{"product_id":"tears-for-fears-songs-from-the-big-chair","title":"Songs from the Big Chair","description":"This remastered version of SONGS FROM THE BIG CHAIR contains the omitted title track, rare b-sides and US re-mixes.\r\nTears For Fears: Roland Orzabal (vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards); Curt Smith (vocals, bass); Ian Stanley (keyboards); Manny Elias (drums).\r\nAdditional personnel includes: Neil Taylor (guitar); William Taylor, Mel Collins (saxophone); Andy Davis (piano); Chris Hughes, Jerry Marotta (drums); Marilyn Davis, Annie McCaig, Sandy McLelland (background vocals).\r\nProducers: Chris Hughes, Ian Stanley, Tears For Fears.\r\nCompilation producer: Mike Gill.\r\nIncludes liner notes by Sean Egan.\r\nDigitally remastered by Jon Astley and Chris Hughes (1999 Close To The Edge).\r\nAll tracks have been digitally remastered.\r\nTears For Fears: Roland Orzabal (vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards); Curt Smith (vocals, bass); Ian Stanley (keyboards); Manny Elias (drums).\r\nAdditional personnel includes: Neil Taylor (guitar); William Taylor, Mel Collins (saxophone); Andy Davis (piano); Chris Hughes, Jerry Marotta (drums); Marilyn Davis, Annie McCaig, Sandy McLelland (background vocals).\r\nProducers: Chris Hughes, Ian Stanley, Tears For Fears.\r\nCompilation producer: Mike Gill.\r\nIncludes liner notes by Sean Egan.\r\nDigitally remastered by Jon Astley and Chris Hughes (1999 Close To The Edge).\r\nPersonnel: Roland Orzabal (vocals, guitar, keyboards); Curt Smith (vocals, bass guitar); Ian Stanley (keyboards); Manny Elias (drums).\r\nLiner Note Author: Paul Sinclair.\r\nAlthough the opening track, \"Shout,\" takes on the theme of catharsis that dominated THE HURTING two years earlier, the progression evident from that debut to SONGS FROM THE BIG CHAIR is manifest in every other facet. While many of the band's synth-pop peers continued to develop along a linear route, Tears For Fears vaulted into the potentially insipid world of '80s MOR.\r\nCurt Smith sings on the radio-friendly \"Everybody Wants to Rule the World,\" but Roland Orzabal's stronger voice takes center-stage for much of the album, including the spirited single \"Mother's Talk\" and a falsetto on the stadium-sized \"Head Over Heels.\" \"The Working Hour\" is the perfect realization of the new sound: a smooth six-minute arrangement of saxophone, piano, and guitar that's marked by a restrained sense of drama. SONGS FROM THE BIG CHAIR is an excellent album and, shading Simple Minds' ONCE UPON A TIME, arguably the finest example of epic '80s pop. The 1998 remastered edition includes seven bonus tracks.\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenre: Pop\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRSD Date: n\/a\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: CD\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReleased: 11\/10\/2014\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Tears For Fears","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44562565759209,"sku":"B5SZA5-0XAM-00","price":20.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/3523\/8633\/files\/Tears-For-Fears-Songs-from-the-Big-Chair_HyNFk_76b77c1a-892b-4411-aa52-f0b7b058b757.jpg?v=1742432746","url":"https:\/\/www.vibinvinyl.com\/products\/tears-for-fears-songs-from-the-big-chair","provider":"Vibin' Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}