Erasure is an English synth pop duo band consisting of keyboardist Vince Clarke and singer Andy Bell. In mathematical logic, a logical system has the erasure property if and only if no subset of the propositions can be added to another subset of the propositions to refute a consequence. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 431 × 599 pixel Image in higher resolution (1092 × 1518 pixel, file size: 271 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Subject: Andy Bell & Vince Clarke of Erasure Date: When: May 5, 1986 Place: Wolfgangs (nightclub) - San Francisco, California, USA Photographer: Andwhatsnext Original... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem specific to England — the anthem of the United Kingdom is God Save the Queen. See also Proposed English National Anthems. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Alternative rock (also called alternative music or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of rock music that emerged in the 1980s and became widely popular in the 1990s. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Mute Records is a record label formed in 1978 by Daniel Miller primarily to release his own single, T.V.O.D./Warm Leatherette, under the moniker The Normal. ... Vince Clarke (born Vincent John Martin, South Woodford, London, England, July 3, 1960) is an English pop musician and songwriter, who has been involved with a number of successful pop groups, including Depeche Mode, Yazoo, The Assembly and Erasure. ... {{Infobox musical artist [[Image:| Name = Andy Bell | Img = AndyBell ElectricBlue. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem specific to England — the anthem of the United Kingdom is God Save the Queen. See also Proposed English National Anthems. ... Synth pop is a style of popular music in which the synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument. ... The duet, by Hendrik ter Brugghen A duet is a musical composition or piece for two performers, most often used for a vocal or piano duet. ... A keyboardist is a musician who plays keyboard instruments. ... Vince Clarke (born Vincent John Martin, South Woodford, London, England, July 3, 1960) is an English pop musician and songwriter, who has been involved with a number of successful pop groups, including Depeche Mode, Yazoo, The Assembly and Erasure. ... A singer is a musician who uses their voice to produce music. ... {{Infobox musical artist [[Image:| Name = Andy Bell | Img = AndyBell ElectricBlue. ...

Erasure entered the music scene in 1985 with their debut single "Who Needs Love (Like That)" (see 1985 in music). They established themselves on the British charts and became one of the most successful artists of the late 1980s and early 1990s. Year 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar). ... Who Needs Love Like That is the debut single released by British synth pop duo Erasure. ... See also: other events of 1985 Musical groups established in 1985 Record labels established in 1985 list of years in music 1980s in music // January 28 - Various artists, including Ray Charles, Bob Dylan, Michael Jackson, Billy Joel, Cyndi Lauper, Steve Perry, Kenny Loggins, Willie Nelson, Lionel Richie, Smokey Robinson, Kenny... The UK Singles Chart is currently compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC) on behalf of the British record industry. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For the band, see 1990s (band). ...

From 1986 to 1997, Erasure achieved twenty-four consecutive Top 20 hits. By 2007, 34 of their 40 singles have made the UK Top 40, with 17 climbing into the Top 10. The duo has recorded worldwide album sales of over 25 million. Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...

From the start, Erasure's success was founded upon their songwriting skills. Vince Clarke's talent for writing melodic and catchy pop songs was evident from his years with Depeche Mode and Yazoo. As a lyricist and melodist, the singer Andy Bell added depth and character to Clarke's electronic style. Depeche Mode are a band formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex, England. ... Yazoo (known as Yaz in the U.S.) was a short-lived but highly successful English synthpop duo from Basildon, Essex that had a number of top ten hits in the British charts in the early 1980s. ...

Albums such as The Circus, The Innocents, Wild!, Chorus, I Say I Say I Say, Erasure, Loveboat and Nightbird demonstrated a further diversity of sound. The Circus is the second album by Erasure. ... After releasing The Two Ring Circus remix album in 1987, The Innocents was the third proper studio release from Erasure in 1988. ... Chorus, Erasures 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). ... I Say I Say I Say is the sixth studio album from synth pop duo Erasure, released in 1994 by Mute Records in the UK and Elektra Records in the U.S. Along with Chorus, I Say I Say I Say is generally regarded among Erasures fanbase as their... Erasures seventh studio album Erasure was produced by Thomas Fehlmann and Gareth Jones and released in 1995 by Mute Records in the UK and Elektra Records in the US. A more experimental and introspective album, Erasure contained eleven, mostly mid-tempo tracks that differed from their past output of... Loveboat, Erasures ninth full-length studio album, proved to be their least successful in terms of sales and charts since their debut Wonderland in 1986. ... Nightbird is an album by the British synth pop band Erasure. ...

As pop craftsmen, the pair's work bears comparison with that of Depeche Mode, Pet Shop Boys, Eurythmics, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), a-ha, Roxette, Tears for Fears, The Lightning Seeds, and other enduring pop songwriters originating from the 1980s. Depeche Mode are a band formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex, England. ... Pet Shop Boys are an English synthpop/pop music duo, consisting of Neil Tennant who provides main vocals, keyboards and very occasionally guitar, and Chris Lowe on keyboards and occasionally on vocals. ... For the approach to music education, see Eurhythmics. ... Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (often abbreviated to OMD) are a synth pop group whose founder members are originally from the Wirral Peninsula, UK. OMD record for Virgin Records (originally for Virgins DinDisc subsidiary). ... a-ha is a Grammy Award-nominated band from Norway. ... Roxette is a Swedish pop-music double act, sometimes rock-influenced, whose members are Marie Fredriksson and Per Gessle. ... Tears for Fears (abbreviated TFF) are a popular English pop band formed in the early 1980s by Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith, which emerged after the dissolution of their first band, the mod-influenced Graduate. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

The duo's singer, Andy Bell, is openly gay and has often reflected this through his outfits and gestures on stage, at a time when Western society as a whole was less accepting of homosexuality than it is today — making Erasure's success all the more notable. {{Infobox musical artist [[Image:| Name = Andy Bell | Img = AndyBell ElectricBlue. ... GAY can mean: Gay, a term referring to homosexual men or women The IATA code for Gaya Airport Category: ...

History

Vince Clarke was a founding member of Depeche Mode and after leaving the band in 1981, had a successful career with the duo Yazoo (known as Yaz in the U.S.). After two hit albums in as many years, he split with Yazoo partner Alison Moyet and briefly formed The Assembly with producer Eric Radcliffe. The project spawned a UK number four hit single, "Never Never," featuring Feargal Sharkey on vocals. Clarke then released another single with vocalist Paul Quinn, "One Day." It flopped, leading Clarke to place an advertisement in Melody Maker looking for a vocalist for a new musical project. He selected Andy Bell, who was the 41st to audition (and whose voice would often be compared to Moyet's). Depeche Mode are a band formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex, England. ... Yazoo (known as Yaz in the U.S.) was a short-lived but highly successful English synthpop duo from Basildon, Essex that had a number of top ten hits in the British charts in the early 1980s. ... Alison Moyet (born Genevieve Alison Jane Moyet on 18 June 1961), is an English pop singer/songwriter noted for her bluesy voice. ... The Assembly is a synth pop project started in 1983 in the town of Basildon, England, by: Vince Clarke (songwriting, keyboards, backing vocals) Feargal Sharkey (songwriting, vocals) Eric Radcliffe (production) Clarke founded The Assembly shortly after disbanding Yazoo with vocalist Alison Moyet upon completion and distribution of their 1982 album... Eric Radcliffe (often credited as E.C. Radcliffe) is a recording engineer and producer who worked with the following new wave and synthpop bands in the early 1980s in Basildon England: Depeche Mode Yazoo The Assembly Erasure Categories: Stub ... Feargal Sharkey. ... Generally speaking, advertising is the paid promotion of goods, services, companies and ideas by an identified sponsor. ... Melody Maker, published in the United Kingdom, was (until its closure) the worlds oldest weekly music newspaper. ...

Their three initial singles were commercial failures, although the third single, "Oh L'amour", chartered well in Australia and some European countries (especially in France, where it still remains Erasure's only hit to date). It was with the release of their fourth single, "Sometimes", that Erasure finally received recognition in the UK in late 1986. This song peaked at number 2 and spent many weeks in the UK Top 40. It marked the beginning of a long string of hits for the band. Oh Lamour 2003 remix single cover Oh Lamour was the third single released from Erasures debut album Wonderland in 1986. ... Sometimes was the fourth single released by British synth pop duo Erasure and the first from their second album The Circus. ...

"Sometimes"'s parent album, The Circus, went platinum in the UK, staying on the charts for over a year, but Erasure's real breakthrough came with The Innocents, released in 1988. Featuring three hit singles, "Ship of Fools", "Chains of Love" and "A Little Respect", the album hit number one in the UK upon its initial release, then returned to the summit a year later. It would eventually go triple platinum in the UK and also turn platinum in the U.S., generating two Top 20 hits. The Innocents was the first of five consecutive number-one albums for Erasure in the UK (followed by Wild! in 1989 and Chorus in 1991). Sometimes was the fourth single released by British synth pop duo Erasure and the first from their second album The Circus. ... The Circus is the second album by Erasure. ... After releasing The Two Ring Circus remix album in 1987, The Innocents was the third proper studio release from Erasure in 1988. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... Ship of Fools was released in 1988 by Mute Records as the first single from Erasures third album The Innocents. ... Chains of Love is a song by Erasure from their third studio album The Innocents. ... A Little Respect is a song by British synth pop duo Erasure, released as the third European (and second American) single from their album The Innocents. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Chorus, Erasures 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). ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ...

In 1992, Erasure's Abba-esque EP, covering four ABBA hits, became the band's first number one in the UK Singles Chart. Later that year, a singles compilation, Pop! - the First 20 Hits, also hit number one and went triple platinum. Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... Erasure finally scored their first #1 on the UK singles chart with the release of the Abba-esque EP in 1992. ... The UK Singles Chart is currently compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC) on behalf of the British record industry. ... Pop! - the First 20 Hits is a greatest hits collection from Erasure, released in 1992 by Mute Records in the UK and Elektra Records in the US. The album utilizes a straightforward format: all of Erasures singles up to that point, sequenced in chronological order. ...

In 1994, Erasure released I Say I Say I Say, their fifth consecutive number-one in the UK Albums Chart. Its first single "Always" became the band's third Top 20 hit in the United States. Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar). ... I Say I Say I Say is the sixth studio album from synth pop duo Erasure, released in 1994 by Mute Records in the UK and Elektra Records in the U.S. Along with Chorus, I Say I Say I Say is generally regarded among Erasures fanbase as their... The UK Albums Chart is a chart of the sales positions of albums in the United Kingdom. ... Always is a synth pop ballad by British duo Erasure. ...

Following this success, Erasure went through a difficult period of re-evaluation and re-invention. The 1995 release of the album Erasure marked a determined shift away from their signature three minute synth-pop to a more introspective and less accessible sound, with many of the album's tracks clocking in at over five minutes. Although this new direction would be critically well received, it did not translate into sales, and Erasure's days of mass commercial appeal and guaranteed number one albums appeared over. Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... Erasures seventh studio album Erasure was produced by Thomas Fehlmann and Gareth Jones and released in 1995 by Mute Records in the UK and Elektra Records in the US. A more experimental and introspective album, Erasure contained eleven, mostly mid-tempo tracks that differed from their past output of...

In spite of a return to three-minute pop songs, the 1997 album Cowboy did not restore the success of their 1986-1994 era. Cowboy enjoyed a short-lived success, peaking at number ten in the UK but vanished from the UK top 40 after only two weeks. For the band, see 1997 (band). ... Cowboy is an album recorded by Erasure in 1997 and released by Mute Records in the UK. In the U.S., it was released by Madonnas former label Maverick Records. ...

In 2000, peaking at number 45, the album Loveboat passed unnoticed from the general public and is often regarded as the lowest point of Erasure's career. Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... Loveboat, Erasures ninth full-length studio album, proved to be their least successful in terms of sales and charts since their debut Wonderland in 1986. ...

However, Erasure's commercial fortunes reversed in 2003 with an album of cover versions, Other People's Songs. Showing a return to the pop sound that had catapulted them to stardom, the first single from the album, "Solsbury Hill", was a cover of Peter Gabriel's song and reached number ten in the UK Singles Chart. Erasure were invited to perform on Top of the Pops for the first time since they performed in March 1997. Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... In popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition (performance or recording) of a previously recorded song. ... Originally conceived as a solo project for singer Andy Bell, Erasure released Other Peoples Songs, once Vince Clarke became involved and the two began working for the first time in three years. ... Solsbury Hill is a song by British musician Peter Gabriel, about spending a moment of reflection atop Solsbury Hill in Somerset, England. ... Peter Brian Gabriel (born 13 February 1950, in Chobham, Surrey, England) is an English musician. ... Top of the Pops, also known as TOTP, was a long-running British music chart television programme, made and broadcast by the BBC. It was originally shown each week, mostly on BBC One, from 1 January 1964 to 30 July 2006. ...

Erasure's comeback continued in 2005 with the album Nightbird whose first single, "Breathe", reached number four in the UK charts (their first Top 5 hit in more than a decade) and achieved the number one position on the U.S. Dance Chart, eighteen years after their first chart-topper. Erasure followed up this success with "Don't Say You Love Me," and enabled fans to configure and buy their own remixes of the single through the band's website. Each variant of the song was limited to a single download. Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nightbird is an album by the British synth pop band Erasure. ... Breathe is a song by British synth pop duo Erasure. ... Billboard magazines Hot Dance Club Play chart (also known as Club Play Singles, and formerly known as Hot Dance Music/Club Play and Hot Dance/Disco) is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs. ... Dont Say You Love Me is a song written, produced and performed by Erasure (Vince Clarke and Andy Bell). ...

2006 saw the release of the album Union Street, a side-project which featured a collection of previously released album tracks that the band reinterpreted in an acoustic/country & western style. The album was named after the recording studio in Brooklyn where it was recorded. Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays full 2006 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Union Street (CDSTUMM235) is the title of the twelfth album by Erasure. ...

The duo completed an album of new material that is a more 'dance oriented' effort than some of their more recent work. Titled Light at the End of the World, the album was produced by Gareth Jones and was released on 21 May 2007 in the UK, and in North America the following day. The album was preceded by its first single "I Could Fall in Love with You" in April and the second single, "Sunday Girl" is out now in the UK, Europe and the U.S.^[1]. For other uses, see The Light at the End of the World (disambiguation). ... Gareth Jones is a record producer who has worked on many recordings, including numerous singles and albums by Depeche Mode. ... May 21 is the 141st day of the year (142nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... I Could Fall in Love with You is a song recorded by English synthpop duo Erasure. ... For the song by Blondie, see Sunday Girl. ...

The Light at the End of the World Tour kicked off in Tampa, Florida at the Tampa Performing Arts Center where they spent the week prior rehearsing for the tour, which will cover most of North America as well as the UK, Ireland, Germany and Denmark by 7 October 2007. Up to this point Erasure has focused on playing nearly all of Light at the End of the World live, minus the album track "Darlene". The rest of the set is peppered with extensive hits of Erasure back catalogue. Nickname: Location in Hillsborough County and the state of Florida. ...

Vince Clarke and Andy Bell have found a new energy in both writing and creating new music and are very keen after this tour to hit the studios to record some new material for 2008. Vince Clarke has been heard in recent radio interviews as saying that they really want to complete the concept album of nursery rhymes that they have been working on for some time. ^{[citation needed]} Both are also keen on doing another pop record soon. ^{[citation needed]} 2008 (MMVIII) will be a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

True Colors

During the summer of 2007 Erasure was a part of the multi-artist True Colors Tour ^[2], which traveled through 15 cities in the United States and Canada. The tour, sponsored by the Logo channel, began on June 8, 2007. Hosted by comedian Margaret Cho and headlined by Cyndi Lauper, the tour also included Debbie Harry, The Gossip, Rufus Wainwright, The Dresden Dolls, The MisShapes, Rosie O'Donnell, Indigo Girls, The Cliks and other special guests. Profits from the tour helped to benefit the Human Rights Campaign as well as PFLAG and The Matthew Shepard Foundation. The True Colors Tour 2007 is a music tour created by Cyndi Lauper. ... Logo is an American digital cable television channel owned by Viacoms MTV Networks division. ... is the 159th day of the year (160th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Margaret Cho (born December 5, 1968) is an American comedian, fashion designer and actress. ... Cynthia Ann Stephanie Cyndi Lauper (born June 22, 1953) is an iconic American Grammy Award-winning singer and Emmy Award-winning film, television and theatre actress. ... Deborah Ann Harry (born July 1, 1945, in Miami, Florida) is a Grammy-winning and Golden Globe-nominated musician most famous for being the lead singer for the punk rock/new wave band Blondie. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Beth Ditto. ... Rufus McGarrigle Wainwright (born July 22, 1973) is a Canadian-American singer-songwriter. ... The Dresden Dolls are an American musical duo from Boston, Massachusetts. ... Rosie ODonnell (born March 21, 1962 in Bayside, Queens, New York) is an 11-time Emmy Award-winning American talk show host, television personality, comedienne, film, television, and stage actress. ... Indigo Girls are an American folk rock duo, consisting of Amy Ray and Emily Saliers. ... The Cliks are a Canadian rock band, consisting of Lucas Silveira (vocalist/guitarist), Jen Benton (bass), Morgan Doctor (drums), and Nina Martinez (guitar). ... HRC logo The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) is one of the largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) equal rights organization in the United States. ... Categories: Stub | LGBT rights organizations ... The Matthew Shepard Foundation was founded in December 1998 by Dennis and Judy Shepard in memory of their 21-year old son, Matthew, who was murdered in an anti-gay hate crime in Wyoming in October 1998[1]. Created to honor Matthew in a manner that was appropriate to his...

Erasure notably performed alongside many of the other guests for the encore song, "True Colors" with lead singer Bell taking on almost duet-level vocals with Lauper, as the others performed mainly back-up and harmonies. Encore may be referring to one of the following: Adobe Encore, a software program by Adobe Systems intended for authoring DVDs. ... True Colors is the first single released by Cyndi Lauper from her second album of the same title, it was written by Tom Kelly and Bill Steinberg. ...

Bell frequently wore shirts or jackets that supported co-headliner Deborah Harry.

Discography

Main articles: Erasure discography and List of Erasure B-sides and non-album songs

This is the discography of British synth pop duo Erasure, consisting of keyboardist Vince Clarke and singer Andy Bell. ... Below is a list of songs recorded by English synthpop duo Erasure which were either released as B-sides to their singles, included on film soundtracks or compilation albums or otherwise not included on their official album releases. ...

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See also

• List of number-one dance hits (United States)
• List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart

This is a list of number-one dance hits as recorded by Billboard Magazine’s Hot Dance Club Play chart — a weekly national survey of popular songs in U.S. dance clubs. ... This is a list of recording artists who have reached number one on Billboard magazines Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. ...

External links

• Erasureinfo.com - The Official Erasure website.
• Gareth Jones' Erasure Diary

References