The Psychedelic Furs (album)

The Psychedelic Furs
Studio album by The Psychedelic Furs
Released	February 1980
Recorded	1979
Genre	Post-punk
Length	40:50
Label	Columbia
Producer	Steve Lillywhite, Martin Hannett, Howard Thompson, Ian Taylor, The Psychedelic Furs
The Psychedelic Furs chronology
The Psychedelic Furs (1980) Talk Talk Talk (1981)
Alternative cover
1980 release cover

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Robert Christgau	A−
Rolling Stone

The Psychedelic Furs is the debut album by the English post-punk band The Psychedelic Furs. It was released in 1980 on Columbia Records. It was reissued with bonus tracks in 2002 by Columbia/Legacy. The first UK pressing had an orange sleeve colour; the pink one is from the second and later editions.

Track listing

All songs written by The Psychedelic Furs, except as indicated. All tracks produced by Steve Lillywhite, except as indicated.

Original UK LP

Side one

1. "India" – 6:21
2. "Sister Europe" – 5:38
3. "Imitation of Christ" – 5:28
4. "Fall" – 2:40
5. "Pulse" – 2:37 produced by Howard Thompson, Ian Taylor & The Psychedelic Furs

Side two

1. "We Love You" – 3:26 produced by Howard Thompson, Ian Taylor & The Psychedelic Furs
2. "Wedding Song" – 4:19
3. "Blacks/Radio"
4. "Flowers" – 4:10 produced by Howard Thompson, Ian Taylor & The Psychedelic Furs

Original US LP

Side one

1. "India" – 6:21
2. "Sister Europe" – 5:38
3. "Susan's Strange" – 3:13 produced by Martin Hannett
4. "Fall" – 2:40
5. "We Love You" – 3:26 produced by Howard Thompson, Ian Taylor & The Psychedelic Furs

Side two

1. "Soap Commercial" – 2:53 produced by Martin Hannett
2. "Imitation of Christ" – 5:28
3. "Pulse" – 2:37 produced by Howard Thompson, Ian Taylor & The Psychedelic Furs
4. "Wedding Song" – 4:19
5. "Flowers" – 4:10 produced by Howard Thompson, Ian Taylor & The Psychedelic Furs

CD reissue

1. "India" – 6:21
2. "Sister Europe" – 5:38
3. "Imitation of Christ" – 5:28
4. "Fall" – 2:40
5. "Pulse" – 2:37 produced by Howard Thompson, Ian Taylor & The Psychedelic Furs
6. "We Love You" – 3:26 produced by Howard Thompson, Ian Taylor & The Psychedelic Furs
7. "Wedding Song" – 4:19
8. "Blacks/Radio" – 6:56
9. "Flowers" – 4:10 produced by Howard Thompson, Ian Taylor & The Psychedelic Furs
10. "Susan's Strange" – 3:13 produced by Martin Hannett
11. "Soap Commercial" – 2:53 produced by Martin Hannett
12. "Mack the Knife" (Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht, Marc Blitzstein) – 4:18 produced by The Psychedelic Furs
13. "Flowers" (Demo) – 5:36 produced by The Psychedelic Furs

Personnel

• Richard Butler – vocals
• John Ashton – guitar
• Tim Butler – bass guitar
• Vince Ely – drums
• Roger Morris – guitar
• Duncan Kilburn – saxophones

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