One of my forgotten favourite albums from the 1980's, I only played it in the car as I was reminded that ABC played the whole lot at the Albert Hall two weeks ago with the BBC Concert Orchestra. The stand out track, and definitely one of my top fifty of all time, is All Of My Heart. There is something about the melody of the verse, just like that from the Beach Boys Dont Worry Baby, that flows up and down the scales and grabs something in my brain and won't let go.
The lyrics are marvelous, if not somewhat contrived: "skip the hearts and flowers, skip the ivory towers". The beginning of the chorus echoes the verse, only to be let down by a failure to find a suitable last line. But Martin Fry has never composed anything better.
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