For the TV series known as "Loveboat," see The Love Boat

The Love Boat

The Love Boat is an American television series set on a cruise ship, which aired on the ABC Television Network from September 24,1977, until May 24,1986.The show starred Gavin MacLeod as the ship's captain...

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Loveboat, Erasure

Erasure

Erasure are an English synthpop duo, consisting of songwriter and keyboardist Vince Clarke and singer Andy Bell. Erasure entered the music scene in 1985 with their debut single "Who Needs Love Like That"...

's ninth full-length studio album, proved to be their least successful in terms of sales and charts since their debut Wonderland in 1986. Produced by Erasure and Flood, it was released in the UK by Mute Records

Mute Records

Mute is an independent record label based in the UK. It was founded in 1978 by Daniel Miller and featured several prominent musical acts on its roster such as Goldfrapp, Depeche Mode, Yazoo, Erasure and Fad Gadget.-Beginnings:...

 in 2000. Erasure's U.S. record label at the time, Maverick Records

Maverick Records

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, shelved the album because of "lack of hit singles." Largely panned by Erasure fans upon its release (and even by Andy Bell

Andy Bell (singer)

Andrew Ivan "Andy" Bell is the lead singer of the English synthpop duo Erasure. He also has a solo career, with the albums Non-Stop and Electric Blue.-Early life:Andy Bell originates from the Dogsthorpe area in Peterborough...

 years after) because of its greater use of acoustic guitars, its lo-fi feel and heavy-handed bass sounds (many blame Flood's production work), the album did manage to get some positive reviews by music critics.

Loveboat failed to hit the top forty in the UK and two singles were released, although only one was eligible to chart. Maverick Records requested the re-recording and remix

Remix

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ing of several tracks from the album before they would agree to release it. Although "Moon & the Sky

Moon & the Sky

"Moon & the Sky" is a song by synth pop duo Erasure. Originally intended as the second single from their ninth studio album Loveboat, the album cut was remixed drastically for radio play by Jason Creasey and packaged with enough additional tracks and mixes that it could be considered an EP...

" was re-worked, Maverick never released it and dropped Erasure from its artist roster. Three years after its UK release, Mute Records secured rights to finally release it in its original form in the U.S. in 2003.

It was actually released in the States after Erasure's follow-up album Other People's Songs

Other People's Songs

Other People's Songs is a cover album by Erasure.The album was originally conceived as a solo project for singer Andy Bell. Once Vince Clarke, the other member of Erasure, became involved, it was released as Erasure's tenth studio album. The tracks were handpicked by Clarke and Bell as ones that...

. Loveboat did not chart on the Billboard 200

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Track listing

1. "Freedom
   Freedom (Erasure song)
   "Freedom" is a song by British synth pop duo Erasure. It was the first single released from Erasure's ninth studio album Loveboat. The track was written by Vince Clarke and Andy Bell...
   
   " (Clarke/Bell)
2. "Where in the World" (Clarke/Bell)
3. "Crying in the Rain" (Clarke/Bell)
4. "Perchance to Dream" (Clarke/Bell)
5. "Alien" (Clarke/Bell)
6. "Mad as We Are" (Clarke/Bell)
7. "Here in My Heart" (Clarke/Bell)
8. "Love is the Rage" (Clarke/Bell)
9. "Catch 22" (Clarke/Bell)
10. "Moon & the Sky
    Moon & the Sky
    "Moon & the Sky" is a song by synth pop duo Erasure. Originally intended as the second single from their ninth studio album Loveboat, the album cut was remixed drastically for radio play by Jason Creasey and packaged with enough additional tracks and mixes that it could be considered an EP...
    
    " (Clarke/Bell)
11. "Surreal" (Clarke/Bell)

Release history

Country	Date
United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...	23 October 2000
United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	17 June 2003

Chart performance

Chart (2000)	Peak position
German Albums Chart	48
Swedish Albums Chart	57
UK Albums Chart	45