Paul Rutherford - Oh World (1989) This is the official video for Paul Rutherford's (Frankie's backing singer and dancer) solo single which was released in 1989 and was taken from the album of the same name. |  Oct 26 2009 LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 26: (UK
TABLOID NEWSPAPERS OUT) Sopie Ellis Bextor (R) poses with Holly Johnson
after presenting him with Classic Song award at the 2009 Q Awards held
at the Grosvenor House Hotel on October 26, 2009 in London, England.
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Two Tribes Demo
This was an intermediate demo which you may never of heard before and features elements from both the first demos and final single version. A really interesting listen!
Holly Johnson on GMTV
This is Holly Johnson being interviewed by Lorraine Kelly on GMTV in November 2009, following the release of "Frankie Say Greatest" on the 25th anniversary of the controversial "relax" single.
Holly Johnson is back!
Frankie Goes To Hollywood - The Making of Relax 2009
Relax 2009 - Chicane Remix
 | FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD and HOLLY JOHNSON Frankie Goes To Hollywood were one of the biggest-selling 80's acts and in 1984 they were huge! Their first single "Relax" was famously banned by BBC Radio 1 DJ Mike Reid for it's crude lyrics. The video was also banned as it featured scenes of a "sexual nature"! The single then shot to No.1 for five weeks and even today, it remains in the top ten best-selling UK singles chart, having sold around 2 million copies! The "Frankie Say Relax" T-shirt became as big as the single. Several other T-shirts were also released, including "Frankie Say War - Hide Yourself!", though these weren't quite as successful. The second Frankie single "Two Tribes" stayed at No.1 for nine weeks and there must have been a dozen different versions and remixes released by ZTT. "Two Tribes" is also in the top 30 of all-time best-selling UK singles chart. After two singles that caused much controversy, quite unexpectedly, Frankie released a ballad "The Power Of Love", which also spent a week at No.1, but was knocked off the top spot by Band Aid's "Do They Know It's Christmas?". In 1985, "Welcome To The Pleasuredome" was the final single to be released from the album of the same name, and reached No.2. After the release of the "Welcome To The Pleasuredome" single, Frankie Goes To Hollywood escaped from the tax men by retreating to a remote castle. This is where they started to pen their second album "Liverpool". Unfortunately, pop is a fickle business to be in and their return in the late summer of 1996 with the new single "Rage Hard" wasn't welcomed with open arms by the media or the public. However, "Rage Hard" still reached No.4 in the UK charts, and the "Liverpool" album managed to reach a respectable No.5. Far from a flop, but it was the start of the "slippery slope" for Frankie, and the next single "Warriors Of The Wasteland" only reached No.19 in the UK. However, many thought this was a pretty decent single, but only die hard fans were now buying their music. A final single "Watching The Wildlife" briefly visited the Top 30, but, sadly, the band then split-up. |
Holly Johnson - Atomic City (TOTP 1989)
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Frankie Say War! Live on The Tube
Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Welcome To The Pleasuredome
Warriors Of The Wasteland (Monopoly Re-Solution)
Holly Johnson is most famous for being the lead singer of one of the most controversial and biggest-selling eighties bands - Frankie Goes To Hollywood.
In 1989, Holly released his first solo single "Love Train", a catchy dance/pop tune that reached no.4 in the UK charts. The follow-up single "Americanos" (which was even more catchy!) also reached no.4. It should have reached No.1 in my opinion!
Following the success of these two singles, the album "Blast!" (MCA) was quickly released and this shot straight to no.1. Two more singles were also released from the album "Atomic City" (this was a brilliant track produced by Dan Hartman) and "Heaven's Here".
An imaginatively titled remix album "Hollelujah" was released in 1990 and featured a Frankie Knuckles remix of "Love Train", plus remixes of "Americanos", "Atomic City", "Perfume" and "Heaven's Here", plus the title track "Hollelujah".
Holly released a second album on the MCA label "Dream's That Money Can't Buy" in 1991. Unfortunately, due to MCA cutting their promotional budget, and a lack of airplay for the first single "Where Has Love Gone", the album failed to hit the top 40. Another two singles were also released from the album, "Across The Universe" and "The People Want To Dance".
Holly Johnson also released an album in 1999 called "Soulstream".
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Frankie on Saturday Superstore!
Non-official Frankie Myspace profile
Holly also became well-known for his hats!
Discography
Albums (CD)
- Blast (1989) MCA (DMCG 6042)
- Hollelujah - The Remix Album (1990) MCA (DMCL 1902)
- Dreams That Money Can't Buy (1991) MCA (MCAD 10278)
- Soulstream (1999) Pleasuredome (PLDCD001)
Singles (CD)
- Love Train (1989) MCA (DMCAT 1306)
- Americanos (1989) MCA (DMCAT 1323)
- Atomic City (1989) MCA (DMCAT 1342)
- Heaven's Here (1989) MCA (DMCAT 1365)
- Where Has Love Gone (1990) MCA (DMCAT 1460)
- Across The Universe (1991) MCA (MCSTD 1513)
- The People Want To Dance (1991) MCA (MCSTD 1563)
- Legendary Children (1994) Club Tools (CLU 6045-5)
- Disco Heaven (1999) Pleasuredome (PLDCD1004) CD1 & CD2
- The Power Of Love 1999 Pleasuredome (PLDCD1005) CD1 & CD2
