| Naked Eyes | |
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 Lead singer Pete Byrne, performing in Las Vegas, July 23, 2011. | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Bath, England, United Kingdom |
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| Associated acts | Neon |
| Website | Naked Optics homepage |
| Members | Pete Byrne |
| Past members | Rob Fisher |
Naked Eyes are an English new wave ring[1] that rose to prominence in the early 1980s. The band had four US top twoscore singles.
The group'south commencement striking, "Always Something In that location to Remind Me", was a embrace of the Burt Bacharach/Hal David standard. The band had subsequent hits with more of their ain compositions, "Promises, Promises", "When the Lights Go out", and "(What) In the Name of Love".
History [edit]
Naked Optics were formed by Pete Byrne and Rob Fisher. The two had formerly been function of a band called Neon, with futurity members of Tears for Fears.[2]
Naked Eyes were one of the starting time bands to make significant utilise of the Fairlight CMI sampling synthesizer on a recording.[ citation needed ]
The debut album Called-for Bridges was produced by Tony Mansfield, along with the follow-up album Fuel for the Burn, which also featured two titles produced by Arthur Baker. Their 2d and third singles, "Promises, Promises" (the 12" mix of which features vocals from Madonna) and "When the Lights Go Out", were also hit singles in the United States.
Following the release of the band'south second anthology, Byrne moved to California. He performed on Stevie Wonder's "Part-Time Lover", sang backgrounds with Rita Coolidge and Princess Stephanie, and wrote and produced for the Olsen twins.[iii] Fisher besides explored other projects, doing sessions in London and forming Climie Fisher with Simon Climie.
The grouping never toured due to the technical difficulties of recreating their studio audio in concert.[1]
Rob Fisher died on 25 August 1999, age 42, following surgery for bowel cancer.[4]
Byrne released a solo album The Real Illusion in 2001, which featured some of the concluding tracks he wrote with Fisher for a proposed third Naked Optics album. In 2005, Byrne put a band together to play Naked Optics shows, and has been touring regularly since. In 2007, Naked Optics released Fumbling with the Covers, an acoustic album which consisted of covers of Bob Dylan, The Beatles and Elvis Costello, among others, along with the Naked Eyes hits.
In the summer of 2008, Naked Eyes completed a Us tour along with Belinda Carlisle, ABC and the Human being League. Naked Optics did a United states of america bout with the Go-Go'due south, Scandal and the Motels in 2014 and has been touring each summer since; Naked Eyes' 2020 tour was postponed to 2021 due to COVID-19 related restrictions.[5]
On June viii, 2021, Naked Eyes released its latest album, Disguise The Limit.[6]
Discography [edit]
Studio albums [edit]
- Burning Bridges (1983) US #32,[seven] AUS #88[8] (self-titled in the US & Canada, with modified track listing and dissimilar cover artwork)
- Fuel for the Fire (1984) US #83[7]
- Fumbling with the Covers (2007)
- Disguise the Limit (2021)[9]
Compilation albums [edit]
- The Best of Naked Eyes (1991)
- Promises, Promises (The Very Best of Naked Eyes) (1994)
- Naked Eyes / Spandau Ballet – Dorsum 2 Back Hits (1998)
- Everything and More (2002)
Singles [edit]
Music videos [edit]
- "Always Something There to Remind Me" (1982)
- "Promises, Promises" (1983)
- "Voices in My Head" (1983)
- "When the Lights Go Out" (1983)
- "(What) In the Proper noun of Dearest" (1984)
- "Cry Baby Cry" (2007)
References [edit]
- ^ a b "All Eyes on Pete Byrne", Newsday, xv October 2013
- ^ "Naked Eyes interview". Discog.info . Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ "I Am the Beautiful One - Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- ^ Michael Anderson. The Ultimate 80's Music Volume. p. 24. ISBN9781409209041.
- ^ "Bout". Nakedeyesmusic.com . Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- ^ "Disguise The Limit". www.disguisethelimit.net . Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Naked Eyes Nautical chart History | Billboard". 19 July 2018. Archived from the original on 19 July 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
- ^ a b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 213. ISBN0-646-11917-6.
- ^ Disguise the Limit
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness Earth Records Limited. p. 387. ISBNone-904994-ten-5.
- ^ Steffen Hung. "Naked Optics – Always Something There To Remind Me". Charts.nz . Retrieved 17 April 2012.
External links [edit]
- Official website
- Naked Eyes discography
- Q&A with the Naked Eyes' Pete Byrne John Hood for the Miami New Times half dozen July 2009
- A Chat with Pete Byrne, 2008
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