Naked Eyes

Template:Short description Template:EngvarB Template:Use dmy dates Template:Distinguish Template:Infobox musical artist Naked Eyes are an English new wave band.<ref name=Gamboa>"All Eyes on Pete Byrne", Newsday, 15 October 2013</ref> Formed in 1982<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> by vocalist Pete Byrne and keyboardist Rob Fisher,<ref name="auto">Template:Cite web</ref> the band had four US top 40 singles in the 1980s.<ref name="auto3">Template:Cite web</ref> Naked Eyes are best known for their hit cover version of "Always Something There to Remind Me" (1983).<ref name=":0" />

History

Naked Eyes was formed by Pete Byrne (vocals) and Rob Fisher (keyboards),<ref name="auto"/> two college friends from Bath, England.<ref name="auto2">Template:Cite web</ref> The two musicians had previously been members of Neon, a new wave band that also included future Tears for Fears members Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="auto1">Template:Cite web</ref>

Naked Eyes' first hit, "Always Something There to Remind Me", is a synth-pop cover of the Burt Bacharach standard.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The band had three subsequent top 40 hits: "Promises, Promises" "When the Lights Go Out", and "(What) In the Name of Love".<ref name="auto3"/>

Naked Eyes disbanded following the release of their second album, Fuel for the Fire (1984).<ref name="auto"/> Despite their commercial success, Naked Eyes never toured during their initial run due to the technical difficulties of recreating their studio sound in concert.<ref name=Gamboa/><ref name="auto1"/>

Rob Fisher died on 25 August 1999 at the age of 42 following cancer surgery.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref name="auto1"/>

Reformation

In 2005, Byrne revived Naked Eyes as a live act.Template:Cn

In 2007, Naked Eyes released Fumbling with the Covers, an album of covers and Naked Eyes hits.<ref name="auto"/>

In 2008, Naked Eyes completed a US tour known as the Regeneration Tour along with Belinda Carlisle, ABC and the Human League.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

On 8 June 2021, Naked Eyes released a new album, Disguise the Limit.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Naked Eyes sued Reservoir Media for copyright infringement in 2022.<ref name="auto2"/>

In 2024, Naked Eyes announced that it would take part in the Abducted by the 80's tour across the US and Canada with fellow 80's acts Wang Chung, Men Without Hats, and The Motels.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Discography

Studio albums

• Burning Bridges (1983) US #32,<ref name="billboard">Template:Cite magazine</ref> AUS #88<ref name="AUS">Template:Cite book</ref> (self-titled in the US & Canada, with modified track listing and different cover artwork)
• Fuel for the Fire (1984) US #83<ref name="billboard" />
• Fumbling with the Covers (2007)
• Disguise the Limit (2021)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Compilation albums

• The Best of Naked Eyes (1991)
• Promises, Promises (The Very Best of Naked Eyes) (1994)
• Naked Eyes / Spandau Ballet – Back 2 Back Hits (1998)
• Everything and More (2002)

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions

Title	Year	Peak chart positions							Album
		UK <ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">Template:Cite book</ref>	AUS <ref name="AUS"/>	CAN	NZ <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	US	US AC	US Dance
"Always Something There to Remind Me"	1983	59	7	9	2	8	31	37	Burning Bridges/Naked Eyes
"Voices in My Head"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Promises, Promises"		95	—	13	15	11	19	32
"When the Lights Go Out"		—	—	—	—	37	—	—
"(What) In the Name of Love"	1984	—	—	77	—	39	—	35	Fuel for the Fire
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Music videos

• "Always Something There to Remind Me" (1982)
• "Promises, Promises" (1983)
• "Voices in My Head" (1983)
• "When the Lights Go Out" (1983)
• "(What) In the Name of Love" (1984)
• "Cry Baby Cry" (2007)

External links

• Template:Official website
• Naked Eyes discography
• A Chat with Pete Byrne Template:Webarchive, 2008
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