The Lover Speaks
1986 - 88
From Rex Brough
"In 1986 or so Dave Stewart and Annie Lennox of The Eurythmics appeared as Guest VJs on MTV
. Dave chose the song "No More I Love You's" as one of his picks and made the reference that he had "discovered" The Lover Speaks. Eurythmics later covered the song."
From Pete Chambers in Godiva Rocks - " Hughes and Freeman were from Neil O'Conner's band The Flys. By 1986 the two were back together in The Lover Speaks (the name was taken from Roland Barthe's A Lover's Discourse. After getting their demo tape through to producer Jimmy Lovine (via Dave Stewart and Chrissie Hynd) they secured a deal with A & M Records. Releasing the eponymous LP in 1986. An album that boasted some carefully crafted atmospheric moments (a huge departure from the Fly's punky sound). The track (and i quote Freeman here). "That followed me like a slug". Was the single No More I Love You's, charting in the UK charts at 58. The band toured with the Eurythmics and had a second track from their album Every Lover's Sign (Remix) go to number 6 in the US hot dance music charts. A second album - The Big Lie, never saw the light of day and A & M let them go they say. That would be the end of the story if former Eurythmic Annie Lennox hadn't decided to cover No More I Love You's on her 1995 Medusa album. Eventually releasing the song as a single, achieving a No 2 in the UK and number 23 in the US. Dave Freeman likened it to a lottery win, claiming both himself and his accountant loved Annie's version of the song. Dave in the interim released countless low key solo albums."
Barry Gilbert was another member of the band. More here on Wiki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lover_Speaks
The Lover Speaks - S/T [1986 full album] 00:00 Every Lover's Sign 04:38 No More "I Love You's" 08:43 Never To Forget You 13:06 Face Me And Smile 17:26 Absent One 21:42 Love Is: "I Gave You Everything" 26:11 "This Can't Go On!" 30:03 Still Faking This Art Of Love 34:26 Tremble Dancing 38:42 Of Tears
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