Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig, eds. (1995). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. ISBN 0-679-75574-8. a b Gill, Andy (25 May 2016). "ABC, The Lexicon Of Love II, album review". The Independent. Archived from the original on 18 June 2022 . Retrieved 7 June 2016. The Top Albums of 1983". RPM. Vol.39, no.17. 24 December 1983. ISSN 0033-7064– via Library and Archives Canada. Mitchell, Matt (21 July 2023). "The 50 Greatest Synth-Pop Albums of All Time". Paste . Retrieved 26 July 2023.

El Hunt (17 September 2020). "The story of new wave in 15 classic albums". NME . Retrieved 22 March 2023. Harrington, Richard (17 December 1982). "The ABC's of Cool Brit Disco Funk". The Washington Post . Retrieved 30 April 2023.Medsker, David (9 April 2002). "ABC: The Lexicon of Love". PopMatters . Retrieved 14 February 2023. In 2004, a two-disc deluxe reissue including previously unreleased outtakes and early demos and a live performance of the album from 1982 was released by Neutron Records. The Lexicon of Love is the debut album by British new wave band ABC. It was released on June 25, 1982 and reached number 24 in the United Kingdom and number 24 in the US Billboard 200. Some of the founding members of the later record label ZTT Records and the band The Art of Noise collaborate in the production of the album. With the concept album, singer Martin Fry processed a separation, which the often critical to cynical lyrics make clear.

ABC will celebrate the 40th anniversary of their seminal debut album ‘The Lexicon of Love’ with a very special UK orchestral tour in June 2022. Shirley, Ian (May 2016). "Believe In Love All Over Again". Record Collector . Retrieved 7 June 2016. a b c d e Savage, Mark (27 May 2016). "ABC's Martin Fry 'beyond risk' on the sequel to Lexicon Of Love". BBC . Retrieved 7 June 2016. The album was followed by a tour with the band extended to an 11-piece onstage, reaching Europe, USA and Japan. The shows at Hammersmith Odeon in November 1982 were recorded for inclusion in ABC's forthcoming film Mantrap. [13] The Lexicon of Love was ABC's debut studio album. The band had formed a few years earlier as electronic band Vice Versa and released their first single as ABC " Tears Are Not Enough" in 1981.Simpson, Dave (10 April 2019). "ABC review – big-budget love-in for Martin Fry's 80s pop masterpiece". The Guardian . Retrieved 22 March 2023.

In 2009, ABC (with Fry as its sole member) performed the entire album at the Royal Albert Hall in London, accompanied by the BBC Concert Orchestra and conducted by arranger and composer Anne Dudley. They were joined onstage by the album's producer Trevor Horn. [15] The Lexicon of Love is the debut studio album by the English pop band ABC. It was released on 21June1982 by Neutron Records in the United Kingdom, by Mercury Records in the United States and Japan, and by Vertigo Records in Canada and Europe. The album entered the UK Albums Chart at number one and has been certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) and gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It features four UK top 20 singles; " Tears Are Not Enough", " Poison Arrow", " The Look of Love" and " All of My Heart". Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1sted.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.

ABC released the follow-up album ‘The Lexicon Of Love II’ in May 2016 and it entered the Top 5 of the UK album chart.

The album entered the UK Albums Chart at number 1 and remained on the charts for 50 weeks. It was the fourth biggest selling album in the UK in 1982. [13] Tears Are Not Enough" (in its initial release produced by Steve Brown), " All of My Heart", " Poison Arrow" and " The Look of Love (Part One)" were all top-20 entries in the UK; the latter two also charted in the US, peaking at No. 25 and No. 18, respectively. [14] The album reached No. 1 on the UK charts and peaked at No. 24 in the US charts. The majority of the album was recorded at Sarm East Studios in London, as well as at Abbey Road Studios, Townhouse Studios, RAK Studios and Good Earth Studios. The production includes both orchestral arrangements and the use of the then latest technology. [13] STILL A SPECTACLE, FUN-LOVING ABC HOLDS UP WELL". Hartford Courant. 20 June 2006 . Retrieved 22 March 2023.Registered office: Media House, Peterborough Business Park, Lynch Wood, Peterborough PE2 6EA and H Bauer Publishing, Company number: LP003328; Bauer Media Group consists of : Bauer Consumer Media Ltd, Company number 01176085; Bauer Radio Limited, Company number: 1394141 ABC: The Lexicon of Love". AcclaimedMusic.net. Best of All-time Lists, Best of Decade Lists, etc. Archived from the original on 17 October 2017 . Retrieved 1 October 2011. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrateded.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. Though lead vocalist Martin Fry has declined to label it a concept album, [12] the album features repeated themes in which Fry experiences heartache as he tries and fails to have a meaningful relationship. A longform music video and film, Mantrap, featuring songs from the album was released in 1983.