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Format: CD (2 disc)
Release Date: Nov 05, 2021
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Erasure: Andy Bell (vocals); Vince Clarke (various instruments).
Additional personnel: The Choir Of St. Patrick's Cathedral (background vocals).
Engineers: Andy Houston, Al Stone, Phil Legg.
Recorded at Studio 142, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Windmill Lane, Dublin, Ireland; The Church, London, England; 37B, The United Kingdom.
Erasure's first full album for three years, 1994's I SAY I SAY I SAY is a mature, often melancholy effort. It builds on previous gems like CHORUS and WILD! by amplifying those albums' ruminative lyrics and melodic richness while downplaying the Hi-NRG dance pop of the duo's earliest records.
Andy Bell's lyrics are personal and thoughtful, with bittersweet nostalgia coloring many of the songs. In this context, even the cheerful "I Love Saturday" seems a little melancholy. Surprisingly, "Always," a poignant lost-love tale with an odd, almost discordant melody, was an American hit single. "Because You're So Sweet," is one of the duo's most beautiful songs, and the church choir on "So the Story Goes," and "Miracle," sounds perfectly integrated with Bell and Vince Clarke's quietly soulful tunes.
Additional personnel: The Choir Of St. Patrick's Cathedral (background vocals).
Engineers: Andy Houston, Al Stone, Phil Legg.
Recorded at Studio 142, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Windmill Lane, Dublin, Ireland; The Church, London, England; 37B, The United Kingdom.
Erasure's first full album for three years, 1994's I SAY I SAY I SAY is a mature, often melancholy effort. It builds on previous gems like CHORUS and WILD! by amplifying those albums' ruminative lyrics and melodic richness while downplaying the Hi-NRG dance pop of the duo's earliest records.
Andy Bell's lyrics are personal and thoughtful, with bittersweet nostalgia coloring many of the songs. In this context, even the cheerful "I Love Saturday" seems a little melancholy. Surprisingly, "Always," a poignant lost-love tale with an odd, almost discordant melody, was an American hit single. "Because You're So Sweet," is one of the duo's most beautiful songs, and the church choir on "So the Story Goes," and "Miracle," sounds perfectly integrated with Bell and Vince Clarke's quietly soulful tunes.
Tracks:
Disc 1:
1 - Take Me Back [2021 Remaster]
2 - I Love Saturday [2021 Remaster]
3 - Man in the Moon [2021 Remaster]
4 - So the Story Goes [2021 Remaster]
5 - Run to the Sun [2021 Remaster]
6 - Always [2021 Remaster]
7 - All Through the Years [2021 Remaster]
8 - Blues Away [2021 Remaster]
9 - Miracle [2021 Remaster]
10 - Because You're so Sweet [2021 Remaster]
11 - Tragic [Live Vocal/2021 Remaster]
12 - Tenderest Moments [2021 Remaster]
13 - Ghost [2021 Remaster]
14 - Truly, Madly, Deeply [2021 Remaster]
15 - Dodo [2021 Remaster]
16 - Tragic [Instrumental/2021 Remaster]
Disc 2:
1 - Always [Extended Mix/2021 Remaster]
2 - I Love Saturday [Ian Levine Remix/2021 Remaster]
3 - Run to the Sun [Beatmasters' Intergalactic Mix 7"/2021 Remaster]
4 - Always [Cappella Club Remix Edit/2021 Remaster]
5 - Because You're so Sweet [BBC Radio 1 Session/2021 Remaster]
6 - Heart of Glass [BBC Radio 1 Session/2021 Remaster]
7 - Siempre
8 - Run to the Sun [Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun Mix/Chris & Cosey Remix/2021 Remaster]
9 - I Love Saturday [Demo/2021 Remaster]
10 - Miracle [Later With Jools Holland/2021 Remaster]
11 - Because You're so Sweet [Later With Jools Holland/2021 Remaster]
12 - Always [Acoustic Version/2021 Remaster]
13 - So the Story Goes [Choral Mix/2021 Remaster]
14 - I Love Saturday [Flower Mix/2021 Remaster]
15 - Run to the Sun [The Diss-Cuss Mix/2021 Remaster]
16 - Always [X Dub Cut/Full Length Version/2021 Remaster]
1 - Take Me Back [2021 Remaster]
2 - I Love Saturday [2021 Remaster]
3 - Man in the Moon [2021 Remaster]
4 - So the Story Goes [2021 Remaster]
5 - Run to the Sun [2021 Remaster]
6 - Always [2021 Remaster]
7 - All Through the Years [2021 Remaster]
8 - Blues Away [2021 Remaster]
9 - Miracle [2021 Remaster]
10 - Because You're so Sweet [2021 Remaster]
11 - Tragic [Live Vocal/2021 Remaster]
12 - Tenderest Moments [2021 Remaster]
13 - Ghost [2021 Remaster]
14 - Truly, Madly, Deeply [2021 Remaster]
15 - Dodo [2021 Remaster]
16 - Tragic [Instrumental/2021 Remaster]
Disc 2:
1 - Always [Extended Mix/2021 Remaster]
2 - I Love Saturday [Ian Levine Remix/2021 Remaster]
3 - Run to the Sun [Beatmasters' Intergalactic Mix 7"/2021 Remaster]
4 - Always [Cappella Club Remix Edit/2021 Remaster]
5 - Because You're so Sweet [BBC Radio 1 Session/2021 Remaster]
6 - Heart of Glass [BBC Radio 1 Session/2021 Remaster]
7 - Siempre
8 - Run to the Sun [Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun Mix/Chris & Cosey Remix/2021 Remaster]
9 - I Love Saturday [Demo/2021 Remaster]
10 - Miracle [Later With Jools Holland/2021 Remaster]
11 - Because You're so Sweet [Later With Jools Holland/2021 Remaster]
12 - Always [Acoustic Version/2021 Remaster]
13 - So the Story Goes [Choral Mix/2021 Remaster]
14 - I Love Saturday [Flower Mix/2021 Remaster]
15 - Run to the Sun [The Diss-Cuss Mix/2021 Remaster]
16 - Always [X Dub Cut/Full Length Version/2021 Remaster]