The Human League

 

Artist:   The Human League

Origin:  Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England

Genre:   Pop, Synth-Pop, New Wave-Electronic, New Romantic, Alternative Pop, Dance-Pop, Contemporary Pop

Original line-up: 

Philip Oakey:  Vocals, Keyboards, Keytar

Ian Craig Marsh:  Keyboards

Martyn Ware:  Keyboards

The Human League are an English Synth-Pop Band from Sheffield, South Yorkshire, formed in 1977 by Philip Oakey (Vocals, Keyboards),  with Ian Craig Marsh (Keyboards), and Martyn Ware (Keyboards), both left the band in 1980 to form Heaven 17.  Under Philip Oakey's leadership, The Human League then evolved into a commercially successful New Pop Band with a new line-up including Female Vocalists Joanne Catherall and Susan Ann Sulley.  The band had single hit No. 1 in UK/US "Don't You Want Me", and received the Brit Award for Best British Breakthrough Act in 1982, further hits throughout the 1980s and into the 1990s, including "Mirror Man", "(Keep Feeling) Fascination", "The Lebanon", Human" (a US No. 1) and "Tell Me When".  They have eight singles in the UK Top 10 and had sold more than 20 million records worldwide by 2010.  They are one of the leading artists of the 1980s Second British Invasion of the US.

Title:   The Essential  (2020)

Genre:   Pop, Synth-Pop, New Wave-Electronic, New Romantic, Alternative Pop, Dance-Pop, Contemporary Pop

Label:  Spectrum

Rating:   *****

Format:   CD

Tracks:

Disc 1:

 1.  Don't You Want Me  (3:59)

 2.  (Keep Feeling) Fascination (Extended VersionO  (4:59)

 3.  The Sound Of The Crowd  (4:04)

 4.  Open Your Heart  (3:54)

 5.  Life On Your Own  (4:08)

 6.  Louise  (4:58)

 7.  Hard Times  (4:55)

 8.  You Remind Me Of Gold  (3:37)

 9.  I Love You Too Much  (3:27)

10. The Things That Dreams Are Made Of  (4:14)

11. I'm Coming Back  (4:11)

12. Let's Get Together Again  (5:01)

Disc 2:

 1.  Love Action (I Believe In Love)  (5:00)

 2.  Mirror Man  (3:51)

 3.  The Lebanon  (3:43)

 4.  Love Is All That Matters (Extended Version)  (7:47)

 5.  Heart Like A Wheel (William Orbit Remix)  (4:52)

 6.  I Need Your Loving (Extended Version)  (7:16)

 7.  Love On The Run  (3:540

 8.  Are You Ever Coming Back?  (4:54)

 9.  Soundtrack To A Generation (Orbit Mix)  (6:07)

10. Kiss The Future  (4:14)

11. Men Are Dreamers  (3:54)

12. Rebound  (3:57)

13. The Stars Are Going Out  (4:05)

14. Dreams Of Leaving  (5:49)

Disc 3:

 1.  Together In Electric Dreams (Extended) (Phil Oakey & Giorgio Moroder)  (6:27)

 2.  Human (Extended Version)  (5:06)

 3.  Being Boiled  (4:16)

 4.  Empire State Human  (3:13)

 5.  Boys And Girls  (3:14)

 6.  The Path Of Least Resistance  (3:28)

 7.  Blind Youth  (3:17)

 8.  Morale../You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'  (9:32)

 9.  Marianne  (3:19)

10. Rock 'N' Roll/Night Clubbing  (6:24)

11. Only After Dark  (3:46)

12. WXJL Tonight  (4:36)

13. Crow And A Baby  (3:40)

14. I Don't Depend On You (The Men)  (4:36)

15. Tom Baker  (4:03)

The Essential is the compilation album by The Human League, released on June 5, 2020 by Spectrum.  For Music Collectors.