TEARS FOR FEARS - SONGS FROM THE BIG CHAIR (40TH ANNIV 2LP 2025)
Tears for Fears second album Songs from The Big Chair was released on 25 February 1985, the album peaked at number two in the UK and at number one in the U.S., becoming a multi-platinum seller.
The follow-up to the band's successful debut album, The Hurting, Songs from the Big Chair featured a more mainstream, guitar-based pop rock sound.
The album contains the hit singles – Everybody Wants to Rule the World, Shout, Mother’s Talk and Head Over Heels – all of which reached the top five in the UK.
The radio-friendly "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" marked the band's breakthrough in the United States; both this single and its follow-up, "Shout", reached number one in the U.S. "Songs from the Big Chair" also reached number one on the US Charts and sold five million copies in the U.S. alone. In the UK, the album spent 79 consecutive weeks on the album chart, remaining on the chart for 18 months.
The packages released with the full support of the band mark the 40th Anniversary of the album.
SIDE ONE
1.Shout
2.The Working Hour
3.Everybody Wants to Rule the World
4.Mothers Talk
SIDE TWO
1.I Believe
2.Broken
3.Head Over Heels
4.Listen
SIDE THREE
1.Shout (Alternative Mix)
2.The Working Hour (Piano Version)
3.Everybody Wants to Rule the World (Alternative Single Version)
4.Mothers Talk (Early Mix)
SIDE FOUR
1.I Believe (A Soulful Re- Recording)
2.Broken (Demo)
3.Head Over Heels (Hughes 7" Edit)
4.Listen (Clean Intro)