Traci Lords - 1000 Fires (1995)

Traci Lords' first album is a competent exercise in techno, not dance-pop. Throughout "1000 Fires" the beat takes the center stage, with most of the tracks featured just a handful of hooks and thread-bare melodies.
Unlike most techno albums, Traci Lords debut goes beyond simple rave standards and packs an album full of meaningful energy and alot of feeling. It starts off with the hit single 'Control' (from the film "Mortal Kombat") and takes you into a virtual dance wonderland.
"Let me kiss it and make it better," purrs the X-rated vixen turned mainstream actress as she attempts to get a rise out of the techno audience. With writing/production from Babble (ex-Thompson Twins), the KLF's Ben Watkins and Mike Edwards of Jesus Jones, the music is sleek, robotic, and primed for clubbers who'll view her as the camp descendant of disco queen Amanda Lear. "Outlaw Lover" is worthy of Mitsou. The songs inculde hardcore pieces ('Good n' Evil'), soft ballads ('Distant Land'), and even campy tunes ('Okey-Dokey'). Every track is a winner, not one fails to loose your intrest. A standout piece includes 'Father's Field', an emotional account of a painful (and true) experience that happened to Lords.

Track List

01.  Control -  7:10
02.  Fallen Angel -  4:58
03.  Good-N-Evil -  6:29
04.  Fly  -  4:08
05.  Distant Land  - 7:07
06.  Outlaw Lover  - 3:58
07.  I Want You  - 6:00
08.  Say Something  - 4:07
09.  Father's Field  - 5:41
10.  Okey Dokey  - 6:43

Release:  March 1995
Recorded:  in London, England.
Label:  Fontana, MCA
Genre:  Dance, Techno
Length:  55:50
Producer:  Juno Reactor, Babble, Mike Edwards
Engineers:  Otto The Barbarian, Keith Fernley, Ian Richardson

Personnel:
Traci Lords -  vocals
Nick Burton -  drums
Juno Reactor -  programming
Ronald Sam - vocals
B.J. Cole -  pedal steel guitar