Midnight to Midnight
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Midnight to Midnight is the fifth studio album by the English rock
band The Psychedelic Furs, released in 1987. It featured the hit "Heartbreak Beat
", written by Richard Butler
, John Ashton, and Timothy Butler, which released as a single
, was the sole U.S. Top 40 hit for the Psychedelic Furs.
The 1986 remake of "Pretty In Pink" only appears on the original UK/Euro cassette and CD issues.
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
band The Psychedelic Furs, released in 1987. It featured the hit "Heartbreak Beat
Heartbreak Beat
“Heartbreak Beat” is a popular song written by Richard Butler, John Ashton, and Tim Butler of The Psychedelic Furs. The song appeared on the band's 1986 album Midnight to Midnight, and was released as its first single in March....
", written by Richard Butler
Richard Butler (singer)
Richard Lofthouse Butler is the lead singer of the Psychedelic Furs. He is also the founder and vocalist for the disbanded Love Spit Love.-Musical career:...
, John Ashton, and Timothy Butler, which released as a single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
, was the sole U.S. Top 40 hit for the Psychedelic Furs.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Richard Butler, John Ashton and Tim Butler, except where stated.- "Heartbreak BeatHeartbreak Beat“Heartbreak Beat” is a popular song written by Richard Butler, John Ashton, and Tim Butler of The Psychedelic Furs. The song appeared on the band's 1986 album Midnight to Midnight, and was released as its first single in March....
" – 5:10 - "Shock" – 5:05
- "Shadow In My Heart" – 4:07
- "Angels Don't Cry" – 5:07
- "Midnight To Midnight" – 4:30
- "One More Word" – 5:17
- "All Of The Law" – 4:46
- "Torture" – 3:50
- "No Release" – 4:52
- "Pretty in PinkPretty in Pink (song)"Pretty in Pink" is a song by the English rock band The Psychedelic Furs, originally released in 1981 as a single from the band's second album, Talk Talk Talk...
" (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.
Personnel
- Vocals — Richard ButlerRichard Butler (singer)Richard Lofthouse Butler is the lead singer of the Psychedelic Furs. He is also the founder and vocalist for the disbanded Love Spit Love.-Musical career:...
- Guitars — John Ashton
- Bass — Tim ButlerTim ButlerTim Butler is an English songwriter and musician. He is the bass player, and co-founder of the Psychedelic Furs. He is also the youngest of three brothers....
- Horns/Sax — Mars WilliamsMars WilliamsMars Williams is an American jazz and rock saxophonist. Originally a ten year classical clarinetist after being exposed to Big Band and Dixieland Jazz by his trumpet playing father, Mars migrated to the saxophone in his senior year of high school, citing influences from Eric Dolphy, John Coltrane...
- Drums — Paul Garisto
- 2nd Guitar — Marty Williamson
- Keyboards — Jon CarinJon CarinJon Carin is a producer, artist and musician best known for his association with Pink Floyd, and more specifically its guitarist David Gilmour and former member Roger Waters over the last twenty five years. In the early eighties, he gained fame as the front-man for the band Industry...
- Percussion — Steve Scales
- Backing Vocals — Pete Hewlett & Frank SimmsFrank SimmsFrank Simms is an American singer and voice-over artist known for providing the voices behind such iconic characters as the Kool-Aid Man, the Honeycomb Craver, the bug-eyed, fuzzy mascot of Honeycomb cereal, and the Geico ringtone. He is one of the founding members and songwriters of The Simms...
- Additional Keyboards — Ed BullerEd BullerEd Buller is a British record producer and former musician. He primarily works with Australian and British bands like Suede, Pulp, The Raincoats....
- Mixing - Chris KimseyChris KimseyChristopher Kenneth Kimsey is a record producer, mixer and musician most famous for having co-produced The Rolling Stones' Undercover and Steel Wheels albums...
, Michael BarbieroMichael BarbieroMichael Francis Barbiero , is an American record producer, mixer, engineer, songwriter, and journalist.-Background:Michael Barbiero has worked with a number of artists, such as Metallica, Guns N' Roses, Tesla, Cinderella, Blues Traveler, Ziggy Marley, Belouis Some, Cutting Crew, Counting Crows,...