Tears For Fears - Songs From The Big Chair

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Songs From The Big Chair
1	Shout Backing Vocals – Sandy McLellandDrums – Chris Hughes	6:34
2	The Working Hour Arranged By [Drums] – Manny EliasDrums, Arranged By [Saxophone] – Jerry MarottaPiano [Grand Piano] – Andy DavisSaxophone – Mel CollinsSaxophone [Solos] – William Gregory*Written-By – Elias*	6:32
3	Everybody Wants To Rule The World Engineer – David BascombeGuitar [2nd Solo] – Neil TaylorWritten-By – Hughes*	4:12
4	Mothers Talk Backing Vocals – Steve Lange*	5:07
5	I Believe Piano [Grand Piano] – Roland OrzabalSaxophone – William Gregory*	4:55
6	Broken Guitar [Solo] – Neil Taylor	2:38
7	Head Over Heels / Broken (Live) Backing Vocals – Annie McCaig, Marilyn Davis*, Sandy McLellandPiano [Grand Piano] – Andy DavisWritten-By [Head Over Heels] – Smith*	5:02
8	Listen Arranged By – Ian StanleyVocals [Operatic] – Marilyn Davis*Vocals [Vocal Styling] – Roland Orzabal	6:54
Bonus Tracks
9	The Big Chair Producer – Ian Stanley	3:22
10	Empire Building Written-By – Hughes*	2:53
11	The Marauders Producer – Ian Stanley, Tears For Fears	4:16
12	Broken Revisited Producer – Ian Stanley, Tears For Fears	5:16
13	The Conflict Producer – Tears For Fears	4:06
14	Mothers Talk (U.S. Remix) Remix – Bob Clearmountain	4:14
15	Shout (U.S. Remix) Remix – Steve Thompson & Michael Barbiero	8:03

Companies, etc.

• Record Company – BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. – D138669
• Copyright (c) – Mercury Records Ltd. (London)
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Mercury Records Ltd. (London)
• Designed At – Graphyk
• Manufactured By – Island Def Jam Music Group
• Distributed By – Universal Music & Video Distribution, Inc.

Credits

• Bass, Vocals – Curt Smith
• Compilation Producer [Supervisor] – Mike Gill
• Drums – Manny Elias
• Graphics [Remastered Graphics] – JL*
• Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals – Roland Orzabal
• Keyboards – Ian Stanley
• Photography By [Cover] – Tim O'Sullivan
• Producer – Chris Hughes (tracks: 1 to 8, 14, 15)
• Remastered By – Chris Hughes, Jon Astley
• Written-By – Smith* (tracks: 10, 11, 14), Stanley* (tracks: 1 to 4, 8, 10, 11, 14, 15), Orzabal* (tracks: 1 to 4, 7 to 11, 14, 15)

Notes

BMG's catalog number replaces the standard barcode number on this release.

1999 remastered re-issue with 7 bonus cuts.
Comes with lyric booklet.
Originally released in 1985.

Track 7 is misspelled "Head Over Heals / Broken (Live)" on the rear tray artwork and again once in the booklet.

Track 13 is a B-side from the single"Change," which supported Tears For Fears' first LP, "The Hurting," and does not appear on either the later 2xCD remastered "Songs From The Big Chair," or the 1999 remastered "The Hurting."

Track 10 was not produced.

1, 4, 9 & 10, 14 & 15 ℗ 1984 Mercury Records Ltd (London)
except 2 & , 5-83 ℗ 1985 Mercury Records Ltd (London)
11-13 ℗ 1983 Mercury Records Ltd (London)
© 1999 Mercury Records Ltd (London). 314 558 106-2
℗ © Mercury Records Ltd (London).
Manufactured by the Island Def Jam Music Group
Mfd. for BMG Direct under license.
Printed in USA.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Other: D138669

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
MERH 58	Tears For Fears	Songs From The Big Chair ‎(LP, Album)	Mercury	MERH 58	UK	1985
VOG4-1-3353	Tears For Fears	Songs From The Big Chair ‎(Cass, Album)	Vertigo	VOG4-1-3353	Canada	1985
824 300-2	Tears For Fears	Songs From The Big Chair ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Mercury, Phonogram	824 300-2	Germany	Unknown
67251	Tears For Fears	Canciones De La Gran Silla = Songs From The Big Chair ‎(Cass, Album)	PolyGram	67251	Argentina	1985
UICY-25075	Tears For Fears	Songs From The Big Chair ‎(CD, Album, RE, SHM)	Mercury	UICY-25075	Japan	2011