Artist:Erasure
Song:Oh L'amour
Album:Pop! First 20 Hits
The synth pop duo Erasure have had success mostly in their native England and on the dance charts. Oh L'amour is one of their most popular songs. Andy Bell is the lead singer. Vince Clarke plays keyboards. They write most of the songs together. Clarke was in Depeche Mode and he wrote their big hit Just Can't Get Enough. Clarke left Depeche Mode because he didn't like fame, touring and the band wasn't getting along. He formed Yazoo with Alison Moyet. After releasing two successful albums, they split up because they weren't getting along. Clarke formed The Assembly with recording engineer Eric Radcliffe. Their one single Never Never featuring Feargal Sharkey was a top five hit in England. The plan was to use guest singers on each song. Clarke decided not to continue and he placed an ad in the music paper Melody Maker. Andy Bell answered the ad and Erasure was born. They signed with the British indie label Mute Records and released three singles including Oh L'amour followed by the 1986 album Wonderland. Clarke and Bell wrote the songs. The album was produced by Mute house producer Mark "Flood" Ellis. L'amour wasn't a hit at first. But it reached #10 on the British Singles chart when a remix was on the 2003 comp Hits! The Very Best of Erasure. That comp is out of print but you can get L'amour on Pop! First 20 Hits. As I said, Erasure has had success mostly in England and in the dance market. Erasure released their 19th album in 2022. Clarke recently announced in an interview with NME that Erasure is retiring from touring. So they may continue to record. Clarke currently leads the band Doublespeak and an album was released in May. Here's the video for L'amour by Erasure.
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