Upstairs at Eric's

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great flow have the production sweeps on and on, geniously handled, a masterful showcase of well care taken detailed production, with direct go to it, without being over hectic or over bouncy Colbert, Paul (28 August 1982). "Review: Yazoo – Upstairs at Eric's". Melody Maker. London, England. p.13. Matrix / Runout (A side runout (etched). Variant 7): STUMM-7-A-2 MT-IIII JA TAPE ONE ADDITIONAL PROGRAMMING D.A.D.! Other charted songs [ edit ] List of other charted songs, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name a b Freeman, John (23 August 2012). "Synthesizer Soul: Yazoo's Upstairs at Eric's 30 Years On". The Quietus . Retrieved 2 December 2013.Only You' is a perfect summation of why 'Upstairs at Eric's' remains so acclaimed and adored, as it showcases the curious blend of danceable synth-pop and powerful, bluesy vocals the duo is remembered for. Alison Moyet's consistently sublime purr gives Clarke's robotic beats and rhythms a human touch, providing listeners with songs that are as equally danceable as they are heartfelt. On paper it doesn’t work, but in reality it's most definitely satisfying. Take, for example, the iconic opener 'Don't Go', beginning with what has to be one of the most memorable and infectious synth riffs of all time, it finds its sprightly electronic melody getting warmed up by Moyet's aggressive, emotional delivery. Matrix / Runout (A side runout. Variant 4): STUMM-7-A2 MT-6 JA TAPE ONE ADDITIONAL PROGRAMMING D.A.D.!

Mitchell, Matt (21 July 2023). "The 50 Greatest Synth-Pop Albums of All Time". Paste . Retrieved 26 July 2023.

On the 30th anniversary of Upstairs at Eric's in 2012 Clarke told The Quietus that there had been no grand plan for the album's creation: The Top 100 Albums of the Decade". Record Mirror. London, England: United Newspapers. 25 November 1989. pp.28–29. B-#####" secondary matrix numbers (# being a number), along with the known relationship between this label and the manufacturer/pressing plant, indicate that this record was pressed at Allied Record Company. In 1982, we already knew about Vince Clarke. He'd been in Depeche Mode when they'd released the singles 'New Life' and 'Just Can't Get Enough'. The tough Human League lads at school thought Depeche Mode were too weedy but I (again) quietly liked them. In November 1981, Clarke had quit the Mode citing a combination of touring boredom and a disdain for pop stars' goldfish bowl existence. However, he'd written a new song and wanted to find someone to record the vocals. Matrix / Runout (A side runout. Variant 2): STUMM-7 -A-1 MT-2 JA TAPE ONE ADDITIONAL PROGRAMMING D.A.D.

in my room, only you, bring your love down.. don't go. charming good easy flowing numbers are here, plenty. Only You '99": "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. 29 August 1999 . Retrieved 7 December 2021. I'd just shot some furniture for a furniture designer, and got paid with the furniture. I chose dummies and started work—a fortuitous series of events. I felt that the hi-tech furniture worked really well with the rough look of the room, and I put the cake—which was actually the top of my wedding cake—as a focus on the table." [6] a b "Yazoo | Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 16 May 2016 . Retrieved 2 August 2022. Matrix / Runout (A side runout. Variant 1): STUMM-7-A2 MT-5 TAPE ONE ADDITIONAL PROGRAMMING D.A.D.!I like how the synths go both minimal and full flavour in the same mix, niftey details and solid delivery Upstairs at Eric's: "RPM 100 Albums". RPM. Vol.37, no.22. 29 January 1983. ISSN 0033-7064– via Library and Archives Canada. Top 200 peaks from November 1994 to December 2010: "Chart Log UK (1994–2010): Rachael Yamagata - Malik Yusef". Zobbel.de . Retrieved 7 December 2021. Upstairs at Eric's was Yazoo's debut, and Moyet's vocals aside, it was pretty standard synth pop stuff. "Don't Go" and "Only You" were the big hits - both hitting the top 3 and cementing the band's reputation here in the UK. Sure, they both sound pure 1982, but they're still strong pop singles regardless, and Moyet's voice lift both above other synth-heavy stuff that was charting at the time. Contrasting the band's big hits, "I Before E Except After C" is a real love it / hate it number, and I'm afraid the experimental cut-up vocal stuff just doesn't work for me. In fact, outside of the two big hits, "Goodbye Seventies", "Winter Kills", and Moyet's voice, there's not a lot on Upstairs at Eric's that would encourage me to return to it on even an irregular basis.

Rees, Dafydd; Lazell, Barry; Jones, Alan (1983). "The Top 100 UK Albums". Chart File Volume 2. London: Virgin Books. pp.82–83. ISBN 0-907080-73-1. Considine, J. D. (28 October 1982). "Yaz: Upstairs at Eric's". Rolling Stone. No.381. Archived from the original on 11 June 2008 . Retrieved 7 January 2012. Pioneering synthpop Could I be the first person in the past 40 years who hasn’t compared Upstairs at Eric’s to Eurythmics’ Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) and Touch? As celebrated as Vince Clarke has been throughout his career as a vital founding member of both Depeche Mode and Erasure, for me the most compelling member of Yazoo was Clarke's bandmate Alison Moyet. A far superior vocalist to anyone else fronting a Synthpop act at the time outside of Sparks' Russell Mael. Moyet also had the type of stage presence which could not be taught. While Yazoo enhanced Clarke's reputation, it made Moyet a star.

The highlight of the debut disc is the evergreen ballad "Only You." A sad lament set to a timeless melody. One of those songs that you have to be tone deaf to not be even remotely charmed by. Heard in supermarkets worldwide. Yazoo had success during the early part of the decade with two hit studio albums and five hit singles. Since their split in 1983, there has been some commercial success with releases of compilation albums and remixed singles across Europe and the US.