Pop! The First 20 Hits

Compilation de Erasure
Sortie	16 novembre 1992
Enregistré	de 1985 à 1992
Durée	78:20
Genre	Pop
Producteur	divers
Label	Mute Records
Critique	AllMusic lien

Albums de Erasure

Abba-esque
(1992) Pop! The Videos
(1992)

Singles

1. Who Needs Love Like That (Hamburg mix) (1992)

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Pop! The First 20 Hits est la 1^re compilation d’Erasure, sortie pour le 16 novembre 1992 (au Royaume-Uni), dressant un bilan des cinq premiers albums du groupe : Wonderland, The Circus, The Innocents, Wild! et Chorus. Il s'agit des versions single/radio des vingt premiers singles d'Erasure, initialement parus entre septembre 1985 et octobre 1992. Les vidéo-clips des mêmes chansons paraissaient simultanément en cassette vidéo VHS sous le titre Pop! The Videos.

Pop! The First 20 Hits fut le quatrième album du groupe à se classer n^o 1 des ventes d'albums au Royaume-Uni et reste, aux côtés de The Innocents, la plus grosse vente d'Erasure sur le marché britannique, certifié triple-disque platine par la British Phonographic Industry. La compillation réalise également la dixième meilleure vente d'albums au Royaume-Uni sur l'ensemble de l'année 1992.

Une version remasterisée et réactualisée de cette compilation, incluant les singles du groupe parus de 1994 à 2009, est sortie le 23 février 2009 sous la forme d'un double-CD intitulé Total Pop! The First 40 Hits. Bien que nettement plus complète, cette dernière connut un succès commercial moindre que celui de la sortie initiale.

Classements parmi les ventes de disques

Pays	Meilleure position
Royaume-Uni	1
Autriche	4
Irlande	4
Finlande	7
Union européenne	7
Allemagne	12
Suède	15
Suisse	18
Canada	40
Nouvelle-Zélande	40
États-Unis	112
Australie	122

Ventes

États-Unis : 676 000 exemplaires vendus
Royaume-Uni : pas de chiffre précis, mais une certification triple-platine de la BPI attestant de plus de 900 000 exemplaires vendus.

Détail des plages

N^o	Titre	Durée
1.	Who Needs Love (Like That)	3:06
2.	Heavenly Action	3:20
3.	Oh L'Amour	3:07
4.	Sometimes	3:39
5.	It Doesn't Have To Be	3:46
6.	Victim Of Love	3:38
7.	The Circus	4:06
8.	Ship Of Fools	4:03
9.	Chains Of Love	3:43
10.	A Little Respect	3:31
11.	Stop!	2:55
12.	Drama!	4:06
13.	You Surround Me	3:58
14.	Blue Savannah	4:19
15.	Star	3:38
16.	Chorus	4:29
17.	Love To Hate You	3:56
18.	Am I Right?	4:17
19.	Breath Of Life	3:55
20.	Take A Chance On Me	3:46
21.	Who Needs Love (Like That) (Hamburg Mix)	3:01
78:20

L'édition CD américaine n'inclut pas la 21^e plage, s'arrêtant à Take A Chance On Me.

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Erasure

Andy Bell
Vince Clarke

Albums studio

Wonderland (1986)
The Circus (1987)
The Innocents (1988)
Wild! (1989)
Chorus (1991)
I Say I Say I Say (1994)
Erasure (1995)
Cowboy (1997)
Loveboat (2000)
Other People's Songs (2003)
Nightbird (2005)
Light at the End of the World (2007)
Tomorrow's World (2011)
Snow Globe (2013)
The Violet Flame (2014)
World Be Gone (2017)
The Neon (2020)

Albums en concert

The Two-Ring Circus (1987)
The Erasure Show (2005)
Acoustic Live (2006)
Live at the Royal Albert Hall (2007)
Erasure Live 1987 - 2007 (2009)
Tomorrow's World Tour (Live at the Roundhouse) (2011)
Live at the Short Circuit Festival (2014)
World Be Live (2018)
Chorus Live (2020)
The Neon Live (2022)

EPs (mini-albums)

Crackers International (1988)
Abba-esque (1992)
Ne:EP (2021)

Autres albums

en acoustique	Union Street (2006) World Beyond (2018)
de remixes	Pop! Remixed (2009) The Neon Remixed (2021) Day-Glo (Based on a True Story) (2022)

Compilations

Albums	Pop! The First 20 Hits (1992) Hits! The Very Best of Erasure (2003) Total Pop! The First 40 Hits (2009) Essential (2012) Always - The Very Best of Erasure (2015)
Coffrets	EBX1 (1999) EBX2 (1999) EBX3 (2001) EBX4 (2001) EBX5 (From Moscow to Mars) (2016)
Packs numériques	EBX6 (2018) EBX7 (2019) EBX8 (2021)

Singles

Wonderland	Who Needs Love like That Heavenly Action Oh l'amour
The Circus	Sometimes It Doesn't Have to Be Victim of Love The Circus
The Innocents	Ship of Fools Chains of Love A Little Respect
Crackers International	Stop!
Wild!	Drama! You Surround Me Blue Savannah Star
Chorus	Chorus Love to Hate You Am I Right? Breath of Life
Abba-esque	Take a Chance on Me
I Say I Say I Say	Always Run to the Sun I Love Saturday
Erasure	Stay with Me Fingers & Thumbs (Cold Summer's Day) Rock Me Gently
Cowboy	In my Arms Don't Say your Love is Killing Me Rain
Loveboat	Freedom Moon & The Sky
Other People's Songs	Solsbury Hill Make Me Smile (Come up and See Me)
Nightbird	Breathe Don't Say You Love Me Here I Go Impossible Again / All this Time still Falling out of Love
Union Street	Boy
Light at the End of the World	I Could Fall in Love with You Sunday Girl Storm Chaser
Tomorrow's World	When I Start to (Break it all down) Be with You Fill us with Fire
Snow Globe	Gaudete Make it Wonderful
The Violet Flame	Elevation Reason Sacred
World Be Gone	Love You to the Sky World Be Gone Just a Little Love
The Neon	Hey Now (Think I Got A Feeling) Nerves of Steel Fallen Angel
Ne:EP	Time (Hearts Full of Love)

Vidéos

VHS

Live at the Seaside (1987)
The Innocents Live (1989)
Wild! Live (1990)
Pop! The Videos (1992)
The Tank, The Swan and The Balloon (1993)
The Tiny Tour (1998)

DVD

Sanctuary: The EIS Christmas Concert 2002 (2003)
Hits! The Videos (2003)
The Tank, The Swan and The Balloon (2004)
Great Hits Live (Live at Great Woods 1997) (2005)
The Erasure Show - Live in Cologne (2005)
On the Road to Nashville (2007)
Live at the Royal Albert Hall (2008)
Erasure at the BBC 1986 - 2005 (2009)
The Innocents Live (2009)
Live at Karlsson (2011)
Live at the Seaside (2011)
The Complete Tomorrow's World - DVD (2012)
Wild! Live (2016)

Tournées

Wonderland Tour (1986)
The BPM Tour (1986)
The Circus Tour (1987)
The Innocents Tour (1988)
The Wild! Tour (1989-1990)
The Phantasmagorical Tour (1992)
The Tiny Tour (1996-1997)
The Cowboy Concerts (1997)
The Other Tour (2003)
The Erasure Show (Nightbird Tour) (2005)
The Acoustic Tour (2006)
Light at the End of the World Tour (2007)
The Total Pop! Tour (2011)
Tomorrow's World Tour (2011)
The Violet Flame Tour (2014)
World Be Gone Tour (2017-2018)
The Neon Tour (2021)

Articles liés

v · m Singles d'Erasure
Wonderland	Who Needs Love like That (1985) Heavenly Action (1985) Oh l'amour (1986)
The Circus	Sometimes (1986) It Doesn't Have to Be (1987) Victim of Love (1987) The Circus (1987)
The Innocents	Ship of Fools (1988) Chains of Love (1988) A Little Respect (1988) Phantom Bride (2009)
Crackers International	Stop! (1988)
Wild!	Drama! (1989) You Surround Me (1989) Blue Savannah (1990) Star (1990)
Chorus	Chorus (1991) Love to Hate You (1991) Am I Right? (1991) Breath of Life (1992)
Abba-esque	Take a Chance on Me (1992)
Pop! The First 20 Hits	Who Needs Love like That (Hamburg mix) (1992)
I Say I Say I Say	Always (1994) Run to the Sun (1994) I Love Saturday (1994)
Erasure	Stay with Me (1995) Fingers & Thumbs (Cold Summer's Day) (1995) Rock Me Gently (1996)
Cowboy	In My Arms (1997) Don't Say Your Love Is Killing Me (1997) Rain Plus (1997)
Loveboat	Freedom (2000) Moon & the Sky Plus (2001)
Other People's Songs	Solsbury Hill (2003) Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me) (2003)
Hits! The Very Best of Erasure	Oh l'amour (remixes 2003) (2003)
Nightbird	Breathe (2005) Don't Say You Love Me (2005) Here I Go Impossible Again / All This Time Still Falling out of Love (2005)
Union Street	Boy (2006)
Light at the End of the World	I Could Fall in Love with You (2007) Sunday Girl (2007) Storm Chaser (2007)
Total Pop! The First 40 Hits	Always (2009 mix) (2009)
Tomorrow's World	When I Start to (Break It All Down) (2011) Be with You (2011) Fill Us with Fire (2012)
Snow Globe	Gaudete (2013) Make It Wonderful (2014)
The Violet Flame	Elevation (2014) Reason (2014) Sacred (2015)
Always - The Very Best of Erasure	Sometimes 2015 (2015)
World Be Gone	Love You to the Sky (2017) World Be Gone (2017) Just a Little Love (2017)
The Neon	Hey Now (Think I Got a Feeling) (2020) Nerves of Steel (2020) Fallen Angel (2020)
Ne:EP	Time (Hearts Full of Love) (2021)