Tears For Fears - Songs From The Big Chair (LP)
- Artist:
- Tears For Fears
- Title:
- Songs From The Big Chair
- Label:
- Mercury, Universal Music Group
- Catalog#:
- 3794995
- Format:
- 1 x Vinyl LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
- Country:
- Europe
- Released:
- Nov 2014
- Media Condition:
- Mint (M)
- Sleeve Condition:
- Mint (M)
- Comments:
- Brand New And Factory Sealed. Save On Shipping By Combining Two Or More Items.
- Stock Images:
- Images are stock images, actual item may differ.
Songs from the Big Chair is the second studio album by the English band Tears for Fears, released on 25 February 1985 by Mercury Records, distributed by Phonogram Inc. A follow-up to the band's successful debut album, The Hurting (1983), Songs from the Big Chair was a significant departure from that album's dark, introspective synth-pop, featuring a more mainstream, guitar-based pop rock sound, sophisticated production values and diverse stylistic influences, while Roland Orzabal and Ian Stanley's lyrics displayed socially and politically conscious themes.
The album peaked at number two in the UK and at number one in the U.S., becoming a multi-platinum seller and the band's most successful studio album to date. The singles Shout and Everybody Wants to Rule the World both topped the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and reached the top 5 of the UK Singles Chart, while Head over Heels, Mothers Talk and a live version of I Believe were also successful internationally.
Receiving positive critical reviews upon release, Songs from the Big Chair has accrued lasting praise and has been named one of the 1980s' best albums and was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. In NME, Danny Kelly called Songs from the Big Chair "a calculated and brilliant peak, a quintessence of polished pop putty ... perfect at its shimmering surface, worthless to its craven core." He described it as a descendant of 10cc's The Original Soundtrack (1975) and Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon (1973)–"a product of obsessional care and attention to (often unnecessary) detail".
Johnny Waller of Sounds awarded the album four and a half stars out of five and said that compared with their debut, "Tears for Fears have lovingly crafted a new masterpiece with softer, smoky vocals, more tempting melodies and less abrasive rhythms." He called the record "glorious pop" and added that "within accepted confines, Tears for Fears are stretching and growing, expanding both their imagination and their horizons".
A1 | Shout | 6:31 |
A2 | The Working Hour | 6:31 |
A3 | Everybody Wants To Rule The World | 4:10 |
A4 | Mothers Talk | 5:07 |
B1 | I Believe | 4:54 |
B2 | Broken | 2:38 |
B3 | Head Over Heels | 5:02 |
B4 | Listen | 6:49 |
Genre | Rock, Pop, Pop Rock |
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Notes | ℗ 2014 Mercury Records Limited. © 2014 Mercury Records Limited. |
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