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Book of Love Information
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'Book Of Love' was, for a time in the early-to-mid-1980s, one of the most popular synth pop and dance music bands, right alongside Sire Records labelmates Depeche Mode and Erasure. Led by vocalist Susan Ottaviano, the band also included Ted Ottaviano (no relation to Susan), Lauren Roselli and Jade Lee. The band was formed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and later based out of New York City.
Their biggest success came on the US dance charts, placing seven singles in the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart between 1985 and 1993. Their largest exposure on pop radio was with the song "Pretty Boys and Pretty Girls." The song, from their album Lullaby, was originally the second half of a medley with their dance version of Mike Oldfield's "Tubular Bells," a 1974 instrumental that served as the eerie theme music to the classic horror film The Exorcist. Edited down to a single-length, "Pretty Boys and Pretty Girls" became Book Of Love's only Hot 100 entry, peaking at number 90 in 1988.
Sixteen years after their first dance chart entry, Book Of Love had their first number one when "Boy," a track from their debut album, was remixed and re-released.
Member Ted Ottaviano also had significant dance club hits as one half of Doubleplusgood ("The Winding Song," number two in 1996).
Discography
Albums
* 1986 Book Of Love
* 1988 Lullaby
* 1991 Candy Carol
* 1993 Love Bubble
* 2001 I Touch Roses: The Best Of Book Of Love
Singles
| Year | Song | US Dance | US Hot 100 | Album |
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| 1985 | "Boy" | 7 | - | Book Of Love | | 1985 | "Book Of Love" | 7 | - | Book Of Love | | 1985 | "I Touch Roses" | 8 | - | Book Of Love | | 1985 | "Modigliani (Lost In Your Eyes)" | 17 | - | Book Of Love | | 1988 | "Pretty Boys and Pretty Girls" | 5 | 90 | Lullaby | | 1989 | "Lullably" | 27 | - | Lullaby | | 1990 | "Witchcraft" | - | - | Lullaby | | 1991 | "Alice Everyday" | 21 | - | Candy Carol | | 1991 | "Counting the Rosaries" | - | - | Candy Carol | | 1993 | "Boy Pop" | 4 | - | Lovebubble | | 2000 | "Boy" (new remixes) | 1 | - | I Touch Roses: The Best of Book of Love | |
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