Lover Come Back to Me (Dead or Alive song)

"Lover Come Back to Me" is a 1985 single by Dead or Alive, produced by Stock Aitken Waterman. It was taken from the band's second album, Youthquake, and the single mix features slightly different instrumentation to the album version but is generally the same. The single peaked at #11 in the UK, #3 in South Africa, #21 in Germany, #13 in Australia and #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 picture disc was also released in the UK. The B-side to the single was "Far Too Hard", a song from the band's first album.

Like "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)", the song was re-recorded in 2003 for the band's retrospective compilation Evolution: The Hits.

Reception

The single generally received positive reviews, being described as "appealing" by Ira Robbins^[1] while Ned Raggett of Allmusic 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."^[2]

Track listing

UK 7"
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Lover Come Back To Me"	3:08
2.	"Far Too Hard"	4:32

UK 12"
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Lover Come Back To Me (Extended Remix)"	5:50
2.	"Far Too Hard"	4:32
3.	"Lover Come Back To Me (7" Version)"	3:08

Chart performance

Chart (1985)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[3]	13
Canadian RPM Top Singles	95
German Singles Chart	21
Irish Singles Chart	6
Italian Singles Chart	24
Japanese Singles Chart	9
South African Singles Chart	3
UK Singles Chart	11
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	75
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play	13

References

↑ http://trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=dead_or_alive
↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1023467
↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 85. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid 1983 and 19 June 1988.

Dead or Alive

Pete Burns Mike Percy Steve Coy Timothy Lever Martin Healy Phil Hurst Walter Ogden Mick Reid Joe Musker Adrian Mitchley Pete Lloyd Sue James Wayne Hussey Jason Alburey

Studio albums	Sophisticated Boom Boom (1984) Youthquake (1985) Mad, Bad, and Dangerous to Know (1987) Nude (1989) Fan the Flame (Part 1) (1990) Nukleopatra (1995) Fragile (2000)

Remix albums	Nude (Remixed, Remodelled, Remixed) (1991) Unbreakable (2001) 12 Inch Collection (2005)

Other albums	Rip It Up (1987) Love Pete (1992) Star Box (1993) Evolution: The Hits (2003) That's The Way I Like It: The Best of Dead or Alive (2010)

Singles	"I'm Falling" "Number Eleven" "It's Been Hours Now" "The Stranger" "Misty Circles" "What I Want" "I'd Do Anything" "That's the Way (I Like It)" "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" "Lover Come Back to Me" "In Too Deep" "My Heart Goes Bang (Get Me to the Doctor)" "Brand New Lover" "Something in My House" "Hooked on Love" "I'll Save You All My Kisses" "Son of A Gun" "Turn Around & Count 2 Ten" "Come Home with Me Baby" "Baby Don't Say Goodbye" "Your Sweetness (Is Your Weakness)" "Gone 2 Long" "Unhappy Birthday" "Rebel Rebel" "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) 96" "Sex Drive" "Hit and Run Lover" "You Spin Me Round 2003"

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