Alison Moyet
Love resurrection
Alison Moyet
Source: allmusic.com
Alison
Moyet, a British pop singer with a remarkably bluesy voice, began
her professional career with synth pop duo Yazoo (Yaz in the U.S.) in
the early '80s. In 1983, Moyet began a solo career, releasing her
debut album, Alf, the following year. Alf was a major success in
Britain, hitting number one on the charts and launching the hit
singles "Invisible," "All Cried Out," and "Love
Resurrection"; it was a minor hit in the U.S., with
"Invisible" cracking the Top 40. In 1985, Moyet toured with
a jazz band led by John Altman; the group recorded a
version of
Billie Holiday's "That Ole Devil Called Love," which became
her biggest British hit, even though the group received poor reviews.
Raindancing
In 1986, Moyet had another major U.K. hit with "Is This Love?,"
which was
released while she was recording her second solo album.
Raindancing appeared in 1987 and it was another big British hit,
peaking at number two and featuring the Top Ten hits "Weak in
the Presence of Beauty" and "Love Letters." The record
wasn't quite as
successful in the U.S., peaking at number 94. In
1991, she released her third album, Hoodoo, which was her most
musically ambitious collection to date. However, it didn't match the
commercial success of her previous albums, failing to chart in
America. Essex, her
fourth album, appeared in 1994 and she released a
greatest-hits collection, Singles, the following year. After a
near-nine-year layoff, she returned with Hometime produced by the
production team the Insects. Two years later and filled with
standards, Voice arrived. In
2005, the album was reissued in America
with her version of "Alfie" as a bonus track. After signing
with the W14 Music label in late 2006, Moyet released The Turn in
October 2007. In
wouldn't be until 2013 that she returned. Signing a
new worldwide deal with London-based label Cooking Vinyl, Moyet
returned to a more electronic sound with her eighth studio album, The
Minutes.
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