Light at the End of the World

Erasure

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 22, 2007)
• Original Release Date: May 21, 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Mute U.S.
• ASIN: B000OLHGD4
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #13,053 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Sunday Girl

2. I Could Fall In Love With You

3. Sucker For Love

4. Storm In A Teacup

5. Fly Away

6. Golden Heart

7. How My Eyes Adore You

8. Darlene

9. When A Lover Leaves You

10. Glass Angel

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

Recorded in Autumn 2006 in a converted home studio in Maine, LIGHT AT THE END OF THE WORLD is ERASURE'S return to pop form after 2006's critically-acclaimed acoustic album, UNION STREET. Features the single, "I Could Fall In Love With You". Andy Bell declares: "This album is to show people that our pop isn't finished... it's saying we can still do it, we can still write great songs".

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars STOP! Stand there where you are...and DON'T buy this version of the CD!!!, May 22, 2007

By	Daniel W. Kelly (Long Island, NY United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

Immediately search for the album again and get the 'limited edition' version with the two bonus tracks. It's less money than this version--and the two bonus tracks are two of Erasure's best!!!

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Vintage Vince and Andy - Welcome Back Erasure!, May 30, 2007

By	Jason Fisher (Dallas, TX USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I've been an Erasure fan since the beginning -- unlike many who got on board much later, I actually remember the rare Thomas the Train cover for "Oh L'Amour" -- and I have to say this is a terrific album! After the interesting but ultimately unsatisfying reinvention for "Union Street" and the equally interesting but not terribly original "Other People's Songs" -- and let's not even talk about "Loveboat", this is a much-needed return to their vintage synth-driven sound.

More upbeat and peppy than "Nightbird" (which I also loved), "Light at the End of the World" sounds like a cross between "Cowboy" and "Wild!" to me -- with a little bit of "Chorus" and "I Say I Say I Say" thrown in for good measure. "Sucker For Love" sounds like an updated version of "La Gloria", and it's even more fun. "Sunday Girl" is a perfect synthpop masterpiece. "I Could Fall In Love With You" puts me in mind of "Don't Say Your Love Is Killing Me", and so it goes on with all Vince's vintage bleeps, buzzes, and knob-twiddling. By the way, if you've got quick ears, you'll also here echoes of "Always", "Treasure", "Snappy", "Crown of Thorns", and even "March On Down The Line". Listen closely! :)

It sounds like he's dusted off some of the old analog keyboards and sequencers, to great effect. Andy's vocals are in tip-top shape, only stretched a little on the deepest notes (like the notes he used to lose himself in so beautifully on "You Surround Me"). A fantastic album, and it couldn't come at a better time.

Welcome back, Erasure!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Work of art, August 17, 2007

By	B. Craig "dagaz" (High Point, NC) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I have most of the erasure albums and this one doesn't dissapoint. Sunday Girl and I Could Fall In Love With You are catchy and easily draw you in. Erasure has always been top-notch at crafting love songs, and they don't stray too much from that territory this time either, Sunday Girl being one exception. After having listened to Andy Bell's solo album and being very impressed with it, I was hoping some of the guts from that album would be present on this one, and I can see that there are some. However, after Sucker For Love plays, it seems much of the album takes on a softer tone. I usually play the faster tracks and skip the softer ones till I'm in that mood. They are all well-crafted songs and as a whole the album is a work of art. Sure to please those already familiar or new to erasure. However I'm still hoping for the next album to take no prisoners and get more edgy.