Through the Looking Glass (album)

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Through the Looking Glass
Through the Looking Glass cover
Cover album by Siouxsie & the Banshees
Released 1987
Recorded 1987
Genre Gothic rock
Length 43:54
Label Polydor
Producer(s) Siouxsie and the Banshees, Mike Hedges
Professional reviews
Siouxsie & the Banshees chronology
Tinderbox
(1986)
Through the Looking Glass
(1987)
Peepshow
(1988)


Through the Looking Glass is an 1987 album from Siouxsie & the Banshees containing cover versions of songs written and originally performed by other artists.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us" (written by Ron Mael; original by The Sparks)
  2. "Hall of Mirrors" (written by Ralf Hütter/Florian Schneider/Emil Schult; original by Kraftwerk)
  3. "Trust in Me" (written by The Sherman Brothers; original by Kaa)
  4. "This Wheel's on Fire" (written by Rick Danko/Bob Dylan; original by Julie Driscoll)
  5. "Strange Fruit" (written by Lewis Allan; original by Billie Holiday)
  6. "You're Lost Little Girl" (written by John Densmore/Robbie Krieger/Ray Manzarek/Jim Morrison; original by The Doors)
  7. "The Passenger" (written by Iggy Pop and Ricky Gardiner; original by Iggy Pop)
  8. "Gun" (written and original by John Cale)
  9. "Sea Breezes" (written by Bryan Ferry; original by Roxy Music)
  10. "Little Johnny Jewel" (written by Tom Verlaine; original by Television)

[edit] Personnel

  • Siouxsie Sioux: vocals
  • Steven Severin: electric bass and keyboards
  • Budgie: drums and percussion
  • John Valentine Carruthers: guitars and keyboards
  • Martin McCarrick: cello, keyboards, string arrangements
  • Jocelyn Pook: viola
  • Gini Ball: violin
  • Peter Thomas: trombone
  • Luke Tunney: trumpet
  • Martin Dobson: saxophone
  • Julie Aliss: harp
  • Mike Hedges: producer, engineer
  • Siouxsie & the Banshees: producers

[edit] Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1987 The Billboard 200 188


Siouxsie & the Banshees
Siouxsie Sioux | Steven Severin | Budgie
Knox Chandler | John Valentine Carruthers | Peter Fenton | Jon Klein | Martin McCarrick | John McGeoch | John McKay | Kenny Morris | Marco Pirroni | Robert Smith | Sid Vicious
Siouxsie & the Banshees discography
Studio albums and extended plays: The Scream | Join Hands | Kaleidoscope | Juju | A Kiss in the Dreamhouse | Hyæna | The Thorn EP | Tinderbox | Through the Looking Glass | Peepshow | Superstition | The Rapture
Compilations: Once Upon a Time: The Singles | Twice Upon a Time: The Singles | The Best of Siouxsie & the Banshees | Downside Up
Live Albums: Nocturne | Seven Year Itch
Peel Sessions: Voices on the Air: The Peel Sessions
Singles: Hong Kong Garden | The Staircase (Mystery) | Playground Twist | Mittageisen / Love in a Void | Happy House | Christine | Israel | Spellbound | Arabian Knights | Fireworks | Slowdive | Melt! | Dear Prudence | Swimming Horses | Dazzle | Overground | Cities in Dust | Candyman | This Wheel's on Fire | The Passenger | Song from the Edge of the World | Peek-a-Boo | The Killing Jar | The Last Beat of My Heart | Kiss Them for Me | Shadowtime | Fear (of the Unknown) | Face to Face | O Baby | Stargazer
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