ATOMIC CITY (6.16)

words – Holly Johnson
music – Holly Johnson & Dan Hartman
COME ON DOWN COME ON DOWN
YOU’LL NEVER GET TO HEAVEN IF YOU WEAR A FROWN
THERE’S MORE TO LIFE THAN A TV GAMESHOW
WHERE MONEY WRAPS ITSELF AROUND YOUR HALO
YEAH
I’M GONNA WRITE YOUR NAME IN THE BOOK OF ANGELS
LAUGHING MOMENTS, CURSE THE RISING MOON
WHEN THE WHOLE WORLD SHATTERS
IT’S WHAT YOU GOT INSIDE THAT MATTERS (ANGEL)
SO SPREAD YOUR WINGS AND FLY AWAY
FROM TERROR, FEAR, AND DISMAY (ANGEL)
IT’S MUCH TOO LATE TO SIT AND CRY
FORGET THE PAST JUST WALK ON BY (ANGEL)
THERE’S A PARTY GOING ON IN ATOMIC CITY
SOME ARE DANCING BUT NONE ARE SITTING PRETTY
THERE’S A PARTY GOING ON IN ATOMIC CITY
SOME ARE SLAVES BUT NONE ARE SITTING PRETTY
WE’VE GOT NO OZONE
WE GOT RADIATION
SEE THE AIR POLLUTION
FROM THE POWER STATION
THERE’S A PARTY GOING ON IN ATOMIC CITY
SOME ARE DANCING BUT NONE ARE SITTING PRETTY
LA LUNA ES MUY HERMOSA… YEAH
LA LUNA ES MUY HERMOSA… YEAH
THANK YOUR LUCKY STARS
WE’RE NOT ON JUPITER OR MARS
THANK YOUR LUCKY STARS
WE’RE NOT ON JUPITER OR MARS
COME ON DOWN COME ON DOWN
YOU’LL NEVER GET TO HEAVEN IF YOU WEAR A FROWN
WIN A HOLIDAY ON A GAMESHOW
WRAP TINSEL ROUND YOUR HALO
BEAT THE SYSTEM BEFORE IT BEATS YOU
BEAT THE SYSTEM WITH YOUR POINT OF VIEW
BEAT THE SYSTEM, IT’S THE ONLY WAY
BEAT THE SYSTEM OR THERE’LL BE HELL TO PAY
THANK YOUR LUCKY STARS (…etc)
YOUR FATHER’S CASTRATED
YOUR MOTHER’S SEDATED
YOUR BROTHER’S ON THE RUN
SISTER’S RUNNING ROUND WITH EVERYONE
I’M GONNA WRITE YOUR NAME IN THE BOOK OF ANGELS
LAUGHING MOMENT CURSE THE RISING MOON
SOMEDAY LIFE’S A MEAN MACHINE
YOU STEP RIGHT THROUGH THE T.V. SCREEN (ANGEL)
LET’S PUT THE WORLD TO RIGHT
DON’T GIVE UP THE FIGHT (ANGEL)
IF TIME STOOD STILL ON MY WINDOWSILL
I’D SQUASH IT LIKE A FLY (ANGEL)
WE’VE GOT NO OZONE (…etc)
THERE’S A PARTY GOING ON IN ATOMIC CITY
SOME ARE DANCING BUT NONE ARE SITTING PRETTY
THERE’S A PARTY GOING ON IN ATOMIC CITY
SOME ARE SLAVES BUT NONE ARE SITTING PRETTY
WE’VE GOT NO OZONE (…etc)
produced – Dan Hartman for Constant Evolution
arranged – Holly Johnson/Dan Hartman
engineered – Steve Power & Tony Philips
mix engineer – Chris Lord-Alge
programmed – Dan Hartman/Holly Johnson
additional keyboards – Nick Bagnall
ace guitar – Neil Taylor
percussion – Danny Cummins
drum – Chris Whitten
vocals – Dee Lewis, China, Suddenly Denise
recorded – Marcus Studios London
mixed – The Hit Factory New York

HEAVEN’S HERE (4.14)

words & music – Holly Johnson
THIS IS YOUR LIFETIME
NO MATTER WHAT TIME OF LIFE
THERE’S WONDER IN THE AIR
IF YOU STOP TO CARE
LOOK AT HEAVEN IT’S KISSING CLOUDS
EVERYBODY’S LIVING EVERYBODY’S PROUD
SWEET DREAMS TONIGHT AND FOREVER
SECRET LIVES WE LIVE TOGETHER
FEEL WARM INSIDE THIS IS YOUR TIME
PEACE HARMONY AND LOVE DIVINE
HEAVEN’S HERE, HEAVEN’S HERE
WE’RE PLAYING GODS AND ANGELS
HEAVEN’S HERE, HEAVEN HERE
SUMMER RAIN ON YOUR FACE
YOU’RE TOUCHED BY GRACE
BLUE SKIES WHITE LIES AND CHERRY PIES
LAY ME DOWN AND LOVE ME
LEAVE THE LIGHT SO I CAN SEE
ANGEL MINE LET’S DREAM TOGETHER
SACRED HEART’S THAT LOVE FOREVER
FEEL WARM INSIDE THIS IS YOUR TIME (…etc)
WHY WASTE YOUR TIME IN A LIVING HELL
YOU CAN LIVE IN CLOUDLAND JUST AS WELL
SWEET DREAMS TONIGHT AND FOREVER (…etc)
FEEL WARM INSIDE THIS IS YOUR TIME (…etc)
ad lib
produced – Stephen Hague
engineered – Mike Spike Drake & Dave Meegan
programmed – Marius De Vries
vocals – Stevie Lange
synth bass & drum fills – Nick Bagnall
string piano & 808 – Holly Johnson
guitar – Johnny Willett

AMERICANOS (3.36)

words & music – Holly Johnson
THERE’S A PLACE
WHERE A KID WITHOUT A CENT
CAN GROW UP TO BE A PRESIDENT
A MAGIC KINGDOM FILLED WITH BARBIE DOLLS
IF YOU’VE GOT THE TIME WE CAN MAKE IT A GOOD TIME
AMERICANOS
BLUE JEANS AND CHINOS
COKE PEPSI AND OREOS
AMERICANOS
LOW RIDING CHICANOS
IN THE LAND OF THE FREE
YOU CAN BE WHAT YOU WANT TO BE
THEY KNOW HOW TO ADVERTISE
SELL YOU ANYTHING AT ANY PRICE
NEED IT OR NOT THAT’S WHAT YOU GOT YEAH
TAKE NO BULL FROM ANYONE
WE JUST WANT TO HAVE SOME FUN
WE GOT THE QUEEN OF SOUL, CREATED ROCK ‘N ROLL YEAH
AMERICANOS
BLUE JEANS AND CHINOS
COKE PEPSI AND OREOS
AMERICANOS
MOVIES AND HEROES
IN THE LAND OF THE FREE
YOU CAN BE WHAT YOU WANT TO BE
SATELLITE STATIONS ACROSS THE NATION
THAT’S CABLE T.V. FOR YOU AND ME
I’M CLEANING KITCHENS WASHING POTS AND PANS
EVERYTHING’S ORGANISED
FROM CRIME TO LEISURE TIME
HIGH SCHOOLS AND SWIMMING POOLS
KING SHARKS AND FOOLS
AMERICANOS (…etc)
produced – Andy Richards & Steve Lovell
additional production – Dan Hartman for Constant Evolution
engineered – Tony Philips
mix – Brian ‘Chuck’ New
brass arrangement – Richard Niles
from themes by Holly Johnson, Guy Chambers, Steve Lovell
brass – Guy Barker, John Thirkell, John Barclay, Phil T,
Stuart Brooke
vocals – The Fab Stevie Lange
guitar – Neil Taylor
percussion – Luis Jardin
banjo keyboard – Nick Bagnall
recorded – Guillaume Tell Paris, Townhouse London,
Battery London

DEEP IN LOVE (3.58)

words & music – Holly Johnson
MASCARA MADNESS ON SATURDAY NIGHT
THE GIRLS DRESS UP THE BOYS ALL FIGHT OOH OOH OOH
I COUDN’T CARE LESS ABOUT YOUR WILD BEHAVIOUR
I’M NOT LOOKING FOR A FIX, I’M NOT LOOKING FOR A SAVIOUR
AND THE SUN WILL SHINE ON THE RICH AND POOR
AND THE REAPER DON’T MIND WHAT YOUR FIGHTING FOR
MAKE YOUR DREAMS COME TRUE ANIMATE YOUR IMAGINATION
TILL THE WORLD TURNS BLUE, CULTIVATE YOUR CONCENTRATION
YOUR LOVE CONSUMES ME
‘CAUSE I’M IN TUNE WITH YOU
DON’T YOU CONFUSE ME
‘CAUSE I’M DEEP IN LOVE, DEEP IN LOVE, DEEP IN LOVE WITH YOU
PUPPY DOGS DANCE AND MESSIAHS FALL
LOVE BOMBS WILL BOP, I LOVE THEM ALL
YOUR THE FUTURE GENERATION, YOU WATCH TOO MUCH T.V.
DON’T HESITATE, THE FUTURE CREATE
WHILE YOU SIT INSIDE, DON’T BE LEFT HOLDING THE T.V. GUIDE
YOUR LOVE CONSUMES ME (…etc)
IN THIS MODERN WORLD, FULL OF MODEL GIRLS AND BOYS
WE’VE ALL WOUND UP LIKE CONSUMER TOYS
THEY’RE SCHEMING FOR YOU TO BUY
PRODUCTS THAT NEVER LIE
THE GREATEST DISTRACTION, THAT MAKES YOU FEEL HIGH
CONSUME, IMPROVE YOUR LIFE, CONSUME, WELL YOU’VE GOT TASTE
CONSUME, WHAT A SALES DEVICE CONSUME
YOU BUY SO MUCH, NEXT THING YOU NEED EVERYTHING
WELL TIMES ARE HARD YOU’VE REACHED THE LIMIT ON YOUR CREDIT
CARD OOH AH
YOUR LOVE CONSUMES ME (…etc)
repeat chorus
produced – Dan Hartman for Constant Evolution
programmed – Nick Bagnall, Holly Johnson
vocals – Dee Lewis, China
percussion – Danny Cummins
engineered – Tony Philips, Tim Hunt
mixed – Brian ‘Chuck’ New
recorded – Marcus Studios London
mixed – Battery

S.U.C.C.E.S.S. (3.34)

words & music – Holly Johnson
SUCCESS IS KNOCKING ON YOUR DOOR
LET IT IN AND ASK FOR MORE
SUCCESS IS KNOCKING ON YOUR DOOR
LET IT IN AND THAT’S FOR SURE
YOU WANT MONEY YOU WANT FAME
YOU WANT YOUR TEAM TO WIN THE GAME
WELL DON’T BE SATISFIED WITH ANYTHING LESS
S.U.C.C.E.S.S.
SUCCESS IS KNOCKING ON YOUR DOOR (…etc)
YOU WANT TO END ALL WAR
YOU WANT TO FEED THE POOR
A BRAND NEW DRESS
OR PERSONAL HAPPINESS
WELL DON’T BE SATISFIED WITH ANYTHING LESS
S.U.C.C.E.S.S.
RIDE THE WAVE TILL YOU REACH THE SHORE
AT THE POINT OF NO RETURN COME BACK FOR MORE
RIDE THE WAVE TILL YOU REACH THE SHORE
AT THE POINT OF NO RETURN COME BACK FOR MORE
SUCCESS IS KNOCKING ON YOUR DOOR (…etc)
YOU WANT A DIAMOND RING
JUST ABOUT ANYTHING
SPIRITUAL GRACE VISIT OUTER SPACE
DON’T BE SATISFIED WITH ANYTHING LESS
S.U.C.C.E.S.S.
SUCCESS IS KNOCKING ON YOUR DOOR (…etc)
DON’T YOU BE SATISFIED WITH ANYTHING LESS
S.U.C.C.E.S.S.
produced – Dan Hartman for Constant Evolution
engineered – Dan Hartman
mix engineer – Chris Lord-Alge
brass programming – Holly Johnson
arranged – Holly Johnson, Steve Lovell, Dan Hartman
synth solo – Steve Howell
vocals – Stevie Lange

LOVE TRAIN (4.01)

words & music – Holly Johnson
YOU’RE A WORK OF ART
YOU’RE THE TREVI FOUNTAIN
YOU’RE A GOLDEN HEART
YOU’RE THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN
YOU BRING ME FLOWERS EVERY DAY OF MY LIFE
YOU SAVE ME FROM THE WORRY AND THE STRIFE
TAKE ME IN YOUR ARMS
BABY BABY, I’M ON A WINNING STREAK
WHEN I MET YOU I REACHED MY PEAK
YOU’RE A PERFECT VIEW, YOU MAKE ME FEEL BRAND NEW
WELL YOU’RE JUST RIGHT YOU KEEP ME UP ALL NIGHT
UP ALL NIGHT
WORKING ALL THE TIME TO MAKE YOU MINE ALL MINE YEAH
RIDING THE LOVE TRAIN OO HOO
(STOKE IT UP)
RIDING THE LOVE TRAIN OO HOO
LOVING ALL THE TIME TO KEEP YOU FEELING FINE YEAH
(STOKE IT UP)
RIDING THE LOVE TRAIN
YOU MAKE TIME STAND STILL
YOU’RE CHILDREN’S LAUGHTER
LOVE’S OVERSPILL
I’LL COME RUNNING AFTER
YOU BRING THE SPRING RIGHT THROUGH MY DOOR
YOU’RE EVERYTHING THAT’S WORTH LIVING FOR
THRILL ME WITH YOUR CHARMS
BABY BABY MY KNEES ARE WEAK
I NEED YOU NOW DON’T PLAY HIDE AND SEEK
NO TIME IS LONG ENOUGH LEAVING YOU IS TOUGH
YOU’RE JUST RIGHT YOU KEEP ME UP ALL NIGHT
UP ALL NIGHT
WORKING ALL THE TIME TO MAKE YOU MINE ALL MINE YEAH
KEEP THE FLAMES BURNING LET YOUR SPIRIT FLY
STAY ON THE RIGHT TRACK BABY, TILL THE DAY I DIE
KEEP THE COAL COMING
BABY BABY, I’M ON A WINNING STREAK (…etc)
WORKING ALL THE TIME TO MAKE YOU MINE ALL MINE (…etc)
repeat chorus
produced – Andy Richards and Steve Lovell
additional production – Stephen Hague
engineers – Tony Philips, Mike Spike Drake, Dave Meegan
keyboards – Andy Richards, Marius De Vries
vocals – Lance Ellington and Don Snow
guitars – Brian May (Solo), Neil Taylor

GOT IT MADE (3.47)

words & music – Holly Johnson
WE SIT AND DREAM OF CHEVROLETS
AND SUNSHINE DAYS WHEN WE’VE GOT IT MADE
WE WATCH THE PLANES FLY UP ABOVE
AND MAKE A WISH THAT IT WAS US
I DON’T CARE WHERE I’M GOING
AS LONG AS IT’S OUT OF HERE
PEOPLE PRIDE THEMSELVES
ON HOW WELL THEY FIGHT
IN THIS GODFORSAKEN TOWN
BUT NOW
WE’VE GOT IT MADE, WE’VE GOT IT
ESCAPED FROM THE HANDS OF THE MARQUIS DE SADE
WE’VE GOT IT MADE, WE’VE GOT GOT IT
JUST FOR A MOMENT, ALL THE BILLS ARE PAID
NOW WE’RE LOOKING FOR AN ENTRANCE
TO A NINE TO FIVE SUNSHINE, EVERYTHING’S DIVINE
BUT YOUR SISTER BRAKES DOWN
ON A RAINING MONDAY
THERE’S NOTHING YOU CAN DO
TO MAKE IT, TO MAKE IT SUNDAY
AND ALL THE STREET LIFE RENEGADES THEY HUNT IN PACKS
WHILE EVERYBODY ELSE IS BREAKING THEIR BACKS
BUT NOW
WE’VE GOT IT MADE, WE’VE GOT IT (…etc)
WE’VE GOT IT MADE, WE’VE GOT IT
JUST A MOMENT, WE’VE MADE THE GRADE
FROM A VERY YOUNG AGE YOU MUST REALISE
THERE’S NOTHING IN YOUR WAY YOU CAN’T OVERCOME
FROM A VERY YOUNG AGE YOU MUST REALISE
THERE’S NOTHING IN YOUR WAY THEN YOU’VE ALMOST WON
WE’VE GOT IT MADE, WE’VE GOT IT (…etc)
repeat chorus
produced – Dan Hartman
engineered – Nigel Green
programming – Nick Bagnall
additional programming – Steve Howell
synth brass – Holly Johnson
guest star (on guitar) – Vini Reilly
recorded – Battery London

LOVE WILL COME (4.26)

words & music – Holly Johnson
EVEN THIS WILL PASS
THE UPS, THE DOWNS AND THE BROKEN GLASS
ROMANCE SEEMS A MILLION MILES AWAY
IT WILL CATCH YOU BY SURPRISE SOMEDAY
DREAMING OF YOU AND ME
ON A WINDSWEPT BEACH BY AN EMERALD SEA
OOH……….. AH…
DON’T YOU KNOW THAT
LOVE WILL COME, LOVE WILL COME YOUR WAY SOMEDAY
AND THE HARD TIMES, ARE JUST THE PRICE THAT WE HAVE TO PAY
FOR LOVE WILL COME, DON’T YOU KNOW, LOVE WILL FIND A WAY
OOOH…… OHH
LISTEN TO YOUR HEART
THE PLEASURE-PAIN OF CUPID’S DART
THOSE FOOLISH ONES WHO FROWN ON SENTIMENT
WILL NEVER FIND A PRIZE THAT’S HEAVEN SENT
PRAYING FOR YOU AND ME
FOR A MILLION DAYS FILLED WITH ECTASY
OOH…… AH……
DON’T YOU KNOW THAT (…etc)
WE USED TO HOPE
LIFE WAS JUST ONE ENDLESS SHOPPING SPREE
NOW WE KNOW LOVE IS THE ONE THING
THAT WE GET FOR FREE
OR DO WE?
DON’T YOU KNOW THAT (…etc)
repeat chorus
produced – Dan Hartman
engineered – Steve Power, Tony Phillips
mix – Tony Phillips
programmed and arranged – Nick Bagnall & Holly Johnson
guitar – Vini Reilly
recorded – Marcus Studio London

PERFUME (3.32)

words & music – Holly Johnson
YOU DREAM OF THE ONE PERFUME
THAT’S SURE TO CHANGE YOUR LIFE
PARISIAN NIGHTS BY A FLOWER STALL
SUNLIGHT, SEE THE JASMINE FALL
I WILL BE YOUR PERFUME, HONEY
SPRAY ME ON YOUR SKIN
I’LL MESMERISE YOUR ENEMIES
LET THE DANCE BEGIN
PERFUME, RUB ME IN
PERFUME, SMELL YOUR SKIN
HOT NIGHTS ON A HONEYMOON
I LOVE YOUR…………..
PERFUME
SUMMERTIME LOVERS, TELEPHONE NUMBERS
BEAUTY AT YOUR FINGERTIPS
SUMMERTIME LOVERS TELEPHONE NUMBERS
I LOVE THE WAY YOU SWIVEL HIPS
STREETWALKERS WEAR ME CHEAP
I’M THERE WHEN LOVERS LEAP
I’M TATTOOED ON YOUR SKIN
LET THE DANCE BEGIN
PERFUME, RUB ME IN (…etc)
BREAK THE TENSION, TAKE THE STRAIN
IN THE SUNSHINE, OUT THE RAIN
FEED THE SENSES, FEEL THE PAIN
SNOW WHITE SLEEPS, THEN LIVES AGAIN
PERFUME, RUB ME IN (…etc)
PERFUME, RUB ME IN (…etc)
repeat chorus
produced – Dan Hartman
engineered – Nigel Green
mix – Tony Phillips
Programmed – Holly Johnson & Dan Hartman
arranged – Holly Johnson & Nick Bagnall, Dan Hartman
additional programming – Steve Howell
backing vocals – Lance Ellington, Mark Williamson
recorded – Battery
mixed – Marcus Studios London

FEEL GOOD (5.27)

words & music – Holly Johnson
THE WIND BLOWS THROUGH
MY OPEN DOOR
WHERE LOVE AND LIFE HAS GONE BEFORE
MY WISH FOR PEACE CAME TRUE
I’M LEFT WITH NOTHING LEFT TO DO
BUT SIT AND STARE AT DAYS GONE BY
NO TEARS LEFT TO CRY
NO MOUNTAINS LEFT TO CLIMB
EVERYBODY’S GOT TO FEEL THIS WAY SOMETIME
EVERYBODY’S GOT TO FEEL THERE’S NO ESCAPING WHAT IS REAL
FEEL GOOD, FEEL GOOD, FEEL GOOD
HEARTS CAN BE BROKEN
PAIN CAN’T BE SPOKEN
I CAN’T STAND TO SEE YOU CRYING
IF TRUTH CAN HURT IT’S BETTER LYING
I’M HUNGRY FOR YOUR LOVE AND LAUGHTER
SHINNING THROUGH FOR EVER AFTER
NO TEARS LEFT TO CRY (…etc)
THEY SAY EVERY CLOUD
HAS A SILVER LINING
BUT WHEN IT’S RAINED AWAY
THE GOLDEN SUN IS ALWAYS SHINNING
SUMMER COMES AND GOES
COLD HEARTS AND WINTER SNOWS
KILL THIS WINTER OF THE HEART
RETURN TO SPRING LET SUMMER START
NO TEARS LEFT TO CRY (…etc)
produced – Steve Lovell
engineered – Tim Hunt
programming – Steve Lovell, Guy Chambers, Holly Johnson
additional keyboards – Steve Howell
guitar – Steve Byrd
vocals – Lance Ellington, Vicky Brown
recorded – Marcus Studios London
mixed – The Townhouse
Vini Reilly appeared courtesy of Factory Records
Brian May appeared courtesy of EMI Records
Stevie Lange appeared courtesy of Jive Records
MANAGEMENT – Wolfgang Kuhle for Kuhle Management
mastered – Bob Ludwig at Masterdisc
design – Royston at Accident
BLESS – Wolfgang Kuhle, Doreen Hampson, Gary Farrow, Mariella Frostrup. Tim Bullyment, Tony Powell, David Simone and all MCA employees. Tony Russell, Brian Howard, Vini Reilly, Brian May, Dan Hartman. Family & Friends, Percy Wyndham Lewis & God.
BLAST – All the Unbelievers and Deceivers. They know who they are.
This disc is dedicated to Wolfgang Kuhle without whose support it would have not been made
www.hollyjohnson.com

BLAST IN A NUTSHELL… My exploding red-hot album from the fag end of the 1980s. It’s not Purple but it’s mine, all mine. 35 years living in the same house and the vibes are still here.
ATOMIC CITY: The party continues, depleting the Earth’s resources while we get out of our minds on drink and drugs to ease the pain. Which is what they want us to do. The oligarchs and war machine manufacturers have a lifestyle to maintain, after all. HEAVEN’S HERE: Be grateful that you are still here in the moment to witness it all. Be heroic all you Gods and angels, kings and queens, dykes and queers. AMERICANOS: The American dream is still not available to the Latino population of America. Spanish, their second language they cannot silence. The wall that the ex-president wants to build to keep them out will be his gravestone. DEEP IN LOVE: South African music and social studies? S.U.C.C.E.S.S.: People used to pray for things. Now they write them down and use visualisation techniques. I prefer to dance to a funky bass line. LOVE TRAIN: Surely self explanatory – an ode to soul music and the one you love. Love-a-hoo-hoo. GOT IT MADE: Desire… Wanting to leave that small town in search of something more? What the Marquis de Sade is doing here, I have no idea. LOVE WILL COME: My favourite song on the whole album and one that never gets mentioned. Sleeping to the sound of the sea on a Caribbean Island. PERFUME: My very own perfume advertisement. How would love smell? Pheromones and patchouli? Kick Horns cologne. FEEL GOOD: Trying to make myself and you feel better in a moment of melancholy. Bittersweet.
HOLLY, still alive in 2023.