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"All of My Heart" is a 1982 song by the British group ABC, from their debut album The Lexicon of Love. It was released as a single in the UK on 27 August 1982 and peaked at number five in the UK Singles Chart. It was written by lead singer Martin Fry and released by Neutron Records. The B-side, "Overture", was an instrumental, orchestral medley of songs from The Lexicon of Love, arranged by Anne Dudley.
In a retrospective review of the song, Allmusic journalist Mike DeGagne wrote: "The lushness of the instruments and the small amounts of musical detail drape the body of the track, adding a slight classical feel to the song's flow."
In 2005, Jess Harvell of Pitchfork Media listed "All of My Heart" as his favorite UK song of the post-punk "New pop" era, describing it as "ABC's slickest and most gorgeous single, and yet also possibly their most bitter." Harvell wrote: "Martin Fry alternates between open hearted and suspicious, warm and resentful with the turn of a phrase. The outro–a swirl of soundtrack strings, plucked bass, and cascading piano–is the most purely beautiful music of the era."
All of my heart
Can I give you more than
All of my heart
I wanne be with you
All of my heart
You make me feel I love you
more and more
I don't wanne miss you
All of my heart
Can I give you more than
-All of my heart -
All of my heart
I wanne be with you
- All of my heart -
All of my heart
You make me feel I love you
more and more
- more and more -
I'll give you just all of my heart
of my heart
All of my heart
Of my heart
When the sunshine fills my hair
- we're walking in the sand -
I got to know Life can be paradise
We were walking on the beach
it's more than...affection
When I say "I love you"
How could I resist your smile
- When you are by my side -
No one else can ever take your place
Don't you feel the same way, too
I cannot live without you
We are made for each other
All of my heart...
Let me take you in my arms
- You belong to me -
My love is stronger than the universe
Two hearts are painted in the sand
Oh, life can be so easy
When you're by my side
Looking back you realised
- We're walking in the sand -
When you need me I will be around
Every single word you said
Is only like a promise of tomorrow
not only for one summer