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Released
  
February 1987

Artist
  
The Psychedelic Furs

Producer
  
Chris Kimsey

Genre
  
New wave

Length
  
42:40

Release date
  
1987

Label
  
Columbia Records

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Studio
  
Hansa Tonstudio, Berlin, Germany

Midnight to Midnight(1987)
  
All of This and Nothing(1988)

Similar
  
The Psychedelic Furs albums, New wave albums

Midnight to Midnight is the fifth studio album by the English rock band The Psychedelic Furs. It was originally released in early 1987, on the label Columbia. Richard Butler later claimed that the success of "Pretty in Pink" caused the band to be pressured into entering the recording studio to record a follow-up release before they were ready. The result was Midnight to Midnight, their biggest Top 40 success to date, but an album Richard Butler later characterized as "hollow, vapid and weak". A more overtly commercial effort than the Furs had ever recorded before, the album also featured the single "Heartbreak Beat", which proved to be the Furs' biggest Top 40 entry in the US at that time. The album also featured drummer Paul Garisto and saxophonist Mars Williams, both of whom continue to tour with the band.

Contents

Psychedelic furs midnight to midnight


Track listing

All tracks composed and arranged by Richard Butler, John Ashton and Tim Butler, except where stated.

  1. "Heartbreak Beat" – 5:10
  2. "Shock" – 5:05
  3. "Shadow in My Heart" – 4:07
  4. "Angels Don't Cry" – 5:07
  5. "Midnight to Midnight" – 4:30
  6. "One More Word" – 5:17
  7. "All of the Law" – 4:46
  8. "Torture" – 3:50
  9. "No Release" – 4:52
  10. "Pretty in Pink" (86 version) – 4:12 (Butler, Ashton, Butler, Roger Morris, Duncan Kilburn, Vince Ely)

The 1986 remake of "Pretty In Pink" only appears on the original UK/Euro cassette and CD issues.

Side 1

  1. "Heartbreak Beat" – 5:10
  2. "Shock" – 5:05
  3. "Shadow in My Heart" – 4:07
  4. "Angels Don't Cry" – 5:07

Side 2

  1. "Midnight to Midnight" – 4:30
  2. "One More Word" – 5:17
  3. "All of the Law" – 4:46
  4. "Torture" – 3:50
  5. "No Release" – 4:52

Personnel

The Psychedelic Furs
  • Richard Butler – vocals
  • John Ashton – guitar
  • Tim Butler – bass guitar
    • Additional personnel
  • Mars Williams – horns; saxophone
  • Paul Garisto – drums
  • Marty Williamson – second guitar
  • Jon Carin – keyboards
  • Ed Buller – additional keyboards
  • Steve Scales – percussion
  • Frank Simms – backing vocals
  • Pete Hewlett – backing vocals
    • Production team
  • Chris Kimsey – producing; mixing
  • Michael Barbiero – mixing
  • Nick Egan - art direction, design
  • Michael Halsband - photography

    • Videos

    Official music videos were produced for the singles "Heartbreak Beat" and "Angels Don't Cry", with the latter work directed by British filmmaker Tim Pope.

    Songs

    1Heartbreak Beat5:12
    2Shock5:07
    3Shadow in My Heart4:08

    References

    Midnight to Midnight Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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