Get Us out of Here

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Get Us Out of Here
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Studio album by
Released1986
Genre
Length41:47
Label CBS Records
Producer
Freur chronology
Doot-Doot
(1983)
Get Us Out of Here
(1986)
Singles from Get Us Out of Here
  1. "The Devil and Darkness"
    Released: 1984
  2. "Look in the Back for Answers"
    Released: 1985
  3. "The Piano Song"
    Released: 1986
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Get Us out of Here is the second and final studio album by Freur and was released in the Netherlands and Germany in 1986. [3] The cassette version of the album included five extra tracks.

Contents

CD release

The album was unavailable on CD until 2009 when Cherry Red Records released Get Us out of Here/Doot-Doot, which includes both Freur albums on one CD. [3] In order to fit both albums onto one CD over two minutes of music has been removed from Get Us out of Here; with the tracks "Emeralds and Pearls", "The Devil and Darkness", "The Piano Song", "Happiness" and "Endless Groove" all being faded out prematurely.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Karl Hyde, Rick Smith and Alfie Thomas, except where noted.

CBS Records LP: CBS 26328

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Look in the Back for Answers" 4:31
2."Emeralds and Pearls" 5:17
3."Kiss Me" 3:48
4."A.O.K.O."Freur3:15
5."The Devil and Darkness" 4:38
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."The Piano Song"4:23
2."Happiness"4:01
3."Endless Groove"3:25
4."This Is the Way I'd Like to Live My Life"3:41
5."Bella Donna"4:48

CBS Records Cassette: 40-26328

Get Us out of Here: Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Look in the Back for Answers" 4:34
2."Emeralds and Pearls" 5:19
3."Kiss Me" 3:50
4."A.O.K.O."Freur3:18
5."The Devil and Darkness" 4:41
6."Jazz Is King?" 8:28
7."Major Motion" 4:31
8."This Is the Way" 1:32
Get Us out of Here: Side two
No.TitleLength
1."The Piano Song"4:25
2."Happiness"4:03
3."Endless Groove"3:28
4."This Is the Way I'd Like to Live My Life"3:43
5."Bella Donna"4:49
6."Innocence"6:08
7."Get Us Out of Here"0:25

2009 – Cherry Red Records CD: CDM RED 419*

Get Us out of Here/Doot-Doot
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Look in the Back for Answers" 4:34
2."Emeralds and Pearls" 4:44
3."Kiss Me" 3:50
4."A.O.K.O."Freur3:19
5."The Devil and Darkness" 4:08
6."The Piano Song" 4:04
7."Happiness" 3:17
8."Endless Groove" 3:04
9."This Is the Way I'd Like to Live My Life" 3:43
10."Bella Donna" 4:50
Total length:39:32

* Tracks 11–20 taken from the album Doot-Doot

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References

  1. Sutton, Michael. "Freur – Get Us Out of Here". AllMusic. All Media Network . Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  2. Schnee, Steve "Spaz". "Freur – Get Us out of Here/Doot Doot". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Freur – Get Us Out Of Here / Doot-Doot". Cherry Red Records. Archived from the original on 1 December 2009.