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The Lover Speaks
12+ albums
new wavebritish80slondonenglish
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The Lover Speaks were a new wave duo consisting of London based singer/song writer David Freeman, and Joseph Hughes (arranger, composer). They sang the original version of the song "No More I Love You's'," which became a huge hit for Annie Lennox in 1995. David was born in East London on September 25, 1957. As a teenager in the late 70s he began playing guitar in the British punk band The Flys, recording two studio albums and a clutch of singles on EMI, Harvest and Parlophone. The Flys split up in 1980. A compilation of Flys songs appeared on See For Miles Records in 1990. During the early 80s he worked with pop producer Phil Wainman, releasing a solo single entitled "Stop In the Name of Love." He went on to publish a local history of Muswell Hill and also penned a book of erotic poetry, Voices of Passion. Freeman and Hughes formed The Lover Speaks (deriving the name from Roland Barthes' "A Lover's Discourse") in 1985. They recorded a demo tape which they sent off to Dave Stewart, who then sent it to Chryssie Hynde and finally to 80s super-producer Jimmy Iovine. The duo were signed to Dave Stewart's Anxious Music Publishing that year, and to A&M Records, Los Angeles in 1986. Freeman's vocals received praise, but the album never really took off. "No More I Love You's", the first single fell off the British charts after rising to #58. Despite the lackluster reception, they opened for the Eurythmics on their 1986 tour. They returned to the studio, and recorded another album,
