The Lexicon Of Love

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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. 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 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] 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".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. Offiziellecharts.de – ABC – The Lexicon of Love" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 11 June 2019. 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]

Simpson, Dave (10 April 2019). "ABC review – big-budget love-in for Martin Fry's 80s pop masterpiece". The Guardian . Retrieved 22 March 2023. 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.Christgau, Robert (1990). "ABC: The Lexicon of Love". Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s. Pantheon Books. ISBN 0-679-73015-X. New Zealand album certifications – ABC – The Lexicon of Love". Recorded Music NZ. 5 December 1982 . Retrieved 11 June 2019. Okamoto, Satoshi (2006). Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. ISBN 4-87131-077-9. Top 100 Albums 82". RPM. Vol.37, no.19. 25 December 1982. p.19. ISSN 0033-7064– via Library and Archives Canada.

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. 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. 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] 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 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] The majority of the album was recorded at Sarm East Studios in London, as well as at Abbey Road Studios, Townhouse Studios, RAK Studios and Good Earth Studios. The production includes both orchestral arrangements and the use of the then latest technology. [13] British album certifications – ABC – Lexicon of Love". British Phonographic Industry. 4 October 1982 . Retrieved 18 May 2022. El Hunt (17 September 2020). "The story of new wave in 15 classic albums". NME . Retrieved 22 March 2023. The Top Albums of 1983". RPM. Vol.39, no.17. 24 December 1983. ISSN 0033-7064– via Library and Archives Canada.

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. Kent Music Report No 453 – 28 February 1983 > Platinum Albums 1982 (Continued)" . Retrieved 26 December 2022– via Imgur.com. Harrington, Richard (17 December 1982). "The ABC's of Cool Brit Disco Funk". The Washington Post . Retrieved 30 April 2023. Medsker, David (9 April 2002). "ABC: The Lexicon of Love". PopMatters . Retrieved 14 February 2023. American album certifications – ABC – Lexicon of Love". Recording Industry Association of America. 15 February 1995 . Retrieved 11 June 2019.Himmelsbach, Erik. "ABC: The Lexicon of Love". Blender. Archived from the original on 15 December 2003 . Retrieved 5 July 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 ] The Lexicon of Love was again performed live in its entirety on 18 December 2012 at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. This marked the 30th anniversary of the album's release and once again featured Dudley as conductor, performing with the Southbank Sinfonia Orchestra. The same line-up (with Dudley and Southbank Sinfonia) concluded a four-date mini-tour at this same venue on 30 March 2014 performing the album in its entirety. Martin Fry and band were once more accompanied by the Southbank Sinfonia Orchestra for dates at Liverpool's Philharmonic Hall, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Sheffield City Hall, the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in London and Symphony Hall, Birmingham, between November 4 and 9, 2015.