Alphabet City
ABC
1987
Alphabet City is a Electronic album by ABC, originally released in 1987. On Gatefold: 51 pressings tracked, owned by 5 collectors.
Sound DNA
- Electronic
- Synth-Pop / New Wave
- polished
- celebratory
- urban
About
Alphabet City is an album by the band ABC released in 1987 by Mercury. It was released in Vinyl, and CD. There is also a remastered 2005 version. Following a hiatus while singer Martin Fry was treated for Hodgkin's disease, ABC returned to the studio to record Alphabet City, which they thought might be their final album. Best known for "When Smokey Sings", a tribute to Smokey Robinson, the album also spawned "The Night You Murdered Love" and "King Without a Crown" as singles. Many critics lauded Alphabet City as a return to form for the group, noting its polished .
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Avenue A
- A2When Smokey Sings
- A3The Night You Murdered Love
- A4Think Again
- A5Rage And Then Regret
- A6Ark Angel
Side B
- B1King Without A Crown
- B2Bad Blood
- B3Jealous Lover
- B4One Day
- B5Avenue Z
Credits
Performers
- Alan CarvellBACKING VOCALS FEATURING
- Dolette McDonaldBACKING VOCALS FEATURING
- Linda TaylorBACKING VOCALS FEATURING
- Miriam StockleyBACKING VOCALS FEATURING
- Tessa NilesBACKING VOCALS FEATURING
- Brad LangBASS FEATURING
- Danny ThompsonDOUBLE BASS FEATURING
- Graham BroadDRUMS FEATURING
- Mark WhiteGUITAR KEYBOARDS PROGRAMMED BY
- Judd LanderHARMONICA FEATURING
- Dave ClaytonKEYBOARDS FEATURING
- Luis JardimPERCUSSION FEATURING
- Pandit DineshPERCUSSION FEATURING
- Howie CaseySAXOPHONE FEATURING
- Martin FryVOCALS
- Richard NilesARRANGED BY STRINGS
- Anne DudleyARRANGED BY STRINGS
5 collectors on Gatefold own this · 51 pressings tracked on Gatefold