Ivor Neville "Nick" Kamen (15 April 1962 – 4 May 2021) was an English male model, songwriter and musician.
He was best known for the singles "Each Time You Break My Heart" from 1986 and "I Promised Myself" from 1990, as well as for appearing in a 1985 Levi advert.
1990 saw the release of one of his biggest hits. The single "I Promised Myself", from the album Move Until We Fly, reached Number 1 in eight European countries and was the fourth most played record in Europe in 1990.
The song was later covered by Dead or Alive (1999), A-Teens (2004), Basshunter (2009), and most recently by German punk rockers Maggers United (2013).
Na het verschijnen van de reclame, waarin het nummer I Heard It Through The Grapevine van Marvin Gaye te horen was, steeg de verkoop van de jeans enorm.
De beelden werden ook gezien door Madonna, die onder de indruk was van Kamens charisma. Ze besloot het door haar geschreven nummer Each Time You Break My Heart, dat haar album True Blue net niet heeft gehaald, door de zanger op te laten nemen. Het lied belandde in de top 10 van de Nederlandse Top 40.
In 1990 scoorde hij wederom een grote hit met I Promised Myself, geproduceerd door Pet Shop Boys-producer Andy Richards.
1. I Promised Myself - 4:00
2. Oh How Happy - 3:43
3. Looking Good Driving - 3:52
4. Somebody's Arms to Hold Me - 3:52
5. Um Um Um Um Um Um - 3:53
6. Take Back My Hand Child - 4:50
7. We Can Make It - 4:22
8. Agony and Ecstacy - 3:58
9. You Are - 4:00
10. I Want More - 4:33
11. Move Until We Fly - 6:40
12. Each Time You Break My Heart (Bonus Track) - 4:32
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