Mirror Moves

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Mirror Moves
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Studio album by
Released21 August 1984 (21 August 1984)
Recorded1983–1984
Studio
Genre
Length37:27
Label Columbia
Producer Keith Forsey
The Psychedelic Furs chronology
Forever Now
(1982)
Mirror Moves
(1984)
Midnight to Midnight
(1987)
Singles from Mirror Moves
  1. "Heaven"
    Released: 1984
  2. "The Ghost in You"
    Released: 1984
  3. "Here Come Cowboys"
    Released: 1984
  4. "Heartbeat"
    Released: 1984
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
The Village Voice B+ [4]

Mirror Moves is the fourth studio album by English rock band the Psychedelic Furs, released 21 August 1984 by Columbia Records, two years after their previous studio album, Forever Now .

Contents

The album includes the dance hit "Heartbeat" and the chart hits "Heaven" and "The Ghost in You". "Here Come Cowboys" was also released as a single and received substantial airplay on MTV.

Furs drummer Vince Ely had left the band, leaving lead vocalist Richard Butler, bassist Tim Butler and guitarist John Ashton to work as a trio. Producer Keith Forsey handled the majority of the drumming on the album, with session musician Thommy Price playing on two tracks. The cover artwork and design was a tribute to artist Barney Bubbles, who had died the previous year. He was acknowledged in the credits with the words "after Barney Bubbles".

Mirror Moves became their second album to be certified gold in the US.

In 1985, during the promotion of The Head on the Door , Robert Smith of the Cure cited Mirror Moves as one of his five favorite albums. [5]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Ghost in You"4:17
2."Here Come Cowboys"
  • R. Butler
  • T. Butler
3:55
3."Heaven"
  • R. Butler
  • T. Butler
3:27
4."Heartbeat"
5:17
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."My Time"
  • Ashton
  • R. Butler
4:27
6."Like a Stranger"
  • R. Butler
  • T. Butler
4:00
7."Alice's House"
  • R. Butler
  • Ashton
  • T. Butler
3:53
8."Only a Game"
  • Ashton
  • R. Butler
4:13
9."Highwire Days"
  • Ashton
  • R. Butler
3:58
Total length:37:27

Personnel

The Psychedelic Furs

Additional personnel

Production and artwork

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [14] Gold50,000^
United States (RIAA) [15] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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