About the artist: Alison Moyet (1961) is a a British singer, songwriter and performer noted for her powerful bluesy contralto voice. She came to prominence as half of the duo Yazoo (also known as Yaz), but has since mainly worked as a solo artist. Her worldwide album sales have reached a certified 23 million, with over 2 million singles sold. Alison Moyet currently has one song in my list of about 200 best pop/rock songs of all time.
About the song: cross-over attempts can be mindbogglingly awful, but once in a while they produce a real gem. Alison Moyet is a case in point. In the mid eighties, she took a break from her disco style songs and successfully toured England with a jazz band led by John Altman, then topped it off by recording the Billie Holiday classic That ole devil called love for a single release. This became her biggest UK hit to date, reaching number 2 in April of 1985. No doubt about it, she pulled it off big time. Her version is beautiful, and still has enough pop overtones to qualify for this list of pop/rock songs. Run time 3:05.
