The Circus - Erasure

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 ...

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' ...