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    The Very Best of ABC

    Topic: Look of Love

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    Look of Love: The Very Best of ABC
    Compilation album by
    ABC
    ReleasedNovember 6, 2001
    GenreSynthpop, new wave, rock
    Length1:09:48
    LabelMercury, Universal Music
    ABC chronology
    The Lexicon of Live
    (1999)     		Look of Love: The Very Best of ABC
    (2001)     		Ultimate Collection
    (2004)
    Professional ratings
    Review scores
    SourceRating
    AllMusic[1]
    The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]

    Look of Love: The Very Best of ABC is a compilation album by English synth-pop band ABC, release on November 6, 2001. Although essentially a reissue of greatest hits package Absolutely (which was released in 1990), the album featured two new songs by Fry titled "Peace and Tranquility" and "Blame". A companion DVD, along with a bonus disc of remixes was also released.[when?][citation needed]

    Track listing[edit]

    Disc one[edit]

    Original release
    No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
    1."The Look of Love"
    • Martin Fry
    • Mark White
    • Stephen Singleton
    • David Palmer
    • Mark Lickley
    		The Lexicon of Love (1982)3:29
    2."All of My Heart"
    • Fry
    • White
    • Singleton
    • Palmer
    		The Lexicon of Love4:49
    3."Poison Arrow"
    • Fry
    • White
    • Singleton
    • Palmer
    • Lickley
    		The Lexicon of Love3:23
    4."When Smokey Sings"
    • Fry
    • White
    		Alphabet City (1987)4:18
    5."That Was Then but This Is Now"
    • Fry
    • White
    • Singleton
    		Beauty Stab (1983)3:33
    6."Tears Are Not Enough" (original single version)
    • Fry
    • White
    • Singleton
    • Lickley
    • David Robinson
    		The Lexicon of Love3:28
    7."(How to Be a) Millionaire"
    • Fry
    • White
    		How to Be a ... Zillionaire! (1985)3:34
    8."The Night You Murdered Love" (single mix)
    • Fry
    • White
    		Alphabet City4:52
    9."Peace and Tranquility"
    • Fry
    • Chuck Kentis
    • Dee Palmer
    		New recording4:03
    10."One Better World"
    • Fry
    • White
    		Up (1989)4:30
    11."S.O.S."
    • Fry
    • White
    • Singleton
    		Beauty Stab4:24
    12."King Without a Crown"
    • Fry
    • White
    		Alphabet City4:40
    13."Be Near Me"
    • Fry
    • White
    		How to Be a ... Zillionaire!3:37
    14."Ocean Blue" (single mix)
    • Fry
    • White
    		How to Be a ... Zillionaire!3:38
    15."Vanity Kills" (single mix)
    • Fry
    • White
    		How to Be a ... Zillionaire!3:33
    16."The Real Thing"
    • Fry
    • White
    		Up4:55
    17."Blame"
    • Fry
    • White
    		New recording5:02
    Total length:1:09:48

    Disc two[edit]

    Deluxe edition bonus disc
    No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
    1."Tears Are Not Enough" (album version)
    • Fry
    • White
    • Singleton
    • Lickley
    • Robinson
    		The Lexicon of Love3:36
    2."Poison Arrow" (North American jazz mix)
    • Fry
    • White
    • Singleton
    • David Palmer
    • Lickley
    		The Lexicon of Love7:04
    3."The Look of Love" (1990 remix)
    • Fry
    • White
    • Singleton
    • David Palmer
    • Lickley
    		Absolutely (1990)5:44
    4."All of My Heart" (Live from Boston)
    • Fry
    • White
    • Singleton
    • David Palmer
    		The Lexicon of Love6:49
    5."Be Near Me" (Munich disco mix)
    • Fry
    • White
    		How to Be a ... Zillionaire!5:28
    6."How to Be a Millionaire" (Bond Street mix)
    • Fry
    • White
    		How to Be a ... Zillionaire!6:06
    7."Vanity Kills" (U.S.A. remix)
    • Fry
    • White
    		How to Be a ... Zillionaire!5:40
    8."ABC Megamix"
    • Fry
    • White
    		How to Be a ... Zillionaire!8:54
    9."Ocean Blue"
    • Fry
    • White
    		How to Be a ... Zillionaire!3:32
    10."When Smokey Sings" (single mix)
    • Fry
    • White
    		Alphabet City4:23
    11."The Night You Murdered Love" (Sheer-Chic mix)
    • Fry
    • White
    		Alphabet City6:26
    12."King Without a Crown" (Monarchy mix)
    • Fry
    • White
    		Alphabet City8:39
    13."One Better World" (garage mix)
    • Fry
    • White
    		Up6:02

    Personnel[edit]

    • Martin Fry – vocals
    • Stephen Singleton – alto and tenor saxophones
    • Mark White – guitars, keyboards, programming
    • Mark Lickley – bass guitar
    • David Palmer – drums, percussion
    • Fiona Russell Powell – vocals
    • David Yarritu – vocals

    Charts[edit]

    Chart (2001) Peak
    position
    UK Albums (OCC)[3] 69

    References[edit]

    1. ^ Phares, Heather. "The Look of Love: The Very Best of ABC [2001]". AllMusic.
    2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th Concise ed.). United Kingdom: Omnibus Press. p. 32. ISBN 978-1-84609-856-7.
    3. ^ "ABC | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.
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