Geneviève Alison Jane Ballard [ citation needed] MBE ( née Moyet / ˈ m ɔɪ . eɪ/ MOY-ay; born 18 June 1961) is an English singer noted for her powerful bluesy contralto voice. She came to prominence as half of the duo Yazoo (known as Yaz in North America), but has since mainly worked as a solo artist. Classic Pop Readers' Awards 2017". Archived from the original on 9 July 2021 . Retrieved 7 July 2021.

Aubrey, Liz. "Alison Moyet: I'm in the Moment". Gigwise.com. Archived from the original on 10 March 2022 . Retrieved 13 November 2023. Alison described the long-player as “an album of crafted song, [built] from a core of chansons and the shapes of Roy Orbison that grow from a gentle place to an impassioned climax.”Moyet's ninth studio album Other, described as "intelligent, adventurous electronic pop," co-produced by Guy Sigsworth, was released 16 June 2017 on Cooking Vinyl. [2] From September through December that same year, she embarked on a world tour, The Other Tour. [27] Walking Down Madison" and "Head" (Live at Shepherd's Bush Empire, from 'A Concert For Kirsty MacColl'), 2013. European Top 100 Singles" (PDF). Eurotipsheet. Vol.2, no.13. 1 April 1985. p.10. OCLC 29800226– via World Radio History.

Other artists who have recorded the song include Tony Bennett, [1] Ella Fitzgerald, Diane Schuur, [27] Jeri Southern and Susannah McCorkle.Her worldwide album sales have reached a certified 23million, with over two million singles sold. All nine of her studio albums and three compilation albums have charted in the top 30 of the UK Albums Chart, with two of them reaching number one. She has also achieved nine top 30 singles and six top 10 hits on the UK Singles Chart. [1] Her most recent album, her ninth, Other, was released 16 June 2017. [2] Early life [ edit ] Corner, Lewis (12 May 2013). "Alison Moyet 'working on new music' ". Digital Spy. London, England: Bauer Media Group . Retrieved 3 July 2013. ALISON MOYET Interview". The Electricity Club. 10 June 2013. Archived from the original on 7 June 2014 . Retrieved 16 March 2014. a b c "Essex". AlisonMoyet.com. Archived from the original on 22 June 2017 . Retrieved 5 April 2017.

The single was released by CBS on 7" and 12" vinyl in Europe and America. [10] In Europe, the B-Side was "Twisting the Knife", while in America "Money Mile" was used, both of which were taken from Alf. [11] [12] For the European 12" vinyl edition of the single, an "Extended New Version" of the A-Side was featured. [13] Later in 1989, "For You Only" was released in the Netherlands as a 3-inch CD greeting card, with "Love Resurrection" as the B-Side. [14] Critical reception [ edit ] Essex Deluxe". AlisonMoyet.com. Archived from the original on 22 June 2017 . Retrieved 17 March 2017. Falling", "Whispering Your Name", "Getting Into Something", "Ode To Boy II" taken from the album Essex Geneviève Alison Jane Moyet [3] was born in Billericay, Essex, to a French father and English mother. [4] She grew up in the nearby town of Basildon, where she attended Janet Duke Junior School and then Nicholas Comprehensive at secondary level. [5] [6] While everything works well in isolation, as a coherent collection The Turn is a little disjointed. That’s explained by the three-song run towards the tail end of the album taken from Smaller, a stage play Moyet starred in with comedian and friend Dawn French.The album was re-released the following year as a two-disc set, Singles/Live, the second disc being a live recording of Moyet on tour, and again in 2000 as a one-disc set under the title Best of The Best: Gold. Record company travails continued for Moyet into the mid-90s – while the label execs wanted to pitch her as a middle-of-the-road balladeer, the singer had other ideas entirely.

Alison Moyet's Sony Albums To Be Reissued as Deluxe Editions". AlisonMoyet.com. 27 September 2016 . Retrieved 29 September 2016. On 20 April 2018, Moyet released her second live album, The Other Live Collection, taken from The Other Tour.

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Essex is one of Moyet’s most guitar-heavy collections, a nod to the dominance of Oasis, Blur et al, but it still stands alone as a consistent and timeless collection rather than merely an era curio. HOMETIME Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992: 23 years of hit singles & albums from the Top 100 charts. Australia: Australian Chart Book. p.210. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. Betts, Graham (2004). Complete UK Hit Singles 1952-2004 (1sted.). London: Collins. p.538. ISBN 0-00-717931-6.