I Say I Say I Say

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I Say I Say I Say
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Studio album by Erasure
Released 17 May 1994
Recorded 1993
Genre Synthpop, dance
Length 44:08
Label Mute Records (UK)
Elektra Records (US)
Producer Martyn Ware
Erasure chronology
Chorus
(1991)Chorus1991		 I Say I Say I Say
(1994)		 Erasure
(1995)Erasure1995
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3/5 stars[1]

I Say I Say I Say is the sixth studio album from synthpop duo Erasure, released in 1994 by Mute Records in the UK and Elektra Records in the U.S. The album was produced by Martyn Ware, who was a founding member of veteran synthpop groups The Human League and Heaven 17.

Upon its release it became Erasure's fifth consecutive album to hit no.1 in the UK,[2] generating three Top 20 singles. In the U.S., I Say I Say I Say debuted and peaked at #18 on the Billboard 200, easily beating their previous highest chart placing. In Germany, the album climbed to #6.

Although Erasure always maintained popularity in the U.S. dance club community, with the rise of grunge rock Erasure saw their exposure on college radio, mainstream stations and MTV become mostly non-existent by 1994. This made it even more of a surprise when the ballad "Always" gave them their third Top 20 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in September.

The album saw keyboardist/programmer Vince Clarke continue with his by-then trademark exclusive usage of pre-MIDI analog synthesizers and sequencers, with the additional self-imposed constraint that no drum machines were to be used either. Instead, Clarke used synthesizers to create the album's drum and percussion sounds.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Andy Bell and Vince Clarke. 

No. Title Length
1. "Take Me Back"   4:55
2. "I Love Saturday"   4:02
3. "Man in the Moon"   4:06
4. "So the Story Goes"   4:08
5. "Run to the Sun"   4:25
6. "Always"   3:57
7. "All Through the Years"   4:59
8. "Blues Away"   5:01
9. "Miracle"   4:12
10. "Because You're So Sweet"   4:17

On the Chilean/Argentinian cassette version, there's a Spanish rendition of "Always" (Spanish vocal), just before "Always".

Chart performance

Chart (1994) Peak
position
Austrian Albums Chart[3] 2
Canadian Albums Chart[4][5] 32
Dutch Albums Chart[6] 85
German Albums Chart[7] 6
Swedish Albums Chart[8] 3
Swiss Albums Chart[9] 17
UK Albums Chart[10] 1
U.S. Billboard 200 Chart[11] 18

Personnel

  • Andy Bell – vocals
  • Vince Clarke – synthesizers, programming
  • Sy-Jenq Cheng – Design
  • Mike Cosford – Paintings
  • John R. Dexter – Arranger, Conductor
  • Luke Gifford – Assistant Engineer
  • Norman Hathaway – Design
  • Andy Houston – Engineer
  • Rob Kirwan – Assistant Engineer
  • Phil Legg – Engineer, Mixing
  • Kevin Metcalfe – Editing
  • St. Patrick's Cathedral Choir – Choir, Chorus
  • Al Stone – Engineer
  • Martyn Ware – Producer
  • Olaf Wendt – Artwork

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
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Preceded by UK number one album
28 May 1994 – 3 June 1994		 Succeeded by
Seal by Seal
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