Secret World Live in Paris
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Secret World - Live in Paris is a live album by Tears for Fears
, released on 27 February 2006 by XIII Bis.
Tears for Fears
Tears for Fears are an English new wave band formed in the early 1980s by Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith.Founded after the dissolution of their first band, the mod-influenced Graduate, they were initially associated with the New Wave synthesiser bands of the early 1980s but later branched out into...
, released on 27 February 2006 by XIII Bis.
Track listing
Tracks 1-9 recorded in Paris, 18 June 2005. Tracks 10-12 are studio recordings.- "Secret WorldSecret World (song)"Secret World" is a song by the British band Tears for Fears. It was only released in France as a promotional single. The single was released to promote the live album Secret World Live in Paris....
" (Roland OrzabalRoland OrzabalRoland Jaime Orzabal de la Quintana is an English musician, songwriter and record producer. He is known mainly as a co-founding member of Tears for Fears, of which he is the main songwriter and joint vocalist, but he has also achieved success as a producer of other artists.- Early career :Orzabal...
) - 4:54 - "Call Me Mellow" (Orzabal, Charlton Pettus, Curt SmithCurt SmithCurt Smith is an English musician. He is best known for forming the band Tears for Fears, along with childhood friend Roland Orzabal. Also a solo artist, he released his third album Halfway, Pleased in May 2008....
) - 3:45 - "Sowing the Seeds of LoveSowing the Seeds of Love"Sowing the Seeds of Love" is a 1989 song and single by the British group Tears for Fears from their 1989 album The Seeds of Love.A worldwide hit, it reached the top five in the UK, Canada , Ireland, Italy, New Zealand and the Netherlands. In the US, it peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot...
" (Orzabal, Smith) - 6:51 - "Pale ShelterPale Shelter"Pale Shelter" is a song by the British band Tears for Fears. Written by Roland Orzabal and sung by bassist Curt Smith, it was originally the band's second single release in early 1982 - called at that time "Pale Shelter " - but would not find chart success until a reissue the following year...
" (Orzabal) - 4:43 - "Closest Thing to HeavenClosest Thing to Heaven"Closest Thing to Heaven" is a song by the British band Tears for Fears. It was released as the first single from their 2004 album Everybody Loves a Happy Ending and is the first single that features both original members Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith since 1990.The song was also Tears for Fears'...
" (Orzabal, Pettus, Smith) - 4:08 - "Mad WorldMad World"Mad World" is a song by the British band Tears for Fears. Written by Roland Orzabal and sung by bassist Curt Smith, it was the band's third single release and first chart hit, reaching #3 on the UK Singles Chart in November 1982. Both "Mad World" and its B-side, "Ideas As Opiates", would turn up...
" (Orzabal) - 5:14 - "Everybody Wants to Rule the WorldEverybody Wants to Rule the World"Everybody Wants to Rule the World" is a song by the British New Wave band Tears for Fears.It was the band's ninth single release in the United Kingdom and seventh UK Top 40 chart hit, peaking at number two in April 1985...
" (Chris HughesChris Hughes (record producer)Chris Hughes is a music producer and a former drummer for Adam and the Ants....
, Orzabal, Ian StanleyIan StanleyIan Stanley is an English musician, songwriter and record producer...
) - 4:27 - "Head Over HeelsHead over Heels (Tears for Fears song)"Head over Heels" is a song by the British New Wave band Tears for Fears.It was the band's tenth single release in the United Kingdom and eighth UK Top 40 hit, peaking at #12 in July 1985...
" (Orzabal, Smith) - 4:12 - "ShoutShout (Tears for Fears song)"Shout" is a song by the British band Tears for Fears.Written by Roland Orzabal and Ian Stanley and sung by Orzabal , it was the band's eighth single release and sixth UK Top 40 hit, peaking at #4 in January 1985...
" (Orzabal, Stanley) - 6:32 - "Secret World" (radio edit) - bonus studio track (Orzabal) - 3:37
- "Floating Down the River" (previously unreleased) - bonus studio track (Orzabal) - 3:56
- "What Are We Fighting For" (previously released on Curt Smith's 1998 Mayfield album) - bonus studio track (Pettus, Smith) - 4:46
DVD listing
- "Secret World" (Orzabal)
- "Call Me Mellow" (Orzabal, Pettus, Smith)
- "Sowing the Seeds of Love" (Orzabal, Smith)
- "Pale Shelter" (Orzabal, Smith)
- "Closest Thing to Heaven" (Orzabal, Pettus, Smith)
- "Mad World" (Orzabal)
- "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" (Hughes, Orzabal, Stanley)
- "Head Over Heels" (Orzabal, Smith)
- "Shout" (Orzabal, Stanley)
Live Personnel
- Roland OrzabalRoland OrzabalRoland Jaime Orzabal de la Quintana is an English musician, songwriter and record producer. He is known mainly as a co-founding member of Tears for Fears, of which he is the main songwriter and joint vocalist, but he has also achieved success as a producer of other artists.- Early career :Orzabal...
- rhythm guitar, lead vocals on 1, 2, 3, 5, 8 and 9 - Curt SmithCurt SmithCurt Smith is an English musician. He is best known for forming the band Tears for Fears, along with childhood friend Roland Orzabal. Also a solo artist, he released his third album Halfway, Pleased in May 2008....
- bass guitar, lead vocals on 4, 6 and 7 - Charlton Pettus - lead guitar
- Doug Petty - keyboards
- Nick D'Virgilio - drums