Tag: Alison Moyet

  • Various Artists, A Very Special Christmas, 1987 on A&M

    Various Artists, A Very Special Christmas, 1987 on A&M

    Long before Maria’s “All I Want For Christmas” came this wonderful compilation to benefit Special Olympics International with a whos-who of mid-late 80s artists covering holiday songs: This is holiday music I can get behind – though Christmas in Hollis does have a certain earworm quality I still love it. Artwork by Keith Haring, of…

  • Alison Moyet, Hoodoo, 1991 on Columbia.

    Alison Moyet, Hoodoo, 1991 on Columbia.

    Alison Moyet, Hoodoo, 1991 on Columbia. Third solo studio album from Alison Moyet Just no mistaking the voice (which you knew from Yazoo/Yaz). Guests include Kirsty MacColl, and Andy Cox & David Steele of Fine Young Cannibals. An underappreciated gem from the early nineties that actually got pressed on vinyl (at least in the UK).