The Lexicon Of Love

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a b c d e Savage, Mark (27 May 2016). "ABC's Martin Fry 'beyond risk' on the sequel to Lexicon Of Love". BBC . Retrieved 7 June 2016. The album was produced by Trevor Horn, engineered by Gary Langan and features orchestrations by Anne Dudley and Fairlight CMI programming by J. J. Jeczalik; Horn, Langan, Dudley and Jeczalik would later form the Art of Noise a year after the release of this album. Indeed, most of the production team and session musicians on the album would form the basis for the ZTT label, and their work with Horn meant all concerned would be in constant demand throughout the industry in years to come. The cover photograph is by Gered Mankowitz. [13]

Christgau, Robert (1990). "ABC: The Lexicon of Love". Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s. Pantheon Books. ISBN 0-679-73015-X. The Lexicon of Love is the debut studio album by the English pop band ABC. It was released on 21June1982 by Neutron Records in the United Kingdom, by Mercury Records in the United States and Japan, and by Vertigo Records in Canada and Europe. The album entered the UK Albums Chart at number one and has been certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) and gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It features four UK top 20 singles; " Tears Are Not Enough", " Poison Arrow", " The Look of Love" and " All of My Heart". Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1sted.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.

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In 2009, ABC member Martin Fry played The Lexicon of Love in its entirety at the Royal Albert Hall with the BBC Concert Orchestra which was conducted by Anne Dudley. [2] This performance led to Fry desiring to create a proper follow-up to The Lexicon of Love. Fry created the album with the title The Lexicon of Love II, noting that "People have a great affection for the first record, [but] I'm beyond risk now." [2] a b Gill, Andy (25 May 2016). "ABC, The Lexicon Of Love II, album review". The Independent. Archived from the original on 18 June 2022 . Retrieved 7 June 2016. The Lexicon of Love was ABC's debut studio album. The band had formed a few years earlier as electronic band Vice Versa and released their first single as ABC " Tears Are Not Enough" in 1981. Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th conciseed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8. In 2009, ABC (with Fry as its sole member) performed the entire album at the Royal Albert Hall in London, accompanied by the BBC Concert Orchestra and conducted by arranger and composer Anne Dudley. They were joined onstage by the album's producer Trevor Horn. [15]

The Lexicon of Love II was released on 27 May 2016 on Virgin EMI. [5] [2] The release of the album was followed by a tour of festival shows during mid-2016, followed by a scheduled ABC tour in the later half of the year including one show with an orchestra, the Southbank Sinfonia, at the Royal Festival Hall, conducted by Anne Dudley. [3]

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Though lead vocalist Martin Fry has declined to label it a concept album, [12] the album features repeated themes in which Fry experiences heartache as he tries and fails to have a meaningful relationship. A longform music video and film, Mantrap, featuring songs from the album was released in 1983. American album certifications – ABC – Lexicon of Love". Recording Industry Association of America. 15 February 1995 . Retrieved 11 June 2019. El Hunt (17 September 2020). "The story of new wave in 15 classic albums". NME . Retrieved 22 March 2023. Tears Are Not Enough" (in its initial release produced by Steve Brown), " All of My Heart", " Poison Arrow" and " The Look of Love (Part One)" were all top-20 entries in the UK; the latter two also charted in the US, peaking at No. 25 and No. 18, respectively. [14] The album reached No. 1 on the UK charts and peaked at No. 24 in the US charts.