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I Say I Say I Say by Erasure
I Say I Say I Say is an album by Erasure, released in 1994. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 8 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Always”, on 8 lists with a best position of #50.
I Say I Say I Say, Erasure's sixth studio album, arrived in 1994 on Mute in Britain and Elektra in America, and it found Andy Bell and Vince Clarke handing the controls to Martyn Ware, a founding member of both the Human League and Heaven 17. Synth-pop veterans all round, then, and it shows in the craft: Clarke stuck to his rule of pre-MIDI analog synthesizers and sequencers only, and went further by banning drum machines outright, building every beat and rattle out of the synths themselves.
The result is warm, burbling electronic pop with Bell's big, open-hearted voice riding on top. At home it became their fourth straight studio album to top the charts. In a year when grunge had all but chased them off American college radio and MTV, the ballad "Always" sneaked into the US top 20 anyway, and the record peaked at 18 on the Billboard 200, their best showing there by a distance.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from I Say I Say I Say on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Always | 8 | #50 | – | 1994–2023 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.