Nude by Dead or Alive

Nude, the fourth studio album from Liverpool's Dead or Alive, surfaced first in Japan on 18 December 1988 before Epic brought it to Europe and America the following July. It was the first record the band produced entirely by themselves, and it ended up a two-man show: keyboardist Tim Lever and bassist Mike Percy left partway through production, leaving Pete Burns and drummer Steve Coy to finish the job.

Stripped to the core, they doubled down on Hi-NRG, all pounding beats, glassy synths and Burns vamping over the top like he owns every dancefloor in the building. "Come Home With Me Baby" went to the top of the US dance club chart. Britain had cooled on them, but Japan hadn't: the album made the Top 10 there and stayed on the chart for 18 weeks, and "Turn Around and Count 2 Ten" became their biggest hit in the country, topping the Oricon singles chart.

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