Shout: The Very Best of Tears for Fears

Shout: The Very Best of Tears for Fears
Compilation album by Tears for Fears
Released	25 September 2001
Recorded	1981–1993
Length	79:07
Label	Mercury Records
Producer	Mike Ragogna
Tears for Fears chronology
Classic Tears for Fears: The Universal Masters Collection (2001) Shout: The Very Best of Tears for Fears (2001) The Collection (2003)

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.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
PopMatters	Favourable [2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[3]

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]

Track listing

CD ^[5]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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

Personnel

• Adapted from AllMusic. ^[1]

Tears for Fears

• Roland Orzabal – guitar, keyboards, vocals
• Curt Smith – bass, keyboards, vocals
• Ian Stanley – keyboards
• Manny Elias – drums

Additional contributors

• Chris Hughes – background vocals, drums
• Oleta Adams – vocals
• John Baker – background vocals
• Mel Collins – saxophone
• Phil Collins – drums
• Randy Jacobs – guitar
• Manu Katché – drums
• Mark O'Donoughue – Wurlitzer
• Caroline Orzabal – background vocals
• Pino Palladino – bass
• Simon Phillips – drums
• Neil Taylor – guitar

References

1. Promis. Tear for Fears – Shout: The Very Best of Tears for Fears: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
2. Varkentine, Ben (24 September 2001). "Music Review – Tears for Fears: Shout: The Very Best of Tears for Fears". PopMatters . Retrieved 18 November 2017.
3. "The Encyclopedia of Popular Music". Internet Archive. New York : Oxford University Press. 2004. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
4. "Back Tracks: Tears for Fears - The Second Disc". The Second Disc. 25 February 2010. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
5. Orzabal, Roland; Smith, Curt. Shout: The Very Best of Tears for Fears, 2001. CD.