The group's first single,'Tears Are Not Enough", made the UK Top 20 in 1981. Soon afterwards, David Robinson left the band and was replaced by drummer David Palmer. In 1982, the band released their debut album The Lexicon Of Love, which reached number one in the UK Album Chart. Produced by Trevor Horn, it often featured in UK critics' lists of favourite albums: it ranked 42nd in The Observer Music Monthly's "Top 100 British Albums" (June 2004) and 40th in Q magazine's "100 Greatest British Albums" (June 2000). The band had three Top 10 hits during 1982: the singles Poison Arrow, The Look Of Love, All Of My Heart.
Now a duo Martin Fry and Mark White, augmented by two non-
performing band members, Fiona Russell-Powell (known as Eden) and
David Yamitu, ABC's chart fortunes in the UK dwindled further with the
1985 album 'How To Be A Zillionaire'. The group scored its first US Top
10 hit with 'Be Near Me' (which also made the UK Top 30). The album
also featured the singles 'How To Be A Millionaire, 'Vanity Kills' and
'Ocean Blue'.
ABC was one of the first bands to do video scratching for several
videos from the 'Zillionaire' album, including the video for 'Be Near Me'.
In 1990, the band released a Greatest Hits complilation album, Absolutely. This covered all of ABC's albums up until 1990, and featured all of their singles. The compilation made the UK Top 10. A video package featuring promos was also released. One new song, "The Look of Love '90", was released to promote the package.
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