Hughes began his musical career in the mid-1970s as bassist in the band Midnight Circus.[1] In 1976, the band evolved into the punk group the Flys, which also featured Neil O'Connor and David Freeman. The band recorded a number of singles, two EPs; Bunch of Fives (1977) and Four from the Square (1980), and two studio albums; Waikiki Beach Refugees (1978) and Own (1979)[2] After the band split in 1980, Hughes went on to play bass in Tearjerkers, a band formed by Roddy Radiation.[3][4]
In 1985, Hughes reunited with Freeman, who had suggested to him that they form a duo which became the Lover Speaks.[5][6] The pair began writing material and also recruited the assistance of keyboardist Barry Gilbert. With the help of Dave Stewart of Eurythmics and Chrissie Hynde of the Pretenders, producer Jimmy Iovine received the duo's demo tape, who then helped them sign to A&M Records in early 1986. Later that year, the duo's self-titled debut album, The Lover Speaks, was released. Produced by Iovine, it contained the single "No More "I Love You's"",[7] which peaked at No. 58 in the UK.[8] A further two singles were lifted from the album; "Tremble Dancing" and "Every Lover's Sign". The latter reached peaked at No. 6 on the US Billboard Dance Club Songs chart.[9]
In 1987, the Lover Speaks released a cover of Dusty Springfield's "I Close My Eyes and Count to Ten" as their next single, but it was not a commercial success. During that same year, the duo recorded their second album The Big Lie, however A&M Records decided not to release it.[10] Having worked with Alison Moyet in 1986, the Freeman/Hughes-penned "Sleep Like Breathing" was lifted as the fourth and final single in late 1987 from her album Raindancing. A duet with Freeman, the song reached No. 80 in the UK.[11] The Lover Speaks would split in 1988.
In 1995, "No More "I Love You's"" was covered by Annie Lennox for her Medusa album. Released as a single in February, the song reached No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart that month and went on to secure Lennox a Grammy Award.[12][13] The success of Lennox's cover saw Hughes and Freeman each receive a BMI award in 1996,[14] as well as three Ivor Novello award nominations; the "PRS Most Performed Work", "International Hit of the Year" and "Best Song Musically and Lyrically".[15][16]
In 2000, Hughes formed Cicero Buck with singer-songwriter Kris Wilkinson. The pair had initially met at the Exit/In in Nashville during 1998, and started a long distance relationship before Wilkinson relocated to the UK. The duo's debut album, Delicate Shades of Grey, was released in 2002, and has been followed by Humbucky (2004), A Taste of Wonderful (EP, 2012) and The Birth of Swagger (2015).[17][18][19] For the 2015 re-issue of The Lover Speaks album by Cherry Red, both Hughes and Freeman contributed to the album's booklet by providing song annotations.[20]
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^Joe Moran (13 February 2016). "I love you, I love you, I love you … why we can't stop using those three little words | Books". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
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Joseph Hughes is a British bassist and songwriter best known for being a member of the punk band the Flys and the new wave duo the Lover Speaks Joseph HughesGenresPunk rock new waveOccupation s Musician songwriterInstrument s Bass guitarLabelsEMI Harvest A amp M Contents 1 Background 2 Discography 2 1 Roddy Radiation amp The Tearjerkers 2 2 Cicero Buck 3 ReferencesBackground editHughes began his musical career in the mid 1970s as bassist in the band Midnight Circus 1 In 1976 the band evolved into the punk group the Flys which also featured Neil O Connor and David Freeman The band recorded a number of singles two EPs Bunch of Fives 1977 and Four from the Square 1980 and two studio albums Waikiki Beach Refugees 1978 and Own 1979 2 After the band split in 1980 Hughes went on to play bass in Tearjerkers a band formed by Roddy Radiation 3 4 In 1985 Hughes reunited with Freeman who had suggested to him that they form a duo which became the Lover Speaks 5 6 The pair began writing material and also recruited the assistance of keyboardist Barry Gilbert With the help of Dave Stewart of Eurythmics and Chrissie Hynde of the Pretenders producer Jimmy Iovine received the duo s demo tape who then helped them sign to A amp M Records in early 1986 Later that year the duo s self titled debut album The Lover Speaks was released Produced by Iovine it contained the single No More I Love You s 7 which peaked at No 58 in the UK 8 A further two singles were lifted from the album Tremble Dancing and Every Lover s Sign The latter reached peaked at No 6 on the US Billboard Dance Club Songs chart 9 In 1987 the Lover Speaks released a cover of Dusty Springfield s I Close My Eyes and Count to Ten as their next single but it was not a commercial success During that same year the duo recorded their second album The Big Lie however A amp M Records decided not to release it 10 Having worked with Alison Moyet in 1986 the Freeman Hughes penned Sleep Like Breathing was lifted as the fourth and final single in late 1987 from her album Raindancing A duet with Freeman the song reached No 80 in the UK 11 The Lover Speaks would split in 1988 In 1995 No More I Love You s was covered by Annie Lennox for her Medusa album Released as a single in February the song reached No 2 on the UK Singles Chart that month and went on to secure Lennox a Grammy Award 12 13 The success of Lennox s cover saw Hughes and Freeman each receive a BMI award in 1996 14 as well as three Ivor Novello award nominations the PRS Most Performed Work International Hit of the Year and Best Song Musically and Lyrically 15 16 In 2000 Hughes formed Cicero Buck with singer songwriter Kris Wilkinson The pair had initially met at the Exit In in Nashville during 1998 and started a long distance relationship before Wilkinson relocated to the UK The duo s debut album Delicate Shades of Grey was released in 2002 and has been followed by Humbucky 2004 A Taste of Wonderful EP 2012 and The Birth of Swagger 2015 17 18 19 For the 2015 re issue of The Lover Speaks album by Cherry Red both Hughes and Freeman contributed to the album s booklet by providing song annotations 20 Discography editSee also The Flys British band See also The Lover Speaks Roddy Radiation amp The Tearjerkers edit Desire single 1982 Cicero Buck edit Delicate Shades of Grey album 2002 Humbucky album 2004 A Taste of Wonderful EP 2012 The Birth of Swagger album 2015 References edit Larkin Colin 19 June 2007 The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music Farian Frank to Menza Don ISBN 9781882267026 Retrieved 23 February 2018 Seriously Purple Prose The Official David Freeman and The Lover Speaks Site Soulsaw com Retrieved 23 February 2018 Tearjerkers Hobo A to Z of Coventry Bands Retrieved 23 February 2018 Larkin Colin 19 June 2007 The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music Farian Frank to Menza Don Google Books ISBN 9781882267026 Retrieved 23 February 2018 Joe Moran 13 February 2016 I love you I love you I love you why we can t stop using those three little words Books The Guardian Retrieved 23 February 2018 No 1 magazine 13 September 1986 issue The Lover Speaks Andrew Panos page 14 The Lover Speaks No More I Love You s This Can t Go On A amp M UK AM 326 45cat Retrieved 23 February 2018 LOVER SPEAKS Official Charts Company Officialcharts com Retrieved 23 February 2018 Lover Speaks Chart history Billboard 13 December 1986 Retrieved 23 February 2018 Biography by Michael Sutton Lover Speaks Biography amp History AllMusic Retrieved 23 February 2018 ALISON MOYET Official Charts Company Officialcharts com Retrieved 23 February 2018 Annie Lennox Official Charts Company Officialcharts com Retrieved 23 February 2018 Awards GRAMMY com Retrieved 23 February 2018 Billboard 1 June 1996 Retrieved 23 February 2018 1996 The Ivors 30 May 1996 Archived from the original on 7 March 2017 Retrieved 23 February 2018 Billboard 1 June 1996 Retrieved 23 February 2018 Cicero Buck Lemonrock Gig Guide Lemonrock com 12 August 2015 Retrieved 23 February 2018 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