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The discography of English electronic band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) includes 14 studio albums and 46 singles, among other releases. The group issued their debut single, "Electricity", in 1979, and achieved several international top 10 hits during the 1980s and 1990s, including their signature songs "Enola Gay" (1980) and "If You Leave" (1986).
The album's sound saw OMD's original synth-pop sound augmented by the use of the Mellotron [46] (an instrument previously associated with progressive rock bands), adding atmospheric swatches of string, choir, and other sounds to their palette.
"If You Leave" is a 1986 song by the English electronic band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD). It was recorded for the soundtrack to the film Pretty in Pink (1986), in which it is played prominently during the final scene. Along with 1980's "Enola Gay", the track has been described as OMD's signature song.
"So in Love" is a song by the English electronic band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), released as the first single from their sixth studio album Crush (1985). It reached the top 30 of both the UK Singles Chart and the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming their first entry on the latter. The track was a top 10 hit in Belgium and Holland.
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Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark is the debut studio album by English electronic band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), released on 22 February 1980 by Dindisc. Recorded at the group's Liverpool studio, it showcased their minimal synth-pop style and peaked at number 27 on the UK Albums Chart.
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Multiple artists have endorsed the song. In a 1981 interview with BBC Radio 1, Godley & Creme named OMD's "Souvenir" and "Enola Gay" as two of their favourite singles of recent memory. [23] Also that year, Pet Shop Boys founders Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe established a common ground in their love of the track. Tennant wrote in 2018, "'Souvenir ...