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Erasure
Erasure is a British synth pop duo, consisting of Vince Clarke (synthesizers), formerly of Depeche Mode and Yazoo (Yaz in the US), and Andy Bell (vocals, lyrics).
Erasure burst onto the music scene in 1985 with their hit "Who Needs Love (Like That)" which reached only number 55 in the British charts (followed later by their fourth single "Sometimes" which reached #2), and have had over thirty hits since.
Together with Pet Shop Boys, Erasure brought pop-synthesized music to the forefront of the American music scene in the late 80s. Although they have not retained a strong presence on the popular music charts in the United States, they enjoy a large and loyal following throughout the world and continue to release new music and support newer albums with well-known world tours.
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Discography
- Wonderland (1986)
- The Circus (1987, #6 UK, #190 US)
- The Two Ring Circus (1987, #186 US)
- The Innocents (1988, #1 UK, #49 US)
- Wild! (1989, #1 UK, #57 US)
- Chorus (1991, #1 UK, #29 US)
- Pop! - the First 20 Hits (1992, #1 UK, #112 US)
- I Say, I Say, I Say (1994, #1 UK, #18 US)
- Erasure (1995, #14 UK, #82 US)
- Cowboy (1997, #10 UK, #43 US)
- Loveboat (2000, #45 UK)
- Other People's Songs (2003, #17 UK, #138 US)
- Hits! (2003, #15 UK)
- Nightbird (2005, #27 UK, #154 US)
Erasure singles (and their respective chart positions in UK & US)
- 1985 "Who needs love like that" #55
- 1985 "Heavenly action" #100
- 1986 "Oh l'amour" #85 UK
- 1986 "Sometimes" #2 UK
- 1987 "It Doesn't Have to Be" #12 UK
- 1987 "Victim of Love" #7 UK
- 1987 "The Circus" #6 UK
- 1988 "Ship of Fools" #6 UK
- 1988 "Chains of Love" #11 UK, #12 US
- 1988 "A Little Respect" #4 UK, #14 US
- 1988 "Crackers International EP" (Stop! / The Hardest Part / Knocking on Your Door / She Won't Be Home) #2 UK, #73 US (on the album chart)
- 1989 "Drama!" #4 UK
- 1989 "You Surround Me" #15 UK
- 1990 "Blue Savannah" #3 UK
- 1990 "Star" #11 UK
- 1991 "Chorus" #3 UK, #83 US
- 1991 "Love to Hate You" #4 UK
- 1991 "Am I Right EP" (Am I Right / Let It Flow / Waiting for Sex / Carry on Clangers) #15 UK
- 1992 "Breath of Life" #8 UK
- 1992 "Abba-Esque EP" (Lay All Your Love on Me / S.O.S. / Take a Chance on Me / Voulez-Vous) #1 UK, #85 US (on the album chart)
- 1992 "Who Needs Love Like That" #10 UK
- 1994 "Always" #4 UK, #20 US
- 1994 "Run to the Sun" #6 UK, #124 US
- 1994 "I Love Saturday" #20 UK
- 1995 "Stay with Me" #15 UK
- 1995 "Fingers and Thumbs (Cold Summer's Day)" #20 UK
- 1996 "Rock me gently"
- 1997 "In My Arms" #13 UK, #55 US
- 1997 "Don't Say Your Love is Killing Me" #23 UK
- 2000 "Freedom" #27 UK
- 2001 "Moon & the sky"
- 2003 "Solsbury Hill" #10 UK
- 2003 "Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)" #14 UK
- 2003 "Oh L'amour" (remix) #13 UK
- 2005 "Breathe" #4 UK
- 2005 "Don't Say You Love Me" #15 UK
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External links
- Erasure's official site
- German Erasure Tribute Page
- Russian bilingual fan site - contains the most extensive Erasure discography, frequently updated news and other stuff
- erasure.tk - news, rumours, pictures, links...
- http://www.erasuregig.com - Gig-ography listing of all Erasure's concert dates - including photos, set lists, souvenirs, reviews, etc
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