Track Listing

1. Love Resurrection
2. Honey For The Bees
3. For You Only
4. Invisible
5. Steal Me Blind
6. All Cried Out
7. Money Mile
8. Twisting The Knife
9. Where Hides Sleep

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #46505 in Music
• Released on: 1994-08-01
• Number of discs: 1

CD Description
Poor Alison Moyet may end up cursing this album for the rest of her career. Finding yourself with one of the year's biggest triumphs and rewarded by your record company with a large advance to put in your deposit account may sound satisfying, but for Alf it has not been an easy ride. The crisp Jolley/Swain production aided its success, and Moyet delivered astunning voice to match strong material. Together they composed all the tracks bar one, Lamont Dozier's 'Invisible', the third hit single following on from 'Love Resurrection', and 'All Cried Out'. Powerful. High-quality pop which she has so far failed to match.

Customer Reviews

Birth of a diva
It's a testament to the strength of Alison Moyet's first solo album that, all these years later, her music is still measured by it (which is a bit unfair, given the quality of her two best and, bizarrely, unavailable albums, "Hoodoo" and "Essex". But I digress...). "Alf" deservedly sold by the shedload and firmly established Alison Moyet as a great soul diva. Indeed few singers can come close to her ability to convey emotion without resorting to histrionics.

Following the demise of the influential Yazoo, the public's great expectations were met big time with "Alf", which is accomplished, assured and irresistable. Only three tracks were released as A-sides in the UK ("Love Resurrection", "All Cried Out" and "Invisible") but there were at least two further potential smash hits here in the shape of the groovy "Honey For The Bees" (subsequently covered by American soul star, Patti Austin) and the gorgeous ballad, "For You Only". The closing track, "Where Hides Sleep", raises goosebumps with its ethereal harmonies weaving and waltzing over a swaying rhythm track. The rootsy "Steal Me Blind" is probably closer to what people expected of Alison and the lyric reflects her comments in a contemporary interview where she mentioned that some of her friends treated her like a bank.

Producers Tony Swain and Steve Jolly left their mark on this album and, overall, the synth-based sound is probably closer to the Yazoo sound than Alison might have liked. Certainly this fan was expecting something a bit rawer than "Alf" (Alison finally delivered on this with her masterpiece, "Hoodoo"). Still, with so many great songs, it's impossible to fault this collection. Maybe some day Sony will please us all by re-mastering this album and including the rare B-sides "Baby I Do", "Hitch Hike" and "Don't Burn Down The Bridges". For now, this is a mid-price must-have. Treat yourself.

Debut Classic 1984 Album
In 1984 Alison launched her solo career with the outstanding Love Reseurrection and was a taster of what was to come from the excellent album "Alf".

Since then Alison has moved on musically but this serves as a great reminder if one was needed of her great talent as both singer and songwriter.

Alison co-wrote all the songs with Tony Swain and Steve Joley with the exception of "Invisible" a Lamont Dozier Song.

Most of you will already have this record in your collection but standout tracks are:

Love Resurrection For You Only Invisible - any motown singer will kill for this Steal Me Blind All Cried Out Money Mile Where Hides Sleep - stunning song

Alf belongs up there with all the great classic albums it is an excellent record time may have moved on but we all have our memories.

Check out Alison's offical site: www.alisonmoyet.com

A new album is in the offfing...........

SENSATIONAL DEBUT!

Alison Moyet's debut album could not have been better or more perfect. When album material, and not just singles get as good as 'Honey For the Bees', 'For You Only' and 'Steal Me Blind', then you're on a one-way-ticket to listening pleasure! 'Honey For The Bees' could have been a massive hit for Imagination just a couple of years earlier during their chart reign - it is so 'them', yet Moyet, as always, makes it her very own. If 'Invisible' had been released as the first single from this album, then I have no doubt whatsoever in believing that it would have reached number one and given Alison her first chart topper. Despite the late issue of this single, (and I understand this was by public demand only) it went on to bubble under the top twenty for so long, it still sold its self-worth, and she received a silver disc for the high sales. (for those that may be interested: the 12" version of this is absolutely sensational and is a 'must have' for any Moyet fan) I am never too happy when 12" mixes are placed on albums - for some reason they always appear out of place some way - however good they may be, but 'All Cried Out' is an exception here. An album has to be good that only has nine tracks, and I guess that this is a perfect example of that statement. Seldom do singers who come from a previously successful group have such tremendous success with their first solo album, but Alison Moyet unmistakably has it here without any problems at all!

Oh my, oh my... whatever happened to pop music when it used to be SO good... Come back yesterday - all is forgiven!