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All of My Heart
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = All of My Heart
| cover = All_of_My_Hear_cover.jpg
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| type = single
| artist = ABC
| album = The Lexicon of Love
| B-side = Overture
| released = 27 August 1982
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| length = 5:12
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| writer =
| producer = Trevor Horn
| prev_title = The Look of Love
| prev_year = 1982
| next_title = That Was Then but This Is Now
| next_year = 1983
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"'All of My Heart'" is a song by English new wave and synth-pop band ABC, from their debut studio album, 'The Lexicon of Love' (1982). It was released as a single in the UK on 27 August 1982 and peaked at No. 5 on the UK Singles Chart. The B-side, "Overture", was an instrumental, orchestral medley of songs from 'The Lexicon of Love', arranged by Anne Dudley.
Critical reception
In a retrospective review of the song, AllMusic critic Mike DeGagne wrote: "The lushness of the instruments and the small amounts of musical detail drape the body of the track, adding a slight classical feel to the song's flow."
In 2005, Jess Harvell of Pitchfork listed "All of My Heart" as his favorite UK song of the post-punk "new pop" era, describing it as "ABC's slickest and most gorgeous single, and yet also possibly their most bitter." Harvell wrote: "Martin Fry alternates between open hearted and suspicious, warm and resentful with the turn of a phrase. The outro–a swirl of soundtrack strings, plucked bass, and cascading piano–is the most purely beautiful music of the era."
Track listing
#"All of My Heart" 4:45
#"Overture" 3:56
Chart performance
References
Category:1982 singles
Category:ABC (band) songs
Category:Songs written by Martin Fry
Category:Songs written by Stephen Singleton
Category:Songs written by Mark White (musician)
Category:Song recordings produced by Trevor Horn
Category:1982 songs
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