Since September 2010, this blog has recorded the journey of this music junkie as I attempt to listen to all the music in my CD collection. CDs revisited in their entirety from start to finish - no skipping tracks, no shuffle. Compact Discs only - no vinyl, no tapes, no files.

Tuesday, July 2, 2013

ABC - Absolutely (1990)


A 1990 greatest hits package covering singles from the sophisti-pop group's first 5 albums (1982-1989).


YearUKUS
Poison Arrow1982625
The Look Of Love1982418
All Of My Heart19825-
Tears Are Not Enough198119-
That Was Then But This Is Now19831889
S.O.S.198439
How To Be A Millionaire19844920
Be Near Me1985269
When Smokey Sings1987115
The Night Your Murdered Love198731-
King Without A Crown198844-
One Better World198932-
Ocean Blue198651-
The Look Of Love (1990 Remix)199068-
When Smokey Sings (The Miami Mix)1987--
Be Near Me (Munich Disco Mix)1985--
One Better World (Pickering Park Mix)1989--

Peak on the US Billboard Top 200 chart: Did not chart

Tracks:  The best tracks are the four from Lexicon Of Love, Be Near Me, One Better World, and When Smokey Sings, which was the group's biggest US hit, peaking at #5 on the charts. Appropriately, the song honoring Smokey Robinson shamelessly lifts its bass line from Tears Of A Clown. Skip S.O.S. (you're asking for it when you choose that title for your song) and King Without A Crown. The album closes with 4 needless dance remixes that don't come close to touching the originals.

Personal Memory Associated with this CD: I'm reminded of how wonderful Lexicon of Love is and how ticked off I was when I purchased Beauty Stab because, at age 17, I thought it pretty much stunk.

Previously revisited for the blog:
Traffic (2008)
The Lexicon of Love (1982)

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