Song · Alison Moyet
“Invisible” by Alison Moyet
From the album Alf (1984)
“Invisible” by Alison Moyet appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1995 and 2023. It was first released in 1984 on the album Alf. Its best result is #293 on the Live 105 Revolutionary 300 (July 1995). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #7,556 alternative song of all time.
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Lamont Dozier, one third of the Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team, wrote "Invisible" for Alf, Alison Moyet's debut album, and she gives it everything, singing the lead and her own backing vocals. Steve Jolley and Tony Swain produced it, with Jolley on guitar, Swain on keyboards and Tim Goldsmith on drums.
Out in November 1984 as the follow-up to "All Cried Out", it reached No. 21 in Britain, No. 6 in Ireland and No. 4 in New Zealand, and in America it became her only top-40 hit, peaking at No. 31 on the Hot 100. The B-side was her take on Marvin Gaye's "Hitch Hike", with Darts backing her. By her 2017 tour she had retired it: no knock on the song or the fans who loved it, she explained, just that words written more than 30 years before no longer spoke for her.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 293 | Live 105 | Live 105 Revolutionary 300 (July 1995) | 300 |
| 2023 | 627 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 850 Songs of the 1980s | 850 |
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