Behind the Curtain (album)

Behind the Curtain
Compilation album by Wire
Released	1995
Label	EMI
Producer	Mike Thorne
Wire chronology
1985-1990: The A List (1993) Behind the Curtain (1995) Turns and Strokes (1996)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Robert Christgau	B+

Behind the Curtain is a compilation album by English rock band Wire. It was released in 1995.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Mary Is a Dyke"	Bruce Gilbert, Robert Gotobed, Graham Lewis, Colin Newman	1:08
2.	"Too True"	Gilbert, Gotobed, Lewis, Newman	1:05
3.	"Just Don't Care"	Gilbert, Gotobed, Lewis, Newman	1:22
4.	"TV"	Gilbert, Gotobed, Lewis, Newman	1:26
5.	"New York City"	Gilbert, Gotobed, Lewis, Newman	1:12
6.	"After Midnight"	J.J. Cale	1:30
7.	"Pink Flag"	Gilbert, Gotobed, Lewis, Newman	2:35
8.	"Love Ain't Polite"	Gilbert, Gotobed, Lewis, Newman	1:05
9.	"Oh No Not So"	Gilbert, Gotobed, Lewis, Newman	1:37
10.	"It's the Motive"	Gilbert, Gotobed, Lewis, Newman	1:24
11.	"Practice Makes Perfect"	Gilbert, Newman	3:49
12.	"Sand in My Joints"	Lewis	1:51
13.	"Stablemate"	Gilbert, Gotobed, Lewis, Newman	2:17
14.	"I Feel Mysterious Today"	Lewis, Newman	1:41
15.	"Underwater Experiences"	Gilbert, Gotobed, Lewis, Newman	3:15
16.	"Dot Dash"	Lewis, Newman	2:20
17.	"Options R"	Lewis	1:51
18.	"From the Nursery"	Lewis, Newman	2:53
19.	"Finistaire"	Lewis, Newman	2:17
20.	"No Romans"	Gilbert, Gotobed, Lewis, Newman	1:12
21.	"Another the Letter"	Gilbert, Newman	1:07
22.	"40 Versions"	Gilbert	3:19
23.	"Blessed State"	Gilbert	3:14
24.	"A Touching Display"	Lewis	5:19
25.	"Once Is Enough"	Newman	2:39
26.	"Stepping Off too Quick"	Gilbert, Gotobed, Lewis, Newman	1:24
27.	"Indirect Inquiries"	Lewis, Newman	3:20
28.	"Map Ref. 41 Degrees North 93Degrees West"	Gilbert, Lewis, Newman	3:50
29.	"A Question of Degree"	Lewis, Newman	2:58
30.	"Two People in a Room"	Gilbert, Newman	2:04
31.	"Former Airline"	Gilbert	1:12

Personnel

Production

• Tim Chacksfield – project co-ordination
• Kevin S. Eden – compilation, liner notes
• Bruce Gilbert – concept
• Graham Lewis – concept
• Jon Savage – compilation, liner notes
• Mike Thorne – producer
• Jon Wozencroft – compilation, liner notes, design

External links

• Behind the Curtain at Discogs