Album · Yaz
You and Me Both by Yaz
You and Me Both is an album by Yaz, released in 1983. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 8 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Nobody's Diary”, on 8 lists with a best position of #75.
You and Me Both, the second and last album from Yaz, came out on Mute in the UK on 4 July 1983, and its title is a bitter joke. Alison Moyet and Vince Clarke had drifted apart by the time they made it, recording much of it separately, and the Basildon duo announced their split a few weeks before it appeared.
You wouldn't guess it from the songs. Eric Radcliffe produced, and Clarke's synth-pop is as crisp and clever as ever, all bubbling sequencers and bright melodies, while Moyet's huge, bluesy voice gives it the soul, nowhere more than on "Nobody's Diary". Breaking up didn't hurt the sales: it went to number one in the UK and New Zealand. Afterwards Moyet went solo, and Clarke formed the Assembly with Radcliffe before finding his long-running success in Erasure.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from You and Me Both on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nobody's Diary | 8 | #75 | – | 1983–2003 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.