Laughter, Tears and Rage
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{{Infobox Album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
| Name = Laughter, Tears And Rage
| Type = album
| Artist = [[Act (band)|Act]]
| Cover = Act - Laughter, Tears and Rage.jpg
| Released = {{start date|1988|6|27}}
| Recorded = 1988
| Genre = Synth Pop
| Length = 57[[minute|m]]:30[[second|s]]
| Label = [[ZTT Records|ZTT]] - <small>ZQLP 1</small>
| Producer = [[Trevor Horn]], Act, [[Stephen Lipson]]
| Reviews = * [[Allmusic]] {{Rating|2|5}} [http://wm05.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?sql=10:3nfrxqw0ldte Link]
| Last album = <br>
| This album = '''''Laughter, Tears and Rage'''''<br />(1988)
| Next album = ''[[Laughter, Tears and Rage - The Anthology]]''<br> (2004)
| Misc = {{Singles
| Name = Laughter, Tears and Rage
| Type = album
| Single 1 = [[Snobbery And Decay]]
| Single 1 date = {{start date|1987|5|5}}
| Single 2 = [[Absolutely Immune]]
| Single 2 date = {{start date|1987|9|7}}
| Single 3 = [[Chance (Act song)|Chance]]
| Single 3 date = {{start date|1988|2}}
| Single 4 = [[I Can't Escape From You]]
| Single 4 date = {{start date|1988|3|7}}
}}
}}
'''Laughter, Tears and Rage''' was the sole album produced by [[Act (band)|Act]] - the short musical collaboration between [[Thomas Leer]] and ex-[[Propaganda (band)|Propaganda]] vocalist [[Claudia Brücken]]. Originally scheduled to be titled ''Name Dropping: Songs For Young Sinners''<ref>[http://www.discogs.com/viewimages?what=R&obid=106515 Snobbery And Decay sleeve which mentions ''Name Dropping'']</ref> it was released {{start date|1988|6|27}}, by [[ZTT Records]]. The album was deleted by ZTT in the early 90s. It was eventually reissued as a 3-CD box set entitled ''[[Laughter, Tears and Rage - The Anthology]]'' in 2004.
The album featured three singles, "[[Absolutely Immune]]", "[[I Can't Escape From You]]" and "[[Snobbery And Decay]]". None of these set the charts alight with lead single "Snobbery and Decay" reaching #60 upon release. A fourth single, "[[Chance (Act song)|Chance]]" was withdrawn the day of release due to unauthorised samples.
Like most ZTT releases, the LP and CD releases differed quite a lot in track listing. The LP and cassette were both released as 12 tracks, while the CD was 14. However, a number of tracks were exclusive to each format. "Short Story" and "Theme From Laughter" were LP only, while "Poison" and "Bloodrush" were issued only on CD and cassette, and "Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now" and "The 3rd Planet" were CD only.
==Track listing==
=== LP: ZTT / ZQLP1 {{flagicon|UK}} ===
All tracks by [[Thomas Leer|Leer]]/[[Claudia Brücken|Brücken]] unless otherwise noted.
# "Absolutely Immune" - 4:37
# "Chance" - 4:22
# "Laughter" - 3:58
# "I Can't Escape From You" - 3:06
# "Short Story" - 0:32
# "Under The Nights Of Germany" - 4:35
# "Gestures" - 4:00
# "A Friendly Warning" <small>(Leer/Brücken/Dempsey)</small> - 3:25
# "Certified" - 4:30
# "Where Love Lies Bleeding" - 3:20
# "Theme From Laughter" - 1:02
# "Snobbery And Decay" - 4:05
=== CD: ZTT / ZQCD1 {{flagicon|UK}} ===
# "Absolutely Immune" - 4:37
# "Chance" - 4:22
# "Laughter" - 3:58
# "I Can't Escape From You" - 3:06
# "Poison" - 3:59
# "Under The Nights Of Germany" - 4:35
# "Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now" <small>([[Morrissey]]/[[Johnny Marr|Marr]])</small> - 3:53
# "The 3rd Planet" - 4:26
# "Gestures" - 4:00
# "Bloodrush" - 4:12
# "A Friendly Warning" <small>(Leer/Brücken/Dempsey)</small> - 3:25
# "Certified" - 4:30
# "Where Love Lies Bleeding" - 3:20
# "Snobbery And Decay" - 4:05
== References ==
<references/>
[[Category:1988 albums]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Trevor Horn]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Stephen Lipson]]
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