Cowboy (album)

Cowboy
Studio album by
Released31 March 1997 (1997-03-31)
Recorded1996
StudioThe Church (London)
GenreSynth-pop
Length49:20
LabelMute
Producer
Erasure chronology
Erasure
(1995)
Cowboy
(1997)
Loveboat
(2000)
Singles from Cowboy
  1. "In My Arms"
    Released: 6 January 1997
  2. "Don't Say Your Love Is Killing Me"
    Released: 24 February 1997
  3. "Rain"
    Released: 24 November 1997
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Guardian[3]
Music Week[4]

Cowboy is the eighth studio album by English synth-pop duo Erasure, released on 31 March 1997 by Mute Records. In the United States, 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 synth-pop music.

After disappointing sales and chart placing of their previous 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 US, 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 album contains eleven Vince Clarke/Andy Bell originals in its UK version. For its US release, the album artwork was changed slightly, the original version of "In My Arms" was replaced with a slightly different US mix and two bonus tracks were added: a cover version of Blondie's "Rapture" (with Clarke providing the rap); and a version of the Burt Bacharach/Hal David song "Magic Moments" originally recorded by Perry Como that Erasure had contributed to the Lord of Illusions soundtrack.

Erasure embarked on another major tour of the UK and US to promote this album, in their trademark style it contained elaborate stage settings and costumes (including Clarke dressed as a guitar-playing cactus).

Track listing

All tracks are written by Andy Bell & Vince Clarke, except where noted.

No.TitleLength
1."Rain"4:10
2."Worlds on Fire"3:37
3."Reach Out"3:47
4."In My Arms"3:28
5."Don't Say Your Love Is Killing Me"3:46
6."Precious"3:31
7."Treasure"3:04
8."Boy"3:41
9."How Can I Say"3:17
10."Save Me Darling"4:01
11."Love Affair"3:39
US-only bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Rapture"Debbie Harry/Chris Stein6:34
13."Magic Moments"Burt Bacharach/Hal David2:37
Total length:49:20

2016 "Erasure 30" 30th anniversary BMG reissue LP

Subsequent to their acquisition of Erasure's back catalog, and in anticipation of the band's 30th anniversary, BMG commissioned reissues of all previously released UK editions of Erasure albums up to and including 2007's Light at the End of the World. All titles were pressed and distributed by Play It Again Sam on 180-gram vinyl and shrinkwrapped with a custom anniversary sticker.

Personnel

  • Tracy Ackerman – vocals (background)
  • Jordan Bailey – vocals (background)
  • Andy Bell – lead vocals
  • Andy Caine – vocals (background)
  • Vince Clarke – multi instruments
  • Graham Dominy – assistant engineer
  • Larimie Garcia – design
  • Luke Gifford – engineer
  • George Holt – engineer
  • Gareth Jones – producer
  • Neil McLellan – producer
  • Kevin Reagan – design
  • Sam Smith – vocals (background)
  • Mark "Spike" Stent – mixing
  • Darren Tai – assistant engineer
  • Paul Walton – assistant engineer

Charts

Chart performance for Cowboy
Chart (1997) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] 74
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[6] 27
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[7] 69
European Albums (Music & Media)[8] 26
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[9] 40
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] 34
Greek Albums (IFPI)[11] 17
Scottish Albums (OCC)[12] 19
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[13] 19
UK Albums (OCC)[14] 10
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[15] 1
US Billboard 200[16] 43

Release history

Release history for Cowboy
Region Date
United Kingdom 31 March 1997
United States 22 April 1997

References

  1. ^ Miller, Jonathan. "Erasure – Under Cover". Garethjones.com. Archived from the original on 23 January 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  2. ^ AllMusic review
  3. ^ Sullivan, Caroline (4 April 1997). "This Week's Pop CD Releases". The Guardian: 44. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  4. ^ "Reviews: Albums" (PDF). Music Week. 22 March 1997. p. 8. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  5. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 95.
  6. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Erasure – Cowboy" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
  7. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 3202". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  8. ^ "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 14, no. 16. 19 April 1997. p. 21. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
  9. ^ "Erasure: Cowboy" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  10. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Erasure – Cowboy" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  11. ^ "Top National Sellers" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 14, no. 16. 19 April 1997. p. 22. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
  12. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  13. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Erasure – Cowboy". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
  14. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  15. ^ "Independent Albums" (PDF). Music Week. 19 April 1997. p. 24. ISSN 0265-1548 – via World Radio History.
  16. ^ "Erasure Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 29 December 2021.

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