Upstairs at Erics is the debut album by British synthpop duo Yazoo (known in the US and Canada as Yaz), released in the UK on Mute Records on 20 August 1982. It was produced by the band and E.C. Radcliffe, with assistance from Mute label boss Daniel Miller on some of the tracks. Named after producer Radcliffes Blackwing Studios where the album was recorded, Upstairs at Erics was preceded by two top three UK singles, the ballad Only You and the more uptempo Dont Go. The singles success helped Upstairs at Erics reach number 2 in the UK Albums Chart and gain platinum certification for 300,000 copies sold in the UK. Against the groups wishes, Situation, originally the B-side of Only You in the UK and Europe, was released as the bands debut single in the US and Canada, where a remixed version of the song by DJ François Kevorkian was a hit in the clubs and reached #1 on Billboards Club Play Singles chart. On the Billboard Hot 100 chart Situation was a minor hit in the US, peaking at #73, while in Canada it made the top 40, peaking at #31. The North American version of the album subsequently substituted the remixed version of Situation for the UK album track Tuesday. Upstairs at Erics reached #92 on the Billboard 200 album chart in the US and #49 on the Canadian album chart.
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