Songs From the Big Chair (super deluxe edition)

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

Annotation

Copyright: © 2014 Mercury Records Limited
This Compilation ℗ 2014 Mercury Records Limited

Tracklist

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#	Title	Artist	Length
1	The Way You Are producer: Ross Cullum and Chris Hughes phonographic copyright (℗) by: Mercury Records Ltd. (in 2014) recording of: The Way You Are (in 1984) writer: Manny Elias, Roland Orzabal, Curt Smith and Ian Stanley	Tears for Fears	4:56
2	Mothers Talk (short version) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Mercury Records Ltd. (in 2014) recording of: Mothers Talk (in 1984) writer: Roland Orzabal and Ian Stanley	Tears for Fears	3:55
3	Shout (alternative version) producer: Chris Hughes 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.	Tears for Fears	6:01
4	Everybody Wants to Rule the World (single version) recording of: Everybody Wants to Rule the World 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)	Tears for Fears	4:13
5	Head Over Heels (Dave Bascombe 7″ N.mix) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Mercury Records Ltd. (in 2014) recording of: Head Over Heels (in 1984) writer: Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith	Tears for Fears & Dave Bascombe	4:17
6	I Believe (A Soulful re‐recording) producer: Chris Hughes and Tears for Fears piano: Nicola Holland saxophone: William Gregory phonographic copyright (℗) by: Phonogram Ltd. (London) (from 1985 to present) 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)	Tears for Fears	4:42
7	Everybody Wants to Run the World phonographic copyright (℗) by: Mercury Records Ltd. (in 2014) 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)	Tears for Fears	4:35
8	The Way You Are (edit) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Mercury Records Ltd. (in 2014) recording of: The Way You Are (in 1984) writer: Manny Elias, Roland Orzabal, Curt Smith and Ian Stanley	Tears for Fears	4:22
9	Mothers 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	Tears for Fears	4:15
10	Shout – (U.S. single edit) 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.	Tears for Fears	4:07
11	Everybody Wants to Rule the World phonographic copyright (℗) by: Mercury Records Ltd. (in 2014) 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)	Tears for Fears	4:33
12	Head Over Heels (Hughes 7″ edit) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Mercury Records Ltd. (in 2014) recording of: Head Over Heels (in 1984) writer: Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith	Tears for Fears	4:17
13	Mothers Talk (video version) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Mercury Records Ltd. (in 2014) recording of: Mothers Talk (in 1984) writer: Roland Orzabal and Ian Stanley	Tears for Fears & Bob Clearmountain	4:47
14	Shout (7″ edit) producer: Chris Hughes phonographic copyright (℗) by: Phonogram Ltd. (London) (in 1984) and 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.	Tears for Fears	4:48
15	Listen (clean intro) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Mercury Records Ltd. (in 2014) recording of: Listen (in 1984) writer: Roland Orzabal and Ian Stanley	Tears for Fears	6:52
16	Roland & Curt Interviewed phonographic copyright (℗) by: Mercury Records Ltd. (in 2014)	Tears for Fears	7:36

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Credits

Release

stream for free:	https://open.spotify.com/album/3myPwaMYjdwhtq0nFgeG6W [info]

Release group

associated singles/EPs:	Everybody Wants to Rule the World Head Over Heels Mothers Talk Shout
covers:	Brothertiger Plays: Tears for Fears' Songs From The Big Chair by Brothertiger

part of:	Paste: The 50 Best New Wave Albums (number: 16) (order: 16) Paste: The 50 Greatest Synth-Pop Albums of All Time (number: 20) (order: 20) Billboard Decade End Chart: Billboard 200 (number: 32) (order: 33) 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (number: 548) (order: 549)

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/43063 [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/tears_for_fears/songs_from_the_big_chair/ [info] https://www.musik-sammler.de/album/10535/ [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000038029 [info]
Wikidata:	Q549774 [info]

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