Erasure
| Erasure | |
 Erasure år 1989. | |
| Bakgrund |  , London, England, Storbritannien |
|---|---|
| Genrer | Synthpop, New wave |
| År som aktiva | 1985-idag |
| Skivbolag | Mute Records, Sire Records, Reprise Records |
| Webbplats | Officiell webbplats |
| Medlemmar | |
| Vince Clarke Andy Bell | |
Utmärkelser BRIT Awards (1989) | |
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Erasure är en brittisk synthpopduo som bildades 1985. Gruppen består av förre Depeche Mode- och Yazoo-medlemmen Vince Clarke och sångaren Andy Bell.
Historik
Gruppen bildades på initiativ av Clarke, som annonserade efter en sångare och höll audition med en lång rad personer, både kända, etablerade artister och dittills okända förmågor. Andy Bell tillhörde den senare kategorin.
Erasures första singel var Who Needs Love (Like That) 1985, därefter kom Heavenly Action samt Oh L'amour, som alla sedan släpptes tillsammans på deras första album Wonderland. Gruppen har därefter skördat stora framgångar med låtar som Sometimes, Ship Of Fools, A Little Respect, Drama!, Blue Savannah, Chorus, Love To Hate You, Always och Breathe. 1992 testade bandet ett nytt grepp och spelade in en EP med fyra Abba-låtar, Abba-esque, som blev en massiv succé.
På senare år har gruppen fortsatt släppa skivor och turnera världen över.
Diskografi
Album
| År | Album | Högsta listplacering | Övrigt | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] | SVE | ÖST [2] | TYS | USA | |||
| 1986 | Wonderland | 71 | 13 | — | 16 | — | |
| 1987 | The Circus | 6 | 12 | — | 20 | 190 | |
| 1988 | The Innocents | 1 | 13 | — | 10 | 49 |
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| 1989 | Wild! | 1 | 20 | — | 16 | 57 |
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| 1991 | Chorus | 1 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 29 |
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| 1994 | I Say I Say I Say | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 18 |
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| 1995 | Erasure | 14 | 26 | 33 | 87 | 82 | |
| 1997 | Cowboy | 10 | 19 | 27 | 34 | 43 | |
| 2000 | Loveboat | 45 | 57 | — | 48 | — | |
| 2003 | Other People's Songs | 17 | — | — | 17 | 138 | |
| 2005 | Nightbird | 27 | 34 | — | 22 | 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 | — | |
| 2014 | The Violet Flame | 20 | 37 | — | 41 | 48 | |
| 2017 | World Be Gone | 6 | 15 | — | 28 | 137 | |
| 2018 | World Beyond | 47 | — | — | — | ||
| 2020 | The Neon | 4 | — | 49 | 11 | — | |
Singlar
| År | Titel | Högsta listplacering | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | TYS | USA | SVE | USA Dans | |||
| 1985 | Who Needs Love (Like That) | 55 | 48 | - | - | 8 | Wonderland |
| Heavenly Action | 100 | - | EU | - | 8 | ||
| 1986 | Oh L'amour | 85 | 16 | - | 15 | 3 | |
| Sometimes | 2 | 2 | - | 20 | 4 | The Circus | |
| 1987 | It Doesn't Have To Be | 12 | 16 | EU | - | 4 | |
| Victim of Love | 7 | 26 | - | - | 1 | ||
| The Circus | 6 | 30 | EU | - | EU | ||
| 1988 | Ship of Fools | 6 | 9 | EU | - | EU | The Innocents |
| Chains of Love | 11 | 18 | 12 | - | 4 | ||
| A Little Respect | 4 | 34 | 14 | - | 2 | ||
| Stop | 2 | EU | 97 | - | 4 | Crackers International | |
| 1989 | Drama! | 4 | 12 | - | - | 10 | Wild! |
| You Surround Me | 15 | 38 | EU | - | EU | ||
| 1990 | Blue Savannah | 3 | 13 | - | - | 44 | |
| Star | 11 | 33 | - | - | 4 | ||
| 1991 | Chorus | 3 | 17 | 83 | 37 | 14 | Chorus |
| Love To Hate You | 4 | 19 | - | 4 | 17 | ||
| Am I Right? | 15 | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1992 | Breath of Life | 8 | 44 | - | - | - | |
| Lay All Your Love on Me | 1 | 2 | 85 | 1 | 10 | Abba-esque | |
| Who Needs Love (Like That) (remix) | 10 | 27 | - | 31 | - | Pop! The First 20 Hits | |
| 1994 | Always | 4 | 5 | 20 | 2 | 6 | I Say I Say I Say |
| Run to the Sun | 6 | 49 | 124 | 19 | 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 (endast utgiven i Tyskland och Tjeckien) | EU | - | EU | EU | EU | |
| 1997 | In My Arms | 13 | 76 | 55 | 12 | 2 | Cowboy |
| Don't Say Your Love Is Killing Me | 23 | 89 | - | 26 | 5 | ||
| Rain | - | EU | EU | EU | EU | ||
| Magic Moments (endast promo) | EU | EU | - | EU | - | ||
| 2000 | Freedom | 27 | 80 | EU | 51 | EU | Loveboat |
| 2001 | Moon and the Sky | - | EU | EU | EU | EU | |
| 2002 | Everybody's Got To Learn Sometimes (endast promo) | - | EU | EU | EU | EU | 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 | - | 33 | 1 | Nightbird |
| Don't Say You Love Me | 15 | 69 | - | - | - | ||
| Here I Go Impossible Again / All This Time Still Falling Out of Love | 25 | 69 | - | - | - | ||
| 2006 | Boy | - | EU | - | EU | - | 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 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2009 | Pop! Remixed | - | - | - | - | - | Total Pop! - The First 40 Hits |
| Phantom Bride (2009 remaster) | - | EU | EU | EU | EU | The Innocents | |
| 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 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Elevation | - | - | - | - | 3 | The Violet Flame | |
| Reason | - | - | - | - | 10 | ||
| 2015 | Sacred | - | - | - | - | 4 | |
| Sometimes 2015 | - | - | - | - | - | Always - The Very Best of Erasure | |
| 2017 | Love You to the Sky | - | - | - | - | - | World Be Gone |
| World Be Gone | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Just a Little Love | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2020 | Hey Now (Think I Got a Feeling) | - | - | - | - | - | The Neon |
| Nerves of Steel | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Fallen Angel | |||||||
- EU: Ej utgiven i det landet
Videor
VHS
- Live At The Seaside (1987) (live, 1987)
- The Innocents Live (1989) (live, 1988)
- Wild ! Live (1990) (live, 1989)
- Abba-Esque (1992) (video-clip, 1992)
- Pop! The First 20 Hits (1992) (video-clips, 1985-1992)
- The Tank, The Swan & The Balloon (1993) (live, 1992)
- Erasure EPK 1995-96 (1996) (video-clips, 1995-96)
- The Tiny Tour (1998) (live, 1996)
DVD
- Sanctuary - The EIS Christmas Concert 2002 (2003) (live, 2002)
- Hits ! The Videos (2003) (video-clips + bonuses, 1985-2003)
- The Tank, The Swan And The Balloon (2004) (live, 1992)
- Greats Hits Live - Live At Great Woods (2005) (live, 1997)
- The Erasure Show - Live In Cologne (2005) (live, 2005)
- On The Road To Nashville (2007) (live, 2006)
- Live At The Royal Albert Hall (2008) (live, 2007)
Referenser
- ^ ”UK Charts > Erasure”. Official Charts Company. http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/23453/erasure/. Läst 6 juli 2010.
- ^ ”Austrian Charts > Erasure” (på german). austriancharts.at Hung Medien. http://www.austriancharts.at/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Erasure. Läst 6 juli 2010.
- ^ [a b c d e] ”BPI > Certified Awards”. British Phonographic Industry. Arkiverad från originalet den 24 september 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090924015932/http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx. Läst 7 juni 2009.
Externa länkar
Wikimedia Commons har media som rör Erasure.- Officiell webbplats
- Svensk fansajt
Media som används på denna webbplats
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Erasure-andy-vince-wolfgangs-np.jpg
(c) Andwhatsnext, CC BY-SA 3.0
Subject: Andy Bell & Vince Clarke of Erasure at Wolfgang's (nightclub) - San Francisco, California, USA; Original 35mm photograph scanned
(c) Andwhatsnext, CC BY-SA 3.0
Subject: Andy Bell & Vince Clarke of Erasure at Wolfgang's (nightclub) - San Francisco, California, USA; Original 35mm photograph scanned
Erasure - 1992.jpg
Författare/Upphovsman: David Scheinmann, Licens: CC BY-SA 3.0
Photo of Erasure taken in 1989.
Författare/Upphovsman: David Scheinmann, Licens: CC BY-SA 3.0
Photo of Erasure taken in 1989.
Erasure and Vince Clarke.jpg
Författare/Upphovsman: Andrew D, Hurley, Licens: CC BY-SA 2.0
Vince Clarke (band member of Erasure), doing what he does best!
Författare/Upphovsman: Andrew D, Hurley, Licens: CC BY-SA 2.0
Vince Clarke (band member of Erasure), doing what he does best!
Erasure performed at Delamere Forest (near Chester), England, UK on 1 July 2011. Erasure were supported by the four-piece Foreign Office.
Erasure were on form, they kicked off with "Hideaway", and just sang hit after hit, "Oh L'Amour", "Sometimes", "Victim of Love", "Love to Hate You", "Breathe", "Knocking on your Door", "Chains of Love", "Ship of Fools" and many more.
Andy Bell (Erasure).jpg
Författare/Upphovsman: Andrew Hurley, Licens: CC BY-SA 2.0
Författare/Upphovsman: Andrew Hurley, Licens: CC BY-SA 2.0
Erasure performed at Delamere Forest (near Chester), England, UK on 1 July 2011. Erasure were supported by the four-piece Foreign Office.
Erasure were on form, they kicked off with "Hideaway", and just sang hit after hit, "Oh L'Amour", "Sometimes", "Victim of Love", "Love to Hate You", "Breathe", "Knocking on your Door", "Chains of Love", "Ship of Fools" and many more.
Vince Clarke 2011.jpg
Författare/Upphovsman: https://www.flickr.com/people/15717926@N04 Andrew Hurley from Wallasey, England, United Kingdom., Licens: CC BY-SA 2.0
Erasure performed at Delamere Forest (near Chester), England, UK on 1 July 2011. Erasure were supported by the four-piece Foreign Office. Erasure were on form, they kicked off with "Hideaway", and just sang hit after hit, "Oh L'Amour", "Sometimes", "Victim of Love", "Love to Hate You", "Breathe", "Knocking on your Door", "Chains of Love", "Ship of Fools" and many more.
Författare/Upphovsman: https://www.flickr.com/people/15717926@N04 Andrew Hurley from Wallasey, England, United Kingdom., Licens: CC BY-SA 2.0
Erasure performed at Delamere Forest (near Chester), England, UK on 1 July 2011. Erasure were supported by the four-piece Foreign Office. Erasure were on form, they kicked off with "Hideaway", and just sang hit after hit, "Oh L'Amour", "Sometimes", "Victim of Love", "Love to Hate You", "Breathe", "Knocking on your Door", "Chains of Love", "Ship of Fools" and many more.