Look of Love: The Very Best of ABC

Look of Love: The Very Best of ABC
Look of Love: The Very Best of ABC
Compilation album by ABC
Released	November 6, 2001
Genre	Synthpop, new wave, rock
Length	1:09:48
Label	Mercury, Universal Music
ABC chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
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

Disc one

Original release
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
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 Love	4:49
3.	"Poison Arrow"	Fry White Singleton Palmer Lickley	The Lexicon of Love	3:23
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 Love	3:28
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 City	4:52
9.	"Peace and Tranquility"	Fry Chuck Kentis Dee Palmer	New recording	4:03
10.	"One Better World"	Fry White	Up (1989)	4:30
11.	"S.O.S."	Fry White Singleton	Beauty Stab	4:24
12.	"King Without a Crown"	Fry White	Alphabet City	4:40
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	Up	4:55
17.	"Blame"	Fry White	New recording	5:02
Total length:				1:09:48

Disc two

Deluxe edition bonus disc
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"Tears Are Not Enough" (album version)	Fry White Singleton Lickley Robinson	The Lexicon of Love	3:36
2.	"Poison Arrow" (North American jazz mix)	Fry White Singleton David Palmer Lickley	The Lexicon of Love	7:04
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 Love	6:49
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 City	4:23
11.	"The Night You Murdered Love" (Sheer-Chic mix)	Fry White	Alphabet City	6:26
12.	"King Without a Crown" (Monarchy mix)	Fry White	Alphabet City	8:39
13.	"One Better World" (garage mix)	Fry White	Up	6:02

Personnel

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

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

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[4]	Gold	100,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

^ Phares, Heather. "The Look of Love: The Very Best of ABC [2001]". AllMusic.
^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th Concise ed.). United Kingdom: Omnibus Press. p. 32. ISBN 978-1-84609-856-7.
^ "ABC | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.
^ "British album certifications – Abc – Look Of Love - The Very Best Of". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 16 September 2024.

[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.

[ac_UK_ABC-3] "ABC | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.

[United_KingdomAbcLook_Of_Love_-_The_Very_Best_OfalbumCertRef-4] "British album certifications – Abc – Look Of Love - The Very Best Of". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 16 September 2024.

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v t e ABC
Martin Fry Stephen Singleton Mark White Mark Lickley David Robinson David Palmer Fiona Russell Powell David Yarritu
Studio albums	The Lexicon of Love Beauty Stab How to Be a ... Zillionaire! Alphabet City Up Abracadabra Skyscraping Traffic The Lexicon of Love II
Live albums	The Lexicon of Live
Compilation albums	Absolutely Look of Love: The Very Best of ABC The Ultimate Collection
Singles	"Tears Are Not Enough" "Poison Arrow" "The Look of Love (Part One)" "All of My Heart" "That Was Then but This Is Now" "S.O.S." "(How to Be a) Millionaire" "Be Near Me" "Vanity Kills" "Ocean Blue" "When Smokey Sings" "The Night You Murdered Love" "King Without a Crown" "One Better World" "The Real Thing" "The Look of Love (1990 Mix)" "Love Conquers All" "Say It" "Stranger Things" "Skyscraping" "Rolling Sevens"
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