Shout: The Very Best of Tears for Fears | ||||
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Released | 25 September 2001 | |||
Recorded | 1981–1993 | |||
Length | 79:07 | |||
Label | Mercury Records | |||
Producer | Mike Ragogna | |||
Tears for Fears chronology | ||||
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Shout: The Very Best of Tears for Fears is a 2001 compilation album released by the British band Tears for Fears. The album contains the greatest hits of the band from their first album, The Hurting , to the much later Elemental . The liner notes contain various photographs which were researched by Jason Pastori and coordinated by Ryan Null.
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
PopMatters | Favourable [2] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
In an AllMusic review, Jose F. Promis says "Shout: The Very Best of Tears for Fears provides an excellent overview of the band's key tracks" with the set improving upon their previous compilation (1992's Tears Roll Down ) by including an additional five tracks. He concludes by stating it "stands as the definitive Tears for Fears collection". [1] Mike Duquette of the Second Disc states that it is the "best single disc TFF set for your money" and that "It's inexplicable as to why a generic 20th Century Masters disc was released almost simultaneously." [4]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Mad World" | Roland Orzabal | 3:34 |
2. | "Change" | Orzabal | 3:59 |
3. | "Pale Shelter" | Orzabal | 4:26 |
4. | "The Way You Are" | Orzabal; Curt Smith; Manny Elias; Ian Stanley | 4:55 |
5. | "Suffer the Children" | Orzabal | 3:51 |
6. | "Mothers Talk (US remix)" | Orzabal; Stanley | 4:18 |
7. | "Shout" | Orzabal; Stanley | 6:32 |
8. | "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" | Orzabal; Stanley; Chris Hughes | 4:08 |
9. | "Head over Heels" | Orzabal; Smith | 4:15 |
10. | "I Believe (A Soulful Re-Recording)" | Orzabal | 4:41 |
11. | "Sowing the Seeds of Love" | Orzabal; Smith | 5:41 |
12. | "Woman in Chains" | Orzabal | 6:28 |
13. | "Advice for the Young at Heart" | Orzabal; Nicky Holland | 4:44 |
14. | "Laid So Low (Tears Roll Down)" | Orzabal; David Bascombe | 4:41 |
15. | "Break It Down Again" | Orzabal; Alan Griffiths | 4:32 |
16. | "New Star" | Orzabal; Griffiths | 4:27 |
17. | "Goodnight Song" | Orzabal; Griffiths | 3:53 |
Total length: | 1:19:05 |