FORGOTTEN MUSIC #76: SWEET DREAMS By La Bouche


If you’re a fan of 1990s technopop dance music, you’re probably familiar with La Bouche, an American duo based in Germany. Melanie Thornton and rapper Lane McCray produced a scintillating CD with Sweet Dreams in 1995. The group would go on to release two more dance music CDs, but neither one is as good as Sweat Dreams. Around 2000, Melanie Thornton embarked on a solo career. On November 24, 2001 Melanie Thornton died in a plane crash outside of Zurich. Such a sad fate for such a talented singer! Sweet dreams, Melanie. GRADE: A
TRACK LIST:
1 –La Bouche Be My Lover
Producer – FMP
Written-By – G.A. Saraf*, L. McCray*, M. Thornton*, A. Brenner* 3:58
2 –La Bouche Sweet Dreams
Producer – Brenner/Saraf*, FMP
Written-By – G.A. Saraf*, M. Sönmez*, M. Thornton*, R. Haynes* 3:23
3 –La Bouche Fallin’ In Love
Producer – FMP
Written-By – Ann Marie Hamilton, Dan Hamilton* 3:30
4 –La Bouche Where Do You Go
Producer – FMP
Written-By – G. Mart, J. Walls*, Bischof-Fallenstein* 4:08
5 –La Bouche I’ll Be There
Backing Vocals – Freda Goodlett, Joan Faulkner, Linda Rocco
Producer – Brenner/Saraf*, FMP
Written-By – I. Klarmann-F.Weber* 4:10
6 –La Bouche Do You Still Need Me
Producer – FMP
Written-By – D. Kawohl*, G. Mart, M. Applegate* 3:35
7 –La Bouche I Love To Love
Producer – Brenner/Saraf*
Written-By – G.A. Saraf*, L. McCray*, A. Brenner* 3:59
8 –La Bouche The Heat Is On
Producer – FMP
Written-By – G. Mart, Bischof-Fallenstein* 3:42
9 –La Bouche Poetry In Motion
Backing Vocals – Freda Goodlett, Joan Faulkner, Linda Rocco
Producer – FMP
Written-By – G. Mart, M. Applegate* 3:40
10 –La Bouche Shoo Bee Do Bee Do (I Like It That Way)
Producer – FMP
Written-By – G. Mart, J. Walls*, Bischof-Fallenstein* . 3:58
11 –La Bouche Nice ‘N’ Slow
Producer – Brenner/Saraf*, FMP
Written-By – G.A. Saraf*, L. McCray*, M. Thornton*, A. Brenner* 3:58
12 –La Bouche Fallin’ In Love (Spike Mix)
Engineer – Vaughn Merrick*
Keyboards, Programmed By – Kazuhiko Gomi
Producer – FMP
Remix, Producer [Additional Production] – Darrin Friedman
Written-By – Ann Marie Hamilton, Dan Hamilton* 4:15
13 –La Bouche Be My Lover (House Mix)
Producer – Brenner/Saraf*, FMP
Written-By – G.A. Saraf*, L. McCray*, M. Thornton*, A. Brenner* 3:56
14 –Le Click Tonight Is The Night
Lead Vocals – Melanie Thornton
Producer – Brenner/Saraf*
Vocals [Ragga] – Michael Romero*
Written-By – G.A. Saraf*, M. Thornton*, M. Romeo*, A. Brenner* 3:53

14 thoughts on “FORGOTTEN MUSIC #76: SWEET DREAMS By La Bouche

  1. Steve Oerkfitz

    Something I have never heard before. I have some techno but this sounds a little too close to the disco side of things for me. I’ll go back to listening to the new U2- a really really good record that I’m loving a lot.

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  2. Todd Mason

    There are times when it’s tough to be just a bit younger than a lot of your friends! Thank goodness for Deb!

    Finally got out the revised Underappreciated Music for October/November, including this fine review/sample and Jerry House on the Jim Kweskin Jug Band…definitely an other sort of odd fate.

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