David Freeman (born 25 September 1957) is a British singer, musician and songwriter, best known for being a member of the new wave duo the Lover Speaks during the 1980s.
The band recorded a number of singles, two EPs (1977's Bunch of Fives and 1980's Four from the Square) and two studio albums (1978's Waikiki Beach Refugees and 1979's (Own).
[2] In 1983, he recorded a cover of the Supremes' 1965 hit "Stop in the Name of Love" with ex-the Flys band member Neil O'Connor as producer (and also on keyboards) and Eddie Case on drums.
[10][4] In 1987, the Lover Speaks released a cover of Dusty Springfield's "I Close My Eyes and Count to Ten" as their next single, but it was not a commercial success.
[12] After the Lover Speaks split in 1988,[2] Freeman continued gigging, as well as writing and recording his own songs at Dave Stewart's studio.
The album saw Freeman team up with former Lotus Eaters drummer Steve Creese, with assistance from Chucho Merchán on bass.
[15][16] In March 1995, Freeman appeared as the opening act for Joe Jackson's concert at the Royal Festival Hall in London.
[19][20] In the face of the renewed interest in the Lover Speaks, Freeman released a large batch of his solo material across six albums in 1996 via the Discrete label.
[25] Both Freeman and Hughes contributed to the 2015 re-issue of The Lover Speaks album by Cherry Red with interviews and providing song annotations.