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ABC (often spelled with three stars) are a british new wave band from Sheffield, England fronted by singer Martin Fry. They charted ten UK and five US Top 40 singles between 1981 and 1990. Their last album Traffic was released in April 2008.
The group’s first single, “Tears Are Not Enough”, made the UK Top 20 in 1981. Soon afterwards, David Robinson left the band and was replaced by drummer David Palmer. In 1982, the band released their debut album The Lexicon Of Love, which reached number one in the UK Albums Chart. Produced by Trevor Horn, it often featured in UK critics’ lists of favourite albums: it ranked 42nd in The Observer Music Monthly’s “Top 100 British Albums” (June 2004) and 40th in Q magazine’s “100 Greatest British Albums” (June 2000). The band had three Top 10 hits during 1982: the singles “Poison Arrow”, “The Look Of Love (Part 1)” and “All Of My Heart” and shot high-concept music videos.
ABC found it difficult to follow up their debut. The second album, Beauty Stab, was released in November 1983. It performed poorly in comparison to its predecessor. Gary Langan, who had engineered The Lexicon of Love, produced the effort. The first single, “That Was Then Bu...
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Top 10 ABC Songs
Poison Arrow
The Look Of Love
The Look Of Love (Part 1)
All Of My Heart
Be Near Me
Tears Are Not Enough
When Smokey Sings
Show Me
How To Be A Millionaire
Many Happy Returns
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The Lexicon Of Love
How To Be A Zillionaire
Beauty Stab
The Look Of Love - The Very Best Of ABC
Alphabet City
Lexicon Of Love
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Never More Than Now - The ABC Collection
Classic ABC - The Universal Masters Collection
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