Favourite album?

[~r_nordah]

What's your favourite album by Erasure?
Here's my top 9

1 Chorus
2 Erasure
3 I Say I Say I Say
4 Innocents
5 Wild
6 Loveboat
7 Cowboy
8 Circus
9 Wonderland

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My favorite album by any band changes over time, but as of this moment, here is my ranking of Erasure albums (and EPs):

01. The Innocents
02. Cowboy
03. Chorus
04. Erasure
05. Wild!
06. Crackers International
07. I Say I Say I Say
08. Wonderland
09. The Two Ring Circus
10. The Circus
11. Abba-esque
12. Loveboat

[~zoe]

1. erasure
2. i say i say i say
3. cowboy (it gets a lot of points because of the memories)
4. chorus
5. innocents
6. loveboat (I liked it :)
7. circus
8. wonderland
9. wild

[~Human Clone]

1. Innocents, Chorus (tie for first)
2. The Circus
3. Wild
4. Cowboy
5. Wonderland
6. Erasure
7. I Say I Say I Say

Loveboat ??? I have not heard it.

Has anyone heard the version of Enough is Enough (made famous by Barbara Striesand and Donna Summer) performed by Andy Bell and KD Lang? It is really good, it is on the Coneheads soundtrack.

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I didn't particularly care for Loveboat at all, but others have raved about it. I've revisited it at times, but it still doesn't do anything for me.

Zoe makes an interesting point:

cowboy (it gets a lot of points because of the memories)

Emotional attachments to songs/albums that correlate to specific times in a person's life can totally color that person's opinion of a song/album. I know that's true for me. There are songs I used to love that I can't listen to anymore. There are also times that I can listen to a song with my eyes closed and be transported back to a specific time in my life.

I had a particular attachment to Wild! when I was a freshman in college. Listening to songs from that remind me of a room, a woman, and a scent that have left a scar that has, over time, faded away.

[~chriswdc]

1. I Say I Say I Say
2. Chorus
3. Wild!
4. Erasure
5. Crackers International (EP)
6. Wonderland
7. Abba-esque
8. Cowboy
9. Two Ring Circus
10.Innocents
11.The Circus

**I have not yet heard Loveboat

[~Tekkrokk]

1- The Innocents
2- Wild
3- The Circus
4- I Say I Say I Say
5- Chorus
6- Wonderland
7- Erasure
8- Cowboy
9- LoveBoat

This is assuming that EP's and compilations are excluded.

[~kellyrenee]

My favorite albums are:

1) I say I say I say
2) Chorus
3) Erasure
4) Cowboy
5) Innocents
6) Wild
7) Wonderland
8) Circus

It's nice to see people mention the "I Say I Say I Say" and "Erasure" albums as one of their top favorites. It doesn't get enough mention and they are great albums!

[~cheetah]

Chorus and Erasure are my two favorites. The ''Erasure'' album in particular was very unique with all of it's longer playing songs and dark, atmospheric feel. Kind of reminds me of a Pink Floyd album in concept. Very memorable.

[~Blake]

01. Chorus
02. Cowboy
03. The Innocents
04. The Circus
05. Wild
06. Wonderland
07. Loveboat
08. I Say I Say I Say
09. Erasure

'Chorus' has to rate as one of my top 20 overall CDs as well.

[~kellyrenee]

I totally agree Cheetah!! I think the "Erasure" album is much like a Pink Floyd album. The instrumentals are great...

[Synthpopalooza]

My top 10? Ohh what a hard choice ...

1) Chorus
2) I Say, I Say, I Say
3) Erasure
4) Cowboy
5) The Circus
6) Wild!
7) Wonderland
8) The Innocents

I've excluded remix compilations, CD singles, and EP's from this ... and I also have yet to hear "Loveboat".

A lot of people didn't like "Erasure" but you know, I thought it was one of the most inventive releases by the duo in a LONG time. I would LOVE to get sounds like that out of my equipment.

[~skylla]

the best erasure albums in my opinion:

erasure: because it's the most experimental (and it works superply). the one album where erasure really manages to combine their catchy songs with a chilling melancholic mood.

chorus: because it's their most mature album with their best songs ever (quite simply).

the innocents: because it's their greatest straight-foreward pop album.

loveboat: because they dared to renew themselves and because the flood-production is excellent.


... and the worst album (please don't kill me): cowboy
- because the songs just aren't as strong as on previous efforts.

[~synthboy]

My all time fav Erasure record has to be "I SAY I SAY I SAY"

WHY?-Just The memories tied to that cd. The songs are very deep and the instrumentionis awesome. MY 2nd fav is Chorus..Have heard some of loveboat and not sure if i like it. Have to let it songs grow on me i guess.
I mean just because you like a band doesnt mean you have to like everything they put out.People go through various changes and stages in their live that effect mood and creavity.

[~ilvisintetic]

My preference order:

1 Chorus
2 I Say I Say I Say
3 Erasure
4 Innocents
5 Wild
6 Circus
7 Cowboy
8 Wonderland
9 Loveboat