Erasure Album: “Breath of Life”

Though only one song is listed by Amazon above, the single for the great track from Chorus, "Breath of Life", actually has 8 tracks. This includes the single mix of Breath of Life as well as no less than 5 remixes of the song, all well done and very listenable. The two B-sides included, as was said in the previous review, are not just bad songs thrown in for good measure. "Waiting For Sex" is fortunately not anywhere close to as raunchy as the title would suggest and would have fit nicely into the superb "Chorus" album, Erasure's best. The other track is a fine instrumental called "Carry on Clangers". In short, this is a great buy, especially for the fine B-sides.

If you like Erasure, or dance music, you'll love the b-side "Waiting For Sex". As was said in a review earlier it is not a raunchy song, it is instead a powerful breakup song with some of Erasure's most clever lyrics to date. The entertaining lyrics are coupled with simple background beats that allow the singing to be center stage, unlike many dance songs that simply rely on the bass. Not that the music is relegated to the background entirely or that it deserves to be, the music is quite good as well. The other b-side is "Carry on Clangers" a fun instrumental that sounds very '80's (although this is from the early '90's). The remixes of "Breath of Life" provided on the single are very strong, however I prefer the original version of the song.

"Breath of Life" is one of my favorite Erasure tunes. There are several re-mixes of this song on this maxi-single, all which are good, especially #4. The B-side "Waiting for Sex," is great! I think it is one of their cooler flipside offerings. The Dolphin cover art is vintage Erasure. This is one of the best singles. In the words of Andy Bell, "If you're waiting for sex, then stand in line. It's a million extra..."

As only Breath of Life is listed, I can only assume that this cd single is the same as my maxi single. I must confess that I bought this single for the cover art, which I thought was cute. I also was intrigued by the title of the b-side, Waiting for Sex. Though it's not as provocative as I'd have thought, it's a good song, definitely not one of those horrible ones thrown in for good measure.

Though the remixes are so-so, I recommend buying this single so that you can add Waiting For Sex to your Erasure collection.