Abba-esque
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| Abba-esque | ||
| Image:Abbaesque.jpg | ||
| EP by Erasure | ||
| Released | 1992 | |
| Recorded | 1991 | |
| Genre | Synthpop | |
| Length | 17:46 | |
| Label | Mute Records | |
| Producer(s) | David Bascombe | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Erasure chronology | ||
| Chorus (1991) | Abba-esque (1992) | Pop! - the First 20 Hits (1992)
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| Erasure singles chronology | ||
| "Breath of Life" (1991) | "Stop!" (1992) | "Who Needs Love Like That (Hamburg Mix)" (1992) |
Erasure scored their first number-one on the UK singles chart with the release of the Abba-esque EP in 1992. Always big fans of the Swedish quartet ABBA, performing various songs in concert for years, Erasure (Vince Clarke and Andy Bell) released this four-song covers EP, which was originally intended as a full album.
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[edit] Background
Mute Records released Abba-esque in the UK, while Elektra Records released it in the U.S.
Many credit this EP release as a major catalyst for a revival of ABBA's music in the 1990s, which was further perpetuated with heavy emphasis on ABBA music in the motion pictures Muriel's Wedding and The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, as well as the stage show Mamma Mia!
EPs are eligible for the singles chart in the UK. After peaking at number two twice (with "Sometimes" and Crackers International), Erasure hit number one with this release and it remained there for five weeks. In Germany the EP climbed to number two. In the U.S., where EPs chart on the Billboard 200, Abba-esque peaked at number eighty-five. Although never officially released as a single, the song "Take a Chance on Me" received significant radio play in the U.S. At the time, Billboard Hot 100 policy prevented songs not released as singles from entering the chart, although the track did hit number fifty-one on the Hot 100 Airplay chart.
A remix EP was also released by Mute in the UK which featured the same four songs.
The release of the Abba-esque EP in due course precipitated the release of a similar EP, Erasure-ish, by ABBA tribute band Björn Again, which featured two Erasure tracks (A Little Respect and Stop!) performed in the style of ABBA.
[edit] Track listing
[edit] Abba-esque
- "Lay All Your Love On Me" (B. Anderson/B. Ulvaeus)
- "SOS" (S. Anderson/B. Anderson/B. Ulvaeus)
- "Take A Chance On Me" (B. Anderson/B. Ulvaeus)
- "Voulez-Vous" (B. Anderson/B. Ulvaeus)
[edit] Abba-esque - The Remixes
- "Voulez-Vous" (Brain Stem Death Test Mix) (remixed by Fortran 5)
- "Lay All Your Love On Me" (No Panties Mix) (remixed by Fortran 5)
- "Take A Chance On Me" (Take a Trance On Me Mix) (remixed by Philip Kelsey)
- "S.O.S." (Perimeter Mix) (remix by Chris & Cosey)
| Preceded by: "Please Don't Go" by KWS | UK number one single May 3 1992 for 5 weeks | Succeeded by: "Ain't No Doubt" by Jimmy Nail |
