Singer: Tears For Fears
Title: Songs From The Big Chair
Label: Mercury ‎– 824 300-1
Type: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: Australasia
Date of released: 1985
Category: Electronic, Rock
Style: Synth-pop
Size MP3 zip: 1602 mb
Size FLAC zip: 1672 mb
Rating: 4.3✭
Format: MP3 MMF APE ADX AHX MP4 WMA MMF FLAC

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1	Shout Backing Vocals – Sandy McLellandDrums – Chris Hughes	6:35
A2	The Working Hour Arranged By [Drums Arrangement] – Manny EliasDrums, Arranged By [Saxophone Arrangement] – Jerry MarottaGrand Piano – Andy DavisSaxophone – Mel CollinsSaxophone [Saxophone Solos], Soloist – William Gregory*Written-By – Elias*	6:29
A3	Everybody Wants To Rule The World Guitar [2nd Guitar Solo], Soloist – Neil TaylorWritten-By – Orzabal*	4:10
A4	Mothers Talk Backing Vocals – Stevie Lange	3:53
B1	I Believe Grand Piano – Roland OrzabalSaxophone – William Gregory*	4:53
B2	Broken Guitar [Guitar Solo], Soloist – Neil Taylor	2:33
B3	Head Over Heels Backing Vocals – Annie McCaig, Marilyn Davis*, Sandy McLellandGrand Piano – Andy DavisWritten-By – Smith*	5:00
B4	Listen Arranged By – Ian StanleyVocals [Operatic Vocal] – Marilyn DavidVocals [Vocal Stylings] – Roland Orzabal	6:54

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Phonogram Ltd. (London)
• Made By – Phonogram Ltd. (London)
• Marketed By – PolyGram Records
• Made By – PolyGram Records

Credits

• Bass, Vocals – Curt Smith
• Drums – Manny Elias
• Engineer – David Bascombe
• Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals – Roland Orzabal
• Keyboards – Ian Stanley
• Management – Paul King
• Photography By [Cover Photography By] – Tim O'Sullivan
• Producer – Chris Hughes
• Written-By – Stanley* (tracks: A1 to A4, B4), Orzabal*

Notes

This differs from another similar release in terms of the following:
- this release has "Made by PolyGram Records" only on the labels (as opposed to "Made by PolyGram Records Pty. Limited" on the other release)
- there is no mastering credit on this release
- there is no ANV for Jerry Marotta on this release

Released with a 29.5 x 29.5cm black inner sheet, one side printed with colour photos, one side printed with tracklisting and track-by-track credits.

Outer sleeve:
℗ Copyright 1985 Phonogram Ltd. (London)
Sound recording made by Phonogram Ltd. (London)
First published 1985 in United Kingdom
Marketed in Australasia by PolyGram Records under exclusive licence.

Label side A:
℗Copyright 1985 *[Mothers Talk]1984 Phonogram Ltd. (London). Sound recording made by Phonogram Ltd. (London). - first published 1985 *[Mothers Talk]1984 in U.K. Made by PolyGram Records under exclusive licence.

Label side B:
℗Copyright 1985 Phonogram Ltd. (London). Sound recording made by Phonogram Ltd. (London). - first published 1985 in U.K. Made by PolyGram Records under exclusive licence.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Side A Runout Groove Hand-Etched): 824·300-1 A·······················
• Matrix / Runout (Side B Runout Groove Hand-Etched): 824·300-1 B··········

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

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