The Lexicon of Love

The Lexicon of Love
The Lexicon of Love
Studio album by ABC
Released	21 June 1982
Recorded	1981–1982
Studio	Sarm East (London); Abbey Road (London); Townhouse (London); RAK (London); Good Earth (London);
Genre	Disco; new pop; pop; new wave; sophisti-pop; dance-pop; blue-eyed soul; synth-pop; lounge;
Length	37:25
Label	Neutron
Producer	Trevor Horn; Steve Brown;
ABC chronology
Singles from The Lexicon of Love
	"Tears Are Not Enough"; Released: 16 October 1981; "Poison Arrow"; Released: 5 February 1982; "The Look of Love"; Released: 7 May 1982; "All of My Heart"; Released: 27 August 1982; "Valentine's Day"; Released: 1982 (Japan only);

The Lexicon of Love is the debut studio album by the English pop band ABC. Released by Neutron Records on 21 June 1982, it entered the UK Albums Chart at number one, also topping the New Zealand and Finnish charts. Certified gold in the US, it went platinum in the UK where four singles reached the top 20; "Tears Are Not Enough", "Poison Arrow", "The Look of Love" and "All of My Heart", which Pitchfork ranked number one on their "Now That's What I Call New Pop!" list.

The album has frequently been ranked as one of the greatest albums of the 1980s, and was included in the 2018 edition of Robert Dimery's book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.