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Saturnine Martial & Lunatic is a compilation album by English pop rock band Tears for Fears, released on 3 June 1996.[1] It is a collection of B-sides and rare tracks, spanning some ten years of recording from the band's era signed to Mercury/Phonogram. The album also includes their 1983 hit single "The Way You Are".
| Saturnine Martial & Lunatic | ||||
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| Compilation album by | ||||
| Released | 3 June 1996 (UK) | |||
| Recorded | 1983–1993 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 78:32 | |||
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| Producer | Various | |||
| Tears for Fears chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
The album includes liner notes written by the band members themselves, reflecting on the tracks included.
Track listing
edit- "Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams" (Fluke remix) – 6:21
- "The Big Chair" – 3:20
- "Schrödinger's Cat" – 5:03
- "My Life in the Suicide Ranks" – 4:32
- "When in Love With a Blind Man" – 2:24
- "Pharaohs" (single version) – 3:41
- "Déjà-Vu and the Sins of Science" – 6:24
- "The Marauders" – 4:08
- "Tears Roll Down" – 3:16
- "New Star" – 4:26
- "The Body Wah" – 5:19
- "Lord of Karma" – 4:41
- "Bloodletting Go" – 4:11
- "Always in the Past" – 4:38
- "Sea Song" – 3:51
- "Ashes to Ashes" – 4:31
- "Empire Building" – 2:49
- "The Way You Are" – 4:57
Notes
- Track 1 written by Orzabal.
- Tracks 2 and 6 written by Orzabal/Smith/Stanley/Hughes.
- Tracks 3, 7, 10, 11, 12, and 13 written by Orzabal/Griffiths.
- Track 4 written by Orzabal/Stanley/Hughes.
- Tracks 5, 8, and 14 written by Orzabal/Stanley.
- Track 9 written by Orzabal/Bascombe.
- Track 17 written by Orzabal/Smith/Stanley.
- Track 18 written by Orzabal/Smith/Stanley/Elias.
- Track 15 written by Robert Wyatt.
- Track 16 written by David Bowie.
Publishing years
- Track 1 Ⓟ 1991 Mercury Records Ltd. (London)
- Tracks 2, 5, 17 Ⓟ 1984 Mercury Records Ltd. (London)
- Tracks 3, 7, 10, 13 Ⓟ 1993 Mercury Records Ltd. (London)
- Tracks 4, 9, 14 Ⓟ 1989 Mercury Records Ltd. (London)
- Tracks 6, 15 Ⓟ 1985 Mercury Records Ltd. (London)
- Tracks 8, 18 Ⓟ 1983 Mercury Records Ltd. (London)
- Track 11 Ⓟ 1996 Mercury Records Ltd. (London)
- Tracks 12, 16 Ⓟ 1992 Mercury Records Ltd. (London)
Notes
edit- The included version of "Johnny Panic" is not the original 1990, B-side version, but the remix produced by Fluke, which was released in 1991 as a single in its own right. The original can be heard on the B-side of "Advice for the Young at Heart" and also on the remastered CD of The Seeds of Love.
- The included version of "Tears Roll Down" is the original B-side from 1989, not the later "Laid So Low (Tears Roll Down)" version which was a hit single in 1992.
- Although this album was released after Raoul and the Kings of Spain, it contains none of the various B-sides recorded around the time of that album as Tears for Fears had switched record labels by that time.
- Other notable absent tracks are "Wino", "The Conflict" and "Music for Tables". All of these have later been included on reissues of the original albums.
- "Ashes to Ashes" is from the NME charity album Ruby Trax.
- This album came out before the remastered Tears for Fears albums which had many of the B-sides added. It is unclear if the tracks on Saturnine are remastered or not.
Charts
edit| Chart (2023) | Peak position |
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| UK Physical Albums (OCC)[2] | 42 |
| UK Vinyl Albums (OCC)[3] | 32 |
References
edit- ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Saturnine Martial & Lunatic – Tears for Fears". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
- ^ "Official Physical Albums Chart Top 100: 28 April 2023 – 04 May 2023". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
- ^ "Official Vinyl Albums Chart Top 100: 28 April 2023 – 04 May 2023". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 April 2023.