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Alison Moyet – Weak In The Presence Of Beauty" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 7 April 2022. Video Music: New Videoclips" (PDF). Billboard. Vol.99, no.17. 25 April 1987. p.64 . Retrieved 26 January 2022– via World Radio History. Smith, Robin (11 January 1986). "Index: Beauty and the Beasts". Record Mirror. p.4. ISSN 0144-5804.

Features | A Quietus Interview | Changeling: Alison Moyet Interviewed". The Quietus . Retrieved 8 May 2014. A music video was filmed to promote the single. It was directed by Pete Cornish and produced by Front Row Films. [18] Critical reception [ edit ]Alison has sold over 23 million records worldwide, with all nine of her studio albums and three compilation albums reaching the top 30 in the UK. On its release, Paul Simper of Number One noted the "pleasant production and leisurely chorus" and Moyet's voice "blossoming in a discreetly unexpected way". [19] Pete Clarke of Smash Hits praised Moyet's "superb voice" but added that "somebody's forgotten to give her a decent song this time around and there's nothing quite as sad as a voice in search of a tune." [20] Barney Hoskyns of New Musical Express considered the song to be a "veritable hit" from the "Jimmy Iovine conveyor-belt". He felt it was "almost as bland and obvious" as "Is This Love?" [21] The only reply she got was from Vince, who had recently surprised the industry by quitting Depeche Mode after their debut album and three hit singles, all of which he had written. Video Music: MTV Programming" (PDF). Billboard. Vol.99, no.20. 16 May 1987. p.58 . Retrieved 26 January 2022– via World Radio History. Jaclyn Ward - Fireball Media Ltd. "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". Irishcharts.ie . Retrieved 8 January 2012.

He said in 2008: "When I left Depeche I wasn't sure I'd still have a record deal and was keen to play the label something of my own, so I wrote the song 'Only You' but needed someone to demo it with. Alison happened to be advertising in a local paper so I called her." Vince and Alison both grew up in Basildon and attended the same Saturday music school when they were 11.The duo's biggest hits were 'Only You', 'Don't Go', 'Situation' and 'Nobody's Diary', and they released two albums. Floy Joy, The Face Interview | Desi Campbell Singer, Songwriter". Desi Campbell . Retrieved 8 May 2014. Full name Geneviève Alison Jane Moyet, she was born in Billericay, Essex, on June 18, 1961. She celebrated her 61st birthday in 2022.

White, Chris (25 January 1986). "Talent: Bringing new tidings of joy" (PDF). Music Week. p.8 . Retrieved 10 June 2021– via World Radio History. Alison had spent her teens singing in various punk and blues bands, and placed an advert in the UK weekly music magazine Melody Maker in late 1981 asking for musicians to form a "rootsy" blues band. They didn't know each other, despite being in the same class at school. Vince had seen her sing live a few times. Knowing she had a great voice, he was looking for someone to sing on a demo of a song he had written called 'Only You'. Alison Moyet - Weak In The Presence Of Beauty / To Work On You - CBS - UK - MOYET 2". 45cat . Retrieved 3 November 2017. Weak in the Presence of Beauty" was released in January 1986 as the lead single from their upcoming album of the same name. The song reached No. 85 in the UK Singles Chart, [3] but was a bigger success in Australia, reaching No. 29 on the Kent Music Report chart. [4] In Canada, it reached No. 68 on the RPM 100 Singles chart and No. 14 on the RPM Adult Contemporary chart. [5] [6]

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Single Releases" (PDF). Cash Box. Vol.50, no.34. 21 February 1987. p.11 . Retrieved 26 January 2022– via World Radio History. Alison Moyet - Weak In The Presence Of Beauty / To Work On You - Columbia - USA - 38 07365". 45cat. 30 November 2013 . Retrieved 3 November 2017.

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