. "Perfume " – 5:58
  17. "Perfume " – 4:13

    Disc 2 - The Blast Singles Remixed

Disc 3 - DVD - The Blast Promotional Videos

  1. "Love Train "
  2. "Americanos "
  3. "Atomic City "
  4. "Heaven's Here "
  5. "Atomic City "

    Personnel