Tears Roll Down (Greatest Hits 82–92) Explained

Tears Roll Down (Greatest Hits 82–92)
Type:greatest
Artist:Tears for Fears
Cover:Tears for Fears - Tears Roll Down (Greatest Hits).png
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Recorded:1982–1992
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Prev Year:1989
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Next Year:1993
Tears Roll Down (Greatest Hits 82–92)
Type:video
Artist:Tears for Fears
Released:1992
Recorded:1982–1992
Length:60 minutes
Label:PolyGram Video
Prev Title:Going to California
Prev Year:1990

Tears Roll Down (Greatest Hits 82–92) is a greatest hits album by the English pop/rock band Tears for Fears. It was released on 2 March 1992 by Fontana Records. Preceded by the single "Laid So Low (Tears Roll Down)", the album contains the band's UK and international top-20 singles (except "Everybody Wants to Run the World"). It has been certified double platinum in the United Kingdom, platinum in the United States, and gold in several other countries including Canada, France and Germany.

Tears Roll Down originally peaked at number one in Italy, number two in the UK and France and reached the top 10 in several other countries upon its release, but re-entered the UK top 10 at number six in 2004 for several weeks following the success of Gary Jules' cover version of "Mad World".

A compilation video under the same title was also released in 1992, and later issued on DVD. The album itself was reissued in 2004 as a 2-CD/1-DVD set under the "Sound+Vision Deluxe" line, and again in 2005 with a bonus disc containing several remixes. The compilation was eventually supplanted by another greatest hits package, , in 2017, and is now out of print.

Track listing

1992 Tears Laid Low (Canada only promo companion disk)

  1. "Tears Roll Down" – 3:20
  2. "Johnny Panic & The Bible Of Dreams" (Mix Two) – 5:59
  3. "Always In The Past" – 4:37
  4. "We Are Broken" – 4:06
  5. "The Conflict" – 4:05
  6. "My Life In The Suicide Ranks" – 4:33
  7. "Music For Tables" – 3:33
  8. "Empire Building" – 2:54
  9. "The Marauders" – 4:17
  10. "The Big Chair" – 3:19
  11. "When In Love With A Blind Man" – 2:25
  12. "Sea Song" – 3:51
  13. "Pharoahs" – 3:

Notes

similar compilation to Saturnine Martial & Lunatic

Pharoahs is spelled that was on both the insert and CD

2005 bonus remix disc

  1. "Shout" (Skylark 12" Extended Club Mix) – 9:07
  2. "Change" (Joey Negro Punkdisco Mix) – 7:42
  3. "Head Over Heels" (Dave Bascombe 7" N. Mix) – 4:17
  4. "Pale Shelter" (New Extended Version) – 7:09
  5. "Laid So Low (Tears Roll Down)" (US Dance Mix) – 3:18
  6. "Mothers Talk" (Beat of the Drum Mix) – 8:57
  7. "Sowing the Seeds of Love" (Wen's Overnight Mix) – 6:48
  8. "Shout" (Jakatta Thrilled-Out Mix) – 5:36
  9. "Woman in Chains" (Jakatta Awakened Mix Radio Edit) – 3:45
  10. "Mad World" (Afterlife Remix) – 5:18
  11. "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" (The Chosen Few Remix) – 6:34

Notes

Track 3 is the "Remix" from the original 7" (1985).

Track 4 is the "Extended Version" from the re-released 12" (1983).

Track 5 is the original "Sowing the Seeds of Love" (1989) B-side "Tears Roll Down", the same version can be found on the Saturnine Martial & Lunatic compilation.

Track 7 is similar to the "Full Version" from the 12" and CD single (1989), but has an additional echo on "Feel the pain".

  1. "Sowing the Seeds of Love" – 6:19
  2. "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" – 4:10
  3. "Woman in Chains" – 6:28
  4. "Shout" – 6:33
  5. "Head over Heels" – 4:14
  6. "Mad World" – 3:29
  7. "Pale Shelter" – 4:39
  8. "I Believe" – 4:49
  9. "Laid So Low (Tears Roll Down)" – 4:44
  10. "Mothers Talk" – 4:59
  11. "Change" – 3:54
  12. "Advice for the Young at Heart" – 4:54
  13. "Shout" (Skylark 12" Extended Club Mix) – 9:07
  14. "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" (The Chosen Few Remix) – 6:34[1]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1992)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)([2] 101
Belgian Albums (IFPI)[3] 2
European Albums (Music & Media)[4] 6
French Compilation Albums (SNEP)[5] 2
Irish Albums (IFPI)[6] 3
Italian Albums (Musica e dischi)[7] 2
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[8] 48
Spanish Albums (AFYVE)[9] 10

Year-end charts

Chart (1992)! scope="col"
Position
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[10] 98
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[11] 94
European Albums (Music & Media)[12] 30
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[13] 55
UK Albums (OCC)[14] 25
Chart (2004)! scope="col"
Position
UK Albums (OCC)[15] 100

Video compilation

The video compilation of Tears Roll Down (Greatest Hits 82–92) was released in 1992 in conjunction with the album, featuring an identical track list. It was reissued on DVD in 2003 with a different cover featuring a still from the "Sowing the Seeds of Love" promo video under Universal Music's "Classic Clips" imprint. After the Tears Roll Down album made a return to the UK top 10 in 2004, the DVD was reissued with the original white "sunflower" cover. The DVD release includes a 5.1 surround sound audio option as well as 2.0 stereo.

Track listing

  1. "Sowing the Seeds of Love" – 6:19
  2. "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" – 4:11
  3. "Woman in Chains" – 6:28
  4. "Shout" – 6:33
  5. "Head over Heels" – 4:14
  6. "Mad World" – 3:29
  7. "Pale Shelter" – 4:39
  8. "I Believe" – 4:50
  9. "Laid So Low (Tears Roll Down)" – 4:44
  10. "Mothers Talk" – 4:59
  11. "Change" – 3:54
  12. "Advice for the Young at Heart" – 4:54

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tears For Fears – Tears Roll Down (Greatest Hits 82-92). www.discogs.com. 10 March 2021. 1 March 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210301130143/https://www.discogs.com/Tears-For-Fears-Tears-Roll-Down-Greatest-Hits-82-92/release/14779574. live.
  2. Web site: Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing 6 April 1992. Bubbling Down Under. 4 May 2023. 4 May 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230504111521/https://www.bubblingdownunder.com/2023/04/week-commencing-6-april-1992.html. live.
  3. Top 10 Sales in Europe . . 9 . 15 . 11 April 1992 . 25 . 29800226 . World Radio History.
  4. European Top 100 Albums . Music & Media . 9 . 15 . 11 April 1992 . 23 . 29800226 . World Radio History.
  5. Web site: Le Détail des Albums de chaque Artiste . InfoDisc . fr . 4 February 2019 . 7 February 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190207015213/https://www.infodisc.fr/Album_Liste_Selection2.php?Lettre=T . live . Select "TEARS For FEARS" from the drop-down menu and click "OK".
  6. Top 10 Sales in Europe . Music & Media . 9 . 14 . 4 April 1992 . 14 . 29800226 . World Radio History.
  7. Web site: Classifiche . . it . 19 July 2022 . 1 December 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161201160637/http://musicaedischi.it/classifiche_archivio.php . live . Select "Album" in the "Tipo" field, type "Tears roll down - The hits 1982/1992" in the "Titolo" field and press "cerca".
  8. Book: Okamoto, Satoshi . Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 . . 2006 . 978-4-87131-077-2.
  9. Top 10 Sales in Europe . Music & Media . 9 . 22 . 30 May 1992 . 29 . 29800226 . World Radio History.
  10. The RPM Top 100 Albums of 1992 . RPM . 56 . 25 . 19 December 1992 . 13 . 0033-7064 . World Radio History.
  11. Web site: Jaaroverzichten – Album 1992 . nl . . 14 December 2020 . 10 November 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201110152816/https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1992&cat=a . live .
  12. 1992 Year-End Sales Charts – Eurochart Top 100 Albums . Music & Media . 9 . 51/52 . 19 December 1992 . 17 . 29800226 . World Radio History.
  13. Web site: Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts – 1992 . de . GfK Entertainment . 4 February 2019 . 6 January 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160106180815/https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-jahr/for-date-1992 . live .
  14. Year End Charts – Top Albums . . 16 January 1993 . 10 . 0265-1548 . World Radio History.
  15. Web site: End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2004 . Official Charts Company . 11 June 2021 . 1 April 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190401163703/https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-artist-albums-chart/20040104/37502/ . live .

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