- Original Release Date: 30 July 2007
- Release Date: 30 July 2007
- Label: Mercury Records Limited
- Copyright: (C) 1999 Mercury Records Limited
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- Total Length: 1:13:50
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- ASIN: B001KSEX8Q
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 5,900 in MP3 Albums (See Top 100 in MP3 Albums)
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| Song Title | Time | Price | ||
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| Play | 1. Shout (Album Version) | 6:35 | £0.89 | |
| Play | 2. The Working Hour | 6:31 | £0.89 | |
| Play | 3. Everybody Wants To Rule The World | 4:11 | £0.89 | |
| Play | 4. Mothers Talk (Album Version) | 5:07 | £0.89 | |
| Play | 5. I Believe | 4:54 | £0.89 | |
| Play | 6. Broken | 2:38 | £0.89 | |
| Play | 7. Head Over Heels / Broken | 5:02 | £0.89 | |
| Play | 8. Listen | 6:49 | £0.89 | |
| Play | 9. The Big Chair | 3:26 | £0.89 | |
| Play | 10. Empire Building | 2:48 | £0.89 | |
| Play | 11. The Marauders | 4:16 | £0.89 | |
| Play | 12. Broken Revisited | 5:16 | £0.89 | |
| Play | 13. The Conflict | 4:03 | £0.89 | |
| Play | 14. Mothers Talk (U.S. Remix) | 4:11 | £0.89 | |
| Play | 15. Shout (U.S. Remix) | 8:03 | £0.89 |
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
By Oscillator
Format:Audio CD
Circa March 1985 an issue of a magazine called Electronics and Music Maker featured Tears for Fears on the cover and prompted me to investigate them. Twenty years on the use of TFF material in 'Donnie Darko' prompted me to revisit their albums. Strangely, like a lot of recently released 80s albums (Rio, Don't Stand Me Down, Porcupine), this is a lot better than I remember it being. The album strikes a neat balance between fast dance orientated tracks, pop songs, and slower numbers. Standout tracks are the relentless Shout, Everybody Wants To Rule The World', 'Mother's Talk', the gorgeous melody and understated grandeur of 'I Believe', and the sheer pop bliss of 'Head Over Heels'. This is the sound of an adventurous band that wasn't given credit at the time for its achievements. Much like OMD, TFF suffered in the cool stakes for reasons other than the music - bad hair/incessantly namechecking Arthur Janov's 'The Primal Scream' in the case of TFF and bad dancing/attire in the case of OMD. These days where some new bands seem unable to function without visibly referencing the past it's refreshing to hear music that wasn't afraid of sounding modern and wasn't concerned about some foggy notion of retro authenticity. This issue is rounded off with a goodly number of, somewhat inessential, bonus tracks. I quite like 'The Marauders' though, the tinkly bonk synth sounds and burbling bass bringing to mind a Radiophonic Workshop with some of the kinks ironed out.
21 of 22 people found the following review helpful
By Film Buff
Format:Audio CD
The original album 'Songs From The Big Chair' features the worldwide smash hits 'Shout', 'Everybody Want To Rule The World' (No.1 in the USA, No.2 in the UK) and 'Head Over Heels'. However, it was only eight-track long and didn't fully showcast Roland Orzabal amazing talent at writing meaningful and out-of-the-mainstream compositions. The extra tracks on this re-release of 'Songs From The Big Chair' paints a better picture of what the duo was about. All the extra tracks were available on the b-sides of the singles when they first came on vinyl. Most can also be found on the brilliant Tears For Fears collection of b-sides 'Saturnine Martial and Lunatic' album.
If you don't own a Tears For Fears album this is the one to get. Overall it's a good blend of pop chart hits and soundtrack quality b-sides. And the mind-addictive 'Shout' will have you muttering the lyrics to yourself for weeks.
In terms of production, this re-mastered collection is amazingly well 're-mastered'. The sound that comes through my hi-fi system is crip and clean, and at least twice better than the original album version. It worth noting that Chris Hughes was the producer of the original album, and he is also involved in the re-mastering of this new collection -- the result is one of the best re-mastered albums in my collection.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By Mr. R. G. Prizeman
TOP 1000 REVIEWER
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
songs from the big chair is still one of the best 80's albums, it sold millions and when you listen to it you can see why. Shout, Everybody wants to rule the world, Head over heals, every track could be a single, and in fact nearly every track was. The problem with this set is not the music, but the mistake's in the track listing the package no longer having the plastic sleeve, but the deluxe label stuck on the paper sleeve, which you now have to take off to get at the CD, and once removed it damages the box, not very nice when you are shelling out full price for this set. I note that due to complaints Universal have gone back to the plastic slip case (I just wish this was). On the second disc track 4 was meant to be everybody wants to run the world the sports relief single, but due to a mix up this the same version of everybody wants to rule the world as disc one appears. On the plus side the re-master is very good keeping sonic sound levels at a good level not ruining the quality by turning everything up. This is a timeless album and I personally feel this version should be pulled and re issued correctly giving the fan and listener the quality album they should be getting for a deluxe version. On a final note it would have been nice to have had a DVD of the videos, but from the leaflet inside that's available else where.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
3.0 out of 5 stars
Mmm
2 missing tracks ... in my opinion :
Shout - UK remix
Everybody wants to rule the world - Extended version
Both beautiful
What a pity !
Shout - UK remix
Everybody wants to rule the world - Extended version
Both beautiful
What a pity !
Published 9 months ago by Alessandro
5.0 out of 5 stars
One of the Best Albums of the 1980s
This is a review of the remastered CD with additional tracks. I was there in 1985 as a twenty-year-old fan who considered - and still considers - this to be one of the best albums... Read more
Published 17 months ago by Nicholas Casley
4.0 out of 5 stars
Not bad
Very talented, especially Orzabal. However, in my opinion Tears Roll Down and Elemental are better. All the best songs on this are on TRD.
Published 17 months ago by Miketang
5.0 out of 5 stars
TFT
Ordered this after watching Ashes to Ashes re-runs and remembered what I loved about it when I listened to it at school (showing my age!)
Published 17 months ago by K. L. Naylor
5.0 out of 5 stars
Broken!
This digital remastering is excellent and fresh.
What a relief from the currently available hit music! Read more
What a relief from the currently available hit music! Read more
Published 23 months ago by Mr. C. A. Laurie
5.0 out of 5 stars
An album of a generation
This became one of the 'must have' album's for a generation.
Superb songs, some of which have become classics.
Superb songs, some of which have become classics.
Published on 25 Feb 2011 by TrsChe
5.0 out of 5 stars
Absolute peak of British 80's Albums
Yes I know they were played to death at the time but this is still one of the best sounding albums of all time IMHO, the songs, the arrangments, the musicians, the recording... Read more
Published on 12 Nov 2010 by R. Walker
5.0 out of 5 stars
Songs From The Big Chair
This is a brilliant cd from the 80's and still holds it own in the year 2009. It never dates and is always great to listen to.
Published on 3 Dec 2009 by Elaine Robertson
5.0 out of 5 stars
Songs from a big chair
Bought this cd for my other half and he thinks its great. Reminds him of his youth!
Published on 6 Sep 2009 by Mrs. J. Buckingham
5.0 out of 5 stars
Songs from the big chair
Excellant, just as I remembered it if not better than the cassette format of course!
Published on 3 April 2009 by Mr. Giles Hodges
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