Saturnine Martial & Lunatic

Saturnine Martial & Lunatic is a compilation album by the British pop rock band Tears for Fears, released on 3 June 1996.[1] It is a collection of B-sides and rare tracks, spanning some ten years of recording from the band's era signed to Mercury/Phonogram. The album also includes their 1983 hit single "The Way You Are".

Saturnine Martial & Lunatic
Compilation album by
Released3 June 1996 (UK)
Recorded1983–1993
GenrePop rock
Length78:32
LabelMercury / Fontana
ProducerVarious
Tears for Fears chronology
Raoul and the Kings of Spain
(1995)
Saturnine Martial & Lunatic
(1996)
Everybody Loves a Happy Ending
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

The album includes liner notes written by the band members themselves, reflecting on the tracks included.

Track listing edit

  1. "Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams (Fluke Remix)" – 6:21
  2. "The Big Chair" – 3:20
  3. "Schrödinger's Cat" – 5:03
  4. "My Life in the Suicide Ranks" – 4:32
  5. "When in Love With a Blind Man" – 2:24
  6. "Pharaohs (Single Version)" – 3:41
  7. "Déjà-Vu and the Sins of Science" – 6:24
  8. "The Marauders" – 4:08
  9. "Tears Roll Down" – 3:16
  10. "New Star" – 4:26
  11. "The Body Wah" – 5:19
  12. "Lord of Karma" – 4:41
  13. "Bloodletting Go" – 4:11
  14. "Always in the Past" – 4:38
  15. "Sea Song" – 3:51
  16. "Ashes to Ashes" – 4:31
  17. "Empire Building" – 2:49
  18. "The Way You Are" – 4:57

Notes

  • Track 1 written by Orzabal.
  • Tracks 2 and 6 written by Orzabal/Smith/Stanley/Hughes.
  • Tracks 3, 7, 10, 11, 12, and 13 written by Orzabal/Griffiths.
  • Track 4 written by Orzabal/Stanley/Hughes.
  • Tracks 5, 8, and 14 written by Orzabal/Stanley.
  • Track 9 written by Orzabal/Bascombe.
  • Track 17 written by Orzabal/Smith/Stanley.
  • Track 18 written by Orzabal/Smith/Stanley/Elias.
  • Track 15 written by Robert Wyatt.
  • Track 16 written by David Bowie.

Publishing Years

  • Track 1 Ⓟ 1991 Mercury Records Ltd. (London)
  • Tracks 2, 5, 17 Ⓟ 1984 Mercury Records Ltd. (London)
  • Tracks 3, 7, 10, 13 Ⓟ 1993 Mercury Records Ltd. (London)
  • Tracks 4, 9, 14 Ⓟ 1989 Mercury Records Ltd. (London)
  • Tracks 6, 15 Ⓟ 1985 Mercury Records Ltd. (London)
  • Tracks 8, 18 Ⓟ 1983 Mercury Records Ltd. (London)
  • Track 11 Ⓟ 1996 Mercury Records Ltd. (London)
  • Tracks 12, 16 Ⓟ 1992 Mercury Records Ltd. (London)

Notes edit

  • The included version of "Johnny Panic" is not the original 1990, B-side version, but the remix produced by Fluke, which was released in 1991 as a single in its own right. The original can be heard on the B-side of "Advice for the Young at Heart" and also on the remastered CD of The Seeds of Love.
  • The included version of "Tears Roll Down" is the original B-side from 1989, not the later "Laid So Low (Tears Roll Down)" version which was a hit single in 1992.
  • Although this album was released after Raoul and the Kings of Spain, it contains none of the various B-sides recorded around the time of that album as Tears for Fears had switched record labels by that time.
  • "Ashes to Ashes" is from the NME charity album Ruby Trax.
  • This album came out before the remastered TFF albums which had many of the B-sides added. It is unclear if the tracks on Saturnine are remastered or not.

Charts edit

Chart performance for Saturnine Martial & Lunatic
Chart (2023) Peak
position
UK Physical Albums (OCC)[2] 42
UK Vinyl Albums (OCC)[3] 32

References edit

  1. ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Saturnine Martial & Lunatic – Tears for Fears". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Official Physical Albums Chart Top 100: 28 April 2023 – 04 May 2023". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Official Vinyl Albums Chart Top 100: 28 April 2023 – 04 May 2023". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 April 2023.