Look of Love: The Very Best of ABC
Look of Love: The Very Best of ABC is a compilation album by English synth-pop band ABC, release on November 6, 2001. Although essentially a reissue of greatest hits package Absolutely (which was released in 1990), the album featured two new songs by Fry titled "Peace and Tranquility" and "Blame". A companion DVD, along with a bonus disc of remixes was also released.
| Look of Love: The Very Best of ABC | ||||
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| Released | November 6, 2001 | |||
| Genre | Synthpop, new wave, rock | |||
| Length | 1:09:48 | |||
| Label | Mercury, Universal Music | |||
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Track listing
Disc one
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Originally from | Length |
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| 1. | "The Look of Love" | Martin Fry, Mark White, Stephen Singleton, David Palmer, Mark Lickley | The Lexicon of Love (1982) | 3:29 |
| 2. | "All of My Heart" | Martin Fry, Mark White, Stephen Singleton, David Palmer | The Lexicon of Love (1982) | 4:49 |
| 3. | "Poison Arrow" | Martin Fry, Mark White, Stephen Singleton, David Palmer, Mark Lickley | The Lexicon of Love (1982) | 3:23 |
| 4. | "When Smokey Sings" | Martin Fry, Mark White | Alphabet City (1987) | 4:18 |
| 5. | "That Was Then but This Is Now" | Martin Fry, Mark White, Stephen Singleton | Beauty Stab (1983) | 3:33 |
| 6. | "Tears Are Not Enough" (original single version) | Martin Fry, Mark White, Stephen Singleton, Mark Lickley, David Robinson | The Lexicon of Love (1982) | 3:28 |
| 7. | "(How to Be a) Millionaire" (new edit between first half of single version and second half of album version) | Martin Fry, Mark White | How to Be a ... Zillionaire! (1985) | 3:34 |
| 8. | "The Night You Murdered Love" (single mix) | Martin Fry, Mark White | Alphabet City (1987) | 4:52 |
| 9. | "Peace and Tranquility" | Martin Fry, Chuck Kentis, Dee Palmer | New Recording (2001) | 4:03 |
| 10. | "One Better World" | Martin Fry, Mark White | Up (1989) | 4:30 |
| 11. | "S.O.S." | Martin Fry, Mark White, Stephen Singleton | Beauty Stab (1983) | 4:24 |
| 12. | "King Without a Crown" | Martin Fry, Mark White | Alphabet City (1987) | 4:40 |
| 13. | "Be Near Me" | Martin Fry, Mark White | How to Be a ... Zillionaire! (1985) | 3:37 |
| 14. | "Ocean Blue" (single mix) | Martin Fry, Mark White | How to Be a ... Zillionaire! (1985) | 3:38 |
| 15. | "Vanity Kills" (single mix) | Martin Fry, Mark White | How to Be a ... Zillionaire! (1985) | 3:33 |
| 16. | "The Real Thing" | Martin Fry, Mark White | Up (1989) | 4:55 |
| 17. | "Blame" | Martin Fry, Mark White | New Recording (2001) | 5:02 |
| Total length: | 1:09:48 | |||
Disc two
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Originally from | Length |
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| 1. | "Tears Are Not Enough" (Album version) | Martin Fry, Mark White, Stephen Singleton, Mark Lickley, David Robinson | The Lexicon of Love (1982) | 3:36 |
| 2. | "Poison Arrow" (North American Jazz Mix) | Martin Fry, Mark White, Stephen Singleton, David Palmer, Mark Lickley | The Lexicon of Love (1982) | 7:04 |
| 3. | "The Look of Love [1990 Remix]" | Martin Fry, Mark White, Stephen Singleton, David Palmer, Mark Lickley | Absolutely (1990) | 5:44 |
| 4. | "All of My Heart" (Live from Boston) | Martin Fry, Mark White, Stephen Singleton, David Palmer | 6:49 | |
| 5. | "Be Near Me" (Munich Disco Mix) | Martin Fry, Mark White | How to Be a ... Zillionaire! (1985) | 5:28 |
| 6. | "How to Be a Millionaire" (Bond Street mix) | Martin Fry, Mark White | How to Be a ... Zillionaire! (1985) | 6:06 |
| 7. | "Vanity Kills" (U.S.A. Remix) | Martin Fry, Mark White | How to Be a ... Zillionaire! (1985) | 5:40 |
| 8. | "ABC Megamix" | Martin Fry, Mark White | Vanity Kills (single) (1986) | 8:54 |
| 9. | "Ocean Blue" | Martin Fry, Mark White | How to Be a ... Zillionaire! (1985) | 3:32 |
| 10. | "When Smokey Sings" (single mix) | Martin Fry, Mark White | Alphabet City (1987) | 4:23 |
| 11. | "The Night You Murdered Love" (Sheer-Chic Mix) | Martin Fry, Mark White | The Night You Murdered Love (single) (1987) | 6:26 |
| 12. | "King Without a Crown" (Monarchy Mix) | Martin Fry, Mark White | King Without a Crown (single) (1987) | 8:39 |
| 13. | "One Better World" (Garage Mix) | Martin Fry, Mark White | One Better World (single) (1989) | 6:02 |
Personnel
- Martin Fry – vocals
- Stephen Singleton – alto and tenor saxophones
- Mark White – guitars, keyboards, programming
- Mark Lickley – bass guitar
- David Palmer – drums, percussion
- Fiona Russell Powell – vocals
- David Yarritu – vocals
References
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