"All of My Heart" is a song by the English pop band ABC, from their debut studio album, The Lexicon of Love (1982). It was released as a single in the UK on 27 August 1982[4] and peaked at No. 5 on the UK Singles Chart. The B-side, "Overture", was an instrumental, orchestral medley of songs from The Lexicon of Love, arranged by Anne Dudley.
Critical reception
In a retrospective review of the song, AllMusic critic Mike DeGagne wrote: "The lushness of the instruments and the small amounts of musical detail drape the body of the track, adding a slight classical feel to the song's flow."[5]
In 2005, Jess Harvell of Pitchfork listed "All of My Heart" as his favorite UK song of the post-punk "new pop" era, describing it as "ABC's slickest and most gorgeous single, and yet also possibly their most bitter." Harvell wrote: "Martin Fry alternates between open hearted and suspicious, warm and resentful with the turn of a phrase. The outro–a swirl of soundtrack strings, plucked bass, and cascading piano–is the most purely beautiful music of the era."[6]
Track listing
"All of My Heart" – 4:45
"Overture" – 3:56
Personnel
Credits sourced from Sound on Sound and the original album liner notes.[7]
↑Simpson, Mark (14 February 2014). "1983: The Last Great Year of Pop". Out. Retrieved 9 March 2025. Other 1983 synthpop singles that got played to death either in the common room or in my bedroom included...the beating beauty of "All of My Heart" by ABC...
