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One of my genuinely "all time" favourites. I always go weak at the knees listening to Alison Moyet singing this. "LOVE LETTERS" Released 1987. ALISON MOYET (born Genevieve Alison Jane Moyet on 18 June 1961), is an English pop singer-songwriter noted for her bluesy voice. Moyet was born in Billericay, Essex, England, to a French father and English mother. She's taken one of the most expressive voices heard in pop music in many a year and used it to vividly depict the depths of despair and the celestial joys of love. In short, Alison Moyet revered singer/songwriter, has again and again pushed the limits of pop music. Alison grew up in Basildon and left school at sixteen largely unqualified. She spent time as a shop worker before embarking on a piano tuning course which she had to abort in the second year as the single, 'Only You', became a worldwide hit. This new found fame was alongside electronic innovator, Vince Clarke in the band Yazoo. Together, they redefined dance music, merging the cold soundscapes of synthesized music with sweet soul music. Her subsequent solo debut, Alf, spawned three UK Top 10 hits and between 1984 and 1987 she toured extensively, won two Brit Awards and performed at Wembley Stadium for Live Aid in 1985. In 1987, Alison released Raindancing, an album that won her a third Brit Award and brought her to America for the first time as a solo performer. Following a sabbatical, to pull back a career that was moving faster than she was, Alison sequestered herself in the studio for an extended period emerging with the highly acclaimed Hoodoo. Following the release of Hoodoo in the USA Alison was nominated for a prestigious Grammy award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance. The follow up album, Essex, saw her continue the themes explored in Hoodoo and left her fans all impatient for more. Singles, her collections CD, entered the UK album chart at No.1, and clearly demonstrated just why she is one of Britains finest recording artists. August 2002 saw the release of her first studio album in over eight years. Entitled Hometime, the album was released to critical acclaim and within the first ten weeks of release topped 100,000 sales, catapulted Alison into the Top 5 Best Selling Female UK Artists of 2002 and was nominated for Best Female Vocal at the 2003 BRIT Awards. Her career in the UK is recognised by three BRIT Awards, nine top ten singles and seven top ten albums, including three number ones. Her worldwide record sales exceed 20 million records. "Love Letters" is a 1945 popular song with music by Victor Young and lyrics by Edward Heyman. The song appeared, without lyrics, in the movie of the same name, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Song for 1945. The song has been performed many times, but the best-known versions were made by Dick Haymes (in 1945), by Ketty Lester (in 1962, a U.S. top five hit, reaching #5), by Elvis Presley (in 1966) and by Alison Moyet (1987). The song has also been recorded by Jack Jones for his 1961 album Lollipops and Roses, Cilla Black for her 1965 album Cilla, Sandie Shaw for her 1965 album Sandie, Sinéad O'Connor for her 1992 album Am I Not Your Girl? and Etta James, for her 2001 album Blue Gardenia. A version by The Lettermen appeared on their 1966 album A New Song for Young Love. It was also released as the b-side of their single "I Only Have Eyes for You." David Lynch used Ketty Lester's version in the soundtrack of his 1986 film, Blue Velvet.

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