music.wikisort.org - CompositionThe Circus is the second studio album by English synth-pop duo Erasure, released on 30 March 1987 by Mute Records in Germany and the United Kingdom and on 7 July 1987 by Sire Records in the United States. It was Erasure's second consecutive album to be produced by Flood.
1987 studio album by Erasure
The Circus |
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Released | 30 March 1987 (1987-03-30)[1] |
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Recorded | 1986–1987 |
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Studio | Worldwide International, The Garden, Strongroom, The Power Plant (London) |
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Genre | Synth-pop |
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Length | 38:23 |
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Label | Mute |
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AllMusic |     [2] |
Q |     [3] |
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The Rolling Stone Album Guide |     [5] |
The Circus became the duo's breakthrough in the UK, spawning four successful singles and reaching number six. It was an immediate success thanks to the number two UK placing of the first single "Sometimes", six months earlier. The album remains Erasure's longest-running on the UK charts.
Although mainstream success in the US did not occur with this album, it did generate two hits (including a number-one) on Billboard's Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. It also became their first record to enter the Billboard 200.
The Two Ring Circus, also released in 1987, is a double 12-inch remix album that served as a companion piece to The Circus. It includes remixes and re-recordings along with live bonus tracks on the cassette and CD versions.
Track listing
All tracks written by Andy Bell and Vince Clarke, except where noted.
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11. | "In the Hall of the Mountain King" (new version; Edvard Grieg) | 2:58 |
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12. | "Sometimes" (12" mix) | 5:22 |
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13. | "It Doesn't Have to Be" (Boop Oopa Doo Mix) | 7:12 |
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2011 remastered repackage
On 4 July 2011, EMI re-released Erasure's first two albums in 2CD/DVD format. Both feature the original album remastered, plus another disc of tracks associated with the album, and a DVD containing promo videos and a live concert.
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1. | "It Doesn't Have to Be" | 3:56 |
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2. | "Hideaway" | 3:48 |
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3. | "Don't Dance" | 3:39 |
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4. | "If I Could" | 3:52 |
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5. | "Sexuality" | 3:53 |
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6. | "Victim of Love" | 3:42 |
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7. | "Leave Me to Bleed" | 3:22 |
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8. | "Sometimes" | 3:39 |
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9. | "The Circus" | 5:31 |
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10. | "Spiralling" | 3:10 |
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11. | "In the Hall of the Mountain King" | 2:58 |
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12. | "Sometimes" (12" mix) | 5:24 |
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13. | "It Doesn't Have to Be" (Boop Oopa Doo Mix) | 7:17 |
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Disc two: Bonus CDTitle |
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1. | "Sexuality" (12" Mix) | 6:48 |
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2. | "Sometimes" (Shiver Mix) | 5:53 |
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3. | "The Circus" (Bareback Rider Mix) | 6:24 |
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4. | "Who Needs Love Like That?" (Betty Boop Mix) | 7:34 |
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5. | "It Doesn't Have to Be" (Cement Mix) | 5:35 |
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6. | "The Soldier's Return" (The Return of the Radical Radcliffe Mix) | 5:06 |
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7. | "Victim of Love" (Vixen Vitesse Mix) | 5:50 |
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8. | "If I Could" (Japanese Mix) | 3:45 |
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9. | "The Circus" (Radio 1 Session, 10 March 1987) | 4:42 |
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10. | "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!" (Radio 1 Session, 10 March 1987) | 3:46 |
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11. | "Spiralling" (Radio 1 Session, 10 March 1987) | 2:25 |
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12. | "Phantom Bride" (Radio 1 Session, 10 March 1987) | 3:21 |
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2016 "Erasure 30" 30th anniversary BMG reissue LP
Subsequent to their acquisition of Erasure's back catalogue, and in anticipation of the band's 30th anniversary, BMG commissioned reissues of all previously released UK editions of Erasure albums up to and including 2007's Light at the End of the World. All titles were pressed and distributed by Play It Again Sam on 180-gram vinyl and shrinkwrapped with a custom anniversary sticker.
2016 "30th anniversary edition" US remastered LP
In 2016, American boutique record label Intervention Records acquired access to Sire Records' US analogue masters of Erasure's Wonderland and The Circus, as well as the rights to remaster and reissue them. Wonderland was released in December of that year, pressed on 180-gram vinyl and in a 60s-style Tip-On jacket. However, despite finalized art copy and announcing that production had completed for its Q1 2017 release, The Circus was withdrawn in February of that year.
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[es] The Circus (álbum de Erasure)
The Circus es el segundo álbum del dueto inglés de synth pop Erasure.[2] Fue lanzado originalmente en abril de 1987 por Mute Records en el Reino Unido y Sire Records en los Estados Unidos. Fue el segundo álbum producido por Flood y se convirtió en el disco revelación del dúo en el Reino Unido. Guy Barker participa tocando trompeta como artista invitado.
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