Albums • Hits! The Very Best Of Erasure
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Released: UK: 20 Oct 2003
UK: 29 Oct 2007 (Re-Issue)
US: 11 Nov 2003
DE: 20 Oct 2003
Formats: Compact Disc, Internet, DVD
Chart: UK: 15, DE: 54 Purchase: Mute Bank (UK)
Singles: Oh L'Amour
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CDMUTEL10
Compact Disc
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XMUTEL10
CD/DVD Boxset
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LXMUTEL10
CD/DVD Boxset
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iMUTEL10
Digital Download
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LCDMUTEL10
Compact Disc x2
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RS73991
Compact Disc (US)
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RS73991
Compact Disc x2
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CMUTEL10
Cassette

CD Album

Tracklisting
# Song Time Preview
CD Album / Cassette (All editions)
1 Oh L'Amour 3:09 Listen Listen
2 Sometimes 3:39 Listen Listen
3 Victim Of Love 3:41 Listen Listen
4 Ship Of Fools 4:01 Listen Listen
5 Chains Of Love 3:43 Listen Listen
6 A Little Respect 3:31 Listen Listen
7 Stop! 2:55 Listen Listen
8 Blue Savannah 4:18 Listen Listen
9 Chorus 4:29 Listen Listen
10 Love To Hate You 3:57 Listen Listen
11 Breath Of Life 4:43 Listen Listen
12 Lay All Your Love On Me 4:43 Listen Listen
13 Take A Chance On Me 3:45 Listen Listen
14 Voulez Vous 5:29 Listen Listen
15 Always 4:01 Listen Listen
16 Stay With Me 4:42 Listen Listen
17 In My Arms 3:27 Listen Listen
18 Freedom 2:53 Listen Listen
19 Solsbury Hill 4:20 Listen Listen
20 Oh L'Amour (August Mix) 3:08 Listen Listen
CD Album - Bonus Megamix CD (Included in boxset edition & limited edition album)
1 Stay With Me 5:05
2 You Surround Me 5:40
3 In My Arms 3:35
4 Solsbury Hill 3:38
5 A Little Respect 3:43
6 Chains Of Love 4:10
7 Take A Chance On Me 3:21
8 Love To Hate You 3:56 Listen Listen
9 Stop! 3:56
10 Victim Of Love 3:25
11 Blue Savannah 3:45
12 Always 4:56
13 Freedom 4:56
14 Chorus 4:03
15 Oh L'Amour 4:27
16 Breath Of Life 4:39
17 Sometimes 4:40
18 Ship Of Fools 3:05 Listen Listen
DVD (Included in boxset edition) Regions 2-6 NTSC
1 Who Needs Love Like That 3:05
2 Heavenly Action 3:23
3 Oh L'Amour 3:09
4 Sometimes 3:45
5 It Doesn't Have To Be 3:46
6 Victim Of Love 3:39
7 The Circus 4:10
8 Ship Of Fools 4:00
9 Chains Of Love 3:41
10 A Little Respect 3:33
11 Stop! 2:57
12 Drama! 4:10
13 You Surround Me 3:57
14 Blue Savannah 4:26
15 Star 3:38
16 Chorus 4:19
17 Love To Hate You 3:51
18 Am I Right? 4:18
19 Breath Of Life 3:47
20 Lay All Your Love On Me 4:42
21 S.O.S. 3:48
22 Take A Chance On Me 3:49
23 Voulez Vous 5:34
24 Always 4:05
25 Run To The Sun 4:09
26 I Love Saturday 4:01
27 Stay With Me 4:19
28 Fingers & Thumbs (Cold Summers Day) 4:31
29 Rock Me Gently 4:07
30 In My Arms 3:30
31 Don't Say Your Love Is Killing Me 3:41
32 Rain 4:18
33 Freedom 2:57
34 Solsbury Hill 4:17
35 Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me) 3:31
Catalogue Numbers
Country Format Label Catalogue Number Barcode / UPC Release Date Notes
UK & Europe CD Album Mute CDMUTEL10 0724359410821 20-Oct-03
UK & Europe CD & DVD Boxset Mute XMUTEL10 5099950840526 29-Oct-07 DVD Packaging
UK & Europe CD & DVD Boxset Mute XLMUTEL10 5099950838127 29-Oct-07 CD Packaging
UK & Europe CD Album (x2) Mute LCDMUTEL10 0724359411828 20-Oct-03 Includes Megamix CD
UK & Europe Internet Mute iMUTEL10
UK & Europe DVD Mute DVDMUTEL10 0724349092792 20-Oct-03 All Regions (PAL)
UK & Europe DVD Mute DVDMUTEL10NTSC 0724349093294 20-Oct-03 Regions 2-6 (NTSC)
N. America CD Album Sire R273991 081227399122 11-Nov-03
N. America CD Album (x2) Sire R273991 081227399122 11-Nov-03 Includes Megamix CD
N. America DVD Sire 603497024926 11-Nov-03 Region 1 (NTSC)
Russia Cassette Mute / Gala CMUTEL10 0724359410845 20-Nov-03
Notes

The Limited Edition 2xCD version of Hits! includes an Erasure Megamix on the second CD.

The DVD within the boxset edition of Hits! is regions 2-6 NTSC format.

Artwork by: Me Company

Recording Information

All tracks written by: Clarke/Bell
Published by: Musical Moments Ltd. (UK)/Minotaur Music Ltd./Sony Music Publishing (UK) except

Lay All Your Love On Me, Take A Chance On Me and Voulez Vous written by: Andersson/Ulvaeus
Published by: Bocu Music

Additional rap on Take A Chance On Me written by: MC Kinky

Solsbury Hill written by: Peter Gabriel
Published by: Real World Music Ltd.

Oh L'Amour
Produced by: Flood
Mixed by: Daniel Miller and Flood
Assisted by: Phil Legg

Sometimes
Produced by: Flood
Mixed by: Flood and Daniel Miller
Trumpet by: Guy Barker

Victim Of Love
Produced by: Flood
Remixed by: Phil Harding

Ship Of Fools
Produced by: Stephen Hague
Co-produced and engineered by: Dave Jacob

Chains Of Love
Produced by: Stephen Hague
Remixed by: Stephen Hague
Engineered by: Dave Meegan

A Little Respect
Produced by: Stephen Hague
Engineered by: Bob Kraushaar

Stop!
Produced by: Erasure
Engineered by : Alan Moulder
Mixed by: Mark Saunders
Assisted by: Cameron Jenkins and Jock Loveband

Blue Savannah
Produced by: Gareth Jones, Mark Saunders and Erasure
Mixed by: Gareth Jones and Mark Saunders

Chorus
Produced by: Martyn Phillips
Remixed by: Dave Bascombe

Love To Hate You
Produced by: Martyn Phillips
Mixed by: Dave Bascombe

Lay All Your Love On Me, Take A Chance On Me & Voulez Vouz
Produced and engineered by: Dave Bascombe
Assisted by: Dave Eringa and Ben Darlow
Additional rap on Take A Chance On Me performed by: MC Kinky

Always
Produced by: Martyn Ware
Mixed by: Phil Legg

Stay With Me
Produced by: Thomas Fehlmann and Gareth Jones
Mixed by: François Kevorkian at The Strongroom.
Mix engineered by: Lloyd Puckitt

In My Arms
Produced by: Gareth Jones and Neil McLellan
Mixed by: Mark Stent
Assisted by: Paul Walton

Freedom
Produced by: Erasure and Flood
Recorded by: Ebby Acquah
Mixed by: Rob Kirwan
Additional engineering by: Ben Hillier

Solsbury Hill
Produced by: Andy Bell, Vince Clarke and Gareth Jones
Additional production and mix by: Dave Bascombe
Programming, whistles and bells: Martyn Phillips

Oh L'Amour - August Mix
Remixed by: Sie Medway-Smith and Daniel Miller
Acoustic guitar by: Nic Johnston

ERASUREMEGAMIX
Remixed and reconstructed by: Mark Towns, Chicago 2003
A Markymix Production - www.markymix.com

Mastered by: Guy Davie at The Exchange