Songs from the Big Chair 1109717 225772748 2008-07-15T09:45:18Z Sgeureka 2943446 /* Additional personnel */ + {{dn}} {{Infobox Album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums --> | Name = Songs from the Big Chair | Type = Studio | Artist = [[Tears for Fears]] | Cover = Tears for Fears Songs from the Big Chair.jpg | Released = [[27 February]] [[1985]] | Recorded = 1983-1984 | Genre = [[Rock music|Rock]] | Length = 41:19 | Label = [[Mercury Records]] | Producer = [[Chris Hughes(producer)|Chris Hughes]] | Reviews = *[[Allmusic]] {{rating-5|4.5}} [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:16ge4j570wal link] *[[Robert Christgau]] (B) [http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?id=3895&name=Tears+for+Fears link] *''[[Rolling Stone]]'' (favorable) [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/tearsforfears/albums/album/104567/review/6067723/songs_from_the_big_chair link] | Last album = ''[[The Hurting]]''<br/>(1983) | This album = '''''Songs from the Big Chair'''''<br/>(1985) | Next album = ''[[The Seeds of Love]]''<br/>(1989) | Misc = {{Singles | Name = Songs from the Big Chair | Type = Studio | single 1 = [[Mothers Talk]] | single 1 date = August 1984 | single 2 = [[Shout (Tears for Fears song)|Shout]] | single 2 date = November 1984 | single 3 = [[Everybody Wants to Rule the World]] | single 3 date = March 1985 | single 4 = [[Head over Heels (Tears for Fears song)|Head Over Heels]] | single 4 date = June 1985 | single 5 = [[I Believe (A Soulful Re-Recording)]] | single 5 date = September 1985 }} }} '''''Songs from the Big Chair''''' is the second [[album]] by the [[United Kingdom|British]] [[pop music|pop]] band [[Tears for Fears]]. It was released in 1985, and remains their highest selling album to date. The album peaked at no.2 in the UK (where it remained in the top 30 for almost a year) and reached no.1 (for five weeks) in the US. It contained a string of international hit singles, including: "[[Mothers Talk]]", "[[Shout (Tears for Fears song)|Shout]]", "[[Everybody Wants to Rule the World]]" and "[[Head over Heels (Tears for Fears song)|Head Over Heels]]". The album title was derived from the 1976 television film ''[[Sybil (film)|Sybil]]''. The record remains highly regarded: <blockquote> In the loping, percolating "Everybody Wants to Rule the World," Tears for Fears perfectly captured the zeitgeist of the mid-'80s while impossibly managing to also create a dreamy, timeless pop classic. Songs From the Big Chair is one of the finest statements of the decade. [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:16ge4j570wal] </blockquote> Once the band had finished a lengthy touring and promotion schedule for the album, they took an extended hiatus from the music industry. In 1989, their third album, ''[[The Seeds of Love]]'', marked their return. ==Re-issues== The album was [[Remaster|remastered]] and re-issued on CD in 1999 with bonus tracks, including b-sides and remixes. Three of the tracks ("The Conflict", "The Marauders" and "Broken Revisited") are actually from the [[The Hurting]] period. The album was re-released again in a Deluxe Edition 2-disc format in 2006 with the full collection of B-sides and many alternate versions and remixes of the album's tracks. ==Track listing== ===Original release=== # "[[Shout (Tears for Fears song)|Shout]]" <small>([[Roland Orzabal]], [[Ian Stanley]])</small> – 6:33 # "The Working Hour" <small>(Orzabal, Stanley, [[Manny Elias]])</small> – 6:31 # "[[Everybody Wants to Rule the World]]" <small>(Orzabal, Stanley, [[Chris Hughes]])</small> – 4:11 # "[[Mothers Talk]]" <small>(Orzabal, Stanley)</small> – 5:06 # "[[I Believe (A Soulful Re-Recording)|I Believe]]" <small>(Orzabal)</small> – 4:54 # "Broken" <small>(Orzabal)</small> – 2:38 # "[[Head over Heels (Tears for Fears song)|Head over Heels]]/Broken (Live)" <small>(Orzabal, [[Curt Smith]])</small> – 4:32 # "Listen" <small>(Orzabal, Stanley)</small> – 6:54 '''1999 remastered CD bonus tracks:''' <OL START=9> <LI>"The Big Chair" <small>(Orzabal, Smith, Stanley, Hughes)</small> – 3:21 <LI>"Empire Building" <small>(Smith, Orzabal, Stanley)</small> – 2:52 <LI>"The Marauders" <small>(Orzabal, Stanley)</small> – 4:16 <LI>"Broken Revisited" <small>(Orzabal)</small> – 5:16 <LI>"The Conflict" <small>(Orzabal, Smith, Stanley)</small> – 4:05 <LI>"Mothers Talk ([[United States|U.S.]] Remix)" – 4:13 <LI>"Shout (U.S. Remix)" – 8:02 </OL> *"Head over Heels/Broken (Live)" is erroneously listed as "Head over Heals/Broken (Live)" on the remastered CD. ===Deluxe Edition (2006)=== ====Disc one==== # "Shout" – 6:33 # "The Working Hour" – 6:31 # "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" – 4:11 # "Mothers Talk" – 5:06 # "I Believe" – 4:54 # "Broken" – 2:38 # "Head over Heels/Broken (Live)" – 5:02 # "Listen" – 6:54 # "The Working Hour (Piano Version)" – 2:08 # "The Marauders" – 4:16 # "Empire Building" – 2:52 # "The Big Chair" – 3:21 # "Pharaohs (Single Version)" <small>(Orzabal, Smith, Stanley, Hughes)</small> – 3:43 # "When in Love with a Blind Man" <small>(Orzabal, Stanley)</small> – 2:22 # "Sea Song" <small>([[Robert Wyatt]])</small> – 3:51 # "Broken Revisited" – 5:16 ====Disc two==== # "The Way You Are (7" Version)" <small>(Orzabal, Smith, Stanley ,Elias)</small> – 4:49 # "Mothers Talk (Short Version)" – 3:53 # "Shout (Edit)" – 4:03 # "Everybody Wants to Rule the World (7" Version)" – 4:08 # "Head over Heels (Dave Bascombe 7" Mix)" – 4:15 # "I Believe (A Soulful Re-Recording)" – 4:41 # "Mothers Talk (U.S. Remix)" – 4:13 # "Shout (U.S. Remix)" – 8:02 # "Shout (Dub Remix)" – 6:49 # "Everybody Wants to Rule the World (Urban Mix)" – 6:06 # "Mothers Talk (Beat of the Drum Mix)" – 8:54 # "Broken/Head over Heels/Broken (Preacher Mix)" – 8:00 == Singles (released during this period) == # "Mothers Talk" 1984 (IDEA7) # "Shout" 1984 (IDEA8) # "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" 1985 (IDEA9) # "Head Over Heels" 1985 (IDEA10) # "I Believe (A Soulful Re-Recording)" 1985 (IDEA11) # "Mothers Talk (US Remixed Single)" 1986 # "Everybody Wants to Run the World (Theme for Sport-Aid Week)" 1986 (RACE1) ==Personnel== *[[Roland Orzabal]] – [[guitar]], [[keyboard instrument|keyboards]], vocals, [[grand piano]] on 5, vocal styling on 8 *[[Curt Smith]] – [[bass guitar]], [[vocals]] *[[Ian Stanley]] – keyboards, vocal arrangements on 8 *[[Manny Elias]] – [[drum kit|drums]] ===Additional personnel=== [[Dave Bascombe]] - Engineer * Shout : Sandy McLelland – [[backing vocals]], Chris Hughes - drums * The Working Hour: [[Jerry Marotta]] – drums, [[Will Gregory|William Gregory]] – saxophone solos, [[Mel Collins]] – saxophone, [[Andy Davis]]{{dn}} – grand piano * Everybody Wants to Rule the World : [[Neil Taylor (guitarist)|Neil Taylor]] – 2nd guitar solo * Mother's Talk : [[Stevie Lange]] – backing vocals * I Believe : William Gregory - saxophone * Broken : Neil Taylor - guitar solo * Head over Heels : Sandy McLelland - backing vocals, Andy Davis - grand piano, Annie McCaig – backing vocals, Marilyn Davis – backing vocals * Listen : Marilyn Davis – operatic vocal ==Charts== '''Album''' {| class="wikitable" border="1" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2" !align="left"|Year !align="left"|Chart !align="left"|Position |- |align="left"|1985 |align="left"|UK |align="left"|2 |- |align="left"|1985 |align="left"|U.S. |align="left"|1 |- |align="left"|1985 |align="left"|AUT |align="left"|22 |- |align="left"|1985 |align="left"|CAN |align="left"|1 |- |- |align="left"|1985 |align="left"|FRA |align="left"|12 |- |align="left"|1985 |align="left"|GER |align="left"|1 |- |align="left"|1985 |align="left"|NL |align="left"|2 |- |align="left"|1985 |align="left"|SWI |align="left"|5 |- |} '''Singles''' {| class="wikitable" border="1" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2" !align="left"|Year !align="left"|Single !align="left"|Chart !align="left"|Position |- |align="left"|1985 |align="left"|"Everybody Wants to Rule the World" |align="left"|Billboard Adult Contemporary |align="left"|2 |- |align="left"|1985 |align="left"|"Everybody Wants to Rule the World" |align="left"|Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play |align="left"|1 |- |align="left"|1985 |align="left"|"Everybody Wants to Rule the World" |align="left"|Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Single Singles |align="left"|1 |- |align="left"|1985 |align="left"|"Everybody Wants to Rule the World" |align="left"|Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks |align="left"|2 |- |align="left"|1985 |align="left"|"Everybody Wants to Rule the World" |align="left"|The Billboard Hot 100 |align="left"|1 |- |align="left"|1985 |align="left"|"Head Over Heels" |align="left"|Billboard Adult Contemporary |align="left"|5 |- |align="left"|1985 |align="left"|"Head Over Heels" |align="left"|Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Single Singles |align="left"|49 |- |align="left"|1985 |align="left"|"Head Over Heels" |align="left"|Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks |align="left"|7 |- |align="left"|1985 |align="left"|"Head Over Heels" |align="left"|The Billboard Hot 100 |align="left"|3 |- |align="left"|1985 |align="left"|"Shout" |align="left"|Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play |align="left"|1 |- |align="left"|1985 |align="left"|"Shout" |align="left"|Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Single Singles |align="left"|1 |- |align="left"|1985 |align="left"|"Shout" |align="left"|Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks |align="left"|56 |- |align="left"|1985 |align="left"|"Shout" |align="left"|Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks |align="left"|6 |- |align="left"|1985 |align="left"|"Shout" |align="left"|The Billboard Hot 100 |align="left"|1 |- |align="left"|1986 |align="left"|"Mothers Talk" |align="left"|The Billboard Hot 100 |align="left"|27 |- |} ==Certifications== {| class="wikitable" border="1" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2" !align="left"|Organization !align="left"|Level !align="left"|Date |- |align="left"|BPI – UK |align="left"|Gold |align="left"|[[March 4]] [[1985]] |- |align="left"|BPI – UK |align="left"|Platinum |align="left"|[[April 24]] [[1985]] |- |align="left"|CRIA – Canada |align="left"|Gold |align="left"|[[May 1]] [[1985]] |- |align="left"|CRIA – Canada |align="left"|Platinum |align="left"|[[May 1]] [[1985]] |- |align="left"|CRIA – Canada |align="left"|Double Platinum |align="left"|[[May 1]] [[1985]] |- |align="left"|CRIA – Canada |align="left"|Triple Platinum |align="left"|[[May 1]] [[1985]] |- |align="left"|RIAA – United States |align="left"|Gold |align="left"|[[May 16]] [[1985]] |- |align="left"|RIAA – United States |align="left"|Platinum |align="left"|[[June 25]] [[1985]] |- |align="left"|CRIA – Canada |align="left"|4X Platinum |align="left"|[[July 1]] [[1985]] |- |align="left"|BPI – UK |align="left"|Double Platinum |align="left"|[[July 29]] [[1985]] |- |align="left"|CRIA – Canada |align="left"|5X Platinum |align="left"|[[August 19]] [[1985]] |- |align="left"|RIAA – United States |align="left"|Double Platinum |align="left"|[[August 29]] [[1985]] |- |align="left"|RIAA – United States |align="left"|Triple Platinum |align="left"|[[October 24]] [[1985]] |- |align="left"|CRIA – Canada |align="left"|6X Platinum |align="left"|[[November 12]] [[1985]] |- |align="left"|RIAA – United States |align="left"|4X Platinum |align="left"|[[January 27]] [[1986]] |- |align="left"|BPI – UK |align="left"|Triple Platinum |align="left"|[[February 18]] [[1986]] |- |align="left"|CRIA – Canada |align="left"|7X Platinum |align="left"|[[March 29]] [[1990]] |- |align="left"|RIAA – United States |align="left"|5X Platinum |align="left"|[[March 15]] [[1995]] |- |} {{Unreferenced|date=January 2008}} {{start box}} {{succession box | before = ''[[Beverly Hills Cop#Soundtrack|Beverly Hills Cop (soundtrack)]]'' by [[Various artists]] | title = [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] [[Number-one albums of 1985 (U.S.)|number-one album]] | years = [[July 13]] [[1985]] - [[August 9]] [[1985]]<br>[[August 24]] - [[August 30]] [[1985]] | after = ''[[Reckless (album)|Reckless]]'' by [[Bryan Adams]] }} {{end box}} {{Tears for Fears}} [[Category:Tears for Fears albums]] [[Category:Universal Deluxe Editions]] [[Category:Concept albums]] [[Category:1985 albums]] 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