Shout: The Very Best of Tears for Fears

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Shout: The Very Best of Tears for Fears
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Compilation album by
Released25 September 2001
Recorded1981–1993
Length79:07
Label Mercury Records
Producer Mike Ragogna
Tears for Fears chronology
The Working Hour: An Introduction to Tears for Fears
(2001)
Shout: The Very Best of Tears for Fears
(2001)
Tears for Fears: The Ultimate 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.

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Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [1]
PopMatters Favorable [2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [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.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Mad World" Roland Orzabal 3:34
2."Change"Orzabal3:59
3."Pale Shelter"Orzabal4:26
4."The Way You Are"Orzabal; Curt Smith; Manny Elias; Ian Stanley 4:55
5."Suffer the Children"Orzabal3:51
6."Mothers Talk (US remix)"Orzabal; Stanley4:18
7."Shout"Orzabal; Stanley6:32
8."Everybody Wants to Rule the World"Orzabal; Stanley; Chris Hughes 4:08
9."Head over Heels"Orzabal; Smith4:15
10."I Believe (A Soulful Re-Recording)"Orzabal4:41
11."Sowing the Seeds of Love"Orzabal; Smith5:41
12."Woman in Chains"Orzabal6:28
13."Advice for the Young at Heart"Orzabal; Nicky Holland4:44
14."Laid So Low (Tears Roll Down)"Orzabal; David Bascombe4:41
15."Break It Down Again"Orzabal; Alan Griffiths 4:32
16."New Star"Orzabal; Griffiths4:27
17."Goodnight Song"Orzabal; Griffiths3:53
Total length:1:19:05

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