Album dossier / 1982
The Lexicon of Love
ABC · New Romantic/Synth-pop
ABC's Sheffield-to-widescreen-pop debut, produced by Trevor Horn (fresh off The Buggles and Dollar) with orchestration by Anne Dudley and Fairlight programming by JJ Jeczalik -- the same team that would soon form Art of Noise -- turning Martin Fry's heartache lyrics into a lush, danceable UK #1 album with four UK top-20 singles.
Record facts
- Label
- Neutron/Mercury/Vertigo
- Producer
- Trevor Horn
- Chart peak
- #1 UK
- Notable tracks
- ★ Poison Arrow
- ★ The Look of Love (Part One)
- ★ All of My Heart
Artist & discography
Complete 1980s Studio Discography
5 studio albums released from 1980–1989 by ABC. Archived records link directly to full dossiers; remaining releases are queued for harvesting. MusicBrainz source.
Complete track listing · 10 tracks
- Show Me
- Poison Arrow
- Many Happy Returns
- Tears Are Not Enough
- Valentine's Day
- The Look Of Love (Part One)
- Date Stamp
- All Of My Heart
- 4 Ever 2 Gether
- The Look Of Love (Part Four)
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en.wikipedia.org, theaudiodb.com, udiscovermusic.com · track listing: https://www.discogs.com/release/110795 · cover art: coverartarchive.org
Last enriched: 2026-08-22