Chorus (Erasure album)
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| Chorus | ||
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| Studio album by Erasure | ||
| Released | October 1991 | |
| Recorded | 1991 | |
| Genre | Synthpop | |
| Length | 41:29 | |
| Label | Mute Records, Sire Records |
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| Producer(s) | Martin Phillipps | |
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| Erasure chronology | ||
| Wild! (1989) |
Chorus (1991) |
Abba-esque (1992) |
Chorus, Erasure's fifth proper studio album, was released by Mute Records in the UK and Sire Records in the U.S. in 1991 (see 1991 in music).
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[edit] History
Upon its release, Chorus became Erasure's third consecutive number-one album in the UK and gave them four more top twenty hits. In the U.S., it was Erasure's highest-debuting and highest-peaking album on the Billboard 200 at the time, entering at number twenty-nine. It gave Erasure their first Billboard Hot 100 entry since "Stop!" with the title track, which also charted well on the Modern Rock Tracks chart and Billboard's Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. Chorus also charted well in Germany, where it peaked at number thirteen.
[edit] Special editions
Chorus was also released as a limited-edition CD in special packaging (cat number INT 892.742). Instead of a jewel case, it came in a folding cardboard box. The cover was also different, with the two portraits taken from the side instead of the front. It included the standard lyrics booklet, as well as 8 picture cards with various artwork. The first four are the stock photography from the booklet and have "e" logo backs: family on the beach (later used for the "Love to Hate You" single cover), a business meeting group, three businessmen at a construction site, and a woman and child bicycling. The next four are the portraits from the album cover, one each of Clarke and Bell from the front and side. The backs of these have patient data from Clarke and Bell's MRI scans.
Another special edition was released as a promotional item for the music industry: a hardcover book entitled Chorus Software User Manual with hidden compartments inside which hold a copy of the CD and cassette as well as the same 8 cards as the other special edition.
[edit] Track listing
- "Chorus" (Clarke/Bell) – 4:26
- "Waiting For the Day" (Clarke/Bell) – 3:50
- "Joan" (Clarke/Bell) – 3:50
- "Breath of Life" (Clarke/Bell) – 4:07
- "Am I Right?" (Clarke/Bell) – 4:18
- "Love to Hate You" (Clarke/Bell) – 3:56
- "Turns the Love to Anger" (Clarke/Bell) – 3:56
- "Siren Song" (Clarke/Bell) – 4:44
- "Perfect Stranger" (Clarke/Bell) – 4:05
- "Home" (Clarke/Bell) – 4:14
[edit] Personnel
- Andy Bell – vocals
- Vince Clarke – synthesizers, programming
- Dave Bascombe – mixing
- Me Company – design
- Martin Phillipps – producer
