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B.E.F. (1980 - )

Group - United Kingdom

Releases (7)

Official

Album

  1. Music for Listening To 1981
  2. Music for Stowaways 21 Apr 2023

Album - Compilation

  1. Music of Quality and Distinction, Volume 1 1982
  2. 1981–2011 07 Oct 2011

Single

  1. I Don't Know Why I Love You (But I Love You) 21 Nov 1991

EP

  1. Music for Stowaways 1981

Relationships (2)

Members

  1. Ian Craig Marsh
  2. Martyn Ware

Recordings by (71)

  1. Optimum Chant 4:11 (1981)
  2. Uptown Apocalypse 3:12 (1981)
  3. B.E.F. Ident 0:36 (1981)
  4. Rise of the East 2:50 (1981)
  5. Music to Kill Your Parents By 1:28 (1981)
  6. Wipe the Board Clean 3:47 (1981)
  7. The Old at Rest 5:36 (1981)
  8. Groove Thang 4:06 (1981)
  9. A Baby Called Billy 4:00 (1981)
  10. B.E.F. Indent 0:36 (1981)
  11. I Don't Know Why I Love You (But I Love You) 3:47 (21 Nov 1991)
  12. In My Life (feat. Billy Preston) 3:25 (21 Nov 1991)
  13. I Don't Know Why I Love You (But I Love You) (instrumental) 3:51 (21 Nov 1991)
  14. Family Affair (Plati Party mix) (feat. Lallah Holloway) 8:04 (21 Nov 1991)
  15. In My Life (extended version) ?:?? (1991)
  16. Family Affair ?:?? (1991)
  17. Decline of the West 7:19 (09 Sep 1997)
  18. Honeymoon In New York 2:52 (07 Aug 2006)
  19. The Secret Life of Arabia 7:07 (21 Jul 2008)
  20. BEF Ident 0:30 (22 Nov 2010) alternate version
  21. Ball of Confusion 4:11 (07 Oct 2011)
  22. The Secret Life of Arabia 3:59 (07 Oct 2011)
  23. There’s a Ghost in My House 2:57 (07 Oct 2011)
  24. These Boots Are Made for Walking 2:49 (07 Oct 2011)
  25. Suspicious Minds 3:53 (07 Oct 2011)
  26. You Keep Me Hanging On 2:46 (07 Oct 2011)
  27. Wichita Lineman 4:20 (07 Oct 2011)
  28. Anyone Who Had a Heart 3:10 (07 Oct 2011)
  29. Perfect Day 4:08 (07 Oct 2011)
  30. It’s Over 2:43 (07 Oct 2011)
  31. Ball of Confusion (backing track) 3:45 (07 Oct 2011)
  32. Secret Life of Arabia (backing track) 7:06 (07 Oct 2011)
  33. There's a Ghost in My House (backing track) 2:56 (07 Oct 2011)
  34. These Boots Are Made for Walking (backing track) 2:46 (07 Oct 2011)
  35. You Keep Me Hanging On (backing track) 2:44 (07 Oct 2011)
  36. Anyone Who Has a Heart (backing track) 3:20 (07 Oct 2011)
  37. It’s Over (Orchestra mix) 2:41 (07 Oct 2011)
  38. Someday We’ll All Be Free 4:02 (07 Oct 2011)
  39. Family Affair 4:05 (07 Oct 2011)
  40. Early in the Morning 4:58 (07 Oct 2011)
  41. Free 4:52 (07 Oct 2011)
  42. It’s Alright Ma, I’m Only Bleeding 3:42 (07 Oct 2011)
  43. I Want You 6:41 (07 Oct 2011)
  44. A Song for You 4:46 (07 Oct 2011)
  45. Try a Little Tenderness 4:28 (07 Oct 2011)
  46. I Don’t Know Why I Love You (extended) 4:09 (07 Oct 2011)
  47. A Change Is Gonna Come 4:45 (07 Oct 2011)
  48. Feel Like Makin’ Love 4:18 (07 Oct 2011)
  49. In My Life 3:24 (07 Oct 2011)
  50. In My Life (drums and vox) 3:25 (07 Oct 2011)
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On Recordings (39)

Arranged

  1. The Decline of the West 7:00 Heaven 17 (1981)
  2. (We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang 4:06 Heaven 17 (1981)

Produced

  1. Penthouse and Pavement (instrumental) 6:59 Heaven 17 (Nov 1981)
  2. Penthouse and Pavement (original 12″) 6:50 Heaven 17 (Nov 1981)
  3. Burn for You 5:58 Hot Gossip (1981)
  4. Circus of Death 6:59 Hot Gossip (1981)
  5. Morale 3:05 Hot Gossip (1981)
  6. Soul Warfare 5:01 Hot Gossip (1981)
  7. The Decline of the West 7:00 Heaven 17 (1981)
  8. Geisha Boys and Temple Girls 4:31 Hot Gossip (1981)
  9. Let’s All Make a Bomb 4:07 Heaven 17 (1981)
  10. Optimum Chant 4:11 B.E.F. (1981)
  11. Song With No Name 3:35 Heaven 17 (1981)
  12. Geisha Boys and Temple Girls 4:32 Heaven 17 (1981)
  13. (We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang 4:06 Heaven 17 (1981)
  14. I Don’t Depend on You 5:25 Hot Gossip (1981)
  15. The Height of the Fighting 3:00 Heaven 17 (1981)
  16. Soul Warfare 5:00 Heaven 17 (1981)
  17. Word Before Last 4:00 Hot Gossip (1981)
  18. We’re Going to Live for a Very Long Time 2:41 Heaven 17 (1981)
  19. (We Don’t Need This) Fascist Groove Thang 4:19 Heaven 17 (1981)
  20. Temptation 4:39 Heaven 17 (08 Apr 1983)
  21. We Live So Fast 6:01 Heaven 17 (08 Apr 1983)
  22. Who’ll Stop the Rain 6:11 Heaven 17 (08 Apr 1983)
  23. Let's All Make a Bomb (new version) 5:05 Heaven 17 (Jun 1983)
  24. Come Live With Me (12″ extended version) 4:33 Heaven 17 (Jun 1983)
  25. Song With No Name (new version) 4:11 Heaven 17 (Jun 1983)
  26. Come Live With Me 3:36 Heaven 17 (1983)
  27. Heaven 17 Megamix 7:50 Heaven 17 (Jun 1986)
  28. Let’s All Make a Bomb (new version) 5:07 Heaven 17 (Jun 1986)
  29. Temptation (Brothers in Rhythm remix edit) 3:59 Heaven 17 (16 Nov 1992)
  30. Temptation (orchestral theme from Temptation) 3:55 Heaven 17 (Nov 1992)
  31. Temptation (Brothers in Rhythm remix) 6:53 Heaven 17 (Nov 1992)
  32. Temptation (7″ backing track) 4:00 Heaven 17 (Nov 1992)
  33. Temptation (Brothers in Rhythm instrumental) 4:00 Heaven 17 (Nov 1992)
  34. Brothers, Sisters (Kiez Kidz Essential dub) 7:02 Michi Lange (04 Jun 1998)
  35. Brothers, Sisters (Brother Boris in Da mix) 7:18 Michi Lange (04 Jun 1998)
  36. Brothers, Sisters (Michi's 'Wow, I remixed My Own Record' mix) 6:42 Michi Lange (04 Jun 1998)
  37. Brothers, Sisters (Mellow Man's Deep cut) 7:10 Michi Lange (04 Jun 1998)

Credited as (11)

  1. B.E.F.
  2. B.E.F. feat. Sandie Shaw
  3. British Electric Foundation
  4. B.E.F. & Sandie Shaw
  5. B.E.F. presents Tina Turner
  6. Tina Turner with B.E.F.
  7. Tina Turner/British Electric Foundation
  8. B.E.F. feat. Lalah Hathaway
  9. B.E.F. feat. Green Gartside
  10. B.E.F. feat. Billy Preston
  11. Tina Turner With B.E.F.

Links (5)

Other Databases

  1. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/british_electric_foundation

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/24220

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000762775

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q919112

Secondhandsongs

  1. https://secondhandsongs.com/artist/21800