1000 Fires

1000 Fires
Studio album by
Traci Lords
ReleasedFebruary 28, 1995 (1995-02-28)[1]
Recorded1994 in London, United Kingdom
Genre
Length55:51
LabelRadioactive
Producer
Singles from 1000 Fires
  1. "Control"
    Released: December 20, 1994[4]
  2. "Fallen Angel"
    Released: August 3, 1995[5]

1000 Fires is the debut studio album by American singer and actress Traci Lords, released on February 28, 1995, by Radioactive Records. The album remains her only full-length music release to date. Lords started working on the album in April 1994, and collaborated with producers Juno Reactor, Mike Edwards and Babble. Executive produced by Gary Kurfirst, 1000 Fires is predominantly influenced by electronic music with elements of techno, trance and trip hop. Lyrically, it mostly focuses on dark themes, referring to Lords's past in the porn industry, revealing her rape experience on the song "Father's Field" or dealing with thoughts of suicide on "Fallen Angel".

Upon its release, the album received mixed reviews from music critics. It achieved moderate commercial success, but failed to enter the Billboard 200. It is currently out of print. During the promotion of the album, Lords performed as a DJ and opened shows for other artists such as Moby and the band My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult.

Two singles from the album were released. The lead single, "Control", peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs and its instrumental version was featured in the film Mortal Kombat (1995). The soundtrack to the film was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), which earned Lords her first music award. Its following single, "Fallen Angel", was also successful in charts, peaking at number eleven on Hot Dance Club Songs. The Paul Oakenfold remix of the song was included on the soundtrack to the film Virtuosity (1995), in which Lords had a cameo appearance.

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  3. ^ Sullivan, Caroline (April 14, 1995). "Your Essential Guide to The New CDs: Pop". The Guardian Weekly. p. A12. ISSN 0261-3077. Lords has unexpectedly gone for a techno sound, and her come-hither whisper works well on ambient items like Distant Land.
  4. ^ "Control - Traci Lords". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
  5. ^ "Fallen Angel - Traci Lords". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved February 13, 2015.