Erasure - Hits! The Very Best of Erasure [Bonus CD]

Title: Hits! The Very Best of Erasure [Bonus CD] Artist: Erasure Release Date: 10/28/2003 Re-Released On: 11/26/2003 Label: Mute Records, EMI Europe Generic, Sire/Mute Album Type(s): Greatest Hits UPCs: 724359410821, 724359411828, 081227399122 Genre: Rock Styles: Dance-Pop, House, Alternative Pop/Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Club/Dance, Alternative Dance, Alternative/Indie Rock, College Rock Moods: Dramatic, Energetic, Joyous, Rousing, Bittersweet, Bright, Effervescent, Slick, Stylish, Yearning, Amiable/Good-Natured, Cheerful, Confident, Gleeful, Carefree, Elaborate, Exuberant, Fun, Playful, Theatrical, Party/Celebratory Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 1 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 2

1. Oh l'Amour
2. Sometimes
3. Victim of Love
4. Ship of Fools
5. Chains of Love
6. A Little Respect
7. Stop!
8. Blue Savannah
9. Chorus
10. Love to Hate You
11. Breath of Life
12. Lay All Your Love on Me
13. Take a Chance on Me
14. Voulez Vous
15. Always
16. Stay with Me
17. In My Arms
18. Freedom
19. Solsbury Hill
20. Oh l'Amour [August Mix]

1. Stay with Me [Mix]
2. You Surround Me [Mix]
3. In My Arms [Mix]
4. Solsbury Hill [Mix]
5. A Little Respect [Mix]
6. Chains of Love [Mix]
7. Take a Chance on Me [Mix]
8. Love to Hate You [Mix]
9. Stop! [Mix]
10. Victim of Love [Mix]
11. Blue Savannah [Mix]
12. Always [Mix]
13. Freedom [Mix]
14. Chorus [Mix]
15. Oh l'Amour [Mix]
16. Breath of Life [Mix]
17. Sometimes [Mix]
18. Ship of Fools [Mix]

Year Type Label Catalog # 2003 CD Mute Records 10 2003 CD EMI Europe Generic 594108 2003 CD Sire/Mute 73991

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An early track record of releasing one glistening single after another made Erasure's first compilation, Erasure Pop!: The First 20 Hits, a no-brainer to compile, but what to do with the duo's spotty later years? Best Of puts the old hits with the new ones, adds some rarities and remixes, and keeps with Pop!'s chronological structure. The first 13 tracks on Best Of cover the same, more successful, time Pop! did, and after that it's all moody epilogue. Later tracks like "Always," "Freedom," and "In My Arms" don't have the name recognition of "Chains of Love," but they do show a more mature Erasure in both delivery and composition. The problem is that no one ever wanted them to be Dylan or Radiohead, and the kind of albums they put out post-Pop! don't lend themselves well to greatest-hits collections. The later tracks at least answer the "whatever happened to" question for most people, but what's really confusing is why the four-song Abba-esque EP is overly represented by three tracks while the sparkling Wonderland album gets covered in only one and Cowboy and 1995's self-titled album are ignored completely. A lack of decent liner notes and no new songs by the duo point to Erasure's lack of involvement, so hardcore fans are enticed by a new remix of "Oh l'Amour" and a Megamix that takes up a whole CD. The Megamix isn't as seamless as it could have been and ends in a fizzle, but some downtempo numbers make for a very smart start. Despite the mishandlings, there's an incredible amount of great pop and dance music here, and you can program out the fluff if you want. Just know that even as a casual fan you will at some point in your life have to get back in the car, head to the store, and buy the other Erasure collection. ~ David Jeffries, All Music Guide

Name Credits Alan Moulder Engineer Andy Bell Producer Ben Darlow Assistant Ben Hillier Engineer Bob Kraushaar Engineer Cameron Jenkins Mixing Assistant Daniel Miller Mixing, Remixing Dave Bascombe Producer, Remixing, Engineer, Mixing Dave Eringa Assistant Dave Meegan Engineer David Jacob Producer, Engineer Ebby Acquah Engineer Erasure Producer Flood Mixing, Producer François Kevorkian Mixing Gareth Jones Mixing, Producer Guy Barker Trumpet Guy Davie Mastering Jock Loveband Mixing Assistant Lloyd Puckitt Mixing Engineer Mark "Spike" Stent Mixing Mark Saunders Mixing, Producer Mark Towns Remixing, Reconstruction Martin Phillipps Programming, Producer, Whistle (Human), Bells Martyn Ware Producer MC Kinky Rap Neil McLellan Producer Nic Johnston Guitar (Acoustic) Paul Walton Mixing Assistant Phil Harding Remixing Phil Legg Mixing, Mixing Assistant Rob Kirwan Mixing Sie Medway-Smith Remixing Stephen Hague Remixing, Producer Thomas Fehlmann Producer Vince Clarke Producer