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Sleep Like Breathing

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Released
  
21 September 1987

Genre
  
Pop

Label
  
CBS Records

Format
  
7" single, 12" single

Length
  
4:20

B-side
  
Love Resurrection (Live)

"Sleep Like Breathing" is a song by English singer Alison Moyet, released in 1987 as the fourth and final single from her second studio album Raindancing. The song is a duet with David Freeman, who co-wrote the song with Joseph Hughes. Freeman and Hughes are best known as the duo The Lover Speaks. The song was produced by Jimmy Iovine, Hughes and Freeman.

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The song failed to reach the UK Top 40. It peaked at #80 and remained in the Top 100 for three weeks.

A promotional video was filmed for the single.

The single's B-side is "Love Resurrection (Live)". This live version of Moyet's 1984 debut hit single was exclusive to the single. The 12" version of the single featured two more live songs: "Ne Me Quitte Pas" and "Don't Burn Down the Bridge". All three live tracks were recorded and mixed at Wembley Arena on 13 May 1987.

Formats

7" single
  1. "Sleep Like Breathing" - 4:20
  2. "Love Resurrection (Live)" - 6:22
12" single
  1. "Sleep Like Breathing" - 4:20
  2. "Love Resurrection (Live)" - 6:22
  3. "Ne Me Quitte Pas (Live)" - 5:12
  4. "Don't Burn Down The Bridge (Live)" - 5:00

Personnel

  • Vocals on "Sleep Like Breathing" – Alison Moyet, David Freeman
  • Associate Producer on "Sleep Like Breathing" – Mike Shipley
  • Producer on "Sleep Like Breathing" – David Freeman, Jimmy Iovine, Joseph Hughes
  • Writers of "Sleep Like Breathing" – David Freeman, Joseph Hughes
  • Recorder, Mixer of "Love Resurrection (Live)" - Philippe Bertrand
  • Recorder, Mixer of "Ne Me Quitte Pas (Live)" - Philippe Bertrand
  • Recorder, Mixer of "Don't Burn Down The Bridge (Live)" - Philippe Bertrand
  • Writers of "Love Resurrection" – Alison Moyet, Steve Jolley, Tony Swain
  • Writers of "Ne Me Quitte Pas" – Arthur Hamilton
  • Writers of "Don't Burn Down The Bridge" – Ronnie Miller

    • References

    Sleep Like Breathing Wikipedia
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