THE HUMAN LEAGUE
The Human League are an English synth-pop band formed in Sheffield in 1977. Initially an experimental electronic outfit, the group signed to Virgin Records in 1979 and later attained widespread commercial success with their third album Dare in 1981. The album contained four hit singles, including the UK/US number one hit “Don’t You Want Me”. Further hits followed throughout the 1980s and into the 1990s, including “Mirror Man”, “(Keep Feeling) Fascination”, “The Lebanon”, “Human” (a US No. 1), and “Tell Me When”. Since 1978, the Human League have released nine studio albums, two remix albums, one live album, six EPs, 30 singles, and several compilation albums. They have had five albums and eight singles in the UK Top 10 and have sold more than 20 million records worldwide. (More from Wikipedia)
With the emphasis on singles though, early disco albums were often weak, and many disco artists were hard-pressed to even come up with a decent second single. The first disco/dance music album that I liked a lot was Dare by the Human League, which came out in 1981.
(March 2012)
