Memories of Love

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Memories of Love
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Released1997 (1997)
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Length42:03
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Future Bible Heroes chronology
Memories of Love
(1997)
Eternal Youth
(2002)

Memories of Love is the debut studio album by the American band Future Bible Heroes, released in 1997. [1] Its accompanying booklet features twelve word puzzles and games that, if solved correctly, reveal the name of the band and the title of the album, plus the lyrics to each of the album's eleven songs.

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [2]
Chicago Tribune Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Christgau's Consumer Guide Rating-Christgau-neither.png [4]
Entertainment Weekly B+ [5]
Pitchfork 7.4/10 [6]
(The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]

The Hartford Courant wrote that Stephen Merritt is "entranced with regret—lost loves, lost summers, lost youth—but such a pessimistic romantic that the loveless sigh of agony is as appealing as the lover's sigh of ecstasy." [8]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Stephin Merritt; all music is composed by Stephin Merritt (vocal melodies) and Christopher Ewen (music and instrumentation)

No.TitleLength
1."Lonely Days"4:10
2."She-Devils of the Deep"4:01
3."Hopeless"3:38
4."Death Opened a Boutique"3:49
5."You Pretend to Be the Moon"4:08
6."Blond Adonis"4:49
7."But You're So Beautiful"4:13
8."A You You Never Knew"2:14
9."Real Summer"3:50
10."Memories of Love"3:27
11."You Steal the Scene"3:45

Personnel

Future Bible Heroes

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