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ALBUMKind of Love - SingleEdu Imbernon, Clemente & Peter Murphy
Albums by Peter Murphy
ALBUMRemixes from LionPeter Murphy
ALBUMLionPeter Murphy
ALBUMNinthPeter Murphy
ALBUMUnshatteredPeter Murphy
ALBUMDustPeter Murphy
ALBUMCascadePeter Murphy
ALBUMHoly SmokePeter Murphy
ALBUMDeepPeter Murphy
ALBUMLove HysteriaPeter Murphy
ALBUMLove Hysteria (Expanded Edition)Peter Murphy
Peter Murphy's Popular Music Videos
Cuts You Up
Peter Murphy
Strange Kind of Love
Peter Murphy
All Night Long
Peter Murphy
Seesaw Sway
Peter Murphy
Final Solution
Peter Murphy
The Scarlet Thing In You
Peter Murphy
Hit Song
Peter Murphy
I Spit Roses
Peter Murphy
Indigo Eyes
Peter Murphy
A Strange Kind of Love
Peter Murphy
Artist Playlists
Peter Murphy Essentials
Goth's granddad mastered seductive songcraft.
Peter Murphy: Deep Cuts
Post-punk, art rock, and beyond.
Artist Biography
Despite having a successful solo career as a cult artist, vocalist Peter Murphy remains best known as the lead vocalist of Bauhaus, the pioneering post-punk goth rock band of the early '80s. After disbanding Bauhaus in 1983, Murphy formed Dali's Car with former Japan member Mick Karn. Dali's Car only released one album, The Waking Hour, in 1984. Following its release, the duo broke up and Murphy hesitatingly began a solo career with a cover of Magazine's "The Light Pours Out of Me." In 1986, he released his first full-fledged solo album, Should the World Fail to Fall Apart; two years later, Murphy released his second solo album, Love Hysteria. Like its predecessor, Love Hysteria received lukewarm reviews but sold well to his dedicated fan base. With 1990's Deep, Murphy had a surprise hit -- the first single from the record, the Bowie-esque "Cuts You Up," became the American modern rock hit of the year, spending seven weeks at the top of the U.S. charts and crossing over to AOR radio and the pop charts, where it peaked at number 55. Murphy wasn't able to sustain that success with his next album, 1992's Holy Smoke. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Hometown
Northampton, England
Genre
Alternative