Alison Moyet
Alison Moyet (born Geneviève Alison Jane Moyet on 18 June 1961 - Billericay… Read Full Bio ↴Alison Moyet (born Geneviève Alison Jane Moyet on 18 June 1961 - Billericay, Essex, England), is an English pop singer-songwriter noted for her bluesy voice.
Moyet was born to a French father and English mother. She grew up in Basildon, where she attended school. After leaving school at 16, she worked as a shop worker and a piano tuner. She was involved in a number of punk rock, pub rock and blues bands in the South East Essex area during the late 1970s and early 1980s, including The Vandals and the Screamin' Ab Dabs, The Vicars, The Vandals (UK 1978) and The Little Roosters.
Her mainstream pop career began in 1982 when she formed the electro-pop duo Yazoo with former Depeche Mode member Vince Clarke. The duo had several hits, including "Situation", "Only You", "Don't Go" and recorded two albums, "Upstairs At Eric's" and "You And Me Both". The group was notable for melding Clarke's trademark electronic sounds with Moyet's warm, soulful voice.
In 1983 Moyet and Clarke decided to disband Yazoo. While Clarke went on to form Erasure, Moyet signed to CBS (in part because it had been Janis Joplin's label), and began her solo career.
In 1984 she released her debut album "Alf" (titled after her punk-era nickname). Alf included contributions by popular producers/songwriters Swain and Jolley, as well as a song, "Invisible", written by Motown legend Lamont Dozier. The record was a hit in Britain, reaching number one in the album charts. Alf spawned 3 hit singles, "Love Resurrection", "Invisible" and "All Cried Out". In the US, "Invisible" was a Top 40 hit (something Yazoo had never achieved).
In 1985 Moyet performed at the historic Live Aid concert, alongside Paul Young. She also released a single not featured on "Alf", a cover of the standard "That Ole Devil Called Love." The single went to #2 on the UK singles chart. (At present, it remains Moyet's highest-charting UK single.)
In 1986 Moyet had another big UK hit with the single "Is This Love?," followed in 1987 by the album Raindancing. Raindancing spawned further hit singles, including a cover of Floy Joy's "Weak In The Presence of Beauty" and "Ordinary Girl". In 1987, she scored another cover hit with "Love Letters"; the video for the song featured comedy duo French & Saunders.
Following a period of personal and career evaluation Hoodoo was released in 1991. Hoodoo, which took several steps away from the glossy pop sheen of Raindancing and was a far earthier and more personal album. Compared to her earlier releases, Hoodoo received little label support and only minimal promotion. The album sold respectably in Britain, and was nominated for a Grammy for the single "It Won't Be Long." However, the release of Hoodoo marked the beginning of what was to become a long fight for Moyet to secure complete control of her artistic direction. Like many similar artists of Moyet's calibre (including Aimee Mann and the late Kirsty MacColl), Moyet was reluctant to record a radio-friendly "pop" album simply for the sake of creating chart hits.
Moyet's next album Essex (1994) was also a source of controversy for her; in order for the album to be released, her label (now Sony) insisted that certain Essex tracks be re-recorded and re-produced, and that there be additional material remixed to create a more 'commercial' package. The video for the single "Whispering Your Name" again featured Dawn French.
Following the release of Essex, Sony released a greatest-hits compilation of Moyet's work the following year. Singles entered the UK charts at number one. Following incredible CD success and a UK tour, Singles was re-issued as a double CD set which included "No Overdubs", a bonus live CD. Upon re-issue Singles again charted, this time in the top 20.
Due to prolonged litigation with Sony, Moyet did not record or release a new studio album for over eight years after the release of Essex. During this time, however, Moyet recorded vocals for Tricky, Sylk-130, Ocean Colour Scene, The Lightning Seeds and King Britt, and was featured on the British leg of the Lilith Fair tour. 2001 saw the release of The Essential Alison Moyet CD.
In August 2002, after years of holding out and refusing to compromise, Moyet was finally released from her Sony contract. Moyet signed to Sanctuary Records and released her first studio album in eight years, Hometime, an album which Sony had refused to release. Hometime was produced by the Insects, who had also produced works by Goldfrapp and Massive Attack. The release of the CD launched Moyet into the top five best-selling female UK artists of 2002 and resulted in a Brit nomination for Best Female Vocal as well as a nomination for the Mercury Music Prize.
Moyet's following CD, Voice, an eclectic collection of covers, was released on 6 September 2004 and entered the UK charts at number seven. The album was later re-issued with a bonus track, "Alfie." A companion DVD, One Blue Voice, was released in 2006.
After signing with the W14 Music label in late 2006, Moyet released the all-original The Turn in October 2007. As of this writing (15 Sept 2008), Moyet will be touring North America for the first time in 14 years after the huge success of the Yazoo Reconnected Tour of 2008.
www.alisonmoyet.com/
Moyet was born to a French father and English mother. She grew up in Basildon, where she attended school. After leaving school at 16, she worked as a shop worker and a piano tuner. She was involved in a number of punk rock, pub rock and blues bands in the South East Essex area during the late 1970s and early 1980s, including The Vandals and the Screamin' Ab Dabs, The Vicars, The Vandals (UK 1978) and The Little Roosters.
Her mainstream pop career began in 1982 when she formed the electro-pop duo Yazoo with former Depeche Mode member Vince Clarke. The duo had several hits, including "Situation", "Only You", "Don't Go" and recorded two albums, "Upstairs At Eric's" and "You And Me Both". The group was notable for melding Clarke's trademark electronic sounds with Moyet's warm, soulful voice.
In 1983 Moyet and Clarke decided to disband Yazoo. While Clarke went on to form Erasure, Moyet signed to CBS (in part because it had been Janis Joplin's label), and began her solo career.
In 1984 she released her debut album "Alf" (titled after her punk-era nickname). Alf included contributions by popular producers/songwriters Swain and Jolley, as well as a song, "Invisible", written by Motown legend Lamont Dozier. The record was a hit in Britain, reaching number one in the album charts. Alf spawned 3 hit singles, "Love Resurrection", "Invisible" and "All Cried Out". In the US, "Invisible" was a Top 40 hit (something Yazoo had never achieved).
In 1985 Moyet performed at the historic Live Aid concert, alongside Paul Young. She also released a single not featured on "Alf", a cover of the standard "That Ole Devil Called Love." The single went to #2 on the UK singles chart. (At present, it remains Moyet's highest-charting UK single.)
In 1986 Moyet had another big UK hit with the single "Is This Love?," followed in 1987 by the album Raindancing. Raindancing spawned further hit singles, including a cover of Floy Joy's "Weak In The Presence of Beauty" and "Ordinary Girl". In 1987, she scored another cover hit with "Love Letters"; the video for the song featured comedy duo French & Saunders.
Following a period of personal and career evaluation Hoodoo was released in 1991. Hoodoo, which took several steps away from the glossy pop sheen of Raindancing and was a far earthier and more personal album. Compared to her earlier releases, Hoodoo received little label support and only minimal promotion. The album sold respectably in Britain, and was nominated for a Grammy for the single "It Won't Be Long." However, the release of Hoodoo marked the beginning of what was to become a long fight for Moyet to secure complete control of her artistic direction. Like many similar artists of Moyet's calibre (including Aimee Mann and the late Kirsty MacColl), Moyet was reluctant to record a radio-friendly "pop" album simply for the sake of creating chart hits.
Moyet's next album Essex (1994) was also a source of controversy for her; in order for the album to be released, her label (now Sony) insisted that certain Essex tracks be re-recorded and re-produced, and that there be additional material remixed to create a more 'commercial' package. The video for the single "Whispering Your Name" again featured Dawn French.
Following the release of Essex, Sony released a greatest-hits compilation of Moyet's work the following year. Singles entered the UK charts at number one. Following incredible CD success and a UK tour, Singles was re-issued as a double CD set which included "No Overdubs", a bonus live CD. Upon re-issue Singles again charted, this time in the top 20.
Due to prolonged litigation with Sony, Moyet did not record or release a new studio album for over eight years after the release of Essex. During this time, however, Moyet recorded vocals for Tricky, Sylk-130, Ocean Colour Scene, The Lightning Seeds and King Britt, and was featured on the British leg of the Lilith Fair tour. 2001 saw the release of The Essential Alison Moyet CD.
In August 2002, after years of holding out and refusing to compromise, Moyet was finally released from her Sony contract. Moyet signed to Sanctuary Records and released her first studio album in eight years, Hometime, an album which Sony had refused to release. Hometime was produced by the Insects, who had also produced works by Goldfrapp and Massive Attack. The release of the CD launched Moyet into the top five best-selling female UK artists of 2002 and resulted in a Brit nomination for Best Female Vocal as well as a nomination for the Mercury Music Prize.
Moyet's following CD, Voice, an eclectic collection of covers, was released on 6 September 2004 and entered the UK charts at number seven. The album was later re-issued with a bonus track, "Alfie." A companion DVD, One Blue Voice, was released in 2006.
After signing with the W14 Music label in late 2006, Moyet released the all-original The Turn in October 2007. As of this writing (15 Sept 2008), Moyet will be touring North America for the first time in 14 years after the huge success of the Yazoo Reconnected Tour of 2008.
www.alisonmoyet.com/
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Alison Moyet Lyrics
A Place to Stay We never see the end begin Only when it settles in We…
Alfie What’s it all about, Alfie? Is it just for the moment…
All Cried Out Around, around, around, around, around Around, around, aroun…
All Cried Out (Remastered) (Around around around around around Around around around aro…
All Signs of Life The skyline is fading Planets rearranging For one man coll…
Almost Blue Almost blue Almost doing things we used to do There's a boy…
And I Know She told me today I'm in your way She thinks your heading…
Another Living Day Ours was the best September Of blue and gold it was Of…
Anytime At All Anytime at all, I would change my life for you Happiness,…
Apple Kisses How sound my contemplating? Counting on your fingers while t…
Baby I Do There are worse things I could do Than go with a…
Back Where I Belong Have no faith Believe me, don't believe in me I'm gonna let…
Blow Wind Blow Don't cry, Please, don't cry. I will take you somewhere Wher…
Blue Another northern sky Another motorway parade Another day lik…
Boys Own How are you, Can I look a little closer Well let…
Bye Bye Blackbird Pack up all my care and woe Here I go, singing…
Can't Say It Like I Mean It It's easier to forgive someone for being wrong than for…
Changeling Radio through my car window Mouths make shapes Hullos that…
Coventry Carol Lullay, Thou little tiny Child By, by, lully, lullay Lullay,…
Cover art for Can’t Say It Like I Mean It by Alison Moyet Can’t Say It Like I Mean It It's easier to forgive someone for being wrong than for…
Cry Me A River Now you say you're lonely You cried the long night through W…
Dido's lament When I am laid, am laid in earth, may my…
Do You Ever Wonder Written by Carlton McCarthy Do you ever wonder What it's li…
Don't Go Came in from the city Walked into the door I turned around…
Dorothy I'm running up the stairs I can hardly breath again Into you…
Falling She said something like I want to go Down where…
Filigree I fell into a cinema Watching pictures in a dream Shifting t…
Find Me Is your heart so heavy That it weighs you down So all…
Fire Behold the city rocks And what you really want Won't stay wi…
Footsteps It won't be clean and easy There's more to carry than…
For You Only Looking from a window above It's like a story of love Can…
Getting Into Something I'm getting into something You got me into something good Li…
Glorious Love Somewhere in the shadows of your eyes, An element that take…
God Give Me Strength Now I have nothing, so God give me strength, 'Cause I'm…
Home Does no one here have any place to go? Can there…
Hometime Gone is the last stain of ink from the sky Somebody's…
Honey For The Bees Hey! Here I am, And I want you to see, baby. I want…
Hoodoo Well, now everyone says you've got a heart of gold Uh,…
Horizon Flame Suddenly the landscape has changed Horizon Flame In the stre…
If You Don't Come Back To Me If you don't come back to me You'll have saved me…
Invisible You've got me so confused and there's word I could…
is this his love In a fleeting moment of a restless day Driven to distractio…
Is This Love - In a fleeting moment of a restless day Driven to distraction…
It Won't Be Long One of these days I'm waiting on a day When nobody comes…
It's Not The Thing Henry You're asking the wrong question To the wrong person And i…
Je Crois Entendre Encore Je crois entendre encore Caché sous les palmiers Sa voix ten…
La Chanson des vieux amants Bien sûr nous eûmes des orages vingt ans d'amour see'est…
Love Letters Love letters straight from your heart Keep us so near while…
Love Reign Supreme Do you keep for a relic Every ticket in your pocket For…
Love Resurrection What can I do to make light of this dull…
Main Man Well sugar sweetness Move yourself I gotta go I got a meet…
Mary Don't Come Back To Me If you don't come back to me You'll have saved me…
Mary Don't Keep Me Waiting Mary Mary don't keep me waiting There's not light enough to…
Midnight Midnight, it's raining outside He must soaking wet Everyone …
Money Mile Into your car park, drive obsolete motors With petrol consum…
More It's the stain on the moon It's your idiot name It's the…
My Best Day He said, "I'm not dead, but don't wake me ever 'Cause…
My Right A Don't be afraid of the dark, my love What would old…
My Right A.R.M Don't be afraid of the dark my love What would old…
My Right A.R.M. Don't be afraid of the dark, my love What would old…
Ne Me Quitte Pas Ne me quitte pas Il faut oublier Tout peut s'oublier Qui s'e…
Never Too Late I saw a face, grey as the cold December A face…
Nobody's Diary If I wait for just a second more I'll know I'll…
Ode To Boy When he moves I watch him from behind He turns and…
Ode To Boy II When he moves I watch him from behind He turns and…
One More Time Turn the light out Suddenly your eyes are tired Rest on the…
Only You Looking from a window above It's like a story of love Can…
Ordinary Girl She left on a Sunday afternoon. It is the only way…
Our Colander Eyes Some days nothing comes my way, nothing but nothing that…
Remind Yourself Remind yourself Of the little signs And the small asides Pla…
Right as Rain If you can't be happy with me Be unhappy with me Stay…
Rise Baby, lose that frying pan You don't live to feed that…
Rung by the Tide Slip me into a simmering sea Let salt water suck on…
Satellite You were alight And I wouldn't look away You said I…
Satéllite You were alight and I wouldn't look away You said I…
Say It I have come to a time When I must really decide Love…
Should I Feel That It's Over Could you wake me up when it's over Well maybe I'll…
Situation Blue eyed dressed for every situation Moving through the doo…
Ski No easy about it Born to a mountain slide You're gonna learn…
Sleep Like Breathing Every word's so Every word's so fragile Inside passion t…
Smaller Gone, simple days Single ways to run Tripping over the rub…
So Am I Our room across is a mile wide She comes, and look…
Solid Wood Some days every word gets in our way You don't make…
Stay Await in hope of every day. Changes come as changes may. Wit…
Steal Me Blind Well, my friends, I feel it's time To reassess the situation…
Such Small Ale We should step out From under this cloud Take chance to meet…
Take Of Me What a dream, I could be Feeling Silk of softness Why alon…
Tha Ole Devil Called Love It's that ole devil called love again Gets behind me and…
That Ole Devil Called Love (Remastered) It's that ole devil called love again, Gets behind me and…
that ole devil called love again It's that ole devil called love again Gets behind me and…
The Coventry Carol Lullay, Thou little tiny Child By, by, lully, lullay Lullay,…
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face The first time ever I saw your face I thought the…
The Impervious Me You may ask the mirror Show me perfect hair That the room…
The Man I Love Someday, he'll come along, the man I love And he'll be…
The Man In The Wings It's my song and I sing for the man in…
The Sharpest Corner Liar, lie you lie Time and again, and why? No want will…
The Train I Ride I've been keeping you safe inside for the longest time I've…
The Wraggle Taggle Gypsies There were three old gypsies came to our hall door They…
There Are Worse Things I Could Do There are worse things I could do Than go with a…
This House Whose sticky hands are these? And what is this empty place I…
Tongue Tied There's a train in the bell Be still, I won't hear…
Twisting The Knife I watch it trickle from your lips; Pearls of ruby red…
Weak in the Presence of Beauty It's a long time since I saw you Well You know how…
What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life I want to see your face in every kind of…
When I Say When I was your girl I didn't know that I would End…
Where Hides Sleep Where hides sleep? Where hides sleep? Where hides sleep? Is…
Where Hides Sleep (Remastered) Where hides sleep Where hides sleep Where hides sleep Where…
Whispering Your Name When she said that you were through I thought that there…
Windmills Of Your Mind Round like a circle in a spiral, like a wheel…
Winter Kills Green in your love on bright days You grew sunblind You thou…
Wishing You Were Here I can't begin to tell you how it feels It's a…
Without You I never meant to go this far. I take back every…
World Without End Perpetual light Eternal rest Grant unto her Her soul be bles…
Wraggle Taggle Gypsies There were three old gypsies came to our hall door They…
Yesterday's Flame You want to wipe some space Onto the mirror for your…
You And Me Is there something I should know? It would help if you'd…
You Don't Have To Go Look at your face, it's like looking at mine This was…
You Got Me Wrong Is there something I should know? It would help if you'd…