"Lover Come Back to Me" is a 1985 single by English pop band Dead or Alive, produced by

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. It was released as the second

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from the band's second studio album, '' Youthquake'', and the single mix features slightly different instrumentation to the album version but is generally the same. The single peaked at No. 11 in the UK, No. 3 in

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, No. 5 in

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, No. 21 in

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, No. 13 in

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and No. 75 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. In addition to the standard 7" and 12" formats (the latter of which included a sleeve which could be opened up in to a poster), a fan-shaped

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was also released in the UK. The B-side to the single was "Far Too Hard", a song from the band's debut studio album. As with "

You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" is a song by English pop band Dead or Alive, featured on their second album, '' Youthquake'' (1985). Released as a single in November 1984, it reached No. 1 in the UK in March 1985, taking 17 weeks to get ...

", the song was re-recorded in 2003 for the band's retrospective compilation album '' Evolution: The Hits''.

Critical reception

The single generally received positive reviews, being described as "appealing" by

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while Ned Raggett of

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said, "When Burns commands at the end of the chorus, 'Kick it right down, right down!' it's as memorable as mass media pop of any stripe ever gets."

Track listing

Chart performance

References

External links

* 1985 singles 1985 songs Dead or Alive (band) songs Epic Records singles Songs written by Pete Burns Song recordings produced by Stock Aitken Waterman Songs written by Tim Lever Songs written by Mike Percy (musician) {{1980s-pop-song-stub