About

BC have enjoyed a glittering career to date as one of a number of groups who kick-started the Eighties with their own brand of pop for a new decade. On its release in May 1982, their debut album, The Lexicon of Love, entered the UK album chart at number one. A ground-breaking collection of modern love songs, it showcases the hits songs ‘Tears Are Not Enough’, ‘Poison Arrow’, ‘The Look Of Love’ and ‘All Of My Heart’. With majestic production from the legendary Trevor Horn, this platinum-selling album remains a classic to this day and has been voted by many as the best British album of the decade.

Eight further studio albums followed, including 1987’s Alphabet City. Co-produced by Chic’s Bernard Edwards, it featured the worldwide hit ‘When Smokey Sings’ alongside ‘The Night You Murdered Love’ and ‘King Without A Crown’.

In June 2022, ABC celebrated the 40th anniversary of the release of The Lexicon of Love with a sold out UK orchestra tour, performing at Sheffield City Hall on the exact date the album had been released 40 years earlier. Further orchestra tours followed in 2024 and 2025 featuring The ABC band and the 40-piece Southbank Sinfonia, conducted by Academy Award winning musician, arranger and composer, Anne Dudley, who originally orchestrated The Lexicon of Love.