Tears Roll Down (Greatest Hits 82–92)

Tears Roll Down (Greatest Hits 82-92)
Greatest hits album by Tears for Fears
Released	1992
Recorded	1982–1992
Genre	New wave, pop rock, synthpop
Length	-59:15 (Original CD 1992) -62:28 (Bonus CD 2004)
Label	Mercury Records Phonogram
Tears for Fears chronology
The Seeds of Love (1989) Tears Roll Down (Greatest Hits 82-92) (1992) Elemental (1993)

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Tears Roll Down (Greatest Hits 82–92) is a compilation album released by the British band Tears for Fears in 1992. Preceded by the hit single "Laid So Low (Tears Roll Down)", the album contains twelve of the band's UK Top 40 hits. The album has been certified double platinum in the UK, platinum in the US, and gold in several other countries including Canada and France.

Tears Roll Down originally peaked at #1 in Italy and #2 in the UK and France upon its release, but returned to the UK Top 10 (#6) 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 2CD/1DVD set under the "Sound+Vision Deluxe" line, and again in 2005 with a bonus disc containing various remixes.

Track listing

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

2004 Bonus Disc

1. Memories Fade - 5:08
2. Start Of The Breakdown - 4:58
3. The Hurting - 4:16
4. The Marauders - 4:10
5. The Working Hour - 6:33
6. Shout (US Remix) - 8:02
7. Standing On The Corner Of The Third World - 5:30
8. Johnny Panic & The Bible Of Dreams - 4:19
9. Break It Down Again - 4:32
10. Elemental - 5:31
11. Bloodletting Go - 4:13
12. The Body Wah - 5:17

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^[1]

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 the "Full Version" from the 12" and CD single (1989).

Video and DVD

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.

DVD 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

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