Lime were not your typical mainstream pop band — their core audience was built on the dance floor and within club culture. In the 1980s, the band enjoyed great popularity amongst Hi-NRG fans, particularly thanks to their distinctive blend of male and female vocals, synthesisers and a hard-hitting dance beat.
‘Unexpected Lovers’ clearly illustrates the moment when disco was finally giving way to the electronic club music of the 1980s. There is significantly less live funk and soul here; instead, drum machines, synthesisers, sequencers and a mechanically precise Hi-NRG beat come to the fore.
Interestingly, the title track was released in a multitude of different 7‘ and 12’ versions — vocal, instrumental, radio edit, remix — which clearly illustrates its place within DJ culture.