Erasure - Chorus [180G]

Chorus is Erasure's fifth studio album, released by Mute Records in 1991 and shortlisted for the Mercury Music Prize in 1992. Not surprising when you consider how inventive it was, delivering four hit singles, including the impossibly catchy title cut and the flamboyant live showstopper "Love To Hate You." Chorus proved once and for all that Erasure wasn't just a novel ‘80s act – they threw themselves into the next decade with a record so accomplished and current that it became their third UK No. 1 album in a row, achieving platinum status along the way.

Clarke was a synth-pop pioneer prior to forming Erasure and wrote nearly all of the songs on Depeche Mode's iconic first album, Speak and Spell, before moving on to form Yazoo with Alison Moyet (Yaz in the US). Remarkably Clarke found Bell by placing a newspaper ad. The flamboyant Bell was among pop's first openly gay stars, and his high-pitched voice has a soulful power that's an arresting complement to Clarke's inspired melodies.

1. Chorus
2. Waiting for the Day
3. Joan
4. Breath of Life
5. Am I Right?
6. Love to Hate You
7. Turns the Love to Anger
8. Siren Song
9. Perfect Stranger
10. Home