Should the World Fail to Fall Apart explained

Should the World Fail to Fall Apart
Type:studio
Artist:Peter Murphy
Cover:PeterMurphy-ShouldTheWorldFailToFallApart.jpg
Released:July 1986
Recorded:1986
Studio:
Genre:Alternative rock
Length:53:00
Label:RCA, Beggars Banquet
Producer:Ivo Watts-Russell, Peter Murphy, Howard Hughes, Gerry Kitchingham
Next Title:Love Hysteria
Next Year:1988

Should the World Fail to Fall Apart is the debut album by the British solo artist Peter Murphy, formerly of the gothic rock band Bauhaus.[1] [2] The album contains Murphy's covers of Magazine's "The Light Pours Out of Me" and Pere Ubu's "Final Solution."[3] It was released in 1986.[4]

Production

Many guest musicians appear on the album, including Howard Hughes and John McGeoch.[5]

Critical reception

Trouser Press wrote: "If Murphy could remove the melodrama from his delivery, a lot of the songs might have been quite nice. But even at low volume and languorous tempo, he can’t shake the old goth theatrics out of his voice."[6] The Spin Alternative Record Guide called the album "the least perfunctory" of Murphy's solo releases.[7]

Track listing

Original LP track listing

All tracks composed by Peter Murphy and Howard Hughes (Stephen Betts); except where indicated

  1. "Canvas Beauty (Romance Version)"
  2. "The Light Pours Out of Me" (Howard Devoto, Pete Shelley, John McGeoch)
  3. "Confessions"
  4. "Should the World Fail to Fall Apart"
  5. "Never Man" (Peter Murphy)
  6. "God Sends"
  7. "Blue Heart"
  8. "The Answer Is Clear"
  9. "Final Solution" (David Thomas, Craig Bell)
  10. "Jemal" (Peter Murphy)

Canadian LP track listing

The Canadian version of the LP, released on Vertigo/PolyGram, has a different cover as well an alternative track listing:

  1. "Should the World Fail to Fall Apart"
  2. "Never Man"
  3. "Tale of the Tongue"
  4. "God Sends"
  5. "Blue Heart"
  6. "The Answer Is Clear"
  7. "Confessions
  8. "Final Solution"
  9. "Jemal"
  10. "The Light Pours Out of Me"

In addition to reordering, the track "Canvas Beauty" was dropped in favor of "Tale of The Tongue", which had been released in the UK as a non-album single.

2011 deluxe edition bonus CD

In July 2011, Cherry Red Records released a 25th anniversary deluxe edition of the album with a bonus disc of 13 B-sides and remixes:

  1. "Canvas Beauty" (Fast Version)
  2. "The Light Pours Out of Me" (Original version)
  3. "Confessions" (Remix)
  4. "Should the World Fail to Fall Apart" (Version 3)
  5. "Stay"
  6. "Tale of the Tongue" (12″ Version)
  7. "Blue Heart" (12″ Version)
  8. "The Answer Is Clear" (Version)
  9. "Final Solution" (Club mix)
  10. "Jemal" (Version 2)
  11. "Should the World Fail to Fall Apart" (Unreleased version)
  12. "Final Solution" (Full version)
  13. "Final Solution" (Third and final mix)

Personnel

Technical

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Peter Murphy | Biography & History. AllMusic.
  2. Book: Thompson, Dave. Alternative Rock. November 28, 2000. Hal Leonard Corporation. 9780879306076. Google Books.
  3. Web site: Review. www.ox-fanzine.de.
  4. Web site: Peter Murphy Postpones Residency Due to Vocal Cords Issue. Althea. Legaspi. Rolling Stone. April 27, 2017.
  5. Web site: "I'm relevant, but Bauhaus aren't": DiS meets Peter Murphy. DrownedInSound.
  6. Web site: Peter Murphy . Trouser Press . 28 November 2020.
  7. Book: Spin Alternative Record Guide . 1995 . Vintage Books . 33.

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