Book of Love was, from 1984 to 1993, a popular synth pop and dance music band, 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. Synth pop is a style of popular music in which the synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument. ... Dance music is music composed or played specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. ... Sire Records Company is an American record label, owned by Warner Music Group and distributed through Warner Bros. ... Depeche Mode are an electronic band formed in 1980 in Essex, England. ... Erasure is an English synth pop duo band consisting of keyboardist Vince Clarke and singer Andy Bell. ... Nickname: City of Brotherly Love, Philly, the Quaker City Motto: Philadelphia maneto (Let brotherly love continue) Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 Mayor John F. Street (D) Area    - City 369. ... Nickname: Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island Settled 1625 Government  - Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area  - City  468. ...

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 1973 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. Billboards Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart is a weekly national survey of what songs are most popular in U.S. dance clubs. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Michael Gordon Oldfield (born May 15, 1953 in Reading, England) is a multi-instrumentalist musician and composer, working a style that blends progressive rock, folk, ethnic or world music, classical music, electronic music and more recently dance. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... The Exorcist is an Academy Award-winning 1973 American horror and thriller film, adapted from the 1971 novel of the same name by William Peter Blatty, dealing with the demonic possession of a young girl, and her mother’s desperate attempts to win back her daughter through an Exorcisim conducted... The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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. A remix is an alternative version of a song, different from the original version. ...

Since their active years, Book of Love's songs "Boy" and "I Touch Roses" have been rediscovered by new audiences. Both their original versions and subsequent remixes are heard in both dance clubs and on alternative radio stations.

Member Ted Ottaviano also had significant dance club hits as one half of Doubleplusgood ("The Winding Song," number two in 1996). Their song "Sunny Day" was featured in the movie "Silence of the Lambs." 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...

Roselli and Ted Ottaviano have completed a handful of new songs with singer Lori Lindsay. They are called The Myrmidons. They have opened a website where you can purchase their new music and merchandise.

Roselli also had appearances in the films The Silence of the Lambs and Philadelphia. The Silence of the Lambs is a 1991 Academy Award-winning film directed by Jonathan Demme and starring Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins. ... Philadelphia is a 1993 film drama revolving around the AIDS epidemic, written by Ron Nyswaner and directed by Jonathan Demme. ...

Music videos by the band include "You Make Me Feel So Good" from the band's debut album, "Pretty Boys and Pretty Girls" from Lullaby and "Alice Everyday" from Candy Carol. The "Alice Everyday" video featured the band singing and playing their keyboards inside various snowdomes, reflecting the cover art of the album, designed by Jade Lee, showing the band as plastic figures also performing inside a snowdome. Rounding out the band's videos was "Boy Pop" from the Lovebubble album.

The cassette and compact disc front covers of the band's album, Lovebubble, were designed by former Talking Heads' frontman David Byrne.

In 1985, Susan Ottaviano produced an album called I'd Rather Be in Philadelphia which featured several bands from the Philadelphia area, including Pretty Poison. Book of Love's contribution to the compilation was the song "Henna." Jade Lee designed the album's bright orange cover that included an overlay graphic of a Philadelphia street map. Pretty Poison is a dance music group based out of Philadelphia Pennsylvania. ...

Discography

Albums

 * Bonus CD Songs (Not on the original LP or Cassette). 

Singles

Billboards Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart is a weekly national survey of what songs are most popular in U.S. dance clubs. ... The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. ...

See also

• List of Number 1 Dance Hits (United States)
• List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart