Total Pop! The First 40 Hits | ||||
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Greatest hits album by | ||||
Released | 23 February 2009 | |||
Recorded | 1985–2009 | |||
Genre | Synth-pop | |||
Label | Mute | |||
Producer |
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Erasure chronology | ||||
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Total Pop! The First 40 Hits is a greatest hits collection from Erasure, released on 23 February 2009 by Mute Records. [1] [2] The album utilizes a straightforward format: all of Erasure's singles up to that point, sequenced in chronological order. This is a continuation of the format used in Erasure's 1992 hits collection Pop! The First 20 Hits.
The album was released in a variety of formats: [1] [2] a standard 2-CD set containing the 40 hits, a deluxe 3-CD/DVD longbox set containing the 40 hits, along with live performances from 1987 to 2007, and appearances at the BBC from 1986 to 2005. The digital download version of the album contains three additional bonus 'hits'.
Prior to its release, a remix album titled Pop! Remixed was released on 9 February 2009.
A free four-track digital download titled Pop! Treasure, which features previously unreleased material, [3] was made available to those who pre-ordered the box set via the Erasure online shop.
The album entered the UK Albums Chart at number 21 and at number 12 in Argentina. Mute later issued disc two separately as Pop2! The Second 20 Hits.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | " Who Needs Love Like That" (from Wonderland) | Vince Clarke | Flood | 3:07 |
2. | " Heavenly Action" (from Wonderland) | Vince Clarke, Andy Bell | Flood | 3:21 |
3. | " Oh L'amour" (from Wonderland) | Vince Clarke, Andy Bell | Flood | 3:08 |
4. | " Sometimes" (from The Circus) | Vince Clarke, Andy Bell | Flood | 3:40 |
5. | " It Doesn't Have to Be" (from The Circus) | Vince Clarke, Andy Bell | Flood | 3:47 |
6. | " Victim of Love" (from The Circus) | Vince Clarke, Andy Bell | Flood | 3:38 |
7. | " The Circus" (from The Circus) | Vince Clarke, Andy Bell | Flood | 4:07 |
8. | " Ship of Fools" (from The Innocents) | Vince Clarke, Andy Bell | Stephen Hague, Dave Jacob | 4:04 |
9. | " Chains of Love" (from The Innocents) | Vince Clarke, Andy Bell | Stephen Hague | 3:44 |
10. | " A Little Respect" (from The Innocents) | Vince Clarke, Andy Bell | Stephen Hague | 3:32 |
11. | " Stop!" (from Crackers International) | Vince Clarke, Andy Bell | Erasure | 2:55 |
12. | " Drama!" (from Wild!) | Vince Clarke, Andy Bell | Gareth Jones, Mark Saunders, Erasure | 4:06 |
13. | " You Surround Me" (from Wild!) | Vince Clarke, Andy Bell | Gareth Jones, Mark Saunders, Erasure | 3:59 |
14. | " Blue Savannah" (from Wild!) | Vince Clarke, Andy Bell | Gareth Jones, Mark Saunders, Erasure | 4:20 |
15. | " Star" (from Wild!) | Vince Clarke, Andy Bell | Gareth Jones, Mark Saunders, Erasure | 3:39 |
16. | " Chorus" (from Chorus) | Vince Clarke, Andy Bell | Martyn Phillips | 4:30 |
17. | " Love to Hate You" (from Chorus) | Vince Clarke, Andy Bell | Martyn Phillips | 3:57 |
18. | " Am I Right?" (from Chorus) | Vince Clarke, Andy Bell | Martyn Phillips | 4:18 |
19. | " Breath of Life" (from Chorus) | Vince Clarke, Andy Bell | Martyn Phillips | 3:56 |
20. | " Take a Chance on Me" (Rap: MC Kinky (from Abba-esque) | Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus | David Bascombe | 3:46 |
21. | "Who Needs Love Like That" (Hamburg mix (from Pop! The First 20 Hits) | Vince Clarke | Flood | 3:02 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | " Always" (from I Say I Say I Say) | Vince Clarke, Andy Bell | Martyn Ware | 4:02 |
2. | " Run to the Sun" (from I Say I Say I Say) | Vince Clarke, Andy Bell | Martyn Ware | 4:11 |
3. | " I Love Saturday" (from I Say I Say I Say) | Vince Clarke, Andy Bell | Martyn Ware | 4:01 |
4. | " Stay with Me" (from Erasure) | Vince Clarke, Andy Bell | Thomas Fehlmann, Gareth Jones | 4:43 |
5. | " Fingers & Thumbs (Cold Summer's Day)" (from Erasure) | Vince Clarke, Andy Bell | Thomas Fehlmann, Gareth Jones | 4:23 |
6. | " Rock Me Gently" (from Erasure) | Vince Clarke, Andy Bell | Thomas Fehlmann, Gareth Jones | 4:08 |
7. | " In My Arms" (from Cowboy) | Vince Clarke, Andy Bell | Gareth Jones, Neil McLellan | 3:28 |
8. | " Don't Say Your Love Is Killing Me" (from Cowboy) | Vince Clarke, Andy Bell | Gareth Jones, Neil McLellan | 4:18 |
9. | " Rain" (Al Stone mix (from Cowboy) | Vince Clarke, Andy Bell | Gareth Jones, Neil McLellan | 4:09 |
10. | " Freedom" (from Loveboat) | Vince Clarke, Andy Bell | Erasure, Flood | 2:55 |
11. | " Moon & the Sky" (Jason Creasey's Heaven Scent Radio Re-Work (from Loveboat) | Vince Clarke, Andy Bell | Erasure, Flood | 4:16 |
12. | " Solsbury Hill" (from Other People's Songs) | Peter Gabriel | Erasure, Gareth Jones | 4:18 |
13. | " Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)" (from Other People's Songs) | Steve Harley | Erasure, Gareth Jones | 3:29 |
14. | " Breathe" (from Nightbird) | Vince Clarke, Andy Bell | Erasure | 3:08 |
15. | " Don't Say You Love Me" (from Nightbird) | Vince Clarke, Andy Bell | Erasure | 3:46 |
16. | " Here I Go Impossible Again" (from Nightbird) | Vince Clarke, Andy Bell | Erasure | 3:30 |
17. | " I Could Fall in Love with You" (from Light at the End of the World) | Vince Clarke, Andy Bell | Gareth Jones | 4:03 |
18. | " Sunday Girl" (from Light at the End of the World) | Vince Clarke, Andy Bell | Gareth Jones | 3:15 |
19. | " Storm in a Teacup" (from Storm Chaser) | Vince Clarke, Andy Bell | Gareth Jones | 3:28 |
20. | "Always" (2009 mix (Previously unreleased) | Vince Clarke, Andy Bell | Martyn Ware | 3:59 |
Chart (2009) | Peak position |
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Argentine Albums ( CAPIF) [4] | 12 |
UK Albums ( OCC) [5] | 21 |
Total Pop! The First 40 Hits | ||||
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Greatest hits album by | ||||
Released | 23 February 2009 | |||
Recorded | 1985–2009 | |||
Genre | Synth-pop | |||
Label | Mute | |||
Producer |
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Erasure chronology | ||||
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Total Pop! The First 40 Hits is a greatest hits collection from Erasure, released on 23 February 2009 by Mute Records. [1] [2] The album utilizes a straightforward format: all of Erasure's singles up to that point, sequenced in chronological order. This is a continuation of the format used in Erasure's 1992 hits collection Pop! The First 20 Hits.
The album was released in a variety of formats: [1] [2] a standard 2-CD set containing the 40 hits, a deluxe 3-CD/DVD longbox set containing the 40 hits, along with live performances from 1987 to 2007, and appearances at the BBC from 1986 to 2005. The digital download version of the album contains three additional bonus 'hits'.
Prior to its release, a remix album titled Pop! Remixed was released on 9 February 2009.
A free four-track digital download titled Pop! Treasure, which features previously unreleased material, [3] was made available to those who pre-ordered the box set via the Erasure online shop.
The album entered the UK Albums Chart at number 21 and at number 12 in Argentina. Mute later issued disc two separately as Pop2! The Second 20 Hits.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | " Who Needs Love Like That" (from Wonderland) | Vince Clarke | Flood | 3:07 |
2. | " Heavenly Action" (from Wonderland) | Vince Clarke, Andy Bell | Flood | 3:21 |
3. | " Oh L'amour" (from Wonderland) | Vince Clarke, Andy Bell | Flood | 3:08 |
4. | " Sometimes" (from The Circus) | Vince Clarke, Andy Bell | Flood | 3:40 |
5. | " It Doesn't Have to Be" (from The Circus) | Vince Clarke, Andy Bell | Flood | 3:47 |
6. | " Victim of Love" (from The Circus) | Vince Clarke, Andy Bell | Flood | 3:38 |
7. | " The Circus" (from The Circus) | Vince Clarke, Andy Bell | Flood | 4:07 |
8. | " Ship of Fools" (from The Innocents) | Vince Clarke, Andy Bell | Stephen Hague, Dave Jacob | 4:04 |
9. | " Chains of Love" (from The Innocents) | Vince Clarke, Andy Bell | Stephen Hague | 3:44 |
10. | " A Little Respect" (from The Innocents) | Vince Clarke, Andy Bell | Stephen Hague | 3:32 |
11. | " Stop!" (from Crackers International) | Vince Clarke, Andy Bell | Erasure | 2:55 |
12. | " Drama!" (from Wild!) | Vince Clarke, Andy Bell | Gareth Jones, Mark Saunders, Erasure | 4:06 |
13. | " You Surround Me" (from Wild!) | Vince Clarke, Andy Bell | Gareth Jones, Mark Saunders, Erasure | 3:59 |
14. | " Blue Savannah" (from Wild!) | Vince Clarke, Andy Bell | Gareth Jones, Mark Saunders, Erasure | 4:20 |
15. | " Star" (from Wild!) | Vince Clarke, Andy Bell | Gareth Jones, Mark Saunders, Erasure | 3:39 |
16. | " Chorus" (from Chorus) | Vince Clarke, Andy Bell | Martyn Phillips | 4:30 |
17. | " Love to Hate You" (from Chorus) | Vince Clarke, Andy Bell | Martyn Phillips | 3:57 |
18. | " Am I Right?" (from Chorus) | Vince Clarke, Andy Bell | Martyn Phillips | 4:18 |
19. | " Breath of Life" (from Chorus) | Vince Clarke, Andy Bell | Martyn Phillips | 3:56 |
20. | " Take a Chance on Me" (Rap: MC Kinky (from Abba-esque) | Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus | David Bascombe | 3:46 |
21. | "Who Needs Love Like That" (Hamburg mix (from Pop! The First 20 Hits) | Vince Clarke | Flood | 3:02 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | " Always" (from I Say I Say I Say) | Vince Clarke, Andy Bell | Martyn Ware | 4:02 |
2. | " Run to the Sun" (from I Say I Say I Say) | Vince Clarke, Andy Bell | Martyn Ware | 4:11 |
3. | " I Love Saturday" (from I Say I Say I Say) | Vince Clarke, Andy Bell | Martyn Ware | 4:01 |
4. | " Stay with Me" (from Erasure) | Vince Clarke, Andy Bell | Thomas Fehlmann, Gareth Jones | 4:43 |
5. | " Fingers & Thumbs (Cold Summer's Day)" (from Erasure) | Vince Clarke, Andy Bell | Thomas Fehlmann, Gareth Jones | 4:23 |
6. | " Rock Me Gently" (from Erasure) | Vince Clarke, Andy Bell | Thomas Fehlmann, Gareth Jones | 4:08 |
7. | " In My Arms" (from Cowboy) | Vince Clarke, Andy Bell | Gareth Jones, Neil McLellan | 3:28 |
8. | " Don't Say Your Love Is Killing Me" (from Cowboy) | Vince Clarke, Andy Bell | Gareth Jones, Neil McLellan | 4:18 |
9. | " Rain" (Al Stone mix (from Cowboy) | Vince Clarke, Andy Bell | Gareth Jones, Neil McLellan | 4:09 |
10. | " Freedom" (from Loveboat) | Vince Clarke, Andy Bell | Erasure, Flood | 2:55 |
11. | " Moon & the Sky" (Jason Creasey's Heaven Scent Radio Re-Work (from Loveboat) | Vince Clarke, Andy Bell | Erasure, Flood | 4:16 |
12. | " Solsbury Hill" (from Other People's Songs) | Peter Gabriel | Erasure, Gareth Jones | 4:18 |
13. | " Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)" (from Other People's Songs) | Steve Harley | Erasure, Gareth Jones | 3:29 |
14. | " Breathe" (from Nightbird) | Vince Clarke, Andy Bell | Erasure | 3:08 |
15. | " Don't Say You Love Me" (from Nightbird) | Vince Clarke, Andy Bell | Erasure | 3:46 |
16. | " Here I Go Impossible Again" (from Nightbird) | Vince Clarke, Andy Bell | Erasure | 3:30 |
17. | " I Could Fall in Love with You" (from Light at the End of the World) | Vince Clarke, Andy Bell | Gareth Jones | 4:03 |
18. | " Sunday Girl" (from Light at the End of the World) | Vince Clarke, Andy Bell | Gareth Jones | 3:15 |
19. | " Storm in a Teacup" (from Storm Chaser) | Vince Clarke, Andy Bell | Gareth Jones | 3:28 |
20. | "Always" (2009 mix (Previously unreleased) | Vince Clarke, Andy Bell | Martyn Ware | 3:59 |
Chart (2009) | Peak position |
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Argentine Albums ( CAPIF) [4] | 12 |
UK Albums ( OCC) [5] | 21 |