Hits! The Very Best Of Erasure

''Hits! The Very Best of Erasure'' is the second greatest hits album by English synth-pop duo Erasure, released on 20 October 2003 by Mute Records. Capitalising on a resurgence of Erasure's music after their successful covers album '' Other People's Songs'', Mute released ''Hits!'' in order to reintroduce people to the duo's music and to give an update to their 1992 singles compilation ''Pop! The First 20 Hits''.

Since the release of ''Pop!'', Erasure had released fifteen more singles, but only six of them appeared on ''Hits!''. In addition, two additional songs from the ''Abba-esque'' EP were added to the line-up, as well as a new remix of "Oh L'amour", originally found on their 1986 debut album '' Wonderland''.

To entice Erasure completists to purchase the ''Hits!'' set, limited copies of the album contained a bonus CD containing an "Erasure Megamix", consisting of eighteen of their classic songs (including " You Surround Me", the only song not on the main album) strung together in a DJ-mixed form. A few are the basic single mixes, but most of them consist of well known dance remixes done at the time of their respective releases; in particular, additional vocals from remixes of "Love to Hate You" and "Sometimes" were included.

''Hits!'' was repackaged and reissued in the UK on 29 October 2007. This new version includes the same two discs as the original release, along with a DVD containing 35 Erasure music videos. These are the same videos which were released on the '' Hits! the Videos'' in 2003. On 22 July 2013, the album was certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).

Track listing

Disc one

# " Oh L'amour" (Clarke/Bell)
# " Sometimes" (Clarke/Bell)
# " Victim of Love" (Clarke/Bell)
# " Ship of Fools" (Clarke/Bell)
# " Chains of Love" (Clarke/Bell)
# "A Little Respect" (Clarke/Bell)
# " Stop!" (Clarke/Bell)
# "Blue Savannah" (Clarke/Bell)
# "Chorus" (Clarke/Bell)
# " Love to Hate You" (Clarke/Bell)
# " Breath of Life" (Clarke/Bell)
# " Lay All Your Love on Me" ( Andersson/Ulvaeus)
# "Take a Chance on Me" (Andersson/Ulvaeus)
# "Voulez-Vous" (Andersson/Ulvaeus)
# " Always" (Clarke/Bell)
# " Stay with Me" (Clarke/Bell)
# " In My Arms" (Clarke/Bell)
# "Freedom" (Clarke/Bell)
# " Solsbury Hill" (Peter Gabriel)
# "Oh L'amour (August Mix)" (Clarke/Bell)

Disc two – "Erasure Megamix"

Remixed and reconstructed by: Mark Towns, Chicago 2003
# "Stay with Me" (Clarke/Bell)
# "You Surround Me" (Clarke/Bell)
# "In My Arms" (Clarke/Bell)
# "Solsbury Hill" (Gabriel)
# "A Little Respect" (Clarke/Bell)
# "Chains of Love" (Clarke/Bell)
# "Take a Chance on Me" (Andersson/Ulvaeus)
# "Love to Hate You" (Clarke/Bell)
# "Stop!" (Clarke/Bell)
# "Victim of Love" (Clarke/Bell)
# "Blue Savannah" (Clarke/Bell)
# "Always" (Clarke/Bell)
# "Freedom" (Clarke/Bell)
# "Chorus" (Clarke/Bell)
# "Oh L'amour" (Clarke/Bell)
# "Breath of Life" (Clarke/Bell)
# "Sometimes" (Clarke/Bell)
# "Ship of Fools" (Clarke/Bell)

Charts

Certifications

''10 Great Songs''

''10 Great Songs'' is a budget compilation released on 2 November 2009, shortly after the '' Total Pop! The First 40 Hits'' range of releases. According to the official Erasure website, the album was "part of a series of budget titles put together by EMI specifically for sale through 'non-traditional outlets'". It re-used the cover artwork from the ''Hits! The Very Best of Erasure'' compilation, bordered by a generic sleeve design used on the packaging for other artists also featured in the series.

Track listing

# "Sometimes"
# "Victim of Love"
# "Ship of Fools"
# "Stop!"
# "Blue Savannah"
# "Chorus"
# "Breath of Life"
# "Take a Chance on Me"
# "Love to Hate You"
# "Always"

References

External links

Erasureinfo.com
– The official Erasure website

markymix.com
– Website by Mark Towns: Remix engineer for Erasure's 2003 "HITS!" megamix and "Oh L'Amour" internet single.

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2003 greatest hits albums
2003 remix albums
Erasure (duo) compilation albums
Mute Records compilation albums
Mute Records remix albums