''All of This and Nothing'' is the first compilation album by the English

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, released in 1988 by

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. The album has 14 songs, including one — "

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" — recorded specifically for the collection.

Reception

The album peaked at No. 67 in the

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and No. 102 in the US ''Billboard'' 200 chart.

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writer Michael Sutton said the album "effectively summarizes the Psychedelic Furs' evolution from a left-of-center British rock band to a stylish alternative pop act". A ''

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'' review was critical of the album for omitting too many of the band's early singles, such as "Run and Run" and "Into You Like a Train", though it also called ''All of This and Nothing'' their best album to include " The Ghost in You" and "

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Track listing

# "President Gas" (

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, Richard Butler,

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, Vince Ely) - 5:16 # "

" (Ashton, R. Butler, T. Butler) - 3:46 # "Imitation of Christ" (Ashton, R. Butler, T. Butler, Ely, Duncan Kilburn, Roger Morris) - 5:29 # "

Sister Europe "Sister Europe" is a song by the English rock band the Psychedelic Furs, taken from the band's 1980 debut album, ''The Psychedelic Furs''. Written by the band and produced by Steve Lillywhite, it was released in February 1980 by CBS as the album ...

" (Ashton, R. Butler, T. Butler, Ely, Kilburn, Morris) - 5:41 # "

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" (Ashton, R. Butler, T. Butler, Ely) - 3:33 # "No Easy Street" (Ashton, R. Butler, T. Butler, Ely) - 4:03 # "Highwire Days" (Ashton, R. Butler) - 4:03 # "She Is Mine" (Ashton, R. Butler, T. Butler, Ely, Kilburn, Morris) - 3:52 # "

Dumb Waiters ''Dumb Waiters'' is the second studio album by English pop band the Korgis. It was released on Rialto Records in the UK in 1980. The album peaked #40 at UK chart and includes the singles "Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime", UK #5, U.S. #18, ...

" (Ashton, R. Butler, T. Butler, Ely, Kilburn, Morris) - 5:06 # "

Pretty in Pink ''Pretty in Pink'' is a 1986 American teen romantic comedy-drama film about love and social cliques in American high schools in the 1980s. A cult classic, it is commonly identified as a "Brat Pack" film. It was directed by Howard Deutch, produc ...

" (Ashton, R. Butler, T. Butler, Ely, Kilburn, Morris) - 3:59 # " The Ghost in You" (R. Butler, T. Butler) - 4:16 # "

" (R. Butler, T. Butler) - 3:27 # "

Heartbreak Beat “Heartbreak Beat” is a song by the British new wave band the Psychedelic Furs, originally released in 1986 as the lead single for their 1987 album '' Midnight to Midnight''. The song was written by band members Richard Butler, John Ashton, a ...

" (Ashton, R. Butler, T. Butler) - 5:11 # "All of This and Nothing" (Ashton, R. Butler, T. Butler, Ely, Kilburn, Morris) - 6:25

Chart performance

Album Single

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:All Of This And Nothing 1988 greatest hits albums The Psychedelic Furs compilation albums Columbia Records compilation albums