Midnight to Midnight

Midnight to Midnight
Studio album by The Psychedelic Furs
Released February 1987
Studio Hansa Tonstudio, Berlin, Germany
Genre
Length 42:40
Label Columbia
Producer Chris Kimsey
The Psychedelic Furs chronology
Mirror Moves
(1984)Mirror Moves1984		 Midnight to Midnight
(1987)		 All of This and Nothing
(1988)All of This and Nothing1988
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert ChristgauB[2]
Rolling StoneUnrated[3]

Midnight to Midnight is the fifth studio album by the English rock band The Psychedelic Furs. It was originally released in early 1987, on the label Columbia. Richard Butler later claimed that the success of "Pretty in Pink" caused the band to be pressured into entering the recording studio to record a follow-up release before they were ready. The result was Midnight to Midnight, their greatest commercial success, yet an album Richard Butler later characterized as "hollow, vapid and weak".[4] A more overtly commercial effort than the Furs had ever recorded before, the album also featured the single "Heartbreak Beat", which proved to be the Furs' biggest Top 40 entry in the US at that time. The album also featured drummer Paul Garisto and saxophonist Mars Williams, both of whom continue to tour with the band.

Track listing

All tracks composed and arranged by Richard Butler, John Ashton and Tim Butler, except where stated.

  1. "Heartbreak Beat" – 5:10
  2. "Shock" – 5:05
  3. "Shadow in My Heart" – 4:07
  4. "Angels Don't Cry" – 5:07
  5. "Midnight to Midnight" – 4:30
  6. "One More Word" – 5:17
  7. "All of the Law" – 4:46
  8. "Torture" – 3:50
  9. "No Release" – 4:52
  10. "Pretty in Pink" (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.

Original US LP release

Side 1
  1. "Heartbreak Beat" – 5:10
  2. "Shock" – 5:05
  3. "Shadow in My Heart" – 4:07
  4. "Angels Don't Cry" – 5:07
Side 2
  1. "Midnight to Midnight" – 4:30
  2. "One More Word" – 5:17
  3. "All of the Law" – 4:46
  4. "Torture" – 3:50
  5. "No Release" – 4:52

Personnel

The Psychedelic Furs
Additional personnel
Production team

Videos

Official music videos were produced for the singles "Heartbreak Beat" and "Angels Don't Cry", with the latter work directed by British filmmaker Tim Pope.[5]

Chart performance

Album

Year Country Chart Position Citation
1987 U.S. Billboard 200 29 [6]
1987 New Zealand NZ Album Chart 20 [7]

Single

Year Single Country Chart Position Citation
1987 "Heartbreak Beat" U.S. Billboard Hot 100 59 [8]
1987 "Heartbreak Beat" New Zealand NZ Singles Chart 23 [9]

References

  1. ↑ "Midnight to Midnight – The Psychedelic Furs". AllMusic.
  2. ↑ Christgau, Robert (31 March 1987). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  3. ↑ "Psychedelic Furs – 'Midnight to Midnight' album review". Archived from the original on 17 June 2009. Retrieved 24 October 2008.
  4. ↑ "From forever to a cosmic joke". Sydney Morning Herald. 19 June 2006. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
  5. ↑ Thompson, Dave (2004). Beautiful Chaos: The Psychedelic Furs. London: Helter Skelter. p. 214. ISBN 978-1-900924-47-4.
  6. ↑ "Billboard 200: Psychedelic Furs". Billboard. 2017. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Midnight to Midnight (album)". Charts.org.nz. Hung Medien. 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  8. ↑ "Hot 100: Psychedelic Furs". Billboard. 2017. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Heartbreak Beat (song)". Charts.org.nz. Hung Medien. 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
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