Absolutely (ABC album)

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Absolutely
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Greatest hits album by
ABC
Released1990 (1990)
Genre
Label Neutron
ABC chronology
Up
(1989)
Absolutely
(1990)
Abracadabra
(1991)
Singles from Abracadabra
  1. "The Look of Love '90"
    Released: 13 April 1990
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Record Mirror Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [3]
Robert Christgau Five Pointed Star Solid.svg [4]
Smash Hits Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]

Absolutely is a greatest hits album by English pop band ABC, released in 1990. It includes most of the band's singles, from 1981 until the album's release. A video package featuring their promos was also released. A new remix of "The Look of Love" was released to promote the album, but not with approval of the band.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Martin Fry and Mark White, except where noted

UK edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Poison Arrow"
The Lexicon of Love 3:25
2."The Look of Love"
  • Fry
  • White
  • Singleton
  • Palmer
  • Mark Lickley
The Lexicon of Love3:30
3."All of My Heart"
  • Fry
  • White
  • Singleton
  • Palmer
The Lexicon of Love4:50
4."Tears Are Not Enough"
  • Fry
  • White
  • Singleton
  • Palmer
  • Lickley
  • David Robinson
The Lexicon of Love3:31
5."That Was Then but This Is Now"
  • Fry
  • White
  • Singleton
Beauty Stab 3:35
6."S.O.S."
  • Fry
  • White
  • Singleton
Beauty Stab4:31
7."(How to Be A) Millionaire"  How to Be a ... Zillionaire! 3:37
8."Be Near Me" How to Be a ... Zillionaire!3:39
9."When Smokey Sings"  Alphabet City 4:22
10."The Night You Murdered Love" Alphabet City4:54
11."King Without a Crown" Alphabet City4:41
12."One Better World"  Up 4:29
13."Ocean Blue" (Pacific mix [lower-alpha 1] )  3:40
14."The Look of Love" (remix [lower-alpha 2] )  5:45
15."When Smokey Sings" (the Miami mix)  5:10
16."Be Near Me" (Munich Disco mix)  5:00
17."One Better World" (Pickering-Park mix)  6:10
US edition
No.TitleOriginal albumLength
14."The Look of Love" (1990 remix [lower-alpha 2] )original mix from The Lexicon of Love4:38
  1. "Ocean Blue" is not labeled as a remix on the compilation but is the alternate single mix, remixed by Julian Mendelsohn after the release of the How to Be a ... Zillionaire! album.
  2. 1 2 The US pressing of Absolutely features the "1990 Remix" of "The Look of Love". The earlier UK pressing, however, features an edited version of the original "US Remix" of "The Look of Love", labeled simply as "The Look of Love (Remix)". This edited remix version was released earlier as "The Look of Love (Part 5)" on the UK CD single version of "The Real Thing". It is approximately two minutes shorter than the full length 12" version from 1982 and also appeared on the German (red-border) remaster of The Lexicon of Love as a bonus track, incorrectly labeled as "The Look of Love (1990 Remix)".

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

ChartPeak
position
UK Albums Chart [6] 7

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [7] Gold100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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