The group's first single, "Tears Are Not Enough", made the UK Top 20 in 1981. In April 2009, ABC performed the Lexicon Of Love album live at the Royal Albert Hall, accompanied by the BBC Concert Orchestra.

Tears Are Not Enough" is the debut single by English new wave band ABC. It was released on 16 October 1981 on two formats (7" and 12"). The two singles versions of the song are both different from the version on their debut studio album, The Lexicon of Love. Originally produced by Steve Brown, it was remixed for the album by Trevor Horn. The song was ranked at number 7 among the top ten "Tracks of the Year" for 1981 by NME. The single peaked at No. 19 on the UK Singles Chart

Tears Are Not Enough7" Version. Yes you’ve shown your feelings Yes you’ve shown you’re tough Said things worth believing Tears are not enough Slam that door, slap my face I don’t love you anymore Dry your eyes Sink or swim You surmise you can’t win We all make great mistakes Would I lie Should I lie Could I lie to you? Excuses had their uses But now they’re all used up, all used up Yes you’ve shown your feelings Yes you’ve shown you’re tough Said things worth believing Tears are not enough Tears for souvenirs Tears are not enough Tears for shields and spears Tears are not enough. Переведено с помощью Яндекс.

Band Name ABC. Album Name Tears Are Not Enough. Type EP. Released date 1981. Labels Phonogram Records Neutron. Members owning this album0. 1. Tears Are Not Enough. Other productions from ABC. The Lexicon of Love II. Traffic.

Tears Are Not Enough" was the first single to be released by New Wave group ABC. It was released in 1981 on two formats (7" and 12" vinyl record). The two singles versions of the song are both different from the version on their first album The Lexicon of Love. The single peaked at on the UK Singles Chart. In the US, Tears Are Not Enough was released as the B-side of Poison Arrow. Valentine's Day. ABC. Many Happy Returns. Love On Your Side.

ABC's first single was a spare funk tune produced by Steve Brown in which Martin Fry contends that "tears are not enough" to prove that a girl's emotions are genuine. The song peaked at on the UK singles chart, whilst in the US, it was released as the B-side of "Poison Arrow. The version that can be heard on the Lexicon of Love album was re-recorded by the band and produced by Trevor Horn. It features lavish orchestration by Art Of Noise's Anne Dudley, one of several on the LP. According to Horn, they were her first ever string arrangements

Tears Are Not Enough" is the debut single by English new wave band ABC. Traffic is the eighth studio album by English band ABC and their first album of original material released in eleven years. The albums songs were written whilst the band toured the United States in 2006, critics have described the album as the most satisfying ABC album since the mid-80s by far. Drummer David Palmer, who left the band in 1982 after recording The Lexicon of Love, returned to record this album, gary Langan returned to mix the album after working as sound engineer on The Lexicon of Love and producing Beauty Stab. 19 on the UK Singles Chart  . The album also includes another famine relief fundraising song, "Tears Are Not Enough", which was performed by Canadian supergroup Northern Lights. Prince and The Revolution recorded "4 the Tears in Your Eyes" for the album. A rare live version of the song, done for Live Aid, was included on Prince's The Hits/The B-Sides.

Tears Are Not Enough. The Lexicon of Love.