- Audio CD (20 Oct 2003)
- Number of Discs: 2
- Format: Limited Edition
- Label: Mute
- ASIN: B0000CGD3K
- Other Editions: Audio CD | MP3 Download
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 134,067 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings
| Disc: 1 | |||
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| 1. Oh L'Amour | |||
| 2. Sometimes | |||
| 3. Victim Of Love | |||
| 4. Ship Of Fools | |||
| 5. Chains Of Love | |||
| 6. A Little Respect | |||
| 7. Stop! | |||
| 8. Blue Savannah | |||
| 9. Chorus | |||
| 10. Love To Hate You | |||
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| Disc: 2 | |||
| 1. Stay With Me | |||
| 2. You Surround Me | |||
| 3. In My Arms | |||
| 4. Solsbury Hill | |||
| 5. A Little Respect | |||
| 6. Chains Of Love | |||
| 7. Take A Chance On Me | |||
| 8. Love To Hate You | |||
| 9. Stop! | |||
| 10. Victim Of Love | |||
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Product Description
Amazon.co.uk Review
One of the greatest and most underrated electro-pop acts of the 1980s, Erasure seem to have let slip the crown of pop greatness with recent albums--so Hits!, an updated "Very Best Of", is more than welcome, lest we forget how fantastic they once were. Oddly, although Vince and Andy have easily released enough singles by now for a double-CD compilation, Hits has been pared down to a single CD, presumably to appeal to mainstream nostalgia-obsessed audiences. If that's the case, however, the choice of tracks is an odd one, as some of their best singles--such as "Who Needs Love Like That", "The Circus" and "Drama!"--have been overlooked in favour of lesser but more recent "hits" such as the anaemic "Freedom" and their recent "Solsbury Hill" cover. It's not all bad, of course--the first two-thirds of the album does exactly what it says on the tin, providing quality pop for the best part of an hour--but, overall, this is a disappointingly unnecessary compilation; those in search of a quality Erasure best-of would be far better off investing in 1992's Pop! The First 20 Hits. Completists will want to have this Limited Edition in their collection for the 18-track megamix. --Rikki Price
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28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Where are all the other "hits"?,
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This review is from: Hits: the Very Best of Erasure (Audio CD)
I get frustrated when I see "Very Best of" compilations not include all the hits. Missing in action from this example are the splendid I Love Saturday, The Circus, Drama!, Star, Who Needs Love Like That, Am I Right?, Don't Say Your Love is Killing Me, Fingers and Thumbs and this year's top 20 hit Come Up and See Me. I know there is limited space on one CD, so the answer surely would be to release two containing ALL the tracks which is what Joe Public want. I've give this only 2 stars, not for the quality, but for the quantity and selection. Parlophone managed to stuff every Pet Shop Boys hits on a double CD so why couldn't Mute follow suit? It could be yet another predictable record company marketing ploy, in other words what's missing from here is available on Pop! or Boxed Sets. Sad.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Mega Megamix,
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This review is from: Hits: the Very Best of (Limited Edition) (Audio CD)
The first CD of this pair is a disappointment, same old same old, but do not be put off buying this because the second CD is the best stuff they have produced since Cowboy. They have really hit the mark - at last!The Megamix CD is fantastic. After Little Respect the pace really picks up and the remixes leave you tingling. The remix of Oh L'Amour is great, in fact any die hard fan, like myself, will love them all!! It's just a shame that the first CD really is just a lesser version of Pop 20 Hits. They have released other good material that should have been included. For any Erasure fan I highly recommend this simply for the Megamix CD - it's a must have!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Worth Buying For The MegaMix Alone ! ! !,
This review is from: Hits: the Very Best of (Limited Edition) (Audio CD)
OK so this CD does not include all of Erasures classic hits, but it's still LOADED with fantastic tracks, most of my favourites are featured on disc one (with the exception of "You Surround Me")but if you're an Erasure fan you'll have all their albums which include everyone of their singles, so even a complete selection of Erasures singles wouldn't have offered anything new. Thats where the second disc comes in. When I saw the title "ErasureMegamix" I thought I was in for a ten minute track which featured a couple of lines from each of their hits. How wrong I was. This is a full on MegaMix with songs mixed seamlessley in their entirety with each other. It starts off all chilled out with the fantastic Stay With Me, You Surround Me and In My Arms moving onto fresh and poppy Solsbury Hill. Theres no looking back from here, the mix gets better and better as it goes on, with most of the tracks in remixed form that I have never heard before (and I thought I had them all). A Little Respect and Sometimes include new lyrics and you would never have believed that you could have danced to Ship of Fools. The tracks have been revamped and remixed without taking too much of the winning formula from the original versions. I agree that Disc One offers nothing new and "Pop! The First 20 Hits" is a far better round up of Erasures singles, but this limited edition offers the fans that little extra that other artists should consider when releasing a run of the mill hits compilation. Disc Two is worthy of 5 stars on its own. Grab this limited edition while you can.
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