ABC are an English new wave band from Sheffield with singer Martin Fry, who in the 1980s was successful.
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History[Edit][]
ABC scored hits with The Look of Love, Poison Arrow and All of my Heart " from the album The Lexicon of Love (1982). Producer Trevor Horn (Seal, t.A.T.u., Frankie Goes to Hollywood). Afterwards, the cooperation with Horn broken and appeared in 1983 the second album Beauty Stab with the hit That was then, but this is now about the cold war.
In 1987 scored the last big hit with ABC When Smokey sings (1987), a tribute to soul singer Smokey Robinson that the duo returned to group came across in the Toppop-studio.
In 1990, the Absolutely hitverzamelaar released, but ABC has since been overtaken by music styles like house , and because Mark White all the way from image disappears leaving only Martin Fry about. Also the cd from 19997 Skyscraping is no success.
The music channel VH-1 competed in an attempt to the Lexicon of Love-occupation to get together for a one-off reunion concert. Steve Singleton and Mark White wanted to play no part in it; David Palmer, Rod Stewartdrummer since 1990 fixed, does have said yes. For this concert was Kajagoogoobassist Nick Beggs, and also the other members come from 80 's-groups that ABC on Oldies Music-festivals occurs.
Band Members[Edit][]
- Martin Fry -lead vocals (1980 —)
- David Palmer -drums (1982, 2004 —)
Former band members[Edit][]
- Glenn Gregory-vocals (1995–1997)
- Keith Lowndes-guitar (1995 – 1997)
- Stephen Singleton- saxophone (1980 – 1984)
- Mark Lickley-bass guitar, backing vocals (1980 – 1982)
- David Robinson-drums (1980-1982)
- Fiona Russell-Powell)-vocals (1985)
- Mark White – guitars, keyboards (1980 – 1992)
- David Yarritu-vocals (1985)
Discography[Edit][]
Albums[Edit][]
Album (s) with any charts in the
the Dutch Album Top 100 |
Date of
appear |
Date of
entry |
Highest
position |
Number Of
weeks |
Comments |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
The lexicon of love | 1982 | 17-7-1982 | 19 | 17 | |
Beauty stab | 1983 | 3-12-1983 | 30 | 6 | |
How to be a zillionaire | 1985 | ||||
Alphabet city | 1987 | 17-10-1987 | 22 | 18 | |
Up | 1989 | ||||
Absolutely | 1990 | ||||
Abracadabra | 1991 | ||||
Skyscraping | 1997 | ||||
The Lexicon of love | 1999 | ||||
Look Of Love-Very Best Of ABC | 2001 | ||||
Traffic | 2008 |
Singles[Edit][]
Single (s) with any charts in the
the Dutch Top 40 |
Date of
appear |
Date of
entry |
Highest
position |
Number Of
weeks |
Comments |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tears are not enough | 1981 | ||||
Poison arrow | 1982 | 20-3-1982 | 13 | 6 | |
The look of love | 1982 | 29-5-1982 | 12 | 7 | |
All of my heart | 1982 | 11-9-1982 | 19 | 5 | |
That was then but this is now | 1983 | 19-11-1983 | tip | ||
Be near me | 1985 | ||||
When Smokey sings | 1987 | 20-6-1987 | 11 | 7 | |
The night you murdered love | 1987 | 17-10-1987 | 10 | 7 | |
King without a crown | 1988 | 16-1-1988 | 31 | 3 | |
Say it | 1991 |
Radio 2 Top 2000[Edit][]
Number (s) with markings
in the Radio 2 Top 2000 |
' 99 | ' 00 | ' 01 | ' 02 | ' 03 | ' 04 | ' 05 | ' 06 | ' 07 | ' 08 | ' 09 | ' 10 | ' 11 | ' 12 | ' 13 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All of my heart | 955 | 793 | 597 | 803 | 840 | 1070 | 1167 | 1319 | 1017 | 1056 | 1505 | 1390 | 1664 | 1671 | 1834 |
Poison arrow | - | 1520 | 1581 | 1832 | 1871 | 1847 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
The look of love | 746 | 842 | 422 | 775 | 780 | 1043 | 1230 | 1284 | 993 | 1016 | 1817 | 1552 | 1945 | 1860 | - |