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The Lover Speaks were an English new wave duo consisting of David Freeman (vocals) and Joseph Hughes (arranger, composer). They wrote and performed the original version of the song " No More 'I Love You's' ", covered by Annie Lennox in 1995 for her Medusa album, and which she took to number 2 in the UK Singles Chart .
A supremely good make-out record, The Lover Speaks is rare, stellar pop music." [19] Stuart Coupe of The Sydney Morning Herald said: "Discovered by Eurythmics' Dave Stewart, The Lover Speaks display the influences of early Motown, and a production style that has led to comparisons with Phil Spector. Well worth investigating."
Later that year, the duo's self-titled debut album, The Lover Speaks, was released. Produced by Iovine, it contained the single "No More "I Love You's"", [7] which peaked at No. 58 in the UK. [8] A further two singles were lifted from the album; "Tremble Dancing" and "Every Lover's Sign".
The duo's self-titled debut album, The Lover Speaks, was produced by Iovine and released by A&M in August 1986. The first single "No More 'I Love You's ' " reached number 58 in the UK Singles Chart, [8] but the album failed to chart, as did its two following singles, "Tremble Dancing" and "Every Lover's Sign".
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As with each track on The Lover Speaks album, "No More 'I Love You's '" is based on a concept in Roland Barthes' book A Lover's Discourse: Fragments (Fragments d'un discours amoureux). In 2015, Freeman recalled of the lyrics, "When you say to someone 'I love you', it could be to your kids, your lover, your parents, usually, you hear, 'I love ...
As with each track on The Lover Speaks album, "Every Lover's Sign" is a reference to a concept in Roland Barthes' book A Lover's Discourse: Fragments (Fragments d'un discours amoureux). In the liner notes of the 2015 re-issue of the album, Freeman revealed of the track's lyrics: "Lyrically, "Every Lover's Sign" is a simple concept.
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