Bette Bright & The Illuminations - Rhythm Breaks the Ice (1981)

In 1981 Bette Bright went back to collaborating with former Deaf School bandmate Clive Langer, and the new line-up of the Illuminations featured all of Langer’s backing band, the Boxes, namely Ben Barson (keyboards, brother of Mike Barson from Madness), James Eller (bass), Martin Hughes (drums). Other members were Ian Broudie (guitar) and Joe Allen (drums). With this line-up Bette Bright & The Illuminations released their first album (on Korova) which features the three singles released since 1980:

Rhythm Breaks the Ice (Sep. 1981)
- When You Were Mine
- On A Night Like This
- Hello, I Am Your Heart
- All Girls Lie (Bette Bright)
- Take What You Find
- Talking Whispers
- Thunder And Lightning
- Shoorah Shoorah
- Some Girls Have All The Luck
- Tender Touch
- Hold On

The album was produced by Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley, also producers with Madness, and it was via Langer, Winstanley and Barson that Bright got to know Graham MacPherson (a.k.a. Suggs), lead singer with the band. In 1982 they married and Bright retired from music.

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