Yazoo - Upstairs At Eric's

Yazoo

Upstairs At Eric's

1982

Synthpop

England

Tracklist:



01. Don't Go
02. Too Pieces
03. Bad Connection
04. I Before E Except After C
05. Midnight
06. In My Room
07. Only You
08. Goodbye 70's
09. Tuesday
10. Winter Kills
11. Bring Your Love Down (Didn't I)


     Yazoo (also known as Yaz in the United States) are an English synthpop duo from Basildon, Essex. They had a number of Top 10 hits in the UK charts in the early 1980s. Formed in late 1981 by former Depeche Mode songwriter Vince Clarke (synthesizer) and Alison Moyet (vocals).
     Yazoo's debut single "Only You" backed with "Situation", was released on 15 March 1982 and rose to number two in the UK charts. Yazoo released two successful studio albums, Upstairs at Eric's in 1982 and You and Me Both in 1983. Shortly after, Moyet and Clarke decided to break up. Moyet pursued a solo career while Clarke went on to form Erasure, another synth pop duo. Yazoo reunited in 2008 with a tour in Europe and the United States and the release of a four-disc box set.
     Though the band's initial run was short-lived, Yazoo continues to influence and inspire many of today's bands.
     The name 'Yazoo', according to Moyet, came from the labels of old blues albums: Yazoo Records. Yazoo was signed to Mute Records in the United Kingdom and to Sire Records in the United States. Yazoo's initial foray into the US was disastrous when they received a £3.5 million lawsuit threat over the band's name. Yazoo renamed to Yaz for the US market because the name was already in use by a small American rock band.



Studio albums
1982 Upstairs at Eric's
1983 You and Me Both

Compilation albums
1999 Only Yazoo - The Best of Yazoo
2008 In Your Room

Live albums
2010 Reconnected Live

Singles and EPs
1982 Only You
                Don't Go
                Situation
                The Other Side of Love
1983 Nobody's Diary
                Walk Away From Love
1990 Situation '91
1999 Only You (1999 remix) Best of Yazoo
                Situation '99
                Don't Go '99
2008 Nobody's Diary EP
                Reconnected EP