Alison Moyet (born
Genevieve Alison Jane Moyet, 18 June 1961), is an
EnglishEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the North Sea to the east, with the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
popPopular music belongs to any of a number of musical genres, and stands in contrast to art music, and traditional music which was disseminated orally...
singer-songwriterA singer–songwriter is a musician who writes, composes and sings their own material including lyrics and melodies. They often provide the sole accompaniment to an entire composition or song, typically using a guitar or piano...
noted for her
bluesBlues is the name given to both a musical form and a music genre created within the African-American communities in the Deep South of the United States at the end of the 19th century from spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts and chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads...
y voice.
Early life
Moyet was born in
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,
EssexEssex is a county in the East of England region of the United Kingdom. The county town of Essex is Chelmsford.-History:In pre-Roman Britain the territories of Suffolk and Essex were home to the Trinovantes tribe, which had grown wealthy through intensive trade with the Roman Empire, contemporary...
,
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, to a
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father and
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mother. She grew up in
BasildonBasildon is a town located in the Basildon District of the county of Essex, England.It lies east of central London and south of the county town of Chelmsford...
, where she attended Nicholas School. After leaving school at 16, she worked as a shop assistant and trained as a
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. She was involved in a number of
punk rockPunk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed the perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
,
pub rockPub rock was a mid- to late-1970s musical movement, largely centred around North London and South East Essex, particularly Canvey Island and Southend on Sea. Pub rock was largely a reaction to much of the popular music of the era, which tended to be dominated by progressive rock and highly...
and
bluesBlues is the name given to both a musical form and a music genre created within the African-American communities in the Deep South of the United States at the end of the 19th century from spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts and chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads...
bands in the South East Essex area during the late 1970s and early 1980s, including
The Vandals'The Vandals' were a late 1970s English rock band from Basildon in South East Essex. Playing in the punk rock style, they are mainly notable for featuring vocalist Alison Moyet, 'Alf' as she was then known as, who later found fame as half of 1980s electro-pop act Yazoo. Another member was Robert...
and
the Screamin' Ab DabsThe Screamin' Ab Dabs were a 1980s rhythm and blues band from Essex, England, fronted by singer Alison Moyet and also featuring guitarist Andy Stevens and drummer Micky Ogden along with various bass players.....
, The Vicars and The Little Roosters (the latter featuring Gary Lammin formerly of
Cock SparrerCock Sparrer are a punk rock band formed in 1974 in the East End of London, England.Although they never enjoyed much commercial success, the band is considered one of the most influential streetpunk bands in history, helping pave the way for the late-1970s punk scene and the Oi! subgenre...
).
Yazoo
Her mainstream pop career began in 1981 when she formed the
electropopElectropop is a form of electronic music that is made with synthesizers, and which first flourished from 1978 to 1983. Electropop laid the groundwork for a mass market in chart-oriented pop and dance music...
duo
YazooYazoo are an English synthpop duo from Basildon, Essex. They had a number of top ten hits in the British charts in the early 1980s...
with former
Depeche ModeDepeche Mode are an English electronic band who formed in 1980, in Basildon, Essex. The group's original line-up consisted of Dave Gahan , Martin Gore , Andrew Fletcher and Vince Clarke...
member
Vince ClarkeVince Clarke is an English pop musician and songwriter, who has been involved with a number of successful pop groups, including Depeche Mode, Yazoo, The Assembly and Erasure....
. In the
United StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, the band became known as
YazYazoo are an English synthpop duo from Basildon, Essex. They had a number of top ten hits in the British charts in the early 1980s...
, as there was a record label in the region already operating as
Yazoo RecordsYazoo Records is a record label founded in the late 1960s by Nick Perls. It specializes in early American blues, early country, jazz, and other rural American genres ....
that presented
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issues. Yazoo had several hits, including "
Only You"Only You" is a ballad written by musician Vince Clarke. He wrote it while with Depeche Mode, and offered it to them when he was leaving. They declined, and Clarke recorded it after forming the duo Yazoo with Alison Moyet. It was an instant success, hitting number two in the UK, and charting in the...
", "
Don't Go"Don't Go" is the second single taken from the British new wave band Yazoo's debut album, Upstairs at Eric's. Released in the UK in July of 1982, the song peaked at #3 on the UK singles chart, becoming Yazoo's second top five hit. In the US, where the band was known as Yaz, the song was their...
", "
Situation"Situation" is the title of a 1982 single by the British synthpop band Yazoo. The song was originally released in the UK as the B-side to Yazoo's debut single, "Only You", which went to number two on the UK Singles Chart. Released as a single in its own right in the U.S., the song peaked at number...
" and "
Nobody's Diary"Nobody's Diary" is a song recorded by British synthpop band Yazoo. It was released as the only single from their 1983 album, You and Me Both. The song was written by Yazoo vocalist Alison Moyet and produced by the band and Eric Radcliffe....
", and recorded two albums,
Upstairs at Eric'sUpstairs at Eric's is Yazoo's first album produced by the band and E.C. Radcliffe with assistance from Daniel Miller. It reached # 2 in UK and # 92 in US...
and
You and Me BothYou and Me Both is the second, and final, album released by British synthpop duo Yazoo in 1983. As was their debut, the record was produced by Yazoo members Vince Clarke and Alison Moyet along with E.C. Radcliffe...
.
In 1983 Moyet and Clarke decided to disband Yazoo. While Clarke went on to form
The AssemblyThe Assembly were a synthpop project formed in 1983 in Basildon, England by:* Feargal Sharkey * Vince Clarke * Eric Radcliffe...
(another duo, this time with former
UndertonesThe Undertones are a punk rock/power pop band formed in Derry, Northern Ireland in 1975.The original line-up of The Undertones released thirteen singles and four studio albums — The Undertones , Hypnotised , Positive Touch , and The Sin of Pride — before disbanding in July 1983...
vocalist
Feargal SharkeyFeargal Sharkey is a Northern Irish singer, who first found fame as the lead vocalist of pop punk band The Undertones, famous for the hit single "Teenage Kicks", discovered by John Peel...
) and then
ErasureErasure are an English synthpop duo, consisting of songwriter and keyboardist Vince Clarke and singer Andy Bell.Erasure entered the music scene in 1985 with their debut single "Who Needs Love Like That"...
(a duo again, with
Andy Bell (singer)Andy Bell is the lead singer of the English synthpop duo, Erasure.-Career:...
), Moyet signed to
CBSColumbia Records is an American record label founded in 1888.Columbia is the oldest surviving brand name in pre-recorded sound, being the first record company to produce pre-recorded records as opposed to blank cylinders. Columbia Records went on to release records by an array of notable singers,...
(in part because it had been
Janis JoplinJanis Lyn Joplin was an American singer, songwriter and music arranger, from Port Arthur, Texas. She rose to prominence in the late 1960s as the lead singer of Big Brother and the Holding Company and later as a solo artist...
's label), and began her solo career.
Mute Records released a remixed version of "Situation" as a single in 1990 to moderate success. In 1999, a compilation was released, entitled Only Yazoo - The Best of and was preceded by a re-release of Yazoo's debut single, "Only You", featuring a new remix of the title track and several more of "Don't Go". The band's output was bookended with yet another release of "Situation", accompanied by many remixes. Moyet reunited with Clarke as Yazoo for a series of live dates during the summer of 2008.
Solo career
In 1984, Moyet released her debut solo album
AlfAlf is the debut solo studio album of singer/songwriter Alison Moyet, her first since leaving 80s electro-pop band Yazoo/Yaz. The album, which took its title from the singer's nickname, went to #1 on the UK album charts and includes three hit singles; "Love Resurrection", "Invisible" and "All Cried...
(titled after her punk-era nickname).
Alf was produced by the noted UK producing/songwriting team of
Swain and JolleySteve Jolley and Tony Swain were a successful pop musician, songwriting and record production duo in the United Kingdom in the early to mid-1980s, producing some of the top artists and songs of the era....
. The album was co-written by the duo and Moyet, with the exception of "Invisible", which was written specifically for her by Motown legend
Lamont DozierLamont Dozier is an American songwriter and record producer. He was born in Detroit, Michigan.-Career:Dozier is best known as a member of Holland-Dozier-Holland, the songwriting and production team that was responsible for much of the Motown sound and numerous hit records by artists such as Martha...
. The record was a huge hit in Britain, reaching #1 in the album charts.
Alf spawned three international hit singles, "Love Resurrection" (UK #10), "Invisible" (UK #21) and "All Cried Out" (UK #8). In the US, "Invisible" was a Top 40 hit (something Yazoo had never achieved). In some European territories, a fourth single, "For You Only", was also released.
In 1985, Moyet performed at the historic
Live AidLive Aid was a multi-venue rock music concert held on . The event was organized by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise funds for famine relief in Ethiopia. Billed as the 'global jukebox', the event was held simultaneously in Wembley Stadium, London and JFK Stadium, Philadelphia...
concert alongside
Paul YoungPaul Antony Young is an English pop musician.-Biography:Paul Young was born in Luton, Bedfordshire, England. He has an older brother, Mark Young, and a younger sister, Joanne Young. As a youth, after school, he went to soccer at the Vauxhall Motors factory and in his spare time played in several...
, and later returned unscheduled to the stage (alongside
Bob GeldofRobert Frederick Zenon "Bob" Geldof, KBE is an Irish singer, songwriter, author, and political activist. He rose to prominence as the lead singer of the Irish rock band Boomtown Rats. Geldof was born and raised in Dún Laoghaire, Ireland, and attended Blackrock College...
,
David BowieDavid Bowie is an English musician, actor, record producer and arranger. Active in five decades of popular music and frequently reinventing his music and image, Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s...
and
Pete TownshendPeter Dennis Blandford "Pete" Townshend is an English rock guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and author, known principally as the guitarist and songwriter for The Who, as well as for his own solo career...
) to provide emergency vocals on
Let It Be"Let It Be" is a song by The Beatles, released in March 1970 as a single, and as the title track of their album Let It Be. Although credited to Lennon/McCartney it is generally accepted to be a Paul McCartney composition....
when the microphone on
Paul McCartneySir James Paul McCartney, MBE , is an English singer-songwriter, poet, composer, multi-instrumentalist, entrepreneur, record and film producer, painter, and animal rights and peace activist. Formerly of The Beatles and Wings, McCartney is the most successful songwriter in the history of popular music...
's
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failed, leaving him unable to be heard. Moyet also released a single not featured on
Alf, a cover of the standard "That Ole Devil Called Love", which climbed to #2 on the UK singles chart (it remains Moyet's highest-charting UK single).
Moyet had another big UK hit the following year with "Is This Love?" (co-written by the
EurythmicsEurythmics are a British musical duo, formed in 1980 by Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart.The pair have achieved significant global, commercial and critical success, selling 75 million records worldwide, winning numerous awards, and have undertaken several successful world tours...
'
David A. StewartDavid Allan Stewart, often known as Dave Stewart is an English musician and record producer, best known for his work with Eurythmics...
under the pseudonym Jean Guiot), followed in 1987 by her second LP,
RaindancingRaindancing is the title of the second solo music recording/album of singer/songwriter Alison Moyet. The album includes four single releases; "Is This Love" , "Weak in the Presence of Beauty", "Ordinary Girl" and "Sleep Like Breathing", a duet with David Freeman of the band The Lover Speaks...
.
Raindancing spawned further hit singles, including a cover of Floy Joy's "Weak In The Presence of Beauty" and "Ordinary Girl". In 1987, she scored another cover hit with "
Love Letters"Love Letters" is a 1945 popular song with music by Victor Young and lyrics by Edward Heyman. The song appeared, without lyrics, in the movie of the same name, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Song for 1945....
", which peaked at UK #4. The video for the song featured comedy duo
French & SaundersFrench & Saunders is a British sketch comedy television show written by and starring BAFTA Award-winner Dawn French and Emmy and BAFTA Award-winner Jennifer Saunders...
.
Following a period of personal and career evaluation,
Hoodoo was released in 1991.
Hoodoo took several steps away from the glossy pop sheen of
Raindancing and was a far earthier and more personal album. Compared to her earlier releases,
Hoodoo received little label support and only minimal promotion. The album sold respectably in Britain, and Moyet was nominated for a
GrammyThe Grammy Awards —or Grammys—are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States for outstanding achievements in the music industry...
for the single "It Won't Be Long". However, the release of
Hoodoo marked the beginning of what was to become a long fight for Moyet to secure complete control of her artistic direction. Like many similar artists of Moyet's calibre (including
Aimee MannAimee Mann is an American rock guitarist, bassist, singer, and noted songwriter. She has won a Grammy Award .-Early life:...
and the late
Kirsty MacCollKirsty Anna MacColl was an English singer-songwriter.MacColl scored several pop hits from the early 1980s to the early 1990s...
), Moyet was reluctant to record a radio-friendly "pop" album simply for the sake of creating chart hits.
Moyet's next album,
EssexEssex is the title of the fourth studio album of singer/songwriter Alison Moyet. The album, named after the artist's native Essex, England, includes the singles "Falling" , "Whispering Your Name", "Getting Into Something" and "Ode to Boy II"....
(1994), was also a source of controversy for her; in order for the album to be released, her label (now Sony) insisted that certain
Essex tracks be re-recorded and re-produced, and that there be additional material remixed to create a more 'commercial' package. The video for the single "Whispering Your Name" again featured
Dawn FrenchDawn Roma French is a British actress, writer and comedienne. In her career, she has been nominated for six BAFTA Awards and also won a Fellowship BAFTA along with Jennifer Saunders...
.
Following the release of
Essex, Sony released a greatest hits compilation of Moyet's work.
SinglesSingles is the title of the greatest hits album of singer Alison Moyet, released in 1995. The album includes two previously unreleased tracks, Moyet's version of "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" and "Solid Wood", as well as a number of hits from the singer's stint in 80s electro-pop band...
entered the UK charts at #1 and, following a UK tour, was re-issued as a double CD set which included "Live (No Overdubs)", a bonus live CD. Upon re-issue,
Singles charted again, this time in the Top 20.
Due to prolonged litigation with Sony, Moyet did not record or release a new studio album for over eight years after the release of
Essex. During this time, however, she recorded vocals for
TrickyTricky is an English musician and actor. As a producer and a musician, he is noted for a dark, rich and layered sound and a whispering sprechgesang lyrical style. Culturally, Tricky encourages an intertwining of societies, particularly in his musical fusion of rock and hip hop, high art and pop...
, Sylk-130,
Ocean Colour SceneOcean Colour Scene are an English Britpop band from Birmingham.-Early Days :Ocean Colour Scene were formed after two other local bands called The Boys and Fanatics disbanded. Fanatics released an EP titled Suburban Love Songs...
, The Lightning Seeds, and
King BrittKing Britt is an American DJ and record producer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.For two years he toured with Digable Planets under the nickname "Silkworm". He then founded Ovum Recordings with Josh Wink. Since then he has been releasing records under the names Sylk 130 and Scuba...
, and was featured on the British leg of the
Lilith FairLilith Fair is a concert tour and traveling music festival, founded by Canadian musician Sarah McLachlan, Nettwerk Music Group's Dan Fraser and Terry McBride, and New York talent agent Marty Diamond, which took place during the summers of 1997 to 1999. Its website says that it will return in 2010....
tour. 2001 saw the release of
The Essential Alison MoyetThe Essential Alison Moyet was essentially a third re-release of Singles, the 1995 greatest hits album of recordings by singer/songwriter Alison Moyet...
CD, and in 2002
The Essential Alison Moyet DVD.
Moyet is a fan of legendary British soul singer
Dusty SpringfieldMary Isabel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien OBE , known as Dusty Springfield, was a pop singer and entertainer. Of all the female British pop artists of the 1960s, she made one of the biggest impressions on the American market...
(1939-1999) and when Springfield in 1995 made what was to become one of her very last television appearances, singing "Where Is a Woman to Go?" on the music show
Later With Jools HollandJulian Miles "Jools" Holland OBE, DL is an English pianist, bandleader, singer, songwriter, composer, and television presenter...
(BBC), she had vocal back-up by
Sinéad O'ConnorSinéad Marie Bernadette O'Connor is an Irish singer-songwriter.-Early life:Sinéad O'Connor was born in Glenageary Dublin and was named after Sinéad de Valera, wife of Irish President Éamon de Valera and mother of the doctor presiding over the delivery, and Saint Bernadette of Lourdes...
and Moyet.
In August 2002, after years of holding out and refusing to compromise, Moyet was finally released from her Sony contract. Moyet signed to
Sanctuary RecordsSanctuary Records is a record label based in the United Kingdom and a subsidiary of Universal Music Group. Until June 2007, it was the largest independent record label in the UK and the largest independent music management company in the world. It was also the world's largest independent owners of...
and released her first studio album in eight years,
Hometime, an album which Sony had refused to release.
HometimeHometime is the title of the fifth studio album of singer/songwriter Alison Moyet.There is a gap of almost eight years between the release of Essex, the singer's previous studio album, and Hometime; this was caused by a dispute between the singer and Sony Music Entertainment, her former record...
was produced by
The InsectsStartled Insects was a British New Wave instrumental jazz group. Their music was a unique mix of experimental synthesizer textures and ethnic rhythms.-History:...
, who had also produced works by
Massive AttackMassive Attack are a British music duo from Bristol, UK, considered to be progenitors of a genre referred to as trip hop, that assemble a collective of various favoured session musicians and guest vocalists with whom they make records and tour live...
and Madonna. The release of the CD launched Moyet into the top five best-selling female UK artists of 2002 and resulted in a
BRIT AwardsThe Brit Awards, often simply called The Brits and stylized as The BRIT Awards, are the British Phonographic Industry's annual pop music awards. The name was originally a shortened form of "British" or "Britannia", but has subsequently become a backronym for British Record Industry Trust...
nomination for Best Female Vocal as well as a nomination for the Mercury Music Prize
Voice, an eclectic collection of covers, was released on 6 September 2004 and entered the UK charts at #7. Scored and produced by Moyet's neighbour (and Academy Award winner)
Anne DudleyAnne Dudley is an Academy Award-winning English orchestra composer and pop musician, and was the BBC Concert Orchestra's composer in Association between January 2002 and January 2005. She has worked in both the classical and pop genres...
, the album was later re-issued with a bonus track, "Alfie". A companion DVD,
One Blue Voice, was released in 2006.
December 2006 saw Moyet signing a
recording contractA recording contract is a legal agreement between a record label and a recording artist , where the artist makes a record for the label to sell and promote...
with W14 Music, the new
Universal Music GroupUniversal Music Group is the largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry. It is the largest of the "big four" record companies by its commanding market share and its multitude of global operations...
imprint. The deal sees Moyet reunited with label head John Williams, who was her
A&RArtists and repertoire is the division of a record label that is responsible for talent scouting and the artistic development of recording artists. It also acts as a liaison between artists and the record label.- Finding talent :...
man for her last two albums,
Hometime and
Voice.
Moyet's album,
The TurnThe Turn is the title of the seventh solo music recording/album of singer/songwriter Alison Moyet. The album includes the singles "One More Time" and "A Guy Like You" as well as three tracks first written and performed in 2006 for stage play Smaller, in which Moyet starred with comedienne and...
, was released on 15 October 2007, preceded by the single "One More Time" a week earlier. The album features an eclectic mix of self-penned songs, including the three numbers she wrote for the stage play,
Smaller. Again, Moyet worked alongside producer/songwriter and frequent Moyet collaborator Pete Glenister.
The Turn debuted at #21 on the UK Album Chart on 22 October, 2007. Alison left
W14 shortly after the release of
"The Turn" The album received little promotion from W14.
Sony Music will release
Revisited: The Very Best of Alison Moyet on 19 October 2009 (As confirmed by her Website http://www.alisonmoyet.com/). The track listing has been personally compiled by Alison drawing material from her seven solo albums over 25 years and will include hits such as
All Cried Out"All Cried Out" is a song by English singer-songwriter Alison Moyet. It was writetn by Moyet and producers Jolley & Swain for her debut studio album Alf...
,
Invisible,
Is This Love? and
Windmills of Your Mind. In support of the release Alison will be touring the UK and Ireland during November and December.
Theatre
Moyet made her critically acclaimed stage debut in the West End production of the musical
ChicagoChicago is a Kander and Ebb musical set in prohibition era Chicago. The music is by John Kander with lyrics by Fred Ebb and a book by Ebb and Bob Fosse...
in 2001. She played the part of Matron ‘Mama’ Morton, and although initially planned to be a short run, Moyet enjoyed the experience so much that the run was extended to six months.
In 2006, Moyet appeared in the play
Smaller, which undertook a regional tour before a
West EndThe West End of London is an area of Central London, England, containing many of the city's major tourist attractions, businesses, headquarters and the commercial West End theatres. Use of the term began in the early 19th century to describe fashionable areas to the west of Charing Cross...
stint at London's
Lyric TheatreThe Lyric Theatre is a West End theatre on Shaftesbury Avenue in the City of Westminster.Designed by architect C. J. Phipps, it was built by producer Henry Leslie with profits from the Alfred Cellier and B. C. Stephenson hit, Dorothy, which he transferred from the Prince of Wales Theatre to open...
. As well as co-starring with
Dawn FrenchDawn Roma French is a British actress, writer and comedienne. In her career, she has been nominated for six BAFTA Awards and also won a Fellowship BAFTA along with Jennifer Saunders...
, Moyet also composed three new songs for the production, which feature on her album
The Turn.
Personal life
Moyet was first married to hairdresser Malcolm Lee, with whom she has a son, Joe. The marriage ended in divorce. She then had a short-lived relationship with tour manager Kim McCarthy with whom she has a daughter, Alex, and is now married to her second husband, teaching assistant David Ballard, with whom she has a daughter, Caitlin. Alison now lives in Hertfordshire.
Moyet supports Southend United Football Club and can be occasionally found in the West Stand at
Roots HallRoots Hall is a multi-use sports stadium in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England, primarily used for football games and is the home of the Football League One club Southend United. With a capacity of 12,392 Roots Hall is the largest football stadium in Essex, and is the current venue for the final of...
. Part of the video for "Is This Love?" was filmed at the ground. In addition, the song "Blue" - originally released as a B-side, but later re-recorded and used as the theme tune of the British TV series
Playing the FieldPlaying the Field is a BBC television drama series following the lives of the Castlefield Blues, a fictitious female football team from South Yorkshire.-Outline:...
- is the singer's ode to her love of football and of Southend United.
Albums
| Year |
Album |
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Additional information |
| 1984 |
Alf Alf is the debut solo studio album of singer/songwriter Alison Moyet, her first since leaving 80s electro-pop band Yazoo/Yaz. The album, which took its title from the singer's nickname, went to #1 on the UK album charts and includes three hit singles; "Love Resurrection", "Invisible" and "All Cried...
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1 |
45 |
Debut solo album. |
| 1987 |
Raindancing Raindancing is the title of the second solo music recording/album of singer/songwriter Alison Moyet. The album includes four single releases; "Is This Love" , "Weak in the Presence of Beauty", "Ordinary Girl" and "Sleep Like Breathing", a duet with David Freeman of the band The Lover Speaks...
|
2 |
94 |
Second studio album, originally titled Chasing Rain. |
| 1991 |
Hoodoo |
11 |
- |
Third studio album |
| 1994 |
Essex Essex is the title of the fourth studio album of singer/songwriter Alison Moyet. The album, named after the artist's native Essex, England, includes the singles "Falling" , "Whispering Your Name", "Getting Into Something" and "Ode to Boy II"....
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24 |
194 |
Fourth studio album |
| 1995 |
Singles |
1 |
- |
Greatest hits package, Sony Music. |
| 1996 |
Singles/Live |
20 |
- |
Greatest hits package, Sony Music. |
| 2000 |
Best of The Best - Gold |
- |
- |
Greatest hits package, Sony Music. |
| 2001 |
The Essential Alison Moyet The Essential Alison Moyet was essentially a third re-release of Singles, the 1995 greatest hits album of recordings by singer/songwriter Alison Moyet...
|
16 |
- |
Greatest hits package, Sony Music. |
| 2002 |
Hometime Hometime is the title of the fifth studio album of singer/songwriter Alison Moyet.There is a gap of almost eight years between the release of Essex, the singer's previous studio album, and Hometime; this was caused by a dispute between the singer and Sony Music Entertainment, her former record...
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18 |
- |
Comeback album, released after 8 year delay. |
| 2004 |
Voice |
7 |
- |
Album of cover version In popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition of a previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
s. |
| 2007 |
The Turn The Turn is the title of the seventh solo music recording/album of singer/songwriter Alison Moyet. The album includes the singles "One More Time" and "A Guy Like You" as well as three tracks first written and performed in 2006 for stage play Smaller, in which Moyet starred with comedienne and...
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21 |
|
Seventh studio album, UK release date: 15 October 2007. |
Singles
| Year |
Song |
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Billboard Hot 100The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday; while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
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Album |
| 1984 |
"Love Resurrection" |
10 |
82 |
Alf |
| "All Cried Out "All Cried Out" is a song by English singer-songwriter Alison Moyet. It was writetn by Moyet and producers Jolley & Swain for her debut studio album Alf...
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8 |
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| "Invisible "Invisible", performed by Alison Moyet, is a song written by Lamont Dozier The single was taken from her Alf album, released in 1984....
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21 |
31 |
| 1985 |
"That Ole Devil Called Love" |
2 |
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| "For You Only" |
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Alf |
| 1986 |
"Is This Love?" |
3 |
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Raindancing |
| 1987 |
"Weak in the Presence of Beauty" |
6 |
- |
| "Ordinary Girl" |
43 |
- |
| "Sleep Like Breathing" |
80 |
- |
| "Love Letters "Love Letters" is a 1945 popular song with music by Victor Young and lyrics by Edward Heyman. The song appeared, without lyrics, in the movie of the same name, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Song for 1945....
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4 |
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| 1991 |
"It Won't Be Long" |
50 |
- |
Hoodoo |
| "Wishing You Were Here" |
72 |
- |
| "This House" |
40 |
- |
| "Hoodoo" |
- |
- |
| 1993 |
"Falling" |
42 |
- |
Essex |
| 1994 |
"Whispering Your Name" |
18 |
- |
| "Getting into Something" |
51 |
- |
| "Ode to Boy" |
59 |
- |
| 1995 |
"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" is a 1957 folk song written by Ewan MacColl for Peggy Seeger, who was later to become his wife.MacColl wrote the song for Seeger, a folk singer, after she asked him to pen a song for a play she was in. MacColl wrote the song and taught it to Seeger over the phone...
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Singles |
| "Solid Wood" |
44 |
- |
| 2002 |
"Should I Feel That It's Over" |
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Hometime |
| "Do You Ever Wonder" |
- |
- |
| 2003 |
"More" |
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| 2004 |
"Almost Blue" / "Alfie" |
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Voice |
| 2007 |
"One More Time" |
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The Turn |
| "A Guy Like You" |
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