Sensation is the debut album by New Zealand band Aishah and The Fan Club, commonly known as simply The Fan Club. It was released in August 1988 through CBS Records and produced multiple commercially successful singles in New Zealand and Malaysia.
Sensation was recorded at Auckland's Harlequin and Mascot studios in February 1988, engineered by Rhys Moody and Doug Rogers and produced by the latter. It features guest vocals from Margaret Urlich, who had recently left the band Peking Man to begin a solo career, and her When the Cat's Away bandmate Debbie Harwood.
The title track of Sensation was released as its lead single in April 1988 and peaked at No. 11 in New Zealand, becoming the 45th best-selling single in the country in 1988. "Call Me" (a Spagna cover) and "Paradise" followed later that year, reaching No. 9 and No. 20 respectively. All three singles also charted in lead singer Aishah's home country of Malaysia. The track "W.G.A.F." was released as a fourth single but did not chart in New Zealand, being more experimental and minimalistic in comparison to the album's overall tone of synth-driven dance pop.
Credits adapted from album sleeve.
The Fan Club
Additional personnel