The Lexicon Of Love

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a b c Harrison, Andrew (27 April 2016). "ABC's new video for Viva Love: return of the band who dreamed in Technicolor" . Retrieved 7 June 2016. 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] 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.

The album entered the UK Albums Chart at number 1 and remained on the charts for 50 weeks. It was the fourth biggest selling album in the UK in 1982. [13] Medsker, David (9 April 2002). "ABC: The Lexicon of Love". PopMatters . Retrieved 14 February 2023.The Lexicon of Love II emulated the style of ABC's debut album, The Lexicon of Love. [1] Dave Simpson ( The Guardian) expanded on this noting "lush orchestrations, hurtling brass and synth stabs." [1] The album was followed by a tour with the band extended to an 11-piece onstage, reaching Europe, USA and Japan. The shows at Hammersmith Odeon in November 1982 were recorded for inclusion in ABC's forthcoming film Mantrap. [13] Ramirez, AJ (28 January 2015). "Looking for the Girl That Meets Supply with Demand: ABC's 'The Lexicon of Love' ". PopMatters . Retrieved 22 March 2023. Hodgkinson, Will (26 May 2016). "Pop: ABC: The Lexicon of Love II". The Times . Retrieved 7 June 2016.

Registered office: Media House, Peterborough Business Park, Lynch Wood, Peterborough PE2 6EA and H Bauer Publishing, Company number: LP003328; Offiziellecharts.de – ABC – The Lexicon of Love" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 11 June 2019. Top 100 Albums 82". RPM. Vol.37, no.19. 25 December 1982. p.19. ISSN 0033-7064– via Library and Archives Canada.

In 2004, a two-disc deluxe reissue including previously unreleased outtakes and early demos and a live performance of the album from 1982 was released by Neutron Records. Kent Music Report No 453 – 28 February 1983 > Platinum Albums 1982 (Continued)" . Retrieved 26 December 2022– via Imgur.com. Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1sted.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.

a b c d e Simspson, Dave (26 May 2016). "ABC: The Lexicon of Love II review – old master revisits highs of heyday". The Guardian . Retrieved 7 June 2016. The cover of The Lexicon of Love II makes reference to the original album. [4] The Guardian opined that the cover, which shows Martin Fry watching two young models from the wings of a theatre, represented "Fry’s younger self and the sort of unattainable, irresistible woman that he used to pursue in song." [4] Release [ edit ] Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th Conciseed.). United Kingdom: Omnibus Press. p.32. ISBN 978-1-84609-856-7. 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. ABC released the follow-up album ‘The Lexicon Of Love II’ in May 2016 and it entered the Top 5 of the UK album chart.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] Himmelsbach, Erik. "ABC: The Lexicon of Love". Blender. Archived from the original on 15 December 2003 . Retrieved 5 July 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. British album certifications – ABC – Lexicon of Love". British Phonographic Industry. 4 October 1982 . Retrieved 18 May 2022.

Widely hailed as a new wave masterpiece and one of the greatest albums of the 1980s, ‘The Lexicon of Love’ shot straight to Number 1 upon its release in June 1982 and it spawned the hit singles ‘Poison Arrow’, ‘The Look Of Love’ ‘Tears Are Not Enough’, and ‘All Of My Heart’. ABC will celebrate the 40th anniversary of their seminal debut album ‘The Lexicon of Love’ with a very special UK orchestral tour in June 2022. El Hunt (17 September 2020). "The story of new wave in 15 classic albums". NME . Retrieved 22 March 2023. 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] Rees, Dafydd; Lazell, Barry; Jones, Alan (1983). "The Top 100 UK Albums". Chart File Volume 2. London: Virgin Books. pp.82–83. ISBN 0-907080-73-1.American album certifications – ABC – Lexicon of Love". Recording Industry Association of America. 15 February 1995 . Retrieved 11 June 2019. 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. ABC led by charismatic singer Martin Fry formed in Sheffield in the 1980’s . They wanted to fuse the world of disco funk with their own unique new romantic, post punk vision. ABC’s debut ‘ The Lexicon Of Love’ went to No 1 and sold over a million records. To date, ABC have released nine studio albums: ‘ The Lexicon Of Love’ (1982), ‘ Beauty Stab’ (1983), ‘How To Be A Zillionaire’ (1985), ‘Alphabet City’ (1987), ‘ Up’ (1989), ‘ Abracadabra’ (1991), ‘Skyscraping’ (1997) , ‘Traffic’ (2008) and ‘ The Lexicon of Love II’ (2016).