Other People's Songs

Not to be confused with Other People's Songs (Owen album).

Other People's Songs
Studio album by
Erasure
Released27 January 2003
Recorded2001–2002
Studio37B (Chertsey, Surrey)[1]
GenreSynth-pop
Length41:17
LabelMute
Producer
Erasure chronology
Loveboat
(2000) 		Other People's Songs
(2003) 		Nightbird
(2005)
Singles from Other People's Songs
  1. "Solsbury Hill"
    Released: 6 January 2003
  2. "Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)"
    Released: 7 April 2003
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic47/100[2]
Review scores
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AllMusic[3]

Other People's Songs is a cover album by English synth-pop duo Erasure released on 27 January 2003.

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".[4] 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.[5]

  1. ^ Miller, Jonathan. "Erasure - Under Cover". Garethjones.com. Archived from the original on 23 January 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Other People's Songs by Erasure". Metacritic. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  3. ^ [Other People's Songs at AllMusic
  4. ^ "ERASURE - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company". Official Charts. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  5. ^ "Andy Bell". Metro News. 27 October 2009. Retrieved 15 December 2013.