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Since their singles have always been as well chosen as they were well crafted, Total Pop! The First 40 is top-shelf Erasure the whole way through, displaying the evolution of the synth pop band through representative singles. The set is so no-frills that the first disc is actually the 1992 collection Erasure Pop! The First 20 Hits in total. With "Who Needs Love (Like That)," "Oh l'Amour," "Love to Hate You," and a slew of other big hits, it's nearly perfect and the more recognizable of the two discs, but those above casual fan status will get more use out of the second disc, where the band's later (aka lesser-known) years are well sorted. "Always," "Stay with Me," and "Sunday Girl" are disc two's big hits, "Always" getting two airings with the second being a slight remix. More difficult and esoteric albums like Cowboy and Nightbird are shown in the best light here as the band grows not just older but wiser, although the occasional youthful flourish proves Erasure could still create bold club music when the mood struck. Those wanting a little more than the basics should check the Deluxe Box edition of Total Pop!, which adds a live disc plus a DVD of the duo's mostly flamboyant performances on the BBC television network.
© David Jeffries /TiVo
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Andy Bell, Vocals, Writer - Vince Clarke, Composer, Keyboards, Writer - Brio Taliaferro, Additional Programmer - Jeremy Wheatley, Mixer - Richard Edgeler, Assistant Mixer - A. Clay, Additional Production - Erasure, MainArtist - Flood, Producer - Phil Legg, AssistantProducer - Joseph Watt, RemixingEngineer - Maurice Michael, Guitar - BN, MasteringEngineer - Nigel Hine, AssistantProducer - Alistair Clay, AssistantProducer
© 2009 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1985 2009 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
Andy Bell, Writer - Vince Clarke, Writer - Erasure, MainArtist
© 2009 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1985 2009 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
Andy Bell, Composer, Writer - Vince Clarke, Composer, Writer - Brio Taliaferro, Additional Programmer - Jeremy Wheatley, Mixer - Richard Edgeler, Assistant Mixer - Mike Pela, Mixer - Erasure, MainArtist - Flood, Producer, Mixer
© 2009 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1986 2009 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
Andy Bell, Composer, Writer - Vince Clarke, Composer, Writer - Guy Barker, Trumpet - Brio Taliaferro, Additional Programmer - Jeremy Wheatley, Mixer - Richard Edgeler, Assistant Mixer - Mike Pela, Mixer - Erasure, MainArtist - Flood, Producer, Mixer
© 2009 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1986 2009 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
Andy Bell, Vocals, Writer - Vince Clarke, Writer, Instruments - Brio Taliaferro, Additional Programmer - Jeremy Wheatley, Mixer - Richard Edgeler, Assistant Mixer - Erasure, MainArtist
© 2009 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1987 2009 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
Andy Bell, Composer, Writer - Vince Clarke, Composer, Writer - Phil Harding, Mixer - Brio Taliaferro, Additional Programmer - Jeremy Wheatley, Mixer - Richard Edgeler, Assistant Mixer - Erasure, MainArtist - Flood, Producer
© 2009 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1987 2009 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
Andy Bell, Composer, Vocals, Writer - Vince Clarke, Composer, Writer, Instruments - Brio Taliaferro, Additional Programmer - Jeremy Wheatley, Mixer - Richard Edgeler, Assistant Mixer - Erasure, MainArtist - Flood, Producer, Remixer
© 2009 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1987 2009 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
Andy Bell, Vocals, Writer - Vince Clarke, Writer, Instruments - Brio Taliaferro, Additional Programmer - Jeremy Wheatley, Mixer - Stephen Hague, Producer - Richard Edgeler, Assistant Mixer - Dave Jacob, Engineer, Co- Producer - Erasure, Composer, MainArtist
© 2009 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1988 2009 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
Andy Bell, Composer, Vocals, Writer - Vince Clarke, Composer, Writer, Instruments - Brio Taliaferro, Additional Programmer - Jeremy Wheatley, Mixer - Stephen Hague, Remixer - Richard Edgeler, Assistant Mixer - Bob Kraushaar, Engineer - Erasure, MainArtist - Dave Meegan, Engineer
© 2009 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1988 2009 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
Andy Bell, Composer, Vocals, Writer - Vince Clarke, Composer, Writer, Instruments - Brio Taliaferro, Additional Programmer - Jeremy Wheatley, Mixer - Stephen Hague, Producer - Richard Edgeler, Assistant Mixer - Bob Kraushaar, Engineer - Erasure, MainArtist
© 2009 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1988 2009 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
Andy Bell, Composer, Writer - Vince Clarke, Composer, Writer - Mark Saunders, Mixer - Brio Taliaferro, Additional Programmer - Jeremy Wheatley, Mixer - ALAN MOULDER, Engineer - Richard Edgeler, Assistant Mixer - Erasure, Producer, MainArtist - Jock Loveband, Assistant Mixer - Phil Legg, Mixer - Cameron Jenkins, Engineer
© 2009 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1988 2009 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
Andy Bell, Composer, Vocals, Writer - Vince Clarke, Composer, Writer, Instruments - Mark Saunders, Producer - Brio Taliaferro, Additional Programmer - Jeremy Wheatley, Mixer - Richard Edgeler, Assistant Mixer - Erasure, MainArtist - GARETH JONES, Producer
© 2009 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1989 2009 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
Andy Bell, Writer - Vince Clarke, Writer - Mark Saunders, Producer - Erasure, MainArtist - GARETH JONES, Producer
© 2009 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1989 2009 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
Andy Bell, Composer, Vocals, Writer - Vince Clarke, Composer, Writer, Instruments - Mark Saunders, Producer, Mixer - Brio Taliaferro, Additional Programmer - Jeremy Wheatley, Mixer - Richard Edgeler, Assistant Mixer - Erasure, MainArtist - GARETH JONES, Producer, Mixer
© 2009 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1989 2009 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
Andy Bell, Vocals, Writer - Vince Clarke, Keyboards, Writer - Mark Saunders, Producer - Erasure, MainArtist - GARETH JONES, Producer
© 2009 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1989 2009 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
Andy Bell, Composer, Vocals, Writer - Vince Clarke, Composer, Writer, Instruments - Brio Taliaferro, Additional Programmer - Jeremy Wheatley, Mixer - Dave Bascombe, Remixer - Richard Edgeler, Assistant Mixer - Erasure, MainArtist - Martyn Phillips, Producer, Mixer
© 2009 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1991 2009 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
Andy Bell, Composer, Vocals, Writer - Vince Clarke, Composer, Writer, Instruments - Brio Taliaferro, Additional Programmer - Jeremy Wheatley, Mixer - Dave Bascombe, Mixer - Richard Edgeler, Assistant Mixer - Erasure, MainArtist - Martyn Phillips, Producer
© 2009 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1991 2009 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
Andy Bell, Vocals, Writer - Vince Clarke, Keyboards, Writer - Erasure, MainArtist - Martyn Phillips, Producer
© 2009 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1991 2009 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
Andy Bell, Writer - Vince Clarke, Writer - Erasure, MainArtist
© 2009 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1992 2009 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
Bjöern Ulvaeus, Composer - Brio Taliaferro, Additional Programmer - Jeremy Wheatley, Mixer - Dave Bascombe, Producer, Engineer - DAVE ERINGA, Engineer - Richard Edgeler, Assistant Mixer - Benny Andersson, Composer, Writer - Erasure, MainArtist - Bjorn Ulvaeus, Composer, Writer - Ben Darlow, Engineer
© 2009 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1992 2009 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
Andy Bell, Writer - Vince Clarke, Writer - Erasure, MainArtist
© 2009 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1986 2009 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
DISC 2
Andy Bell, Composer, Vocals, Writer - Vince Clarke, Composer, Writer, Instruments - Martyn Ware, Producer - Brio Taliaferro, Additional Programmer - Jeremy Wheatley, Mixer - Richard Edgeler, Assistant Mixer - Erasure, MainArtist - Phil Legg, MixingEngineer
© 2009 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1994 2009 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
Andy Bell, Composer, Writer - Vince Clarke, Composer, Writer - Martyn Ware, Producer - Erasure, MainArtist
© 2009 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1994 2009 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
Andy Bell, Composer, Vocals, Writer - Vince Clarke, Composer, Writer, Instruments - Martyn Ware, Producer - Brio Taliaferro, Additional Programmer - Jeremy Wheatley, Mixer - Richard Edgeler, Assistant Mixer - Erasure, MainArtist
© 2009 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1994 2009 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
Andy Bell, Composer, Vocals, Writer - Vince Clarke, Composer, Writer, Instruments - Brio Taliaferro, Additional Programmer - Jeremy Wheatley, Mixer - Richard Edgeler, Assistant Mixer - Erasure, MainArtist - GARETH JONES, Producer - Thomas Fehlmann, Producer
© 2009 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1995 2009 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
Andy Bell, Composer, Vocals - Vince Clarke, Composer, Instruments - Brio Taliaferro, Additional Programmer - Jeremy Wheatley, Mixer - Richard Edgeler, Assistant Mixer - Erasure, MainArtist - GARETH JONES, Producer - Thomas Fehlmann, Producer
© 2009 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1995 2009 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
Andy Bell, Composer, Writer - Vince Clarke, Composer, Writer - Erasure, MainArtist
© 2009 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1996 2009 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
Andy Bell, Composer, Writer - Vince Clarke, Composer, Writer - Erasure, Performance, MainArtist - GARETH JONES, Producer - Neil McLellan, Producer
© 2009 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1996 2009 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
Andy Bell, Composer, Vocals, Writer - Vince Clarke, Composer, Writer, Instruments - Brio Taliaferro, Additional Programmer - Jeremy Wheatley, Mixer - Richard Edgeler, Assistant Mixer - Erasure, MainArtist
© 2009 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1997 2009 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
Andy Bell, Composer, Vocals, Writer - Vince Clarke, Composer, Writer, Instruments - Brio Taliaferro, Additional Programmer - Jeremy Wheatley, Mixer - Richard Edgeler, Assistant Mixer - Erasure, MainArtist
© 2009 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1997 2009 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
Andy Bell, Vocals, Writer - Vince Clarke, Writer, Instruments - Erasure, Producer, MainArtist - Flood, Producer - Mark Pichiotti, Additional Production, Remixer
© 2009 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2000 2009 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
Andy Bell, Composer, Vocals - Vince Clarke, Composer, Instruments - Brio Taliaferro, Additional Programmer - Jeremy Wheatley, Mixer - Richard Edgeler, Assistant Mixer - Erasure, MainArtist - Flood, Producer - JC, Remixer
© 2009 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1997 2009 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
Brio Taliaferro, Additional Programmer - Jeremy Wheatley, Mixer - Peter Gabriel, Composer, Writer - Dave Bascombe, Remixer - Richard Edgeler, Assistant Mixer - Erasure, Producer, MainArtist - GARETH JONES, Producer
© 2009 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2003 2009 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
Steve Harley, Composer, Writer - Brio Taliaferro, Additional Programmer - Jeremy Wheatley, Mixer - Dave Bascombe, Remixer - Richard Edgeler, Assistant Mixer - Erasure, Producer, MainArtist - GARETH JONES, Producer
© 2009 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2003 2009 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
Andy Bell, Composer, Vocals - Vince Clarke, Composer, Instruments - Brio Taliaferro, Additional Programmer - Jeremy Wheatley, Mixer - Richard Edgeler, Assistant Mixer - Erasure, Producer, MainArtist - Tom Elmhirst, Mixer
© 2009 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2004 2009 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
Andy Bell, Composer, Vocals - Vince Clarke, Composer, Instruments - Brio Taliaferro, Additional Programmer - Jeremy Wheatley, Remixer - Richard Edgeler, Assistant Mixer - Erasure, MainArtist
© 2009 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2004 2009 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
Andy Bell, Composer - Vince Clarke, Composer - Erasure, MainArtist
© 2009 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2004 2009 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
Andy Bell, Composer, Vocals - Vince Clarke, Composer, Keyboards - Erasure, MainArtist - Bell, Vocals
© 2009 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2007 2009 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
Andy Bell, Composer, Vocals - Vince Clarke, Composer, Keyboards - Erasure, MainArtist - Bell, Vocals
© 2009 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2007 2009 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
Andy Bell, Vocals - Vince Clarke, Keyboards - Erasure, MainArtist - Bell, Vocals - GARETH JONES, Producer, Mixer
© 2009 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2007 2009 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
Andy Bell, Composer, Vocals, Writer - Vince Clarke, Composer, Writer, Instruments - Brio Taliaferro, Programmer - Jeremy Wheatley, Mixer - Richard Edgeler, Mixer - Erasure, MainArtist - Bell, Vocals
© 2009 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2009 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
Andy Bell, Composer, Writer - Vince Clarke, Composer, Writer - Erasure, MainArtist
© 2009 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2003 2009 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
Andy Bell, Composer, Writer - Vince Clarke, Composer, Writer - Erasure, MainArtist
© 2009 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2003 2009 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
Andy Bell, Composer, Vocals - Vince Clarke, Composer, Instruments - Brio Taliaferro, Additional Programmer - Jeremy Wheatley, Mixer - Richard Edgeler, Assistant Mixer - Erasure, MainArtist
© 2009 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2004 2009 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
DISC 3
Andy Bell, Vocals, Writer - Vince Clarke, Writer, Instruments - Erasure, MainArtist
© 2009 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company 2009 ℗ Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
Andy Bell, Composer, Vocals, Writer - Vince Clarke, Composer, Writer, Instruments - Erasure, MainArtist
© 2009 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company 2009 ℗ Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
Andy Bell, Composer, Vocals, Writer - Vince Clarke, Composer, Writer, Instruments - Erasure, MainArtist - Bell, Vocals
© 2009 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company 2009 ℗ Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
Andy Bell, Composer, Vocals, Writer - Vince Clarke, Composer, Writer, Instruments - Erasure, MainArtist
© 2009 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company 2009 ℗ Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
Andy Bell, Composer, Vocals - Vince Clarke, Composer, Writer, Instruments - Erasure, MainArtist - Bell, Vocals
© 2009 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company 2009 ℗ Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
Andy Bell, Vocals - Vince Clarke, Instruments - Benny Andersson, Writer - Erasure, MainArtist - Bell, Vocals - Bjorn Ulvaeus, Writer
© 2009 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company 2009 ℗ Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
Albumbeschreibung
Since their singles have always been as well chosen as they were well crafted, Total Pop! The First 40 is top-shelf Erasure the whole way through, displaying the evolution of the synth pop band through representative singles. The set is so no-frills that the first disc is actually the 1992 collection Erasure Pop! The First 20 Hits in total. With "Who Needs Love (Like That)," "Oh l'Amour," "Love to Hate You," and a slew of other big hits, it's nearly perfect and the more recognizable of the two discs, but those above casual fan status will get more use out of the second disc, where the band's later (aka lesser-known) years are well sorted. "Always," "Stay with Me," and "Sunday Girl" are disc two's big hits, "Always" getting two airings with the second being a slight remix. More difficult and esoteric albums like Cowboy and Nightbird are shown in the best light here as the band grows not just older but wiser, although the occasional youthful flourish proves Erasure could still create bold club music when the mood struck. Those wanting a little more than the basics should check the Deluxe Box edition of Total Pop!, which adds a live disc plus a DVD of the duo's mostly flamboyant performances on the BBC television network.
© David Jeffries /TiVo
About the album
- 3 disc(s) - 59 track(s)
- Total length: 03:46:52
- Main artists: Erasure
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Mute, a BMG Company
- Genre: Electronic
© 2009 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2009 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
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