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Erasure's 1989 album
Wild! is their fourth full-length studio album and is generally considered the "official" follow-up to their 1988 breakthrough
The Innocents (discounting the
Crackers International EP which had come out a few months prior). It was produced by Erasure, along with
Gareth Jones and
Mark Saunders and released by
Mute Records in the UK and
Sire Records in the U.S.
History
Although the album didn't generate any entries on the
Billboard Hot 100,
Wild! is highly regarded amongst Erasure's fanbase as one of their best albums, containing now-classic songs like "
Blue Savannah" and "
Star." In the U.S., several songs gained exposure on
college radio and three songs charted on
Billboard's
Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart.
In the UK,
Wild! continued Erasure's mainstream success: it became their second consecutive number one album and four singles hit the UK Top 20. The album also charted well in
Germany, where it hit number sixteen.
It was while promoting the
Wild! album that Erasure launched the first of their many elaborately staged concert tours - this one featuring gigantic sets and props and several costume changes for band members
Vince Clarke and
Andy Bell, as well as several back-up singers and dancers.
Track listing
"Piano Song (Instrumental)" (Clarke/Bell)
"Blue Savannah" (Clarke/Bell)
"Drama!" (Clarke/Bell)
"How Many Times?" (Clarke/Bell)
"Star" (Clarke/Bell)
"La Gloria" (Clarke/Bell)
"You Surround Me" (Clarke/Bell)
"Brother and Sister" (Clarke/Bell)
"2,000 Miles" (Clarke/Bell)
"Crown Of Thorns" (Clarke/Bell)
"Piano Song" (Clarke/Bell)
Chart placings
Wild! was Erasure's second number one album in the UK and it peaked at fifty-seven on the Billboard 200 and number sixteen on the German albums chart.
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