The Circus - Erasure

Description: Genre: Dance & Electronic - House & Garage / Artist: Erasure / Audio CD released 1995-04-24 at Mute / Disc #1 ... more

The Circus - Erasure ... Tracklisting
1 It Doesn't Have To Be
2 Hideaway
3 Don't Dance
4 If I Could
5 Sexuality
6 Victim Of Love
7 Leave Me To Bleed
8 Sometimes
9 Circus
10 Spiralling

Newest Review: ... within the lyrics. Having said that, it's still a decent enough song. 03) Don't Dance: It's all about difference as we're ... more

... told "you don't have to be like every other, don't dance to the rhythm, do something about it, don't dance to the rhythm, you can do without it". Another decent enough track but the lack of a decent chorus prevents it from standing out from other tracks on the album. 04) If I Could: A slightly slower track than the first three with Andy telling us :-" If I could make the world a little better you know I would." Like "Don't Dance" the chorus doesn't stand out from the rest of the track ...more

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The Circus - Erasure: Erasure:- Listen To The Sound Of The Circus (799 words)
by - written on 24/05/09 (Very useful, 9 readings)
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The Circus was Erasure's second studio album, following the relative flop of "Wonderland" and contains the following tracks: 01) It Doesn't Have To Be: The second single released from the album. It peaked at number 12 in the UK charts. From the start of this song it's obvious that Erasure's style of song has evolved a little since the previous album. Andy tells us all about how he & somebody else are divided:- "you are on one side & I am on the other" but that "It doesn't have to be like that". A fairly decent start. 02) Hideaway: Erasure tackle the subject of sexuality & coming out as they ... Read the complete review

Another fine pop album (304 words)
by - written on 11/04/01 (Useful, 33 readings)
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Erasure's 1987 CIRCUS album is certainly short and sweet - it won't occupy much past 35 minutes of your time - but it's another fine early effort from one of Britain's most talented yet ignored (currently, anyway) pop acts. CIRCUS, Erasure's second album, was the one which catapulted them into the big time, mainly through the huge hit 'Sometimes', the song which lifted them from chart obscurity (previous single 'Oh L'Amour' had reached #85!!!) into the big time in 1986. Erasure proved this wasn't a one-off as follow hits 'It Doesn't Have To Be', 'The Circus' and 'Victim Of Love' ... Read the complete review