Name: Alf
Brand: Alison Moyet

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2017-10-27

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2016-11-25

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Alison Moyet

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BMG Rights Management

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Alison Moyet, born Genevieve Alison Moyet on 18 June 1961 in Billericay, Essex, is a renowned artist hailing from Basildon. From an early age, she was affectionately known as "Alf" and began her singing career with R&B groups The Screaming Abdabs and The Vicars. However, it was her partnership with Vince Clarke in the iconic duo Yazoo (Yaz in the USA) that catapulted her to fame.
Moyet's distinctive voice and soulful performances have made her a beloved figure in the music industry. With a successful solo career spanning decades, she has released numerous critically acclaimed albums and garnered widespread recognition for her powerful vocals.
From captivating audiences worldwide with hits like "Only You" and "Don't Go," to exploring various musical genres throughout her career, Alison Moyet continues to inspire and enchant listeners with her unparalleled talent and unwavering passion for music.

BMG Rights Management is a multinational label that was established as a joint venture between Bertelsmann AG and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. It operates under the name BMG Chrysalis in the USA, UK, and Sweden, following its acquisition of Chrysalis plc. In 2012, Bertelsmann bought out Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.'s share of the company after an unsuccessful attempt to acquire EMI's recorded-music assets. While BMG Rights Management is the successor of the original Bertelsmann Music Group (BMG), it has undergone significant changes and now operates independently with no connection to its former incarnation.

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Alison Moyet's solo debut moves away from the all-electronic backing of her two-album partnership with Vince Clarke in Yaz, but ironically, those two albums sound much less dated in retrospect than Alf itself. Hooking up with Bananarama's producers, Tony Swain and Steve Jolley, Moyet delivers an enormous, walloping mid-'80s pop sound that constantly threatens to overwhelm both the songs, which are a mixed bag, and occasionally even the formidably voiced singer herself. Several tracks make it through the production mill unscathed, notably the singles "All Cried Out" and "Love Resurrection," but the album's pinnacle is the remarkable "Invisible," a soulful shouter penned by Motown great Lamont Dozier that's among the great R&amp;B pop singles of the '80s. Moyet tears into the song's emotional chorus with more ferocity than on the rest of the album, and the song is as melodically sturdy as any of Dozier's previous hits. Some of the other tracks would benefit from less-overbearing production, most notably the chilling "Where Hides Sleep," making Alf one of those albums that sounds better once the listener has mentally undressed the songs a bit.

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