Pleasureman

by Guenther

Overview

An album as glorious as it is disposable, Pleasureman is a slick piece of Eurotrash that answers burning questions like "What would it sound like if John Holmes fronted la Bouche?" and "What would it be like if Dirk Diggler had gone club instead of hair metal?" What "I'm Too Sexy" was to the '90s, "Ding Dong Song" is to the 2000s, at least in Europe, where Guenther's ode to that funny tingle down there ("Oooooh, you touch my Tra-La-La/My ding, ding dong") unseated Crazy Frog as the king of novelty club hits, ringtones, and all that is sparkling Euro-cheese. Course, Guenther is more ironic than Crazy Frog, although there's no audible smirking and the irony is buried so deep, it's easy for the listener to unashamedly don the headphones and channel all the machismo the universe holds. Most of the tracks brilliantly mimic mainstream Euro-dance with Guenther offering seductive and suggestive spoken word on top, along with a heaping helping of guttural "mmmmmmm"s and "ahhhhhhh"s (example: "It's you and me/And pina colada/Mmmmm!/Ahhhhhh!"). His faceless and luminous background singers the Sunshine Girls deliver the sugary melodies and there are a whole lot of castanets and references to tan lines, vacations, and "hot, hot summer love." Oddball of the lot is "One Night Stand," an electroclashy stomper that wouldn't be totally out of place on DJ Hell's International Deejay Gigolo Records, but Pleasureman works best when it shoots for the top of the charts with worthy "Ding Dong" follow-ups like "Tuttifrutti Summerlove" and "Teeny Weeny String Bikini." If you have any doubts that this is the best that camp-dance has to offer, know that the legendary Samantha Fox makes a guest appearance on the cover version of her career-defining "Touch Me." This ain't Viagra, it's Spanish Fly, or as Guenther says, "It's a no-no/And you'll like it." ~ David Jeffries

Product Details

Release Date:	04/25/2006
Label:	Rhino
UPC:	0081227758929
Rank:	52165

Tracks

1. Ding Dong Song
2. Golddiggers
3. Teeny Weeny String Bikini
4. Touch Me
5. Tuttifrutti Summerlove
6. Pleasureman
7. Crazy & Wild
8. One Night Stand
9. I'm Your Man (G.¿¿.N.T.H.E.R.)
10. Naughty Boy
11. Enormous Emotion (I Love You)
12. Like Fire Tonight

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Guenther   Primary Artist,Vocals
Samantha Fox   Primary Artist,Vocals,Guest Artist,Featured Artist
Guenther & the Sunshine Girls   Primary Artist
Johanna Stedt   Vocals (Background)
Sandra Hansson   Vocals (Background)
Peter Zimney   Saxophone
Lina Ohlsson   Vocals (Background)
Alexandra   Vocals (Background)
Sara Svensson   Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Mark Shreeve   Composer
Jon Astrop   Composer
Anderz Wrethov   Composer,Producer
Alex Rahim   Composer
A. Wrethow   Producer
Abe Luboff   Producer
Filip Cederholm   Photography
Johan Bejerholm   Composer
Peter Harris   Composer
Bjorn Engelmann   Mastering
Mats Soederlund   Stylist,Composer,Executive Producer
Alex Labaf   Producer
Adrianus Van Olm   Lyricist
Arie Ouwens   Composer
Robert Uhlmann   Producer,Composer