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ABC came out of Sheffield with a sound that was anything but northern grit: sharp suits, big strings, and pop songs built like little dramas. Fronted by Martin Fry, they arrived fully formed with "The Look of Love" and "Poison Arrow" in 1982, pairing Fry's lovelorn delivery with Trevor Horn's gleaming production at a moment when British pop was rediscovering glamour.
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The Lexicon of Love (1982). It holds "The Look of Love," "Poison Arrow," and "All of My Heart," all in one place, and it captures the band's mix of heartbreak and swagger at its most concentrated.
Biography
ABC are an English pop band which formed in Sheffield, South Yorkshire in 1980, evolving from the earlier electronic band Vice Versa. Associated with the new pop movement of the early 1980s, ABC blended synth-pop with disco and rock influences. The band achieved mainstream success with their debut album, The Lexicon of Love (1982), which reached number one on the UK Albums Chart and featured the hit singles "Tears Are Not Enough", "Poison Arrow", "All of My Heart" and "The Look of Love".
Fronted by lead vocalist Martin Fry, the band's only constant member, their classic line-up featured Fry, guitarist and keyboardist Mark White, saxophonist Stephen Singleton, and drummer David Palmer. ABC achieved ten UK and five US top 40 hit singles from 1981 to 1990. The band's early-1980s success in the US made them part of the Second British Invasion. Following The Lexicon of Love, ABC continued to release music throughout the 1980s, with notable albums including Beauty Stab (1983), which included the hit single "That Was Then but This Is Now", How to Be a ... Zillionaire!
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Studio albums
Discography
Official studio albums and EPs.
- 2023All Of My HeartEP
- 2023Poison ArrowEP
- 2016Christmas… With LoveEP
- 2016The Lexicon of Love IIAlbum
- 2008TrafficAlbum
- 1997SkyscrapingAlbum
- 1991AbracadabraAlbum
- 1989UpAlbum
- 1987Alphabet CityAlbum
- 1985How to Be a… Zillionaire!Album
- 1983Beauty StabAlbum
- 1982The Lexicon of LoveAlbum
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