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About this product
Product Identifiers
Record LabelMercury / Virgin Emi
EAN0602537956753
eBay Product ID (ePID)19052238840
Product Key Features
LanguageEnglish
Era1980s
Run Time2509 Sec
Release Year2014
FormatCD
FeaturesStudio Recording
GenrePop, Alternative, Rock, Contemporary Christian
TypeAlbum
StylePunk/New Wave, New Wave, Club/Dance
ArtistTears for Fears
Release TitleSongs from the Big Chair
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs1
DistributionUniversal Music
Number of Tracks8
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
Additional InformationThe duo's biggest record thanks to the international smashes "Shout" and "Everybody Wants to Rule the World."
ReviewsRanked #1 in Cmj's "Top 20 Most-Played Albums of 1985in, "An Epic Album That Replaced the Band’S Synth-Pop with Some Jangly Guitars and a more Mature Sound.", 4 stars out of 5 -- "The album zeroed in on every angsty adolescent's desire to feel heroic, with a sound of spotlit, spacious sophistication plus anthemic choruses you'd bet your house on.", 3 stars (out of 5) - "...launched the 'duo' onto the world stage....were it not for the skyscraping 'Shout', the always-uplifting 'Everybody Wants To Rule The World' and the mighty 'Head Over Heels', this would possess museum value only...", Included in Cmj's List of "Top 25 College Radio Albums of All Time", 4 stars out of 5 -- "'Everybody Wants To Rule The World''s lens flare and Robert Wyatt homage 'I Believe' prove durable…"