'The lovecats' was released by the Cure in 1983. It was the band's first Top 10 hit in the UK, peaking at number 7. Originally a non-album single, it later appeared on the compilation album 'Japanese whispers'.
Kim Carnes released her sixth album 'Café Racers' in 1983. While internationally the first single from that album was 'Invisible hands', the Netherlands saw the release of 'The universal song', an uncharacteristically slow song from the American pop singer.
Peter Brown was born on July 11, 1953 on Blue Island, Illinois. His only hit in the Netherlands was 1980's 'Love in our hearts', taken from the album 'Stargazer'. The single reached number 21. Between 1977 and 1984 Peter Brown released four album, after which he retired from the music business as a performer.
The band Deutsch-Österreichisches Feingefühl consisted of Joesi Prokopetz, Manfred O. Tauchen, Annette Humpe and Inga Humpe. They were alternatively known as Tauchen - Prokopetz, which is the name used on the label of the single 'Codo', which was released in 1983. This single sold more than one million copies in Europe, and gave the band a number one hit in Germany, Austria, Belgium and the Netherlands.
Although I always thought this was Erasure's debut single, it is actually their fourth release. It was their first top 10 hit in the UK, reaching number 2, and their first hit in the Netherlands, peaking at number 3. The song became a huge international hit
Joan Armatrading released her seventh studio album 'Walk under ladders' in 1981. From the album came this single, 'I'm lucky'. The track was made with the help of Thomas Dolby on synthesizer. The single reached number 46 in the UK singles chart.
Elvis Costello announced the breakup of Elvis Costello and the Attractions shortly before the release of their eighth album together, 'Goodbye cruel world' (1984). He also announced his retirement, but that proved to be shortlived.