Sleep Like Breathing
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"Sleep Like Breathing" is vocalist 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.
The song was written by David Freeman and Joseph Hughes. Freeman was guitarist for the Punk band The Flys and 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.
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.
A promotional video was created for the single but no TV performances exist, resulting in the poor charting.
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. "Don't Burn Down The Bridge" was originally the b-side to Moyet's 1985 single "That Ole Devil Called Love".
12" Single
Raindancing
Raindancing is the title of the second solo music recording/album of singer/songwriter Alison Moyet. The album includes four single releases; "Is This Love?" , "Weak in the Presence of Beauty", "Ordinary Girl" and "Sleep Like Breathing", a duet with David Freeman of the band The Lover Speaks...
. The single features Moyet with David Freeman, notably the only duet that Moyet has recorded for her solo career studio recordings to date.
The song was written by David Freeman and Joseph Hughes. Freeman was guitarist for the Punk band The Flys and half of the New Wave duo The Lover Speaks
The Lover Speaks
The Lover Speaks was the new wave duo of David Freeman , and Joseph Hughes . They sang the original version of the song "No More "I Love You's"", covered by Annie Lennox in 1995 on her Medusa album, taking it to #2 on the UK Singles Chart.Freeman and Hughes formed The Lover Speaks The Lover Speaks...
with Hughes. The writing pair wrote and originally performed the Annie Lennox hit single "No More I Love You's
No More I Love You's
"No More I Love You's" is a song written by Joseph Hughes and David Freeman and was first released by their band, The Lover Speaks, in 1986. The song was later covered by the Scottish singer Annie Lennox and became a hit for her in 1995.-The Lover Speaks version:"No More "I Love You's"" was the...
". Hughes was the former bassist for The Flys.
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
Ordinary Girl (Alison Moyet song)
"Ordinary Girl" is vocalist Alison Moyet's second single of 1987 from the album Raindancing.The single failed to enter the UK top 40, peaking at #43 for a total of four weeks, the first single of Moyet's to fail the top 40 at the time...
" only peaked at #43 in the UK.
A promotional video was created for the single but no TV performances exist, resulting in the poor charting.
The b-side for the single "Love Resurrection (Live)
Love Resurrection
"Love Resurrection" is a pop song written by English singer-songwriter Alison Moyet and producers Jolley & Swain for Moyet's debut studio album Alf . Released as the album's first single in June 1984, it reached number 10 in the UK...
" 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. "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 | 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
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" – Arthur HamiltonArthur HamiltonArthur Hamilton is an American songwriter, who is best known for writing the song "Cry Me a River", first published in 1953 and most famously recorded by Julie London in 1955.... - Writers of "Don't Burn Down The Bridge" – Ronnie MillerRon Miller (songwriter)Ronald Norman Miller was an American popular songwriter and record producer, who attained many Top 10 hits with ballads written for Motown artists in the 1960s and 1970s....