''Electronic Pleasure'' is the first full-length studio album released by

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N-Trance N-Trance () are a British electronic music group who were formed by Kevin O'Toole and Dale Longworth in 1990. The group is known for their European hit songs " Set You Free" and " Electronic Pleasure", and their covers of the 1970s disco songs " ...

. It was released in November 1995 and in the US in 1996.

Critical reception

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'' wrote, "The album of this group, based around Kevin O' Toole and Dale Longworth, consists mostly of high-tempo techno, although some tracks have

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and

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influences. "Gimme 1 2 3 4 5" is one of those groovy mixtures, in which the rhythm around

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' ( KLF) and Jerome Stokes' rapping is much looser. "I Don't Wanna Lose Your Love...Again" is a touching

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with a warm sax solo." British magazine ''

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'' noted, "A mixes collection of

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styles, ranging from electro-pop to solid

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. It includes their two hits and a half dozen other tracks which could spin off as successful singles."

Track listing

Personnel

N-Trance *Kevin O'Toole and Dale Longworth: Producer *

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: Rap *Kelly Llorenna: Vocals *Jerome Stokes: Vocals *Gillian Wisdom: Vocals *Rachel McFarlane: Vocals *T-1K: Rap Other musicians *David Grant & Choir: Backing Vocals *Snake Davis: Saxophone *Vinny Burns: Guitar *

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: Backing Track *Martin Ansell & Sandy McLelland: Vocals *Lee Limer: Dancin' Engineers *Nobby: Engineer *Timothy Russell: Engineer *Adam Lesser: Engineer *Richie Rich: Assistant Engineer

Charts

Release history

References

{{Authority control 1995 debut albums N-Trance albums All Around the World Productions albums