Wonderland (Erasure album)

Wonderland
Studio album by
Erasure
Released1 May 1986 (1986-05-01)
Recorded1985–1986
StudioTrident (London)
GenreSynth-pop
Length37:08
LabelMute
ProducerFlood
Erasure chronology
Wonderland
(1986) 		The Circus
(1987)
Singles from Wonderland
  1. "Who Needs Love Like That"
    Released: 2 September 1985
  2. "Heavenly Action"
    Released: 11 November 1985
  3. "Oh L'amour"
    Released: 21 April 1986
  4. "My Heart...So Blue"
    Released: 1986

Wonderland is the debut studio album by English synth-pop duo Erasure, released on 1 May 1986 by Sire Records in the United States and on 2 June 1986 by Mute Records in the United Kingdom and Germany.[1][2] Not an immediate success, the three singles released from it failed to crack the top 40 in the UK. "Who Needs Love Like That" would eventually make the UK top 10 in 1992, and "Oh L'amour" reached the UK top 20 in 2003, both in remixed form promoting their Pop! The First 20 Hits and Hits! compilations respectively. However, the album fared better in both Germany and Sweden, where it charted within the top 20.

Erasure's initial exposure in the US came via dance clubs, as two singles reached the top 10 on Billboard's Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart.

At the time of its release, Wonderland was considered a failure, especially when comparing it to Clarke's prior successes with Depeche Mode and Yazoo. Andy Bell has stated that Alison Moyet was an influence of his vocals and he used to practice to Yazoo songs.[3]

  1. ^ "Erasure • Albums • Wonderland". Erasureinfo.com. 2 June 1986. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
  2. ^ "The Morning Call, 29 Mar 1986". The Morning Call. 29 March 1986. p. 59. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  3. ^ EDT, David Chiu on 8/16/20 at 3:11 PM (16 August 2020). "Erasure's Andy Bell on the synthpop duo's uplifting new LP 'The Neon'". Newsweek. Retrieved 24 December 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)