Erasure discography
| Erasure discography | |
|---|---|
 Andy Bell and Vince Clarke - San Francisco, May 1986 (Photo by Nancy J Price) | |
| Studio albums | 15 |
| EPs | 7 |
| Live albums | 5 |
| Compilation albums | 8 |
| Tribute albums | 2 |
| Singles | 41 |
| Video albums | 13 |
| Music videos | 43 |
This is the discography of British synth pop duo Erasure, consisting of keyboardist Vince Clarke and singer Andy Bell.
Albums
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUT [2] |
GER | SWE | US | |||||
| 1986 | Wonderland | 71 | — | 20 | 13 | — | |||
| 1987 | The Circus
|
6 | — | 16 | 12 | 190 | |||
| 1988 | The Innocents
|
1 | — | 8 | 13 | 49 | |||
| 1989 | Wild!
|
1 | — | 16 | 20 | 57 |
| ||
| 1991 | Chorus
|
1 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 29 |
| ||
| 1994 | I Say I Say I Say
|
1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 18 |
| ||
| 1995 | Erasure
|
14 | 33 | 87 | 26 | 82 | |||
| 1997 | Cowboy
|
10 | 27 | 34 | 19 | 43 | |||
| 2000 | Loveboat
|
45 | — | 48 | 57 | — | |||
| 2003 | Other People's Songs
|
17 | — | 17 | — | 138 | |||
| 2005 | Nightbird
|
27 | — | 22 | 34 | 154 | |||
| 2006 | Union Street
|
102 | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2007 | Light at the End of the World
|
29 | — | 42 | — | 127 | |||
| 2011 | Tomorrow's World
|
29 | — | 35 | — | 61 | |||
| 2013 | Snow Globe
|
49 | — | 100 | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. | |||||||||
Compilation albums
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | GER | US | |||
| 1987 | The Two Ring Circus | — | 26 | 186 | |
| 1992 | Pop! The First 20 Hits | 1 | 12 | 112 | |
| 2003 | Hits! The Very Best of Erasure | 15 | 54 | — |
|
| 2009 | Total Pop! The First 40 Hits | 21 | — | — | |
| Pop2! The Second 20 Hits | — | — | — | ||
| 2012 | Essential | ||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. | |||||
Live albums
| Year | Album |
|---|---|
| 2005 | The Erasure Show |
| 2006 | Acoustic Live |
| 2007 | Live at the Royal Albert Hall |
| On the Road to Nashville | |
| 2011 | Tomorrow's World Tour (Live at the Roundhouse) |
Box sets
| Year | Album |
|---|---|
| 1999 | Singles - EBX 1 |
| Singles - EBX 2 | |
| 2001 | Singles - EBX 3 |
| Singles - EBX 4 |
Erasure Information Service releases
| Year | Album |
|---|---|
| 1997 | Buried Treasure (CD album) |
| 1998 | An Evening with Erasure (CD album) |
| 2006 | Buried Treasure II (CD album) |
| EIS Live (CD album) | |
| 2008 | Pop! Treasure (Digital release) |
Extended plays
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | GER | US | AUS | |||
| 1988 | Crackers International | 2 | 18 | 73 | — | |
| 1991 | Am I Right? EP (re-mix) | 22 | — | — | — | |
| 1992 | Abba-esque | 1 | 2 | 85 | 13 |
|
| 1994 | I Love Saturday | — | — | — | — | |
| 1997 | Rain: Plus | — | — | — | — | |
| 2001 | Moon and the Sky: Plus | — | — | — | — | |
| 2006 | Boy EP | — | — | — | — | |
| 2007 | Storm Chaser EP | 172 | — | — | — | |
| 2009 | Pop! Remixed | — | — | — | — | |
| Erasure.Club | — | — | — | — | ||
| Phantom Bride EP | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. | ||||||
Singles
| Year | Song | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [5] |
AUT [6] |
GER [7] |
IRE [8] |
NED [9] |
SUI [10] |
SWE [11] |
US [12] |
US Dance [12] |
AUS | |||
| 1985 | "Who Needs Love Like That" | 55 | — | 48 | — | — | 23 | — | — | 8 | — | Wonderland |
| "Heavenly Action" | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1986 | "Oh L'amour" | 85 | — | 16 | 17 | — | — | 15 | — | 3 | 13 | |
| "Sometimes" | 2 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 20 | — | 4 | 45 | The Circus | |
| 1987 | "It Doesn't Have To Be" | 12 | — | 16 | 19 | 34 | 19 | — | — | — | ||
| "Victim of Love" | 7 | — | 26 | 7 | — | 22 | — | — | 1 | — | ||
| "The Circus" | 6 | — | 30 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988 | "Ship of Fools" | 6 | — | 9 | 6 | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | The Innocents |
| "Chains of Love" | 11 | — | 18 | 6 | 85 | 16 | — | 12 | 4 | — | ||
| "A Little Respect" | 4 | — | 34 | 7 | — | 28 | — | 14 | 2 | — | ||
| "Stop!" 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 97 | 4 | — | Crackers International | |
| 1989 | "Drama!" | 4 | — | 12 | 5 | — | 15 | — | — | 10 | — | Wild! |
| "You Surround Me" | 15 | — | 38 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990 | "Blue Savannah" | 3 | — | 13 | 3 | 48 | — | — | — | 44 | — | |
| "Star" | 11 | — | 33 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | ||
| 1991 | "Chorus" 2 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 4 | 72 | 10 | 37 | 83 | 14 | 77 | Chorus |
| "Love to Hate You" | 4 | 6 | 19 | 5 | 49 | 17 | 4 | — | 17 | — | ||
| "Am I Right?" | 15 | 21 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992 | "Breath of Life" | 8 | 25 | 44 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Who Needs Love (Like That)" (remix) | 10 | 18 | 27 | 8 | — | — | 31 | — | — | — | Pop! The First 20 Hits | |
| 1994 | "Always" | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 23 | 2 | 20 | 6 | 78 | I Say I Say I Say |
| "Run to the Sun" | 6 | — | 49 | 19 | — | — | 19 | 124 | 14 | — | ||
| "I Love Saturday" | 20 | — | 69 | — | — | — | 34 | — | 20 | — | ||
| 1995 | "Stay with Me" | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | Erasure |
| "Fingers & Thumbs (Cold Summer's Day)" | 20 | — | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | ||
| 1996 | "Rock Me Gently" 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1997 | "In My Arms" | 13 | 40 | 76 | — | — | — | 12 | 55 | 2 | — | Cowboy |
| "Don't Say Your Love Is Killing Me" | 23 | — | 89 | — | — | — | 26 | — | 5 | — | ||
| "Rain" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| ♦ "Magic Moments" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000 | "Freedom" | 27 | — | 80 | — | — | — | 51 | — | — | — | Loveboat |
| 2001 | "Moon & the Sky" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2002 | ♦ "Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Other People's Songs |
| 2003 | "Solsbury Hill" | 10 | — | 29 | — | — | — | 39 | — | — | — | |
| "Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)" | 14 | — | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Oh L'amour" (remix) | 13 | — | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Hits! The Very Best Of Erasure | |
| 2005 | "Breathe" | 4 | — | 35 | 30 | — | — | 33 | — | 1 | — | Nightbird |
| "Don't Say You Love Me" | 15 | — | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Here I Go Impossible Again" / "All This Time Still Falling Out of Love" 5 | 25 | — | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006 | "Boy" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Union Street |
| 2007 | "I Could Fall in Love with You" | 21 | — | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | Light at the End of the World |
| "Sunday Girl" | 33 | — | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Storm in a Teacup" / "Sucker for Love" | 172 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009 | "Always" (2009 mix) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Total Pop! - The First 40 Hits |
| "Phantom Bride" (2009 remaster) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Innocents | |
| 2010 | "A Little Respect" (HMI Redux) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | digital-only charity single |
| 2011 | "When I Start To (Break It All Down)" | 172 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | Tomorrow's World |
| "Be with You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | ||
| 2012 | "Fill Us with Fire" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2013 | "Gaudete" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | Snow Globe |
| 2014 | "Make It Wonderful" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. | ||||||||||||
- 1 "Stop!", part of Crackers International EP, charted on its own on U.S. dance chart as well as the Hot 100.
- 2 "Chorus" also peaked at number 4 on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart.
- 3 "Take a Chance on Me": included on Abba-esque EP, charted on its own on U.S. dance chart as well as Hot 100 Airplay (#51).
- 4 Germany and Czech Republic-only single.
- 5 released as a double A-side.
- ♦ Promotional single release.
Video
Video albums
| Year | Title | Details | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Live at the Seaside | 1987 The Circus Tour | VHS |
| 1989 | Innocents Live | 1988 The Innocents Tour | VHS |
| 1990 | Wild! Live | 1989 Wild! Tour | VHS/Laser Disc |
| 1992 | ABBA-esque | Music videos from ABBA-esque EP | VHS |
| Pop! The First 20 Hits | Compilation of music videos from 1985–1992 | VHS | |
| 1993 | The Tank, the Swan & the Balloon | 1992 Phantasmagorical Tour | VHS |
| 1996 | Erasure 1995-1996 | Compilation of music videos from 1995–1996 | VHS |
| 1998 | Tiny Tour | 1996 Tiny Tour | VHS |
| 2003 | Sanctuary - The EIS Christmas Concert 2002 | 2002 Fan Club Christmas Gig | DVD |
| Hits! the Videos | Compilation of music videos from 1985–2003 | DVD | |
| 2004 | The Tank, the Swan & the Balloon | 1992 Phantasmagorical Tour | DVD (re-release) |
| 2005 | The Erasure Show - Live in Cologne | 2005 The Erasure Show Tour | DVD |
| 2007 | On the Road to Nashville | 2006 Acoustic Tour | DVD + CD |
| 2008 | Live at the Royal Albert Hall | 2007 Light at the End of the World Tour | DVD |
Music videos
| Year | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | "Who Needs Love (Like That)" | John Scarlett-Davies |
| "Heavenly Action" | ||
| 1986 | "Oh L'Amour" | Peter Hamilton/Alistair Rae |
| "Sometimes" | Gerard de Thame | |
| 1987 | "It Doesn't Have to Be" | |
| "Victim of Love" | Peter Scammell | |
| "The Circus" | Jerry Chater | |
| 1988 | "Ship of Fools" | Phillip Vile |
| "Chains of Love" | Peter Christopherson | |
| "A Little Respect | ||
| "Stop!" | ||
| 1989 | "Drama!" | The Giblets |
| "You Surround Me" | James Le Bon | |
| 1990 | "Blue Savannah" | Kevin Godley |
| "Star" | John Maybury | |
| 1991 | "Chorus" | David Mallet |
| "Love to Hate You" | ||
| "Am I Right?" | Angela Conway | |
| 1992 | "Breath of Life" | |
| "Lay All Your Love on Me" | Jan Kounen | |
| "S.O.S." | ||
| "Take a Chance on Me" | Philippe Gautier | |
| "Voulez-Vous" | Jan Kounen | |
| 1994 | "Always | |
| "Run to the Sun" | Nico Beyer | |
| "I Love Saturday" | Caz Gorham & Frances Dickenson | |
| 1995 | "Stay with Me" | Mario Cavalli |
| "Fingers & Thumbs (Cold Summer's Day)" | Max Abbiss-Biro | |
| 1996 | "Rock Me Gently" | |
| "Sono Luminus" (Acoustic live) | ||
| 1997 | "In My Arms" | Dick Carruthers |
| "In My Arms" (North American version) | Geoff Moore | |
| "Don't Say Your Love Is Killing Me" | Richard Heslop | |
| "Rain" | unknown | |
| 2000 | "Freedom" | Vince Clarke |
| 2003 | "Solsbury Hill" | |
| "Solsbury Hill" (Alternative version) | unknown | |
| "Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)" | Jonas Odell | |
| "Oh L'Amour" (Remix) | Toma & Luc | |
| 2005 | "Breathe" | Christian Bevilacqua |
| "Don't Say You Love Me" | Fizzy Eye | |
| "All This Time Still Falling Out of Love" | Uwe Flade | |
| 2007 | "I Could Fall in Love with You" | Justin Eisner |
| "I Could Fall in Love with You" (Alternative version) | Estelle Rogers | |
| "Sunday Girl" | unknown |
Other appearances
Below is a list of songs recorded by Erasure which are not available on Erasure LPs.
| Song title | Year | Additional information |
|---|---|---|
| "Amateur Hour" | 1997 | Collaboration with Sparks on their 1997 album Plagiarism. |
| "Baby Love" | 2000 | Cover version of The Supremes hit, included on the UK compilation album Motown Mania. Also appears on the Moon & the Sky EP. |
| "Early Bird" | 2007 | Collaboration with Cyndi Lauper, included on True Colors Tour 2007 commemorative album. |
| "Looking Glass Sea" | 1990 | Appeared on the soundtrack to the film Dick Tracy. |
| "Magic Moments" | 1997 | Cover of a 1957 Burt Bacharach/Hal David song, popularized by Perry Como. The Erasure version first appeared on the soundtrack to the film Lord of Illusions. Released in the U.S. as a promo-only single and on the US-only version of Cowboy. |
| "Rage" | 1991 | Collaboration with Lene Lovich which appeared on the PETA benefit album Tame Yourself. "Rage" was originally a solo LP track for Lovich in 1989. |
| "Too Darn Hot" | 1990 | Cover version of the 1948 Cole Porter song from Kiss Me, Kate, included on the 1990 Porter tribute album Red Hot + Blue. |
| "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" | 1993 | Billed as "k.d. lang & Andy Bell", this is a cover of the 1979 Donna Summer/Barbra Streisand disco duet. The pair had performed a raucous version live at the previous year's BRIT Awards. The somewhat more tame studio version was recorded with Erasure's Vince Clarke and produced by synth-pop super-producer, Stephen Hague. It appears on the 1993 movie soundtrack, Coneheads. |
References
- ^ "UK Charts > Erasure". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 07-06-2010.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "Austrian Charts > Erasure" (in German). austriancharts.at Hung Medien. Retrieved 07-06-2010.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ a b c d e f g h "BPI > Certified Awards". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
- ^ a b "RIAA - Gold and Platinum". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2010-08-15.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ Austrian peaks
- ^ German peaks
- ^ "Irish Singles Chart – Search for song". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
- ^ Dutch peaks
- ^ Swedish peaks
- ^ Swedish peaks
- ^ a b US peaks Allmusic