Electric Blue (album)

Infobox Album | Name = Electric Blue
Type = Album
Artist = Andy Bell


Released = October 3, 2005
Recorded = 2004-2005
Genre = Pop
Length = 51m 58s
Label = Sanctuary Records
Producer = Manhattan Clique
Andy Bell
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:7q77gjer56ia link]
* "PopMatters" rating-10|8 [http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/b/bellandy-electric.shtml link]
Last album = "—"
This album = "Electric Blue"
(2005)
Next album = "—"

"Electric Blue" is the debut solo album by Erasure frontman Andy Bell, released October 3, 2005 by Sanctuary Records. The album was released in-between the Erasure albums "Nightbird" and "Union Street". Bell toured European and American nightclubs to promote the album.

The album features fourteen tracks, co-written and produced throughout 2004 and 2005 with electronic music duo Manhattan Clique, who have worked as remixers for acts such as Moby, The B-52's, Stereophonics, Goldfrapp, Fischerspooner and Erasure. "Electric Blue" includes three duets, with Claudia Brücken of Propaganda and Jake Shears of Scissor Sisters, and encompasses a variety of musical genres, most notably Giorgio Moroder-style disco, electro and house music. Upon release the album received mixed reviews, although more often than not critics were positive.

The first single, "Crazy", was released on September 26, 2005, and included club remixes from Erasure-partner Vince Clarke, plus Cicada, Manhattan Clique and King Roc. The second single, "I'll Never Fall in Love Again", was released May 29, 2006 and was remixed by Goetz, Jaded Alliance and Mr. Do. Included with this single is a non-album B-side track "Back Into the Old Routine".

"Crazy" peaked at number thirty-five on the UK singles chart and was a top-three success on the U.S. Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. "Electric Blue" hit number 119 in the UK and number twelve on Billboard magazine's Top Electronic Albums chart.

Track listing

# "Intro" (Bell/Larsen/Smith)
# "Caught in a Spin" (Bell/Larsen/Smith)
# "Crazy" (Bell/Larsen/Smith)
# "Love Oneself" (Bell/Larsen/Smith/Brücken)
# "I Thought it Was You" (Bell/Larsen/Smith/Sellards)
# "Electric Blue" (Bell/Larsen/Smith/Conn)
# "Jealous" (Bell/Larsen/Smith)
# "Shaking My Soul" (Bell/Larsen/Smith)
# "Runaway" (Bell/Larsen/Smith)
# "I'll Never Fall in Love Again" (Bell/Larsen/Smith)
# "Delicious" (Bell/Larsen/Smith)
# "Fantasy" (Bell/Larsen/Smith)
# "See the Lights Go Out" (Bell/Larsen/Smith)
# "The Rest of Our Lives" (Bell/Larsen/Smith/Gurney)

ingles

* 2005 "Crazy" #35 UK, #3 U.S. Dance
# "Crazy" (MHC Stateside Remix)
# "Crazy" (MHC Stateside Dub)
# "Crazy" (MHC Alternative Stateside Remix)
# "Crazy" (Original Radio Edit)
# "Crazy" (Cicada Vocal Remix)
# "Crazy" (King Roc Remix)
# "Crazy" (Vince Clarke Remix)
# "Crazy" (MHC Master Mix)
# "Crazy" (CD-ROM Track: Music Video)

* 2006 "I'll Never Fall in Love Again"
# "I'll Never Fall in Love Again" (Album Version)
# "I'll Never Fall in Love Again" (Jaded Alliance Remix)
# "I'll Never Fall in Love Again" (Goetz Extended Remix)
# "I'll Never Fall in Love Again" (Mr. Do's Remix)
# "I'll Never Fall in Love Again" (Goetz Mix Radio Edit)
# "Back Into the Old Routine"

External links

* [http://www.andybell.com Official Andy Bell site]
* [http://www.erasureinfo.com/ Official Erasure site]