''Erotica'' is the third and final studio album by British
alternative rock
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band
the Darling Buds
The Darling Buds are an alternative rock band from Newport, South Wales. The band formed in 1986 and were named after the H. E. Bates novel '' The Darling Buds of May'' – a title taken in turn, from the third line of Shakespeare's Sonnet 18: ...
,
released in 1992 by
Epic Records
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. The album shares a name with, and a similar cover to, the
Madonna album of the same name, which was released two weeks later.
Critical reception
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Trouser Press
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'' wrote: "Lewis comes into her own on the aptly named ''Erotica'' (also made with producer Street), on which a fine band matures in sound yet still capitalizes on its original strength—namely, brilliant hookcraft."
Track listing
All songs written by Andrea Lewis and Harley Farr, except where noted.
# "One Thing Leads to Another"
(Lewis, McDonagh) – 5:21
# "Sure Thing"
(Farr, McDonagh, Watkins) – 3:24
# "Off My Mind" – 5:17
# "Gently Fall" – 5:37
# "Please Yourself"
(Lewis, Farr, McDonagh, Jo Callis
John William "Jo" Callis (born 2 May 1951) is an English musician and songwriter who played guitar with the Edinburgh based punk rock band The Rezillos (under the name Luke Warm), and post-punk band Boots for Dancing before joining The Human ...
) – 3:55
# "Angels Fallen"
(Farr, McDonagh, Watkins) – 4:47
# "Isolation"
(Lewis, McDonagh) (4:08
# "Long Day in the Universe"
(Lewis, Farr, McDonagh, Watkins) – 4:12
# "Wave" – 4:20
# "If" – 3:37
Singles
# Sure Thing (1992)
# Long Day in the Universe (1992)
# Please Yourself (1993)
Members
*Andrea Lewis – Vocals
*Geriant "Harley" Farr – Guitar
*Chris McDonogh – Bass
*Jimmy Hughes- Drums
References
1992 albums
Albums produced by Stephen Street
The Darling Buds albums
Epic Records albums
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