Alphabet City is an album by the band ABC released in 1987 by Mercury. It was released in Vinyl, and CD. There is also a remastered 2005 version. Following a hiatus while singer Martin Fry was treated for Hodgkin's disease, ABC returned to the studio to record Alphabet City, which they thought might be their final album. Best known for "When Smokey Sings", a tribute to Smokey Robinson, the album also spawned "The Night You Murdered Love" and "King Without a Crown" as singles. Many critics lauded Alphabet City as a return to form for the group, noting its polished Read more on Last.fm.