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Yaz
By All Music Guide
Yaz was a short-lived but quite successful synth-dance duo from the early 80s. Comprised of synthesizer player Vince Clarke and singer Alison Moyet, the group (originally called Yazoo) formed in 1981, after Clarke left Depeche Mode (Clarke had penned almost all of Depeche Modes debut album, Speak & Spell, including their early dancefloor hit I Just Cant Get Enough), and Moyet had recently exited an obscure R&B cover band, the Screaming Abdabs. The newly formed group scored a hit right off the bat with the single Only You b/w Situation, which hit number two on the U.K. charts in April of 1982, and shortly thereafter, scored another big hit with Dont Go (which would become their best-known track stateside as its promo video enjoyed airtime on the newly formed MTV). Yazs commercial winning streak continued with their debut full-length, Upstairs at Erics, which hit number two on the U.K. album charts (eventually going platinum in England) and opened the door to countless other synth-dance bands that would soon follow in Yazs wake. But despite a promising career ahead of them, Yaz opted to call it a day after one more full-length recording, 1983s You and Me Both. Moyet would go on to launch a solo career immediately after Yazs split (scoring a major hit with her solo debut, 1984s Alf, which topped the charts and spawned several hit singles), while Clarke would go on to form another synth-based outfit, Erasure, with singer Andy Bell. Although Yaz issued only a pair of albums during a brief career together, a 15-track hits collection was assembled in 1999, The Best of Yaz.
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