Johnna - Pride (1996)

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01) In My Dreams
02) I Live For The Night
03) Pride
04) Out Of The Dark
05) Gotta Be Myself
06) Some You Win, Some You Lose
07) Treat Me Right
08) Drive Me Crazy
09) Let The Spirit Move You
10) Need You To Stay Tonight
11) Out Of My Head
12) Do What You Feel

Personal favorites: Pride / Some You Win, Some You Lose / Out Of My Head / Do What You Feel

Flop-Europop at its finest. Johnna got her start as a member of Boy Krazy, who had a big radio hit with That's What Love Can Do in 1993. Johnna split from the group after the followup single Good Times With Bad Boys failed to take off, signing a solo deal with PWL International in the mid-90s.

The title track, produced by the legendary Motiv8, is a gay pride classic.


It's truly a shame this album didn't take off, if you like 90s hard house, Europop, progressive house, and overall 'raver' music, I highly recommend checking this out! I'm hoping that Cherry Pop will re-issue this album like they did with the Boy Krazy record a few years ago. The album was only released in the UK in July 1996, yet failed to chart.

The album spawned 4 singles, all released in 1996:

Do What You Feel (No. 43 UK Singles Chart)
In My Dreams (No. 66 UK Singles Chart)
Pride
Let The Spirit Move You

Further Reading/Viewing
Pride (Johnna album) - Wikipedia
Johnna was the subject of a 2006 documentary 'Expect Less' that featured her struggles with life 10 years after her solo career.