Erasure – The Innocents (E/E) – LP, UK 1988

The Innocents is an LP by Erasure from 1988 released on the Mute label.

About this album

The Innocents is Erasure at their most assured, turning glossy synth-pop into a remarkably strong pop statement. Released in 1988, the album sharpened the duo’s songwriting and production into a run of elegant, emotionally direct songs led by ‘A Little Respect’ and ‘Chains of Love’. Vince Clarke’s crisp electronic arrangements and Andy Bell’s expressive vocals gave the record a vivid balance of sparkle and melancholy that helped define late-1980s British pop. Widely regarded as one of Erasure’s finest albums, it became a major commercial and critical success and remains central to their legacy.