Joseph Hughes is a British bassist and songwriter, best known for being a member of the punk band the Flys and the new wave duo the Lover Speaks.
[9] 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.
[10] Having worked with Alison Moyet in 1986, the Freeman/Hughes-penned "Sleep Like Breathing" was lifted as the fourth and final single in late 1987 from her album Raindancing.
The pair had initially met at the Exit/In in Nashville during 1998, and started a long distance relationship before Wilkinson relocated to the UK.
The duo's debut album, Delicate Shades of Grey, was released in 2002, and has been followed by Humbucky (2004), A Taste of Wonderful (EP, 2012) and The Birth of Swagger (2015).