Beauty Stab
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| Studio album by ABC | ||
| Released | 1983 | |
| Recorded | 1981/1982 | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Label | Mercury Records | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| ABC chronology | ||
| The Lexicon of Love (1982) |
Beauty Stab (1983) |
How to Be a...Zillionaire!
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Beauty Stab is the 1983 album by the band ABC. It was the band's second album. It was a dramatic departure from the sweeping melodrama and stylized production of the band's first album, The Lexicon of Love, and was poorly received by critics.
[edit] Track listing
All songs written by ABC except where indicated.
[edit] Original release
- "That Was Then But This Is Now"
- "Love's A Dangerous Language"
- "If I'd Ever Thought You'd Be Lonely"
- "Power Of Persuasion"
- "Beauty Stab"
- "By Default By Design"
- "Hey Citizen!"
- "King Money"
- "Bite The Hand"
- "Unzip"
- "S.O.S."
- "United Kingdom"
| ABC |
| Martin Fry |
| Mark Lickley (1980–1982) | David Robinson (1980–1982) | David Palmer (1980-1982) | Andy Newmark (1983) | Alan Spenner (1983) | Stephen Singleton (1980–1984) | Fiona Russell-Powell (a.k.a Eden) (1985) | David Yarritu (1985)| Mark White (1980–1992) | Glenn Gregory (1995–1997) | Keith Lowndes (1995–1997) |
| Discography |
| Albums: The Lexicon of Love | Beauty Stab| How to Be a...Zillionaire! | Alphabet City | Up | Abracadabra | Skyscraping |
| Live and Compilations: Absolutely | The Lexicon of Live | Look of Love - The Very Best of ABC |
| 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." | "Be Near Me" | "How to Be a Millionaire" | "Vanity Kills" | "Ocean Blue" | "When Smokey Sings" | "The Night You Murdered Love" | "King Without a Crown" | "The Look of Love '90" |"One Better World" | "The Real Thing" | "Love Conquers All" | "Say It" | "Rolling Sevens" | "Skyscraping" | "Stranger Things" | "Peace and Tranquility" |
| Videos: ABC Mantrap | Absolutely...ABC |
| Spinoffs: Honeyroot |
