The Innocents (album)

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The Innocents
Studio album by Erasure
Released	18 April 1988
Recorded	1988
Genre	Synthpop
Length	51:45
Label	Mute Records, Sire Records
Producer	Stephen Hague, Dave Jacob, Erasure
Professional reviews
All Music Guide (4.5/5) link
Erasure chronology
The Two Ring Circus (1987) The Innocents (1988) Crackers International (1988)

After releasing The Two Ring Circus remix album in 1987, The Innocents was the third proper studio release from Erasure in 1988. This album, produced by Stephen Hague and released by Mute Records in the UK and Sire Records in the U.S., was the release that catapulted Erasure to super-stardom in their home country and gave them their long-awaited breakthrough in the U.S.

The Innocents became the first in a string of number one albums by Erasure in the UK, turning double platinum, with sales over 600,000. Thanks to heavy exposure on MTV, it also spawned two major Billboard Hot 100 hits, a Top 50 placing on the Billboard 200 and Platinum album certification in the U.S.

[edit] Track listing:

1. "A Little Respect" (Clarke/Bell)
2. "Ship of Fools" (Clarke/Bell)
3. "Phantom Bride" (Clarke/Bell)
4. "Chains of Love" (Clarke/Bell)
5. "Hallowed Ground" (Clarke/Bell)
6. "Sixty-Five Thousand" (Clarke/Bell)
7. "Heart of Stone" (Clarke/Bell)
8. "Yahoo!" (Clarke/Bell)
9. "Imagination" (Clarke/Bell)
10. "Witch in the Ditch" (Clarke/Bell)
11. "Weight of the World" (Clarke/Bell)
12. "When I Needed You" (Melancholic Mix) (Clarke/Bell)
13. "River Deep, Mountain High" (Private Dance Mix) (Barry Greenwich/Phil Spector)

[edit] Chart placings

The Innocents hit number one in the UK and climbed to number forty-nine in the U.S. and number ten in Germany.

It remains the only number one album to return to the top spot in the UK a year after its initial release.

[edit] External links

• "Chains of Love" music video with lyrics

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