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Then at the age of 17, he joined the new wave band A Flock of Seagulls, a few months after the band was formed, and came to replace the original guitarist Willie Woo. [2] [3] The group's popularity soared in the early 1980s with the release of "(It's Not Me) Talking," and in 1982 the song "I Ran (So Far Away)" was a hit
The band's debut album, A Flock of Seagulls, was released in 1982. The album was a commercial and critical success, reaching number 1 in Australia and the Top 10 in the US and New Zealand. The album was praised for its new wave songs, which were influenced by styles such as synthpop, post-punk and new romantic.
The song exemplifies "synth-pop's spaced-out loneliness" and yearning for imagined, absent lovers, [3] and is noted for its Wall of Sound-styled layer of synthesizer padding – a "multi-layered, hypnotic song", according to AllMusic. [2] According to lead singer Mike Score, "Wishing" was based on a real person. When recalling the experience ...
Title Album details The Singles: Released: June 1985; Label: Jive; Formats: 10x7" Also released as 10x12" as The 12" Singles; The Best of A Flock of Seagulls: Released: October 1986
Original album Length; 1. "I Ran (So Far Away)" A Flock of Seagulls (1981) 4:55: 2. "Space Age Love Song" A Flock of Seagulls: 3:45: 3. "Telecommunication" A Flock of Seagulls: 2:29: 4. "The More You Live, the More You Love" The Story of a Young Heart (1984) 4:09: 5. "Nightmares" Listen (1983) 4:36: 6. "Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You ...
The album failed to chart on either side of the Atlantic and thus was a commercial failure. [8] It also received generally negative reviews. Music Week called for "hiatus time for the 'Gulls, both artistically and commercially" and summarised, "From the uninspired title to the often cluttered songs, this LP tells the story of a band not quite up to their best."
Modern Love Is Automatic is a 1981 EP by the British new wave band A Flock of Seagulls, written by Mike Score, Ali Score, Frank Maudsley and Paul Reynolds. The song of the same name was also showcased on their self-titled album the following year. The song peaked at #19 on the US Dance Club Play chart as a double A-side with Telecommunication. [3]
"Who's That Girl (She's Got It)" is a 1985 song by English new wave band A Flock of Seagulls from their 1986 album Dream Come True. The cover of the 7" and 12" singles came in red, blue, yellow, black, and white versions with the front including a picture of Lauren Bacall. [2] Some pressings came on red vinyl with a "hits medley". [3]