Always: The Very Best of Erasure

Always: The Very Best of Erasure is a compilation album released by English synth-pop duo Erasure. It was released on 30 October 2015 to commemorate their 30th anniversary since the formation of the band. The album contains all of the band's highest charting songs, as well as their more popular recordings. The deluxe edition contains two additional CDs with corresponding remixes, including some of their singles that did not make the compilation. It is available through Lexer Music, Amazon and iTunes.[1] The band's members, Andy Bell and Vince Clarke, announced that this will kick off a campaign to celebrate their thirty years in the music industry together. The compilation followed the release of the first and only single from the album, entitled "Sometimes 2015", a re-vamped version of the original single mixed by David Wrench.[2] The single was released on 23 October 2015, and contains a mixture of previously released remixes of Sometimes as well as a new remix by Love to Infinity.

Always: The Very Best of Erasure
Greatest hits album by
Released30 October 2015 (2015-10-30)
GenreSynth-pop
LabelMute
Erasure chronology
The Violet Flame
(2014)
Always: The Very Best of Erasure
(2015)
From Moscow to Mars
(2016)

Track listing

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Single disc and digital download

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  1. "Who Needs Love Like That"
  2. "Oh L'amour"
  3. "Sometimes"
  4. "Victim of Love"
  5. "The Circus"
  6. "Ship of Fools"
  7. "Chains of Love"
  8. "A Little Respect"
  9. "Stop!"
  10. "Drama!"
  11. "Blue Savannah"
  12. "Chorus"
  13. "Love to Hate You"
  14. "Take a Chance on Me"
  15. "Always"
  16. "Fingers & Thumbs (Cold Summer's Day)"
  17. "Breathe"
  18. "Be with You"
  19. "Elevation"
  20. "Sometimes" (2015)

Deluxe edition (disc two)

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  1. "Who Needs Love Like That" (Mexican Mix)
  2. "Oh L'amour" (PWL Funky Sisters Say "Ooh La La")
  3. "The Circus" (Grumbling Fur Eternal Eraser Mix)
  4. "A Little Respect" (Big Train Mix)
  5. "Stop!" (Vince Clarke Sync 82 Remix)
  6. "Blue Savannah" (Der Deutsche Mix II)
  7. "Chorus" (Vegan Mix)
  8. "Love to Hate You" (LFO Modulated Filter Mix)
  9. "Always" (Microbots Inside Your Brain Mix)
  10. "Fingers & Thumbs" (Cold Summer's Day)" (Tin Tin Out Remix)
  11. "Breathe" (GRN's 'Anticipated' 12" Re-Mix)
  12. "Elevation" (BT Remix)

Deluxe edition (disc three)

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  1. "Victim of Love" (Vixen Vitesse Remix)
  2. "Chains of Love" (Vince Clarke Remix)
  3. "Drama!" (Krucial Remix)
  4. "You Surround Me" (Mark Saunders Remix)
  5. "Star" (Interstellar Mix)
  6. "Am I Right?" (The Grid Remix)
  7. "Run to the Sun" (Beatmasters' Galactic Remix)
  8. "In My Arms" (BBE Remix)
  9. "Freedom" (Mark Picchiotti Strumapella Remix)
  10. "Be with You" (Starshapes Remix)
  11. "Sometimes" (Erasure & Flood Mix)

Charts

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Chart performance for Always: The Very Best of Erasure
Chart (2015) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[3] 146
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[4] 91
Irish Albums (IRMA)[5] 68
UK Albums (OCC)[6] 9
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[7] 1
2023 chart performance for Always: The Very Best of Erasure
Chart (2023) Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8] 42

Certifications

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Certifications for Always: The Very Best of Erasure
Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[9] Gold 100,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "Erasure (Andy Bell & Vince Clarke) | Official Website – ALWAYS – THE VERY BEST OF ERASURE (COMPILATION)". www.erasureinfo.com. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  2. ^ "Erasure (Andy Bell & Vince Clarke) | Official Website – SOMETIMES 2015 (SINGLE)". www.erasureinfo.com. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  3. ^ "Ultratop.be – Erasure – Always - The Very Best Of" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Erasure – Always - The Very Best Of" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Erasure". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  8. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Erasure – Always: The Very Best of Erasure" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  9. ^ "British album certifications – Erasure – Always - The Very Best Of". British Phonographic Industry. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.