Naked Eyes
Naked Eyes was an Eighties
synthpop duo, best known for their first
single, a cover of the
Burt Bacharach /
Hal David standard "
(There's) Always Something There To Remind Me" (Bacharach himself has
cited the cover as a personal favourite). The song reached number one in the
UK in
1964 for
Sandie Shaw. Some versions of this song (including that of Naked Eyes) has the word "(There's)" dropped from the title.
The group consisted of childhood friends from
Bath,
England, Pete Byrne on
vocals and Rob Fisher on
keyboards. The two had formerly played in a band called Neon with future members of
Tears for Fears and stayed together as a duo after the group broke up.
Their second and third singles, "Promises, Promises" and "When the Lights Go Out", were also
hit singles. However, their second album,
Fuel for the Fire and the single "(What) In the Name of Love", were not as well-received and the group broke up soon after its release. Byrne ended up doing session work (he is heard on
Stevie Wonder's "Part-Time Lover" and wrote and produced "I Am the Cute One" for
Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen in 1992) while Fisher joined the group
Climie Fisher.
Fisher died
August 25,
1999 from complications following stomach surgery.
Byrne continues to use the group name and will soon be releasing
Fumbling Under the Covers, which consists of covers of
Bob Dylan,
The Beatles,
David Bowie, and others; many of them acoustic. It will be released independently on the PJB label. Byrne released a solo album,
The Real Illusion in 2001, which featured some of the last tracks he wrote with Fisher for a proposed third Naked Eyes album.
* "Always Something There To Remind Me" (1983) #59 UK #8 US
* "Promises, Promises" (1983) #11 US
* "When The Lights Go Out" (1983) #37 US
* "(What) In The Name Of Love" (1984) #39 US
*
Burning Bridges (
1983) - (released as
Naked Eyes in the US and Canada) #32 US
* Fuel For The Fire (
1984) #83 US
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Naked Eyes discography*
Official Naked Eyes site*
Naked Eyes fan page
