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The Innocents (Album) by Erasure

Artist Biography For Erasure

Erasure Is A Synthpop Duo From The United Kingdom Consisting Of Keyboardist Vince Clarke And Singer Andy Bell Both Of Them Songwriters. After Founding Depeche Mode Yazoo And The Assembly Clarke Formed Erasure With Bell When He Found The Singer After Placing An Ad In 'Melody Maker'. Erasure Entered The Music Scene In 1985 With Their Debut Single "Who Needs Love Like That ". Beginning In Late 1986 With The Release Of Their Single Sometimes Erasure Established Themselves On The British Charts Albums Such As The Circus Wild! Chorus I Say I Say I Say Loveboat And Nightbird Demonstrated A Further Diversity Of Sound. The Album That Boosted Their Career Tremendously Was The Innocents Which Was Released In 1988. A Little Respect And Chains Of Love Both Hit The Billboard Top 100. Most People Will Probably Remember Erasure For A Little Respect Which Became One Of Their Signature Songs. Clarke Formerly Was A Member Of Depeche Mode And Later Had A Successful Career With The Duo Yazoo Known As Yaz In The US . Later He Split With Yazoo Partner Alison Moyet And Briefly Formed The Assembly With Producer Eric Radcliffe. After A Successful Assembly Single "Never Never" Clarke Released An Unsuccessful One-Off Single With Vocalist Paul Quinn "One Day" . He Then Placed A Blind Advertisement In Melody Maker Looking For A Vocalist For A New Musical Project. He Selected Andy Bell Who Was The Forty-First To Audition And Whose Voice Would Often Be Compared To Moyet's . From The Start Their Success Was Founded Upon Their Songwriting Skills. Clarke's Talent For Writing Melodic Catchy Pop Songs Was Evident From His Years With Depeche Mode And Yazoo. Bell's Gifts As A Lyricist And Melodist Added Depth And Character To Clarke's Style Additionally Bell Was Openly Gay From The Beginning And He Reflected This In His Lyrics At A Time When Society As A Whole Was More Ignorant Around Queer Issues Than It Is Today - Making Erasure's Success All The More Phenomenal . As Pop Craftsmen The Pair's Work Bears Comparison With That Of Depeche Mode Pet Shop Boys Eurythmics OMD Alphaville A-Ha Roxette And Other Pop Songwriters. Though Their Productivity And Record Sales Declined Beginning In The Second Half Of The 1990s Erasure Scored At Least One Top 30 Hit With The Release Of Every New Album. Few Electronic Bands Have Demonstrated The Durability Of Erasure. In 2005 Erasure Made A Comeback With Their Number One Position On The US Dance Chart Eighteen Years After Their First Chart-Topper. This Success Was Mirrored In The UK With The Debut Single From Nightbird "Breathe" Reaching Number Four In The Charts. Erasure Also Enabled Fans To Configure And Buy Their Own Remixes Of The Single 'Don't Say You Love Me' Through The Band Website. Each Variant Of The Song Was Limited To A Single Download. 2006 Saw The Release Of The Album Union Street Which Features A Collection Of Previously Released Erasure Songs That The Band Have Reinterpreted With An Acoustic / Country & Western Style. The Album Is Named After The Recording Studio In Brooklyn Where It Was Recorded. A New Album Light At The End Of The World Was Released In 2007.

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The Innocents Is The Third Studio Album By English Synth-Pop Duo Erasure Released On 10 April 1988 By Sire And Reprise Records In The United States And On 18 April 1988 By Mute Records In Germany And The United Kingdom. Produced By Stephen Hague It Was The Release That Made Erasure Superstars In Their Home Country Of The UK And Gave Them Their Breakthrough In The US. The Innocents Became The First In A String Of Number-One Albums By Erasure In The UK Turning Double Platinum With Sales Over 600 000. Thanks To Heavy Exposure On MTV It Also Spawned Two Major Billboard Hot 100 Hits A Top 50 Placing On The Billboard 200 And Platinum Album Certification In The US. According To Nielsen SoundScan 23 Years After Its Release The Album Has Sold A Total Of 5 Million Copies Worldwide. It Is Their Best Selling Album To Date. The Album Was Remastered And Re-Released On 26 October 2009 To Celebrate Its 21st Anniversary. Prefaced By An EP Of Remixes Led By Album Track "Phantom Bride" The 21st Anniversary Edition Came In A Couple Of Flavours Including A Limited Edition Two CD/DVD Set Packed Inside A CD-Sized 20-Page Hardback Book That Includes Interviews With Vince Clarke And Andy Bell About The Making Of The Record And Their Thoughts On All The Tracks. The Second CD Includes Various Rarities Including The 7″ Version Of The Duo's Take On "River Deep Mountain High" And US-Specific Remixes Of "Chains Of Love" And "A Little Respect" That Were Not Released In The UK Singles Box Set. The Album Cover Image Derives From The Stained Glass Window Of St. James And Charlemagne In Chartres Cathedral.