Greatest Hits

1	Sister Europe 5:41
2	Mr. Jones Single Version 3:24
3	Dumb Waiters 5:04
4	Pretty in Pink Original Version 3:58
5	Love My Way 3:31
6	President Gas 5:16
7	Here Come Cowboys 3:56
8	Heaven 3:27
9	Heartbeat 5:18
10	The Ghost in You 4:17
11	Heartbreak Beat 5:13
12	Angels Don't Cry Orginal Single Version 3:56
13	All That Money Wants 3:46
14	Sometimes 4:14
15	Until She Comes 3:47
16	There's A World Outside 4:48
17	Only You and I Live / previously unreleased 6:38

Barnes & Noble

When they burst onto the post-punk rock scene in 1980, the Psychedelic Furs' heady, lysergic swirl of guitars, bass, drums, sax, and the husky, haunted voice of Richard Butler was unlike anything that had been heard since the heyday of the Velvet Underground. It was intoxicating, and their arrival kicked off a mini-wave of trippy British guitar bands, including Echo & the Bunnymen, the Teardrop Explodes, and the Chameleons UK. This is the Furs' first official greatest hits package (though a 33-track retrospective, Should God Forget, was released in '97), and it's a breezy encapsulation of their career to date. From the raggedly ominous sound of their earliest albums to the slicker fare of later years, Greatest Hits includes 17 songs, most of which have made some kind of impression on the Billboard charts. The set opens with the trance-inducing, rhythmic drone of "Sister Europe," touches on the Furs' first big U.S. single "Pretty in Pink" (this is actually the original version, which didn't chart here), FM radio and dance-club staples like the percussive "Love My Way," comparatively tender numbers such as "Heaven" and "Heartbreak Beat," and more. Also included is a previously unreleased live version of 1982's "Only You and I." Liner notes stress that this album isn't a memorial: The Psychedelic Furs plan to follow this up with their eighth studio album. Moira McCormick

All Music Guide

Paul Weller once said "I never understood why the Psychedelic Furs didn't sell more records." Richard Butler broke up the band in 1991, letting the Psychedelic Furs' synth-tinged, horn-revered sound to fade away in the surge of '90s grunge rock, and their chances of really becoming a global success never fully developed. They achieved moderate success in their native U.K. with songs such as "All That Money Wants" and "President Gas," but only the American college charts paid attention to what the Psychedelic Furs were trying to do. They were poster boys for a short time, but their music does indeed have a lasting power. All of This and Nothing (1988) was released shortly after the Psych Furs' big break in America thanks to the popularity of "Heartbreak Beat" and the John Hughes soundtrack classic "Pretty in Pink." The extensive, overwhelming double-disc Should God Forget: A Retrospective followed in 1997, offering lost grooves, B-sides, and outtakes aside from the hits, yet a medium was not found. Columbia's own Greatest Hits package (2001) might be the closest thing to complete, but loyal Psych Furs fans will beg to differ. The 17-track setlist was handpicked by Tim Butler, streaming through the band's career of 14 years. The typical favorites and other cult classics such as "Love My Way," "Dumb Waiters," "Sister Europe," and "Heaven" are included, as well as the previously unavailable single version of "Mr. Jones." Sadly, the collection also failed to recognize 1989's Book of Days. That particular album wasn't commercially tailored to the band's keyboard antics, but the passion and desire was exactly the same, especially compared to the illustrious imagery on Talk Talk Talk. It shouldn't be left off this best of compilation, for songs such as "Shine" and "Entertain Me" are just as deserving to be remembered. Featuring "Sometimes" from 1991's A World Outside might make up for it in a small way, but not entirely. No wonder the band didn't sell more records. The marketing support wasn't always there to back them up. MacKenzie Wilson