Album: The Lexicon of Love
Artist: ABC
1982 Neutron / 2004 deluxe edition
CD

Band:
Martin Fry: lead & backing vocals
Mark White: guitars; keyboards, backing vocals (6)
Stephen Singleton: alto & tenor saxophones
David Palmer: drums, Linn LM-1 programming, percussion
Mark Lickley: bass (2, 4, 6, 10)

Additional personnel:
Anne Dudley: keys, orchestration
Brad Lang: bass
JJ Jeczalik: Fairlight CMI programming
Andy Gray: trombone (4)
Luís Jardim: additional percussion (spelled as "Louis" on album notes)
Tessa Webb: female lead vocal (7)
John Thirkell: trumpet (2, 6, 10), flugel (2, 6, 10)
Gaynor Sadler: harp
Karen Clayton: female speaking voice (2)


Trevor Horn: producer
Gary Langan: engineer
Gered Mankowitz; film photography
Paul Cox: band photography
Pete Bill: cover photography
Gary Moore: digital remastering (deluxe edition)


Tracks:
Side A
1. "Show Me" [Fry/White/Singleton/Palmer] (4:02)
2. "Poison Arrow" [Fry/White/Singleton/Palmer/Lickley] (3:24)
3. "Many Happy Returns" [Fry/White/Singleton/Palmer] (3:56)
4. "Tears Are Not Enough" [Fry/White/Singleton/Likcley/David Robinson] (3:31)
5. "Valentine's Day" [Fry/White/Singleton/Palmer] (3:42)

Side B
6. "The Look of Love (Part One)" [Fry/White/Singleton/Palmer/Lickley] (3:26)
7. "Date Stamp" [Fry/White/Singleton/Palmer] (3:51)
8. "All of My Heart" [Fry/White/Singleton/Palmer] (5:12)
9. "4 Ever 2 Gether" [Fry/White/Singleton/Palmer/Dudley] (5:30)
10. "The Look of Love" (Part Four) [Fry/White/Singleton/Palmer/Lickley] (1:02)



Notes: One of the albums that established Horn as a famous producer, we see many of his '80s crew here. Dudley was a particularly key figure, including in expanding (3). Horn lost the opportunity to produce ABC's next album as he was busy with Welcome to the Pleasuredome. (HP, 13 Jun 20)

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