The Lexicon Of Love
ABC
1982
The Lexicon Of Love is a Electronic album by ABC, originally released in 1982. On Gatefold: 133 pressings tracked, owned by 16 collectors.
Sound DNA
- Electronic
- Synth-Pop / New Wave
- lush
- urban
- euphoric
About
The wit and rigor of ABC’s first album make it a standard-bearer for the opulent strain of '80s pop known as New Romanticism. Crooning, whispering, or bellowing, Martin Fry is the group's suave center of gravity; Trevor Horn's vivid production on disco-pop numbers like "Poison Arrow" and "The Look of Love, Pt. 1"—full of sparkling keys, slap bass, multitracked background vocals, and digital artifice—only dials up the drama. That unlikely contrast between fastidiousness and heart-on-sleeve abandon yields songs as thrilling as love's first blush.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Show Me
- A2Poison Arrow
- A3Many Happy Returns
- A4Tears Are Not Enough
- A5Valentine's Day
Side B
- B1The Look Of Love (Part One)
- B2Date Stamp
- B3All Of My Heart
- B44 Ever 2 Gether
- B5The Look Of Love (Part Four)
Credits
Performers
- Stephen SingletonALTO SAXOPHONE TENOR SAXOPHONE SAXOPHONE
- Brad LangBASS BASS GUITAR GUITAR
- David PalmerDRUMS PERCUSSION
- Mark WhiteGUITAR KEYBOARDS
- Gaynor SadlerHARP
- Anne DudleyKEYBOARDS ORCHESTRATED BY CONDUCTOR
- Luis JardimPERCUSSION
- J.J. JeczalikPROGRAMMED BY SYNTHESIZER
- Kim WearTRUMPET
- Tessa NilesVOCALS
- Martin FryVOCALS
- Mark LickleyBASS BASS GUITAR
- Andy GrayTROMBONE
- Tessa WebbVOCALS BACKING VOCALS
- ABC
16 collectors on Gatefold own this · 133 pressings tracked on Gatefold