World Be Live

World Be Live
Live album by
Erasure
Released6 July 2018[1]
Length96:17
LabelMute, Live Here Now
Erasure chronology
World Beyond
(2018) 		World Be Live
(2018)

World Be Live is a live album by the English synthpop duo Erasure, released by Mute Records in 2018. The album is the third in a trilogy of releases, following studio albums World Be Gone in 2017 and World Beyond in 2018.

The 24-track live album was culled from two concerts at the Eventim Apollo in February 2018, which was part of the World Be Gone tour.[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Classic Pop[3]

Upon release, Marcy Donelson of AllMusic praised the "well-curated mix" of songs on the album and described Bell as giving an "emotive performance".[1] Classic Pop considered the live material a "nostalgic celebration" and highlighted Bell's "entertaining interjections". They concluded: "It's abundantly clear, as the World Be... trilogy concludes, that Erasure have lost none of their sparkle."[3]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Oh L'amour"Vince Clarke, Andy Bell3:51
2."Ship of Fools"Clarke, Bell4:04
3."Breathe"Clarke, Bell3:35
4."Mad As We Are"Clarke, Bell3:56
5."Just a Little Love"Clarke, Bell3:36
6."In My Arms"Clarke, Bell3:41
7."Chains of Love"Clarke, Bell4:00
8."Sacred"Clarke, Bell, Richard X4:40
9."Sweet Summer Loving"Clarke, Bell4:20
10."I Love Saturday"Clarke, Bell3:52
11."Victim of Love"Clarke, Bell4:17
12."Phantom Bride"Clarke, Bell3:46
13."World Be Gone"Clarke, Bell3:49
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Who Needs Love (Like That)"Clarke3:09
2."Take Me Out of Myself"Clarke, Bell5:31
3."Blue Savannah"Clarke, Bell4:45
4."Atomic"Deborah Harry, Jimmy Destri4:36
5."Drama!"Clarke, Bell4:12
6."Stop!"Clarke, Bell3:23
7."Love You to the Sky"Clarke, Bell4:17
8."Always"Clarke, Bell3:53
9."Here I Go Impossible Again"Clarke, Bell3:30
10."Sometimes"Clarke, Bell3:30
11."A Little Respect"Clarke, Bell3:52

Personnel

Erasure

Production

  • Will Shapland – mixing, recording
  • Alex Wharton – mastering

Other

  • P.A. Taylor – art direction
  • Louise Hendy – painting
  • Andy Sturmey – photography

Charts

Chart (2018) Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[4] 100
Scottish Albums (OCC)[5] 72

References

  1. ^ a b c Marcy Donelson. "World Be Live - Erasure | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  2. ^ "MUTE • Erasure • Share 'Love You To The Sky' from 'World Be Live' Album". Mute.com. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Erasure: World Be Live". Classic Pop (42). June 2018.
  4. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Erasure – World Be Live" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 July 2018.