Other People's Songs
2003 studio album by Erasure
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Other People's Songs is a cover album by English synth-pop duo Erasure released on 27 January 2003.
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| Released | 27 January 2003 | |||
| Recorded | 2001–2002 | |||
| Studio | 37B (Chertsey, Surrey)[1] | |||
| Genre | Synth-pop | |||
| Length | 41:17 | |||
| Label | Mute | |||
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| Singles from Other People's Songs | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 47/100[2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [3] |
| Alternative Press | [4] |
| Blender | [5] |
| Drowned in Sound | 7/10[6] |
| The Guardian | [7] |
| Playlouder | [8] |
| Q | [9] |
| Rolling Stone | [10] |
| Uncut | 2/10[11] |
| URB | [12] |
The album was originally conceived as a solo project for singer Andy Bell. Once Vince Clarke, the other member of Erasure, became involved, it was released as Erasure's tenth studio album. The tracks were handpicked by Clarke and Bell as ones that influenced them as musicians.[citation needed] It was released in the UK and the US by Mute Records in 2003, and was a Top 20 success in their home country and in Germany.
Other People's Songs gave Erasure their first Top 10 on the UK singles chart in nine years with their cover of Peter Gabriel's song "Solsbury Hill".[13] The album was produced by Erasure with Gareth Jones and Dave Bascombe. Because of Bell's resistance to remaking the classic "Video Killed the Radio Star", the verses are "sung" synthetically by a computer.[14]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original Artist | Length |
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| 1. | "Solsbury Hill" | Peter Gabriel | Peter Gabriel | 4:20 |
| 2. | "Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime" | James Warren | the Korgis | 3:20 |
| 3. | "Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)" | Steve Harley | Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel | 3:56 |
| 4. | "Everyday" | Norman Petty/Buddy Holly | Buddy Holly | 1:59 |
| 5. | "When Will I See You Again" | Gamble and Huff | the Three Degrees | 2:58 |
| 6. | "Walking in the Rain" | Barry Mann/Cynthia Weil/Phil Spector | the Ronettes | 2:47 |
| 7. | "True Love Ways" | Holly/Petty | Buddy Holly | 3:06 |
| 8. | "Ebb Tide" | Robert Maxwell/Carl Sigman | the Righteous Brothers | 3:06 |
| 9. | "Can't Help Falling in Love" | George David Weiss/Hugo & Luigi | Elvis Presley | 3:27 |
| 10. | "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" | Mann/Weil/Spector | the Righteous Brothers | 3:58 |
| 11. | "Goodnight" | Cliff Eberhardt | Cliff Eberhardt | 4:08 |
| 12. | "Video Killed the Radio Star" | Geoff Downes/Trevor Horn/Bruce Woolley | the Buggles | 3:49 |
| Total length: | 41:17 | |||
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-gramme vinyl and shrinkwrapped with a custom anniversary sticker.
Charts
| Chart (2003) | Peak position |
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| Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[15] | 48 |
| Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[16] | 31 |
| European Albums (Music & Media)[17] | 30 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[18] | 17 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[19] | 17 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[20] | 17 |
| US Billboard 200[21] | 138 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard)[22] | 3 |
| US Top Dance Albums (Billboard)[23] | 1 |