ABC - Look of Love: The Very Best of ABC

Title: Look of Love: The Very Best of ABC Artist: ABC Release Date: 11/6/2001 Re-Released On: 3/27/2006 Label: Polydor, Mercury, Polygram Album Type(s): Greatest Hits UPCs: 731458623724, 766487876223, 0731458623724, 0602498275092, 602498275092, 602498334874 Genre: Rock Styles: Dance-Pop, Synth Pop, New Wave, Contemporary Pop/Rock, New Romantic, Punk/New Wave, Dance-Rock Moods: Carefree, Elegant, Slick, Sophisticated, Stylish, Theatrical, Witty, Wry, Bright, Clinical, Confident, Ironic, Lively, Reserved, Romantic, Smooth, Acerbic, Campy, Humorous, Irreverent, Playful, Sparkling, Fun, Dreamy Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 4 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. The Look of Love
2. All of My Heart
3. Poison Arrow
4. When Smokey Sings
5. That Was Then but This Is Now
6. Tears Are Not Enough
7. How to Be a Millionaire
8. The Night You Murdered Love
9. Peace and Tranquility
10. One Better World
11. S.O.S.
12. King Without a Crown
13. Be Near Me
14. Ocean Blue
15. Vanity Kills
16. The Real Thing
17. Blame

Year Type Label Catalog # 2006 CD Polydor 9833487 2005 CD Mercury 9827509 2002 CD Mercury 586237 2001 CD Polygram 586237

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With a deeper and broader track listing than most ABC compilations, Look of Love: The Very Best of ABC more or less lives up to its name. Concentrating on the band's glory days, the album covers the highlights of ABC's first five albums, including de rigeur hits like the title track, "Poison Arrow," "When Smokey Sings," "Be Near Me," and "How to Be a Millionaire," as well as album tracks like "S.O.S.," "All of My Heart," and "The Night You Murdered Love." While some of the later inclusions, such as "The Real Thing," don't quite pack the punch of ABC's prime work, the 2001 track "Peace and Tranquility" fits in with the earlier material surprisingly well. Likewise, the somewhat random track listing might be somewhat annoying to anyone trying to track ABC's chronological development, but it does spotlight how consistent their brand of suave synth pop is. With a new song, a more diverse track listing, and no unnecessary remixes, Look of Love has a slight edge over Absolutely ABC: The Best of ABC as the group's definitive retrospective. ~ Heather Phares, All Music Guide

Name Credits Bernard Edwards Producer Blaze Producer Garry Hughes Producer Gary Langan Producer Gered Mankowitz Photography Mark White Producer Martin Fry Producer, Liner Notes Steve Brown Producer Steve Singleton Producer Trevor Horn Producer William T. Hunt Wardrobe