Other People's Songs
by Erasure
  • Record Label: Mute
  • Release Date: Jan 28, 2003
Metascore
47

Mixed or average reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 13
  3. Negative: 3 out of 13
  1. Dusted Magazine
    70
    It’s clear from the beginning that Bell can handle the vocal chores but what remains questionable is Clarke’s ability to rescue his beats from the predictable morass of synth pop’s stodgy past without, of course, overdoing it.
  2. Launch.com
    80
    The album makes clear that these men really like music. They like singing it; they like playing it. And there’s enough fun being had here to convince you that you might like hearing it as well.
  3. Rolling Stone
    70
    Erasure do the Ronettes' "Walking in the Rain" almost as well as Cheryl Ladd, they do Buddy Holly's "Everyday" better than James Taylor, they prove that one man and one man only was meant to sing "Can't Help Falling in Love," and they tart up Peter Gabriel something fierce.

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User Score
6.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 13 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 13
  3. Negative: 5 out of 13
  1. theidal
    Aug 17, 2017
    1
    I found this album unlistenable, and I consider myself a huge Erasure fan, having bought all their albums as they came out. This was aI found this album unlistenable, and I consider myself a huge Erasure fan, having bought all their albums as they came out. This was a completely unnecessary album, and their covers were just not very interesting. Video Killed the Radio Star sung in a computer voice? Why???… Full Review »
  2. RobW.
    Sep 25, 2007
    0
    Poor, poor work, unoriginal and terribly dull.
  3. anwyun
    Jul 11, 2006
    10
    Simply Great, the masters of synth-pop did it again!!
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