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Naked Eyes
12+ albums
new wave80ssynth poppopsynthpop
about
Naked Eyes are a British new wave band that rose to prominence in the early 1980s. The band had four US top 40 singles, but had little commercial success in their homeland. Their first hit, "Always Something There to Remind Me," was a cover of the Burt Bacharach/Hal David standard. The band had subsequent hits with their own compositions, "Promises, Promises," "When the Lights Go Out," and "(What) In the Name of Love" in the United States. History. Naked Eyes was formed by two college friends from Bath, England. The band features Pete Byrne on vocals and Rob Fisher on keyboards. The two had formerly played in a band called Neon, which also featured future members of Tears for Fears. Naked Eyes was one of the first bands to make significant use of the Fairlight CMI sampling synthesizer on a recording. The debut album Burning Bridges was produced by Tony Mansfield, along with the follow-up album Fuel for the Fire, which also featured two titles produced by Arthur Baker. Their second and third singles, "Promises, Promises" (the 12" mix of which features vocals from Madonna) and "When the Lights Go Out," were also hit singles in the United States. Following the release of the band's second album, Byrne moved to California and performed session work. He performed on Stevie Wonder's "Part-Time Lover," sang backgrounds with Rita Coolidge and Princess Stephanie, and wrote and produced for the Olsen twins. Fisher also explored other projects, doing sessions in London and forming Cl
top songs
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Promises, Promises - US Single Version
210,6312Always Something There To Remind Me
187,1633Always Something There to Remind Me - 2018 Remaster
171,4344Promises, Promises
115,8435When the Lights Go out - 2018 Remaster
79,2336Voices in My Head - 2018 Remaster
37,4727I Could Show You How - 2018 Remaster
36,1188No Flowers Please
26,8589Voices In My Head
23,29310I Could Show You How
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