''Electric Blue'' is the debut solo album by

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frontman Andy Bell, released 3 October 2005 by

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. The album was released in-between the Erasure albums '' Nightbird'' and '' Union Street''. Bell toured European and American

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s to promote the album. The album features fourteen tracks, co-written and produced throughout 2004 and 2005 with

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duo Manhattan Clique, who have worked as remixers for acts such as Moby,

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, Stereophonics,

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and Erasure. ''Electric Blue'' includes two duets with

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of Propaganda and another with

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, and encompasses a variety of musical genres, most notably Giorgio Moroder-style disco, electro and house music. Upon release the album received mixed reviews, although more often than not critics were positive. The first single, " Crazy", was released on 26 September 2005, and included club remixes from Erasure-partner

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, plus

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, Manhattan Clique and King Roc. The second single, "I'll Never Fall in Love Again", was released 29 May 2006 and was remixed by Goetz, Jaded Alliance and Mr. Do. Included with this single is a non-album B-side track "Back Into the Old Routine". "Crazy" peaked at number 35 on the

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and was a top-3 success on the U.S. Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. ''Electric Blue'' hit number 119 in the UK and number 12 on ''Billboard'''s

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chart.

Track listing

All songs were written by Bell, Philip Larsen and Chris Smith, except where noted. #"Intro" #"Caught in a Spin" #"Crazy" #"Love Oneself" (Bell,

, Larsen, Smith) #"I Thought It Was You" (Bell, Larsen,

, Smith) #"Electric Blue" (Bell, Larsen, Smith, Conn) #"Jealous" #"Shaking My Soul" #"Runaway" #"I'll Never Fall in Love Again" #"Delicious" #"Fantasy" #"See the Lights Go Out" #"The Rest of Our Lives" (Bell, Gurney, Larsen, Smith)

Chart performance

Singles

* 2005 "Crazy" maxi-single - #35 UK, #3 U.S. Dance # "Crazy" (MHC Stateside Remix) # "Crazy" (MHC Stateside Dub) # "Crazy" (MHC Alternative Stateside Remix) # "Crazy" (Original Radio Edit) # "Crazy" (Cicada Vocal Remix) # "Crazy" (King Roc Remix) # "Crazy" (Vince Clarke Remix) # "Crazy" (MHC Master Mix) # "Crazy" (CD-ROM Track: Music Video) *2005 "Crazy" single # "Crazy" (Radio edit) # "Little Girl Lies" (Non Album track) *2005 "Crazy" DVD single # "Crazy" (Video) # "Crazy" (Acoustic) # "Names Change" (Non Album Track) * 2006 "I'll Never Fall in Love Again" # "I'll Never Fall in Love Again" (Album Version) # "I'll Never Fall in Love Again" (Jaded Alliance Remix) # "I'll Never Fall in Love Again" (Goetz Extended Remix) # "I'll Never Fall in Love Again" (Mr. Do's Remix) # "I'll Never Fall in Love Again" (Goetz Mix Radio Edit) # "Back Into the Old Routine" (Non Album Track) *2006 "Electric Blue" / "I'll Never Fall in Love Again" remix promo # "Electric Blue" (MHC Remix) # "I'll Never Fall in Love Again" (Jaded Alliance Vocal) # "I'll Never Fall in Love Again" (Goetz Extended Mix) # "I'll Never Fall in Love Again" (Mr. Do's Vocal Edit) # "Electric Blue" (Extended Album Version)

Personnel

* Andy Bell – vocals * Philip Larsen - synthesisers and programming * Chris Smith - synthesisers and programming *

– vocals on two tracks *

– vocals on one track * Filippo Gaetani – bass on one track * Adrian Revell – brass on one track * Winston Rollins – brass on one track * Martin Shaw – brass on one track

Additional personnel

* Manhattan Clique – production * Dick Beetham – mastering * Phyllis Cohen – artwork, body painting * Michael Conn – string arrangements * Rob Crane – art direction * Tim Flach – photography * Drew Griffiths – mixing * Bob Kraushaar – mixing * Ian Remmer – mixing

References

External links

Official Andy Bell siteOfficial Erasure site
{{Authority control 2005 debut albums Andy Bell (singer) albums Sanctuary Records albums