Total Pop! The First 40 Hits (2 CD Set)

Erasure - Total Pop! The First 40 Hits (2 CD Set)

Total Pop! The First 40 Hits (2 CD Set)
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Artist: Erasure
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
Format: Import
CD Release Date: 2009-02-24
Music Label: 101 DISTRIBUTION
Product features:
  • ERASURE TOTAL POP - THE FIRST 40 HITS (2 CD)
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
  1. Who Needs Love (Like That)
  2. Heavenly Action
  3. Oh L'Amour
  4. Sometimes
  5. It Doesn't Have to Be
  6. Victim of Love
  7. The Circus
  8. Ship of Fools
  9. Chains of Love
  10. A Little Respect
  11. Stop!
  12. Drama!
  13. You Surround Me
  14. Blue Savannah
  15. Star
  16. Chorus
  17. Love to Hate You
  18. Am I Right?
  19. Breath of Life
  20. Take a Chance on Me
  21. Who Needs Love (Like That) [Hamburg Mix]
Music CD 2
  1. Always
  2. Run to the Sun
  3. I Love Saturday
  4. Stay with Me
  5. Fingers & Thumbs (Cold Summer's Day)
  6. Rock Me Gently
  7. In My Arms
  8. Don't Say Your Love Is Killing Me
  9. Rain Plus [Al Stone Mix]
  10. Freedom
  11. Moon & the Sky [JC's Heaven Scent Radio Re-Work]
  12. Solsbury Hill
  13. Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)
  14. Breathe
  15. Don't Say You Love Me
  16. Here I Go Impossible Again
  17. I Could Fall in Love with You
  18. Sunday Girl
  19. Storm in a Teacup
  20. Always [2009 Mix]

Music reviews of Total Pop! The First 40 Hits (2 CD Set)

Music Review: 41 Sonically Superior Erasure Hits -- 1985 to 2009!
Rating: 5 Stars

Erasure. Total Pop! - The First 40 Hits.
© 2009 Mute Records Limited. Printed in the E.U. LC05834. CDMUTEL16. 5 099924 294720.
Released 23 February 2009 (U.K.)

Total Pop! is also available as Deluxe Box (3 CD/1 DVD).

First of all, I must admit that I'm not really a big Erasure fan. I would call myself a casual fan who has enjoyed a number of the duo's singles over the years, starting really with 1994's "Always", which has become my favorite Erasure song. Nonetheless, I must admit that I was extremely excited when I first viewed the press release for this 2009 double-disc hits compilation. Does it get any better than this?

Glancing over the tracklisting it is really an amazing overview of this synth-pop duo of Andy Bell and Vince Clarke, an act which I think has been overlooked many times despite continuously churning out numerous high quality singles year after year, album after album. I don't think that many people realize just how many hits that these guys have had since hitting the music scene in 1985. Add them up! Yep, 40! (... and counting!) Astonishing! Not many bands or artists have that kind of track record!

A whopping 33 of these hits made the U.K. Top 40 while 28 of them made the U.K. Top 20. Quite an impressive feat! Take a look at the hits. While most of these singles did not chart in the U.S. they were successful overseas. If you are a U.S. music lover and unfamiliar with their hits outside the U.S. charts now is your chance to catch up!

As I listen to this 2-CD collection starting with 1985's "Who Needs Love (Like That)" on disc 1 and ending with "Always [Jeremy Wheatley 2009 Mix]" on disc 2 I'm reminded of the numerous gems that I may have overlooked initially -- for example, hits such as "Blue Savannah" (1990) and "In My Arms" (1997). The latter track I vaguely recall hearing for a brief time on the radio the summer of '97 and had completely forgotten how amazing it sounds! Even recent singles such as "Here I Go Impossible Again" (2005) and "I Could Fall In Love With You" (2007) are as good as the early cuts, in my opinion.

The 2009 mix of "Always", which has been used to promote this release, is not radically different from the original 1994 album version. Perhaps that's why I like it? Coming roughly 15 years after the original release "Always" still sounds as amazing as the first time that I heard it.

One may note the big push to emphasize the digitally remastered sound with this collection. Notice the "2009 digital remaster" tag on nearly every track in the above listing. A little overboard, eh? I'm glad that the audio is getting recognition when it often does not! All tracks have been newly remastered for this 2-CD set by Simon Heyworth at Super Audio Mastering, Devon. And what a difference it makes! Many of these tracks have never sounded better, with the exception of the excellent mastering on Hits: The Very Best of Erasure from 2003.

The liner notes are rather thin but informative, nonetheless. Erasure's hits are broken down across a few pages in terms of writers, production, mixes, EP/single information, release dates, and U.K. peak chart positions. Many casual fans may find this information very useful if discovering the duo for the first time. Additionally, the packaging is very nicely done, in my opinion, with the two lovebirds on the back of the album sleeve topping it off. Beautiful!

Note that while the collection is titled as having the first 40 hits of Erasure it is actually 41 tracks (with the new mix of "Always") in chronological order. Disc One fills in at roughly 78 minutes, and Disc Two covers roughly 77 minutes. No space is wasted, cramming this package full of excellent, timeless pop music. Here's to the next 40!
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Description of Total Pop! The First 40 Hits (2 CD Set)

Brilliant 2009 two CD collection from the Synth Pop/Electronica duo (vocalist Andy Bell and instrumentalist Vince Clarke). This double disc set serves as both a sequel to their 1992 collection Pop and as an expanded edition of that fine and frothy collection. Total Pop! features two CDs filled with glorious musical moments from the danceable duo: Disc One is the digitally remastered edition of the original Pop release containing their first 20 hits. Disc Two is filled with an additional 20 Erasure hits that have been released since '92. Contains a total of 41 tracks including 'A Little Respect', 'Always '09', 'Solsbury Hill', 'Who Needs Love Like That?', 'Oh L'amour' and many others. Synth Pop doesn't get much better than this! Mute.

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