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Hits! The Very Best of Erasure
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Hits! The Very Best of Erasure
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An early track record of releasing one glistening single after another made
's first compilation,
, a no-brainer to compile, but what to do with the duo's spotty later years?
puts the old hits with the new ones, adds some rarities and remixes, and keeps with
's chronological structure. The first 13 tracks on
cover the same, more successful, time
did, and after that it's all moody epilogue. Later tracks like
and
don't have the name recognition of
but they do show a more mature
in both delivery and composition. The problem is that no one ever wanted them to be
or
, and the kind of albums they put out post-
don't lend themselves well to greatest-hits collections. The later tracks at least answer the "whatever happened to" question for most people, but what's really confusing is why the four-song
EP is overly represented by three tracks while the sparkling
album gets covered in only one and
and 1995's self-titled album are ignored completely. Despite the mishandlings, there's an incredible amount of great
and dance music here, and you can program out the fluff if you want. Just know that even as a casual fan you will at some point in your life have to get back in the car, head to the store, and buy the other
collection. ~ David Jeffries