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Saturday, August 11, 2007
The Lover Speaks
The Lover Speaks was the new wave duo of David Freeman (vocals), and Joseph Hughes (arranger, composer). They sang the original version of the song "No More I Love You's," which became a huge hit for Annie Lennox in 1995.
Freeman and Hughes formed The Lover Speaks (deriving the name from Roland Barthes' A Lover's Discourse) in 1985, after working together in the punk outfit the Flys. Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics got the duo a record deal with A&M Records, and their self-titled debut was released the following year. Freeman's vocals received praise, but the album never really took off. "No More I Love You's", the first single fell off the British charts after rising to #58. They opened for the Eurythmics during the 1986 tour.
They returned to the studio and recorded another album, The Big Lie some time later, only to face a hostile A&M Records, which refused to release it. The duo then split; Freeman went on to release a few solo albums in the 1990s.
Annie Lennox covered the song No More I Love You's in 1995 on her Medusa album, taking it to #2 on the UK.
THE LOVER SPEAKS - THE LOVER SPEAKS
Tracklisting:
* Every Lover's Sign
* No More 'I Love You's'
* Never To Forget You
* Face Me And Smile
* Absent One
* Love Is 'I Gave You Everything'
* This Can't Go On
* Still Faking This Art Of Love
* Tremble Dancing Of Tears
* Of Tears
DOWNLOAD LINK: lover
Freeman and Hughes formed The Lover Speaks (deriving the name from Roland Barthes' A Lover's Discourse) in 1985, after working together in the punk outfit the Flys. Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics got the duo a record deal with A&M Records, and their self-titled debut was released the following year. Freeman's vocals received praise, but the album never really took off. "No More I Love You's", the first single fell off the British charts after rising to #58. They opened for the Eurythmics during the 1986 tour.
They returned to the studio and recorded another album, The Big Lie some time later, only to face a hostile A&M Records, which refused to release it. The duo then split; Freeman went on to release a few solo albums in the 1990s.
Annie Lennox covered the song No More I Love You's in 1995 on her Medusa album, taking it to #2 on the UK.
THE LOVER SPEAKS - THE LOVER SPEAKS
Tracklisting:
* Every Lover's Sign
* No More 'I Love You's'
* Never To Forget You
* Face Me And Smile
* Absent One
* Love Is 'I Gave You Everything'
* This Can't Go On
* Still Faking This Art Of Love
* Tremble Dancing Of Tears
* Of Tears
DOWNLOAD LINK: lover
2 Comments:
God this blog is good. Thanks - you have great taste.
Can not thank you enough... someone stole my CD copy of this album and I have been looking for another one ever since. Blog on!
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