Erasure's new album! Hurrah! Err.. hello? Anybody there? Nope, the general public had fallen out with Erasure by 2000 and were selling to the fan-base only. The days of instant top ten hits seemed well and truly over. It's not surprising really, as "Loveboat" was the third average album in a row after "Erasure" and "Cowboy". And just look at the cover. Awful. The lead single "Freedom" was okay, and made a dint in the top 30 by reaching 27, but it seemed Vince and Andy were doomed to get left in the 20th Century.
Fortunately, after a few years off, Erasure's fortunes were revived in 2003 with a cover of Peter Gabriel's "Solsbury Hill", and the second chapter of their career began in earnest, becoming more successful as a top live act than selling albums and singles.
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