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Origin
Sheffield, GB
Active since
1980
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new romanticpopnew wavesophisti-popsynthpop1980s

About

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! (1985), which included the hit singles "(How to Be A) Millionaire" and "Be Near Me", and Alphabet City (1987), which included the hit singles "When Smokey Sings" and "The Night You Murdered Love".

Although their commercial success declined after the 1980s, ABC have remained active through live performances, reissues, and occasional new material. In 2016, Fry released The Lexicon of Love II, a sequel to their debut…

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  • Tears Are Not Enough14h ago

Discography

  • The Lexicon of Love II

    The Lexicon of Love II

    2016

  • Traffic

    Traffic

    2008

  • Skyscraping

    Skyscraping

    1997

  • Abracadabra

    Abracadabra

    1991

  • Up

    Up

    1989

  • Alphabet City

    Alphabet City

    1987

  • How to Be a… Zillionaire!

    How to Be a… Zillionaire!

    1985

  • Beauty Stab

    Beauty Stab

    1983

  • The Lexicon of Love

    The Lexicon of Love

    1982

Members

  • John Wesley Barker

  • Dave Clayton

  • Martin Fry

  • Mark Lickley

  • David Palmer

  • Stephen Singleton

  • Mark White

External links

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