Pete Byrne
Pete Byrne | |
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Byrne in 2011 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | Peter James Byrne 9 June 1954 Bath, Somerset, England |
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| Occupation | Singer |
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| Years active | 1976–present |
| Member of | Naked Eyes |
| Formerly of | Neon |
Peter James Byrne (born 9 June 1954) is an English singer best known for being a member of the pop/new wave band Naked Eyes.[1]
Life and career
Along with Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith of Tears for Fears fame, Byrne and his future music partner in Naked Eyes, Rob Fisher, were members of a short-lived British group called Neon.[2][3]
Naked Eyes' first hit, "Always Something There to Remind Me", is a synth-pop cover of the Burt Bacharach standard.[4][5] The band had three subsequent top 40 hits: "Promises, Promises" "When the Lights Go Out", and "(What) In the Name of Love".[6]
Naked Eyes disbanded following the release of their second album, Fuel for the Fire (1984).[7]
Byrne is also known for an electronica recording of The Rolling Stones' track "Paint It Black". He wrote "I Am the Cute One"[8] for the Olsen twins' video, "Our First Video".
Byrne released a solo album entitled The Real Illusion in 2001; the album featured some of the last tracks he had written with Fisher for a proposed third Naked Eyes album.
In 2005, Byrne reformed Naked Eyes.
Naked Eyes released Fumbling with the Covers, an album of covers and Naked Eyes hits, in 2007.[7]
In 2008, Naked Eyes completed a US tour known as the Regeneration Tour along with Belinda Carlisle, ABC and the Human League.[9]
On 8 June 2021, Naked Eyes released a new album, Disguise the Limit.[10]
Discography
Solo albums
- The Real Illusion (2001)
with Neon
- "Making Waves" / "Me I See in You" (1980)
- "Communication Without Sound" (1981)
with Naked Eyes
- Burning Bridges (1983)
- Fuel for the Fire (1984)
- Fumbling with the Covers (2007)
- Disguise the Limit (2021)
See also
References
- ^ Tully, Jonathan (9 July 2009). "Naked Eyes' Byrne keeps his promises, promises with great show". The Palm Beach Post. Archived from the original on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2010.
- ^ "Naked Eyes interview". Discog.info. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ DiGIACOMO, ROBERT (5 April 2017). "Naked Eyes talks technology and touring before Harrah's performance". Atlantic City Weekly.
- ^ "Naked Eyes: Great South Bay Music Festival 2025". The Middletown Press. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
- ^ "What are the best Burt Bacharach covers by indie / alternative artists?". Goldmine Magazine: Record Collector & Music Memorabilia. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
- ^ "Naked Eyes". Music Charts Archive. 1 October 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
- ^ a b Johnson, Michele (3 March 2024). "Top 10 Naked Eyes Songs". classicrockhistory.com.
- ^ Harris, Will. "A Chat with Pete Byrne, Pete Byrne interview, Naked Eyes, Regeneration Tour". Bullz-eye.com. Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ^ Iwasaki, Scott (9 August 2008). "Crowd loves Regeneration Tour". Deseret News.
- ^ "Disguise The Limit". disguisethelimit.net. Archived from the original on 9 May 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
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