Should God Forget: A Retrospective

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Should God Forget: A Retrospective
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Compilation album by
Released21 October 1997
Recorded1979–1991
Genre Post-punk
Length148:05
Label Legacy
The Psychedelic Furs chronology
In the Pink
(1996)
Should God Forget: A Retrospective
(1997)
Radio 1 Sessions
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [1]
Robert Christgau A− [2]

Should God Forget: A Retrospective is a compilation album by the English rock band the Psychedelic Furs, released as a double CD in 1997 by Legacy Records.

Contents

Track listing

Disc 1

  1. "India" – 6:22
  2. "Sister Europe" – 5:39
  3. "Pulse" – 2:39
  4. "Mack the Knife" – 5:59
  5. "Blacks/Radio" – 6:50
  6. "We Love You" – 3:27
  7. "Imitation of Christ" – 5:38
  8. "Soap Commercial" – 3:50
  9. "Pretty in Pink (Original Version)" – 3:58
  10. "Mr. Jones" – 4:02
  11. "Into You Like A Train" – 4:33
  12. "I Wanna Sleep With You" – 3:17
  13. "Merry Go Round (Yes I Do)" – 3:51
  14. "President Gas" – 5:17
  15. "Love My Way" – 3:33
  16. "Sleep Comes Down" – 3:51
  17. "I Don't Want to Be Your Shadow" – 3:48

Disc 2

  1. "Alice's House" – 4:16
  2. "The Ghost in You" – 4:16
  3. "Here Come Cowboys" – 3:56
  4. "Heaven" – 3:26
  5. "Highwire Days" – 4:08
  6. "Heartbeat" – 5:03
  7. "All of the Law" – 5:42
  8. "Heartbreak Beat" – 5:14
  9. "All That Money Wants" – 3:45
  10. "Entertain Me" – 5:00
  11. "Should God Forget" – 4:21
  12. "Torch" – 4:48
  13. "Get a Room" – 4:45
  14. "Until She Comes" – 3:48
  15. "All About You" – 4:17
  16. "There's a World" – 4:46 (though it continues at the 5:15 mark with a hidden bonus track, an alternate version of "Dumb Waiters"

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References

  1. "Should God Forget: A Retrospective – The Psychedelic Furs". AllMusic.
  2. "Psychedelic Furs". Robert Christgau.