The Psychedelic Furs (album)

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The Psychedelic Furs
The Psychedelic Furs cover
Studio album by The Psychedelic Furs
Released February, 1980
Recorded 1979
Genre Post-punk
Length 40:50
Label Columbia Records
Producer Steve Lillywhite
Professional reviews
The Psychedelic Furs chronology
The Psychedelic Furs
(1980)
Talk Talk Talk
(1981)
Alternate cover
1980 release cover
1980 release cover

The Psychedelic Furs was the first album by The Psychedelic Furs. It was released in 1980 on Columbia Records. It was reissued with bonus tracks in 2002 by Columbia/Legacy.

Contents

[edit] Track Listing (2002 Reissue)

All songs written by Richard Butler, John Ashton, Tim Butler, Vince Ely, Roger Morris and Duncan Kilburn except as indicated.

  1. "India" – 6:21
  2. "Sister Europe" – 5:38
  3. "Imitation of Christ" – 5:28
  4. "Fall" – 2:40
  5. "Pulse" – 2:37
  6. "We Love You" – 3:26
  7. "Wedding Song" – 4:19
  8. "Blacks/Radio" – 6:56
  9. "Flowers" – 4:10

[edit] Bonus tracks (2002 reissue)

  1. "Susan's Strange" – 3:13 produced by Martin Hannett
  2. "Soap Commercial" – 2:53 produced by Martin Hannett
  3. "Mack the Knife" (Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht, Marc Blitzstein) – 4:18 produced by The Psychedelic Furs
  4. "Flowers (Demo)" – 5:36 produced by The Psychedelic Furs

[edit] Original US LP Release

[edit] Side one

  1. "India" – 6:21
  2. "Sister Europe" – 5:38
  3. "Susan's Strange" – 3:13
  4. "Fall" – 2:40
  5. "We Love You" – 3:26

[edit] Side two

  1. "Soap Commercial" – 2:53
  2. "Imitation of Christ" – 5:28
  3. "Pulse" – 2:37
  4. "Wedding Song" – 4:19
  5. "Flowers" – 4:10

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Charts

Album

Year Chart Position
1980 Billboard Pop Albums 140

Singles

Year Single Chart Position
1980 "India/Pulse/We Love You/Flowers" Billboard Club Play Singles 36
1980 "We Love You" Billboard Club Play Singles 77