Total Pop! The First 40 Hits

Greatest hits album by Erasure

Released

23 February 2009

Recorded

1985-2009

Flood, Stephen Hague, Dave Jacob, Erasure, Gareth Jones, Mark Saunders, Martyn Phillipps, David Bascombe

Erasure chronology

Pop! Remixed
(2009)

Total Pop! - the First 40 Hits
(2009)

Erasure.Club
(2009)

Total Pop! The First 40 Hits is a greatest hits collection from Erasure, released on 23 February 2009 by Mute Records.^[1]^[2] The album utilizes a straightforward format: all of Erasure's singles up to that point, sequenced in chronological order. This is a continuation of the format used in Erasure's 1992 hits collection Pop! - the First 20 Hits.

The album was released in a variety of formats:^[1]^[2] a standard 2-CD set containing the 40 hits, a deluxe 3-CD/DVD longbox set containing the 40 hits, along with live performances from 1987–2007, and appearances at the BBC from 1986-2005. The digital download version of the album contains three additional bonus 'hits'.

Prior to its release, a remix album titled Pop! Remixed was released on 9 February 2009.

A free 4 track digital download titled Pop! Treasure, which features previously unreleased material^[3] was made available to those who pre-ordered the box set via the Erasure online shop.

The album entered the UK Album Chart at number 21 and at number 12 in Argentina.

Track listing

Pop! (CD disc 1)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Who Needs Love Like That" (from Wonderland)	Vince Clarke	Flood	3:07
2.	"Heavenly Action" (from Wonderland)	Vince Clarke, Andy Bell	Flood	3:21
3.	"Oh L'amour" (from Wonderland)	Vince Clarke, Andy Bell	Flood	3:08
4.	"Sometimes" (from The Circus)	Vince Clarke, Andy Bell	Flood	3:40
5.	"It Doesn't Have to Be" (from The Circus)	Vince Clarke, Andy Bell	Flood	3:47
6.	"Victim of Love" (from The Circus)	Vince Clarke, Andy Bell	Flood	3:38
7.	"The Circus" (from The Circus)	Vince Clarke, Andy Bell	Flood	4:07
8.	"Ship of Fools" (from The Innocents)	Vince Clarke, Andy Bell	Stephen Hague, Dave Jacob	4:04
9.	"Chains of Love" (from The Innocents)	Vince Clarke, Andy Bell	Stephen Hague	3:44
10.	"A Little Respect" (from The Innocents)	Vince Clarke, Andy Bell	Stephen Hague	3:32
11.	"Stop!" (from Crackers International)	Vince Clarke, Andy Bell	Erasure	2:55
12.	"Drama!" (from Wild!)	Vince Clarke, Andy Bell	Gareth Jones, Mark Saunders, Erasure	4:06
13.	"You Surround Me" (from Wild!)	Vince Clarke, Andy Bell	Gareth Jones, Mark Saunders, Erasure	3:59
14.	"Blue Savannah" (from Wild!)	Vince Clarke, Andy Bell	Gareth Jones, Mark Saunders, Erasure	4:20
15.	"Star" (from Wild!)	Vince Clarke, Andy Bell	Gareth Jones, Mark Saunders, Erasure	3:39
16.	"Chorus" (from Chorus)	Vince Clarke, Andy Bell	Martyn Phillips	4:30
17.	"Love to Hate You" (from Chorus)	Vince Clarke, Andy Bell	Martyn Phillips	3:57
18.	"Am I Right?" (from Chorus)	Vince Clarke, Andy Bell	Martyn Phillips	4:18
19.	"Breath of Life" (from Chorus)	Vince Clarke, Andy Bell	Martyn Phillips	3:56
20.	"Take a Chance on Me" (Rap: MC Kinky (from Abba-esque)	Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus	David Bascombe	3:46
21.	"Who Needs Love Like That" (Hamburg mix (from Pop! The First 20 Hits)	Vince Clarke	Flood	3:02

Pop2! (CD disc 2)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Always" (from I Say I Say I Say)	Vince Clarke, Andy Bell	Martyn Ware	4:02
2.	"Run to the Sun" (from I Say I Say I Say)	Vince Clarke, Andy Bell	Martyn Ware	4:11
3.	"I Love Saturday" (from I Say I Say I Say)	Vince Clarke, Andy Bell	Martyn Ware	4:01
4.	"Stay with Me" (from Erasure)	Vince Clarke, Andy Bell	Thomas Fehlmann, Gareth Jones	4:43
5.	"Fingers & Thumbs (Cold Summer's Day)" (from Erasure)	Vince Clarke, Andy Bell	Thomas Fehlmann, Gareth Jones	4:23
6.	"Rock Me Gently" (from Erasure)	Vince Clarke, Andy Bell	Thomas Fehlmann, Gareth Jones	4:08
7.	"In My Arms" (from Cowboy)	Vince Clarke, Andy Bell	Gareth Jones, Neil McLellan	3:28
8.	"Don't Say Your Love Is Killing Me" (from Cowboy)	Vince Clarke, Andy Bell	Gareth Jones, Neil McLellan	4:18
9.	"Rain" (Al Stone mix (from Cowboy)	Vince Clarke, Andy Bell	Gareth Jones, Neil McLellan	4:09
10.	"Freedom" (from Loveboat)	Vince Clarke, Andy Bell	Erasure, Flood	2:55
11.	"Moon & the Sky" (Jason Creasey's Heaven Scent Radio Re-Work (from Loveboat)	Vince Clarke, Andy Bell	Erasure, Flood	4:16
12.	"Solsbury Hill" (from Other People's Songs)	Peter Gabriel	Erasure, Gareth Jones	4:18
13.	"Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)" (from Other People's Songs)	Steve Harley	Erasure, Gareth Jones	3:29
14.	"Breathe" (from Nightbird)	Vince Clarke, Andy Bell	Erasure	3:08
15.	"Don't Say You Love Me" (from Nightbird)	Vince Clarke, Andy Bell	Erasure	3:46
16.	"Here I Go Impossible Again" (from Nightbird)	Vince Clarke, Andy Bell	Erasure	3:30
17.	"I Could Fall in Love with You" (from Light at the End of the World)	Vince Clarke, Andy Bell	Gareth Jones	4:03
18.	"Sunday Girl" (from Light at the End of the World)	Vince Clarke, Andy Bell	Gareth Jones	3:15
19.	"Storm in a Teacup" (from Storm Chaser)	Vince Clarke, Andy Bell	Gareth Jones	3:28
20.	"Always" (2009 mix (Previously unreleased)	Vince Clarke, Andy Bell	Martyn Ware	3:59

Erasure Live 1987-2007 (CD disc 3, "deluxe" edition only)

all songs written by Clarke/Bell unless otherwise noted.

"Spiralling" (The Circus Tour) 1987
"The Hardest Part" (The Innocents Tour) 1988
"Drama!" (The Wild! Tour) 1989
"Knocking on Your Door" (The Wild! Tour) 1989
"Push Me Shove Me" (Milton Keynes Bowl) 1990
"Voulez-Vous" (Phantasmagorical Tour) 1992, (Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus)
"Am I Right?" (Phantasmagorical Tour) 1992
"Heart of Stone" (Phantasmagorical Tour) 1992
"Who Needs Love Like That" (The Tiny Tour) 1996
"Rain" (Cowboy Tour) 1997
"Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime" (Sanctuary The EIS Christmas Concert) 2002 (James Warren)
"Piano Song" (The Other Tour) 2003
"Hideaway" (The Erasure Show) 2005
"Breathe" (The Acoustic Tour) 2006
"Oh L'Amour" (Light at the End of the World Tour) 2007

Erasure at the BBC 1986-2005 (DVD disc 4, "deluxe" edition only)

"Sometimes" (Top of the Pops) 4 Dec 1986
"It Doesn't Have to Be" (The Tom O'Connor Roadshow) 2 Mar 1987
"Victim of Love" (Daytime Live) 22 Oct 1987
"The Circus" (Daytime Live) 22 Oct 1987
"Ship of Fools" (Wogan) 26 Feb 1988
"Chains of Love" (Top of the Pops) 16 Jun 1988
"A Little Respect" (Going Live!) 15 Oct 1988
"Stop!" (Top of the Pops) 15 Dec 1988
"Chorus" (Wogan) 28 Jun 1991
"Love to Hate You" (Top of the Pops) 3 Oct 1991
"Am I Right?" (Top of the Pops) 5 Dec 1991
"Breath of Life" (Top of the Pops) 26 Mar 1992
"Who Needs Love Like That" (Top of the Pops) 29 Oct 1992
"Always" (Top of the Pops) 7 Apr 1994
"Run To The Sun" (Top of the Pops) 28 Jul 1994
"I Love Saturday" (Smash Hits Poll Winner's Party) 4 Dec 1994
"Stay With Me" (Pebble Mill) 30 Nov 1995
"Fingers & Thumbs (Cold Summer's Day)" (Pebble Mill) 30 Nov 1995
"Don't Say Your Love Is Killing Me" (Top of the Pops) 7 Mar 1997
"Solsbury Hill" (Top of the Pops) 17 Jan 2003
"Breathe" (Top of the Pops) 14 Jan 2005
Top of the Pops 2 Special (Top of the Pops 2) 9 Apr 2003

"Breath of Life"

"Sometimes"

"Love to Hate You"

"You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" (Phil Spector, Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil)

"A Little Respect"

"Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)" (Steve Harley)

"Sometimes" (The Tom O'Connor Roadshow) 2 Mar 1987
"How Many Times?" (The Late Show) 18 Oct 1989
"Miracle" (Later... with Jools Holland) 21 May 1994
"Because You're So Sweet" (Later... with Jools Holland) 21 May 1994

Pop2! (digital download only)

"Oh L'amour" (August Mix)
"Boy" (Acoustic)
"All This Time Still Falling Out of Love"

Pop! Treasure (pre-order of "deluxe" edition only- download)

Sugar Hill (Vox)
Worlds On Fire (Alternative Vocals)
Chains Of Love (Other People's Songs Version)
Early Bird (Demo without Cyndi Lauper vocals)

References

Erasure

Andy Bell Vince Clarke

Albums	Wonderland The Circus The Innocents Wild! Chorus I Say I Say I Say Erasure Cowboy Loveboat Other People's Songs Nightbird Union Street Light at the End of the World Tomorrow's World Snow Globe The Violet Flame

EPs	Crackers International Am I Right? EP Abba-esque I Love Saturday EP Rain: Plus Moon and the Sky: Plus Boy EP Storm Chaser Pop! Remixed Erasure.Club Phantom Bride EP

Compilations	The Two Ring Circus Pop! The First 20 Hits Hits! The Very Best of Erasure Pop! Remixed Total Pop! The First 40 Hits Pop2! The Second 20 Hits 10 Great Songs Essential Always: The Very Best of Erasure

Live album	The Erasure Show Acoustic Live Live at the Royal Albert Hall Tomorrow's World Tour (Live at the Roundhouse)

Box sets	EBX 1 EBX 2 EBX 3 EBX 4 From Moscow To Mars

Singles	"Who Needs Love Like That" "Heavenly Action" "Oh L'amour" "Sometimes" "It Doesn't Have to Be" "Victim of Love" "The Circus" "Ship of Fools" "Chains of Love" "A Little Respect" "Stop!" "Drama!" "You Surround Me" / "Supernature" "Blue Savannah" "Star" "Chorus" "Love to Hate You" "Am I Right?" "Breath of Life" "Take a Chance on Me" "Who Needs Love Like That" (Hamburg Mix) "Always" "Run to the Sun" "I Love Saturday" "Stay with Me" "Fingers & Thumbs (Cold Summer's Day)" "Rock Me Gently" "In My Arms" "Don't Say Your Love Is Killing Me" "Rain" "Freedom" "Moon & the Sky" "Solsbury Hill" "Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)" "Oh L'amour" (August Mix) "Breathe" "Don't Say You Love Me" "Here I Go Impossible Again" "All This Time Still Falling Out of Love" "Boy" "I Could Fall in Love with You" "Sunday Girl" "Storm in a Teacup" "Always 2009" "Phantom Bride" "A Little Respect" (HMI Redux) "When I Start To (Break It All Down)" "Be with You" "Fill Us with Fire" "Gaudete" "Make It Wonderful" "Elevation" "Reason" "Sacred"

Video	Live at the Seaside Innocents Wild! Abba-esque Pop! The First 20 Hits The Tank, the Swan and the Balloon The Tiny Tour Sanctuary - the EIS Christmas Concert 2002 Hits! the Videos The Erasure Show - Live in Cologne On the Road to Nashville Live at the Royal Albert Hall

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