Beauty Stab

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Beauty Stab
Studio album by ABC
Released	1983
Recorded	1981/1982
Genre	Rock
Label	Mercury Records
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ABC chronology
The Lexicon of Love (1982)	Beauty Stab (1983)	How to Be a...Zillionaire!

Beauty Stab is the 1983 album by the band ABC. It was the band's second album. It was a dramatic departure from the sweeping melodrama and stylized production of the band's first album, The Lexicon of Love, and was poorly received by critics.

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by ABC except where indicated.

[edit] Original release

1. "That Was Then But This Is Now"
2. "Love's A Dangerous Language"
3. "If I'd Ever Thought You'd Be Lonely"
4. "Power Of Persuasion"
5. "Beauty Stab"
6. "By Default By Design"
7. "Hey Citizen!"
8. "King Money"
9. "Bite The Hand"
10. "Unzip"
11. "S.O.S."
12. "United Kingdom"

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Martin Fry

Mark Lickley (1980–1982) | David Robinson (1980–1982) | David Palmer (1980-1982) | Andy Newmark (1983) | Alan Spenner (1983) | Stephen Singleton (1980–1984) | Fiona Russell-Powell (a.k.a Eden) (1985) | David Yarritu (1985)| Mark White (1980–1992) | Glenn Gregory (1995–1997) | Keith Lowndes (1995–1997)

Discography

Albums: The Lexicon of Love | Beauty Stab| How to Be a...Zillionaire! | Alphabet City | Up | Abracadabra | Skyscraping

Live and Compilations: Absolutely | The Lexicon of Live | Look of Love - The Very Best of ABC

Singles: "Tears Are Not Enough" | "Poison Arrow" | "The Look of Love (Part One)" | "All of My Heart" | "That Was Then but This Is Now" | "S.O.S." | "Be Near Me" | "How to Be a Millionaire" | "Vanity Kills" | "Ocean Blue" | "When Smokey Sings" | "The Night You Murdered Love" | "King Without a Crown" | "The Look of Love '90" |"One Better World" | "The Real Thing" | "Love Conquers All" | "Say It" | "Rolling Sevens" | "Skyscraping" | "Stranger Things" | "Peace and Tranquility"

Videos: ABC Mantrap | Absolutely...ABC

Spinoffs: Honeyroot