Songs From the Big Chair

~ Release by Tears for Fears (see all versions of this release, 47 available)

Annotation

Edition is based on the 1999 remaster.

Tracklist

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1Shout
engineer:
David Bascombe
producer:
Chris Hughes
mixer:
Steven Wilson
bass guitar:
Curt Smith (in 1984)
drums (drum set):
Manny Elias (in 1984) and Chris Hughes (in 1984)
keyboard:
Ian Stanley (in 1984)
background vocals:
Sandy McLelland (in 1984)
lead vocals:
Roland Orzabal (in 1984)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram Ltd. (in 1984, in 1985) and Mercury Records Ltd. (in 1985, in 2014)
music videos:
Shout by Tears for Fears
recording of:
Shout (in 1984)
writer:
Roland Orzabal and Ian Stanley
publisher:
10 Music Ltd., BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd., Roland Orzabal Ltd. and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
6:34
2The Working Hour
engineer:
David Bascombe
producer:
Chris Hughes
mixer:
Steven Wilson
bass guitar:
Curt Smith (in 1984)
drums (drum set):
Manny Elias (in 1984) and Jerry Marotta (in 1984)
grand piano:
Andy Davis (in 1984)
keyboard:
Ian Stanley (in 1984)
saxophone:
Mel Collins (in 1984)
solo saxophone:
Will Gregory (in 1984)
lead vocals:
Roland Orzabal (in 1984)
drums (drum set) arranger:
Manny Elias
saxophone arranger:
Jerry Marotta
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram Ltd. (in 1985) and Mercury Records Ltd. (in 2014)
recording of:
The Working Hour (in 1984)
writer:
Immanuel Elias, Roland Orzabal and Ian Stanley
6:32
3Everybody Wants to Rule the World
engineer:
David Bascombe
producer:
Chris Hughes
mixer:
Steven Wilson
bass guitar:
Curt Smith (in 1984)
drums (drum set):
Manny Elias (in 1984)
guitar and solo guitar:
Neil Taylor (in 1984)
keyboard:
Ian Stanley (in 1984)
background vocals:
Roland Orzabal (in 1984)
lead vocals:
Curt Smith
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (in 1985, in 2014) and Phonogram Ltd. (in 1985)
music videos:
Everybody Wants to Rule the World by Tears for Fears
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 28) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 319)
recording of:
Everybody Wants to Rule the World (in 1984)
writer:
Christopher Merrick Hughes, Roland Orzabal and Ian Stanley
publisher:
10 Music Ltd., Amusements Ltd., BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd., Copyright Control and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィック音楽出版 BMG事業部 (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (from 2015-01-01 to present)
4:12
4Mothers Talk
engineer:
David Bascombe
producer:
Chris Hughes
mixer:
Steven Wilson
bass guitar:
Curt Smith (in 1984)
drums (drum set):
Manny Elias (in 1984)
keyboard:
Ian Stanley (in 1984)
background vocals:
Stevie Vann (in 1984)
lead vocals:
Roland Orzabal (in 1984)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram Ltd. (in 1984, in 1985) and Mercury Records Ltd. (in 2014)
recording of:
Mothers Talk (in 1984)
writer:
Roland Orzabal and Ian Stanley
5:07
5I Believe
engineer:
David Bascombe
producer:
Chris Hughes
mixer:
Steven Wilson
bass guitar:
Curt Smith (in 1984)
drums (drum set):
Manny Elias (in 1984)
grand piano and lead vocals:
Roland Orzabal (in 1984)
keyboard:
Ian Stanley (in 1984)
saxophone:
Will Gregory (in 1984)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram Ltd. (in 1985) and Mercury Records Ltd. (in 2014)
recording of:
I Believe (in 1984)
lyricist and composer:
Roland Orzabal
dedicated to:
Robert Wyatt
publisher:
Virgin Music (Publ.) Ltd. (from 1985 to present)
4:55
6Broken
engineer:
David Bascombe
producer:
Chris Hughes
mixer:
Steven Wilson
bass guitar:
Curt Smith (in 1984)
drums (drum set):
Manny Elias (in 1984)
keyboard:
Ian Stanley (in 1984)
solo guitar:
Neil Taylor (in 1984)
lead vocals:
Roland Orzabal (in 1984)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram Ltd. (in 1985) and Mercury Records Ltd. (in 2014)
recording of:
Broken (in 1984)
lyricist and composer:
Roland Orzabal
2:38
7Head Over Heels / Broken (live)
engineer:
David Bascombe
producer:
Chris Hughes
mixer:
Steven Wilson
bass guitar:
Curt Smith (in 1984)
drums (drum set):
Manny Elias (in 1984)
grand piano:
Andy Davis (in 1984)
keyboard:
Ian Stanley (in 1984)
background vocals:
Marilyn David (in 1984), Annie McCaig (in 1984) and Sandy McLelland (in 1984)
lead vocals:
Roland Orzabal (in 1984)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram Ltd. (in 1985) and Mercury Records Ltd. (in 2014)
live recording of:
Broken (in 1984)
lyricist and composer:
Roland Orzabal
recording of:
Head Over Heels (in 1984)
writer:
Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith
recording of:
Broken
lyricist and composer:
Roland Orzabal
5:02
8Listen
engineer:
David Bascombe
producer:
Chris Hughes
mixer:
Steven Wilson
bass guitar:
Curt Smith (in 1984)
drums (drum set):
Manny Elias (in 1984)
keyboard:
Ian Stanley (in 1984)
additional vocals and lead vocals:
Roland Orzabal (in 1984)
vocals:
Marilyn David (in 1984)
arranger:
Ian Stanley
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram Ltd. (in 1985) and Mercury Records Ltd. (in 2014)
recording of:
Listen (in 1984)
writer:
Roland Orzabal and Ian Stanley
6:54
9The Big Chair
producer:
Ian Stanley
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (in 2014)
recording of:
The Big Chair (in 1984)
writer:
Christopher Merrick Hughes, Roland Orzabal, Curt Smith and Ian Stanley
3:22
10Empire Building
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (in 2014)
recording of:
Empire Building (in 1984)
writer:
Roland Orzabal, Curt Smith and Ian Stanley
2:53
11The Marauders
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (in 2014)
recording of:
The Marauders (in 1984)
writer:
Roland Orzabal and Ian Stanley
4:16
12Broken Revisited
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (in 2014)
recording of:
Broken Revisited (in 1984)
lyricist and composer:
Roland Orzabal
5:16
13The Conflict
programming:
Manny Elias, Chris Hughes, Roland Orzabal and Ian Stanley
producer:
Tears for Fears
bass guitar:
Curt Smith
guitar:
Roland Orzabal
keyboard:
Roland Orzabal, Curt Smith and Ian Stanley
membranophone:
Manny Elias
percussion:
Chris Hughes
vocals:
Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith
conductor:
Chris Hughes
performer:
Ross Cullum and Phil Palmer
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (in 2014)
recording of:
The Conflict (in 1984)
writer:
Roland Orzabal, Curt Smith and Ian Stanley
4:06
14Mothers Talk (U.S. remix)
producer:
Chris Hughes
remixer:
Bob Clearmountain
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (in 2014)
recording of:
Mothers Talk (in 1984)
writer:
Roland Orzabal and Ian Stanley
4:14
15Shout (U.S. remix)
producer:
Chris Hughes
remixer:
Michael Barbiero and Steve Thompson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (in 2014)
recording of:
Shout (in 1984)
writer:
Roland Orzabal and Ian Stanley
publisher:
10 Music Ltd., BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd., Roland Orzabal Ltd. and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
8:03