Book Of Love

Book Of Love was, for a time in the early-to-mid-1980s, one of the most popular synth pop and dance music bands, right alongside Sire Records labelmates Depeche Mode and Erasure. Led by vocalist Susan Ottaviano, the band also included Ted Ottaviano (no relation to Susan), Lauren Roselli and Jade Lee. The band was formed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and later based out of New York City.

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Synth pop - Dance music - Sire Records - Depeche Mode - Erasure - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - New York City

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Their biggest success came on the US dance charts, placing seven singles in the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart between 1985 and 1993. Their largest exposure on pop radio was with the song "Pretty Boys and Pretty Girls." The song, from their album Lullaby, was originally the second half of a medley with their dance version of Mike Oldfield's "Tubular Bells," a 1974 instrumental that served as the eerie theme music to the classic horror film The Exorcist. Edited down to a single-length, "Pretty Boys and Pretty Girls" became Book Of Love's only Hot 100 entry, peaking at #90 in 1988.

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Hot Dance Music/Club Play - 1985 - 1993 - Mike Oldfield - 1974 - The Exorcist - Hot 100 - 1988

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Sixteen years after their first dance chart entry, Book Of Love finally had their first #1 when "Boy," a track from their debut album, was remixed and re-released.

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Member Ted Ottaviano also had significant dance club hits as one half of Doubleplusgood ("The Winding Song," #2 in 1996).

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Doubleplusgood - 1996

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