Other People's Songs

Studio album by Erasure

Released

27 January 2003

Recorded

2001-2002

Genre

Synthpop

Length

41:17

Label

Mute Records

Producer

Erasure, Gareth Jones

Erasure chronology

Loveboat
(2000)

Other People's Songs
(2003)

Nightbird
(2005)

Singles from Other People's Songs

"Solsbury Hill"
Released: 6 January 2003
"Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)"
Released: 7 April 2003

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	47/100^[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]

Other People's Songs is a cover album by Erasure.

The album was originally conceived as a solo project for singer Andy Bell. Once Vince Clarke, the other member of Erasure, became involved, it was released as Erasure's tenth studio album. The tracks were handpicked by Clarke and Bell as ones that influenced them as musicians. It was released in the UK and the U.S. by Mute Records in 2003, and was a Top 20 success in their home country and in Germany.

Other People's Songs gave Erasure their first Top 10 on the UK singles chart in nine years.^[3] The album was produced by Erasure with Gareth Jones and Dave Bascombe. Because of Bell's resistance to remaking the classic "Video Killed the Radio Star", the verses are "sung" synthetically by a computer. ^[4]

Track listing

"Solsbury Hill" (Peter Gabriel) (originally by Peter Gabriel)
"Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime" (James Warren) (originally by The Korgis)
"Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)" (Steve Harley) (originally by Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel)
"Everyday" (Norman Petty, Buddy Holly) (originally by Buddy Holly)
"When Will I See You Again" (Gamble and Huff) (originally by The Three Degrees)
"Walking in the Rain" (Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Phil Spector) (originally by The Ronettes)
"True Love Ways" (Holly, Petty) (originally by Buddy Holly)
"Ebb Tide" (Robert Maxwell, Carl Sigman) (originally by The Righteous Brothers)
"Can't Help Falling in Love" (George David Weiss, Hugo & Luigi) (originally by Elvis Presley)
"You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" (Mann, Weil, Spector) (originally by The Righteous Brothers)
"Goodnight" (Cliff Eberhardt) (originally by Cliff Eberhardt)
"Video Killed the Radio Star" (Geoff Downes, Trevor Horn, Bruce Woolley) (originally by The Buggles)

Chart performance

Chart (2003)	Peak position
Danish Albums Chart^[5]	31
German Albums Chart^[6]	17
UK Albums Chart^[7]	17
U.S. Billboard 200 Chart^[8]	138
U.S. Billboard Top Electronic Albums Chart^[8]	1
U.S. Billboard Top Independent Albums Chart^[8]	3
U.S. Billboard Top Internet Albums Chart^[8]	138

References

↑ http://www.metacritic.com/music/other-peoples-songs/erasure
↑ Allmusic review
↑ http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/23453/erasure/
↑ "Andy Bell". Metro News. 2009-10-27. Retrieved 2013-12-15.
↑ Steffen Hung. "Erasure - Other People's Songs". danishcharts.com. Retrieved 2012-06-24.
↑ "charts.de". charts.de. Retrieved 2012-06-24.
↑ http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/23453/erasure/
1 2 3 4 Erasure. "Erasure - Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-06-24.

Erasure

Andy Bell Vince Clarke

Albums	Wonderland The Circus The Innocents Wild! Chorus I Say I Say I Say Erasure Cowboy Loveboat Other People's Songs Nightbird Union Street Light at the End of the World Tomorrow's World Snow Globe The Violet Flame

EPs	Crackers International Am I Right? EP Abba-esque I Love Saturday EP Rain: Plus Moon and the Sky: Plus Boy EP Storm Chaser Pop! Remixed Erasure.Club Phantom Bride EP

Compilations	The Two Ring Circus Pop! The First 20 Hits Hits! The Very Best of Erasure Pop! Remixed Total Pop! The First 40 Hits Pop2! The Second 20 Hits 10 Great Songs Essential Always: The Very Best of Erasure

Live album	The Erasure Show Acoustic Live Live at the Royal Albert Hall Tomorrow's World Tour (Live at the Roundhouse)

Box sets	EBX 1 EBX 2 EBX 3 EBX 4

Singles	"Who Needs Love Like That" "Heavenly Action" "Oh L'amour" "Sometimes" "It Doesn't Have to Be" "Victim of Love" "The Circus" "Ship of Fools" "Chains of Love" "A Little Respect" "Stop!" "Drama!" "You Surround Me" / "Supernature" "Blue Savannah" "Star" "Chorus" "Love to Hate You" "Am I Right?" "Breath of Life" "Take a Chance on Me" "Who Needs Love Like That" (Hamburg Mix) "Always" "Run to the Sun" "I Love Saturday" "Stay with Me" "Fingers & Thumbs (Cold Summer's Day)" "Rock Me Gently" "In My Arms" "Don't Say Your Love Is Killing Me" "Rain" "Freedom" "Moon & the Sky" "Solsbury Hill" "Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)" "Oh L'amour" (August Mix) "Breathe" "Don't Say You Love Me" "Here I Go Impossible Again" "All This Time Still Falling Out of Love" "Boy" "I Could Fall in Love with You" "Sunday Girl" "Storm in a Teacup" "Always 2009" "Phantom Bride" "A Little Respect" (HMI Redux) "When I Start To (Break It All Down)" "Be with You" "Fill Us with Fire" "Gaudete" "Make It Wonderful" "Elevation" "Reason" "Sacred"

Video	Live at the Seaside Innocents Wild! Abba-esque Pop! The First 20 Hits The Tank, the Swan and the Balloon The Tiny Tour Sanctuary - the EIS Christmas Concert 2002 Hits! the Videos The Erasure Show - Live in Cologne On the Road to Nashville Live at the Royal Albert Hall

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