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Albums • Total Pop! The First 40 Hits

Released	23 Feb 2009 (UK) \| 07 Apr 2009 (US) \| 01 May 2009 (DE)
Formats	Compact Disc, Four Disc Boxset (3xCD & 1DVD), Digital Download
Singles	Pop! Remixed
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CDMUTEL16
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LCDMUTEL16
4 Disc Boxset

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Boxset Contents

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Tracklisting

#	Song	Time
Pop! (CD Disc 1) [Total Pop! & Total Pop! Deluxe]
1	Who Needs Love (Like That)	3:07
2	Heavenly Action	3:21
3	Oh L'Amour	3:07
4	Sometimes	3:39
5	It Doesn't Have To Be	3:46
6	Victim Of Love	3:38
7	The Circus	4:06
8	Ship Of Fools	4:03
9	Chains Of Love	3:43
10	A Little Respect	3:31
11	Stop!	2:55
12	Drama!	4:05
13	You Surround Me	3:58
14	Blue Savannah	4:19
15	Star	3:35
16	Chorus	4:30
17	Love To Hate You	3:56
18	Am I Right?	4:17
19	Breath Of Life	3:55
20	Take A Chance On Me	3:45
21	Who Needs Love (Like That) (Hamburg Mix)	3:01
	Running Time	1:18:20
Pop2! (CD Disc 2) [Total Pop! & Total Pop! Deluxe]
1	Always	4:02
2	Run To The Sun	4:11
3	I Love Saturday	4:01
4	Stay With Me	4:43
5	Fingers & Thumbs (Cold Summer's Day)	4:23
6	Rock Me Gently	4:08
7	In My Arms	3:28
8	Don't Say Your Love Is Killing Me	3:48
9	Rain (Al Stone Mix)	4:09
10	Freedom	2:55
11	Moon & The Sky (Jason Creasey's Heaven Scent Radio Re-Work)	4:16
12	Solsbury Hill	4:18
13	Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me)	3:29
14	Breathe	3:49
15	Don't Say You Love Me	3:45
16	Here I Go Impossible Again	3:30
17	I Could Fall In Love With You	4:03
18	Sunday Girl	3:15
19	Storm In A Teacup	3:28
20	Always (2009 Mix)	3:59
	CD Running Time	1:17:29
21	Oh L'Amour (August Mix) [Digital Download Only]	3:08
22	Boy (Acoustic) [Digital Download Only]	3:50
23	All This Time Still Falling Out Of Love [Digital Download Only]	3:31
	Digital Download Running Time	1:27:58
Erasure Live 1987 - 2007 (CD Disc 3) [Total Pop! Deluxe & iTunes Download]
1	Spiralling (The Circus Tour) 1987	2:30
2	The Hardest Part (The Innocents Tour) 1988	3:26
3	Drama! (The Wild! Tour) 1989	4:12
4	Knocking On Your Door (The Wild! Tour) 1989	3:57
5	Push Me Shove Me (Milton Keynes Bowl) 1990	5:21
6	Voulez Vous (Phantasmagorical Tour) 1992	5:53
7	Am I Right? (Phantasmagorical Tour) 1992	5:23
8	Heart Of Stone (Phantasmagorical Tour) 1992	3:12
9	Who Needs Love (Like That) (The Tiny Tour) 1996	3:24
10	Rain (The Cowboy Tour) 1997	4:24
11	Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime (Sanctuary The EIS Christmas Concert) 2002	3:42
12	Piano Song (The Other Tour) 2003	3:15
13	Hideaway (The Erasure Show) 2005	3:47
14	Breathe (The Acoustic Tour) 2006	3:40
15	Oh L'Amour (Light At The End Of The World Tour) 2007	4:30
	Running Time	1:00:32
Erasure At The BBC 1986 - 2005 (DVD Disc 4) [Total Pop! Deluxe] NTSC All Regions
1	Sometimes (Top Of The Pops) 04 Dec 1986	3:10
2	It Doesn't Have To Be (The Tom O'Connor Roadshow) 02 Mar 1987	3:49
3	Victim of Love (Daytime Live) 22 Oct 1987	3:33
4	The Circus (Daytime Live) 22 Oct 1987	3:51
5	Ship of Fools (Wogan) 26 Feb 1988	3:26
6	Chains of Love (Top Of The Pops) 16 Jun 1988	3:27
7	A Little Respect (Going Live!) 15 Oct 1988	2:58
8	Stop! (Top Of The Pops) 15 Dec 1988	2:36
9	Chorus (Wogan) 28 Jun 1991	3:10
10	Love To Hate You (Top Of The Pops) 03 Oct 1991	3:05
11	Am I Right? (Top Of The Pops) 05 Dec 1991	3:05
12	Breath of Life (Top Of The Pops) 26 Mar 1992	3:04
13	Who Needs Love Like That (Top Of The Pops) 29 Oct 1992	3:06
14	Always (Top Of The Pops) 07 Apr 1994	2:28
15	Run To The Sun (Top Of The Pops) 28 Jul 1994	2:51
16	I Love Saturday (Smash Hits Poll Winner's Party) 04 Dec 1994	3:35
17	Stay With Me (Pebble Mill) 30 Nov 1995	3:32
18	Fingers & Thumbs (Cold Summer's Day) (Pebble Mill) 30 Nov 1995	4:24
19	Don't Say Your Love Is Killing Me (Top Of The Pops) 07 Mar 1997	3:00
20	Solsbury Hill (Top Of The Pops) 17 Jan 2003	2:35
21	Breathe (Top Of The Pops) 14 Jan 2005	2:58
22	Breath Of Life (Top Of The Pops 2 Special) 09 Apr 2003	3:39
23	Sometimes (Top Of The Pops 2 Special) 09 Apr 2003	3:24
24	Love To Hate You (Top Of The Pops 2 Special) 09 Apr 2003	3:06
25	You've Lost That Loving Feeling (Top Of The Pops 2 Special) 09 Apr 2003	4:07
26	A Little Respect (Top Of The Pops 2 Special) 09 Apr 2003	3:36
27	Make Me Smile (Come Up & See Me) (Top Of The Pops 2 Special) 09 Apr 2003	4:08
28	Sometimes (The Tom O'Connor Roadshow) 02 Mar 1987	3:25
29	How Many Times? (The Late Show) 18 Oct 1989	3:35
30	Miracle (Later... with Jools Holland) 21 May 1994	4:53
31	Because You're So Sweet (Later... with Jools Holland) 21 May 1994	3:36
	Running Time	1:48:45

Catalogue Numbers

Country	Format	Label	Catalogue Number	Barcode / UPC	Release Date	Notes
UK	2xCD Album	Mute	CDMUTEL16	5099924294720	23-Feb-09
UK	4 Disc Boxset	Mute	LCDMUTEL16	5099924294423	23-Feb-09	NTSC All Regions
Germany	4 Disc Boxset	Mute	LCDMUTEL16	5099924294423	01-May-09	NTSC All Regions
North America	4 Disc Boxset	Rhino/WEA	518201	0081227987237	07-Apr-09	NTSC

Notes

Erasure would like to thank Michael Pagnotta, Paul Hickey, Tracy, Oscar, Daniel Miller, Dean Bright, Les Child, Greg Hudson, Shaun Connon, Zoe Miller, Paul A. Taylor and all at Mute and EMI.

Recording Information

Disc 1 (Pop!)

All tracks written by Clarke/Bell except 1 & 21 Clarke, 20 B. Andersson/B. Ulvaeus, additional rap written & performed by M.C. Kinky. M.C. Kinky appears courtesy of More Protein/Virgin Records Limited. Published by Musical Moments Limited/Sony Music Publishing/Andy Bell Music except 1 & 21 Musical Moments Limited/Sony Music Publishing, 16-19 Musical Moments (Europe) Limited/Sony Music Publishing/Andy Bell Music, 20 Bocu Music Limited. Re-mastered by Simon Heyworth at Super Audio Mastering, Devon.

Who Needs Love (Like That) Add. Musicians Guitar by Maurice Michael. Production Flood, assisted by A.Clay.
Heavenly Action Production Flood, assisted by A.Clay.
Oh L'Amour Production Flood. Mix Daniel Miller and Flood, assisted by Phil (The Fegg) Legg.
Sometimes Add. Musicians Trumpet by Guy Barker. Production Flood. Mix Flood and Mike Pela.
It Doesn't Have To Be Production Flood.
Victim Of Love Production Flood. Mix Mr Mixmaster Phil Harding.
The Circus Production & Remix Flood.
Ship Of Fools Production Stephen Hague. Co-Produced & Engineered by Dave Jacob.
Chains Of Love Production Stephen Hague. Engineered by Bob Kraushaar. Remix Stephen Hague. Engineered by Dave Meegan.
A Little Respect Production Stephen Hague. Engineered by Bob Kraushaar.
Crackers International - Stop! Production Erasure. Mix Mark Saunders & Phil Legg. Engineered by Alan Moulder, assisted by Cameron Jenkins & Jock Loveband.
Drama! Production Gareth Jones, Mark Saunders & Erasure.
You Surround Me Production Gareth Jones, Mark Saunders & Erasure. Mix Gareth Jones.
Blue Savannah Production Gareth Jones, Mark Saunders & Erasure. Mix Gareth Jones & Mark Saunders.
Star Production Gareth Jones, Mark Saunders & Erasure. Remix Daniel Miller & Bob Kraushaar.
Chorus Production & Mix Martyn Phillips. Remix Dave Bascombe.
Love To Hate You Production Martyn Phillips. Mix Dave Bascombe.
Am I Right? Production Martyn Phillips. Mix Dave Bascombe.
Breath Of Life Production Martyn Phillips. Mix & Engineer Dave Bascombe.
Abba-esque - Take A Chance On Me Production & Engineer Dave Bascombe, assisted by Dave Eringa & Ben Darlow. Add. Musicians Additional rap written & performed by M.C. Kinky.
Who Needs Love (Like That) (Hamburg Mix) Production Flood, assisted by A.Clay. Remix Dave Bascombe & Erasure.

Disc 2 (Pop2!)

All tracks written by Clarke/Bell except 12 Peter Gabriel, 13 Steve Harley. Published by Musical Moments (Europe) Ltd/Minotaur Music Ltd/Sony Music Publishing except 12 Real World Music Ltd, 13 Steve Harley/RAK Publishing. Re-mastered by Simon Heyworth at Super Audio Mastering, Devon.

Always Production Martyn Ware, mix engineer Phil Legg.
Run To The Sun Production Martyn Ware, mix engineer Phil Legg.
I Love Saturday Production Martyn Ware, mix engineer Phil Legg.
Stay With Me Production Thomas Fehlmann and Gareth Jones.
Fingers & Thumbs (Cold Summer's Day) Production Thomas Fehlmann and Gareth Jones.
Rock Me Gently Production Thomas Fehlmann and Gareth Jones.
In My Arms Production Gareth Jones and Neil McLellan.
Don't Say Your Love Is Killing Me Production Gareth Jones and Neil McLellan.
Rain (Al Stone Mix) Production Gareth Jones and Neil McLellan. Remixed by Al Stone.
Freedom Production Erasure and Flood.
Moon & The Sky (Jason Creasey's Heaven Scent Radio Re-Work) Production Erasure and Flood.
Solsbury Hill Production Erasure and Gareth Jones. Additional production and mix by Dave Bascombe.
Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me) Production Erasure and Gareth Jones. Additional production and mix by Dave Bascombe.
Breathe Production Erasure, mixed by Tom Elmhirst.
Don't Say You Love Me Production Erasure. Mixed by Jeremy Wheatley.
Here I Go Impossible Again Production Erasure. Mixed by Jeremy Wheatley.
I Could Fall In Love With You Production Gareth Jones, mixed by Jeremy Wheatley.
Sunday Girl Production Gareth Jones.
Storm Chaser - Storm In A Teacup Production Gareth Jones.
Always (2009 Mix) Production Martyn Ware, mixed by Jeremy Wheatley.

Disc 3 (Erasure Live 1987 - 2007)

Tracklisting compiled by Greg Hudson, edited by David Loudoun. Mastered by Simon Heyworth at Super Audio Mastering, Devon

Spiralling (The Circus Tour), Brighton Dome [17 Apr 1987]
The Hardest Part (The Innocents Tour), NEC, Birmingham [15 Nov 1988]
Drama! (Wild!), The London Arena [11 Dec 1989]
Knocking On Your Door (Wild!), The London Arena [11 Dev 1989]
Push Me Shove Me (Milton Keynes Bowl), Milton Keynes Bowl [1 Sept 1990]
Voulez Vous (The Phantasmagorical Entertainment Tour), Manchester Apollo, Manchester [8 June 1992]
Am I Right? (The Phantasmagorical Entertainment Tour), Manchester Apollo, Manchester [8 June 1992]
Heart Of Stone (The Phantasmagorical Entertainment Tour), Manchester Apollo, Manchester [8 June 1992]
Who Needs Love (Like That) (The Tiny Tour), The Oxford Apollo, Oxford [11 Dec 1996]
Rain (Cowboy Tour), Townsend's, San Francisco [31 Mar 1997]
Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime (Sanctuary The EIS Christmas Concert), The Sanctuary, Birmingham [13 Dec 2002]
Piano Song (The Other Tour), Vega, Copenhagen [9 June 2003]
Hideaway (The Erasure Show), E Werk Stadium, Cologne [28 Mar 2005]
Breathe (Acoustic) (The Acoustic Tour), Ryman Auditorium, Nashville [6 May 2006]
Oh L'Amour (Light At The End Of The World), The Royal Albert Hall, London [25 Sept 2007]

Disc 4 (Erasure At The BBC 1986 - 2005)

Videos 1 - 26 All released by arrangement with BBC Music.

Sometimes (Top Of The Pops) [4.12.86]
It Doesn't Have To Be (The Tom O'Connor Roadshow) [2.3.87]
Victim of Love (Daytime Live) [22.10.87]
The Circus (Daytime Live) [22.10.87]
Ship of Fools (Wogan) [26.2.88]
Chains of Love (Top Of The Pops) [16.6.88]
A Little Respect (Going Live!) [15.10.88]
Stop! (Top Of The Pops) [15.12.88]
Chorus (Wogan) [28.6.91]
Love To Hate You (Top Of The Pops) [3.10.91]
Am I Right? (Top Of The Pops) [5.12.91]
Breath of Life (Top Of The Pops) [26.3.92]
Who Needs Love (Like That) (Top Of The Pops) [29.10.92]
Always (Top Of The Pops) [07.4.94]
Run To The Sun (Top Of The Pops) [28.7.94]
I Love Saturday (Smash Hits Poll Winner's Party) [4.12.94]
Stay With Me (Pebble Mill) [30.11.95]
Fingers & Thumbs (Cold Summer's Day) (Pebble Mill) [30.11.95]
Don't Say Your Love Is Killing Me (Top Of The Pops) [7.3.97]
Solsbury Hill (Top Of The Pops) [17.1.03]
Breathe (Top Of The Pops) [14.1.05]
Sometimes (Tom O'Connor Roadshow) [2.3.87]
How Many Times? (The Late Show) [18.10.89]
Miracle (Later with Jools Holland) [21.5.94]
Producer Mark Cooper, Director Janet Fraser Crook
Because You're So Sweet (Later With Jools Holland) [21.5.94]
Producer Mark Cooper, Director Janet Fraser Crook
Top Of The Pops 2 Special [9.4.03]
Breathe Of Life, Sometimes, Love To Hate You, You've Lost That, Loving Feeling, A Little Respect, Make Me Smile (Come Up & See Me)
Presented by Steve Wright

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