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Erasure - Cowboy (1997)

Posted By: popsakov

Date: 23 Jan 2024 12:23:45

Cowboy was the eighth studio album by Erasure, released in 1997 by Mute Records in the UK. In the U.S., it was released by Madonna's former label Maverick Records. Cowboy was produced by Gareth Jones and Neil McLellan and marked the band's return to more simplistic three-minute synthpop music. After disappointing sales and chart placing of their last studio album Erasure, Cowboy returned the duo to the Top 10 of the UK Albums Chart and it contains three singles (two of which hit the UK Top 30). In the U.S., Cowboy greatly improved Erasure's Billboard 200 peak over their previous album and first single "In My Arms" gave them another Hot 100 entry. Sales also improved in Germany, where Cowboy peaked at number thirty-four.

The calmer inner meditations of Erasure behind them, the duo found themselves on Madonna's label in America and released the notably more upbeat Cowboy in 1997. The zeitgeist that the duo perfectly encapsulated in the late '80s had long been left behind, resulting in an album that sounds like it wants to keep the party going when all the guests had long gone home. While Erasure itself could drag here and there, it was still an honestly intriguing combination of new and old for the band, something the pleasant (but little more than that) Cowboy can't claim. At base, the problem is that while the basic Erasure knack of hummable hooks and fine singing remains unchanged, something seems missing – what made songs like "A Little Respect," "Stop!," and "Chorus" more than enjoyably catchy pop isn't there. Cowboy is amiable but not memorable. Vince Clarke to his credit doggedly resists flat out following current pop trends in the hopes of greater relevance, so there's something to be said for sticking to one's guns. His usual preferred combination of gentler lead synths and rougher bass tones sounds enjoyably supple as well, with perhaps the only concession to late-'90s pop being a greater use of hip-hop beats. Andy Bell's voice as always hits its fine sweet-sounding heights. But beyond a cut or two, very little honestly connects beyond that, sad to say. "In My Arms," released as a single, has an attractive air to it, with a nicely sweeping chorus, but feels a little too relaxed, not as flat out energetic as it could be.

~ Ned Raggett, All Music

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Track List:

01. Rain [4:11]
02. Worlds On Fire [3:37]
03. Reach Out [3:47]
04. In My Arms [3:36]
05. Don`t Say Your Love Is Killing Me [3:47]
06. Precious [3:32]
07. Treasure [3:05]
08. Boy [3:41]
09. How Can I Say [3:17]
10. Save Me Darling [4:01]
11. Love Affair [3:37]

Personnel:
Andy Bell – Voices
Vince Clarke – Multi Instruments
Andy Caine – Vocals (background)
Tracie Ackerman – Vocals (background)
Jordan Bailey – Vocals (background)
Sam Smith – Vocals (background)

EAC Log

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EAC extraction logfile from 24. February 2017, 14:28

Erasure / Cowboy

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