Sleep Like Breathing

"Sleep Like Breathing" is English singer Alison Moyet's third single of 1987 and the final single from the album Raindancing. The single features Moyet with David Freeman, notably the only duet that Moyet has recorded for her solo career studio recordings to date.^[1]

The song was written by David Freeman and Joseph Hughes. Freeman was guitarist for the punk band The Flys and one half of the New Wave duo The Lover Speaks with Hughes. The writing pair wrote and originally performed the Annie Lennox hit single "No More I Love You's". Hughes was the former bassist for The Flys.^[2]

The single failed to enter the UK top 40, peaking at #80 for a total of three weeks, the first single of Moyet's to fail the top 50 at the time. Moyet's previous single "Ordinary Girl" only peaked at #43 in the UK.^[3]

A promotional video was created for the single but no TV performances exist, resulting in the poor charting.^[4]

The B-side for the single "Love Resurrection (Live)" was exclusive to the single, a live version of Moyet's hit debut single from 1984.

The 12" single featured two more live songs from Moyet, "Ne Me Quitte Pas" and "Don't Burn Down The Bridge". All three live tracks were recorded and mixed at Wembley Arena on 13 May 1987.^[5] "Don't Burn Down The Bridge" was originally the B-side to Moyet's 1985 single "That Ole Devil Called Love".

Formats

7" single

"Sleep Like Breathing" - 4:20
"Love Resurrection (Live)" - 6:22

12" single

"Sleep Like Breathing" - 4:20
"Love Resurrection (Live)" - 6:22
"Ne Me Quitte Pas (Live)" - 5:12
"Don't Burn Down The Bridge (Live)" - 5:00

Chart performance

Chart (1987)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart^[6]	80

Personnel

Vocals on "Sleep Like Breathing" – Alison Moyet, David Freeman
Associate Producer on "Sleep Like Breathing" – Mike Shipley
Producer on "Sleep Like Breathing" – David Freeman, Jimmy Iovine, Joseph Hughes
Writers of "Sleep Like Breathing" – David Freeman, Joseph Hughes
Recorder, Mixer of "Love Resurrection (Live)" - Philippe Bertrand
Recorder, Mixer of "Ne Me Quitte Pas (Live)" - Philippe Bertrand
Recorder, Mixer of "Don't Burn Down The Bridge (Live)" - Philippe Bertrand
Writers of "Love Resurrection" – Alison Moyet, Steve Jolley, Tony Swain
Writers of "Ne Me Quitte Pas" – Arthur Hamilton
Writers of "Don't Burn Down The Bridge" – Ronnie Miller

References

↑ "Raindancing | Alisonmoyet.com – The Official Alison Moyet Site". Alisonmoyet.com. 2010-04-05. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
↑ "David Freeman Discography at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
↑ "ChartArchive - Alison Moyet - Ordinary Girl". Chartstats.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-23. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYLQDHf4WmI
↑ "Alison Moyet With David Freeman - Sleep Like Breathing (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
↑ "ChartArchive - Alison Moyet - Sleep Like Breathing". Chartstats.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-21. Retrieved 2012-06-23.

External links

Full lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

v t e Alison Moyet

With Yazoo/Yaz	Upstairs at Eric's (1982) You and Me Both (1983)

Studio albums	Alf (1984) Raindancing (1987) Hoodoo (1991) Essex (1994) Hometime (2002) Voice (2004) The Turn (2007) The Minutes (2013)

Compilation albums	Singles (1995) The Essential Alison Moyet (2001) The Best of: 25 Years Revisited (2009)

Singles	"Love Resurrection" "All Cried Out" "Invisible" "That Ole Devil Called Love" "For You Only" "Is This Love?" "Weak in the Presence of Beauty" "Ordinary Girl" "Sleep Like Breathing" "Love Letters" "It Won't Be Long" "Wishing You Were Here" "This House" "Hoodoo" "Falling" "Whispering Your Name" "Getting into Something" "Ode to Boy II" "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" "Solid Wood" "Should I Feel That It's Over" "Do You Ever Wonder" "More" "Almost Blue" / "Alfie" "Slipping Away" "One More Time" "A Guy Like You" "When I Was Your Girl" "Love Reign Supreme" "Changeling"

Other related articles	Discography

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