''Lions and Tigers and Bears'' is the fourth album by rock band
The Adventures, released in 1993.
The album contained the minor hit "
Raining All Over the World", signalling the end of their chart activity. The follow-up single "
Monday Monday" (a cover of
The Mamas and Papas hit) stalled outside the official UK top 75 at #83. The album title was adopted by the band at the suggestion of Pat and Eileen Gribben's daughter (according to journalist
Malcolm Dome, who wrote the sleeve notes for the reissued version of the album mentioned below).
Like the group's previous album, ''
Trading Secrets with the Moon
''Trading Secrets with the Moon'' is the third studio album by rock band The Adventures, released in 1989.
It failed to capitalise on the previous album's success and contained no hit singles. The album itself reached #64 on the UK Albums Ch ...
'', the album was panned by critics , with
Allmusic also giving it 1.5 out of 5 stars. The album failed to chart and to date remains the group's last studio release.
The album was remastered and reissued in May 2011 by
Cherry Red Records
Cherry Red Records is a British independent record label founded in Malvern, Worcestershire by Iain McNay in 1978. The label has released recordings by Dead Kennedys, Everything But the Girl, The Monochrome Set, and Felt, among others, as well ...
, who had previously re-released the band's debut album ''
Theodore and Friends'' in July 2009. This release includes four bonus tracks, which were all
B-Side
The A-side and B-side are the two sides of phonograph records and cassettes; these terms have often been printed on the labels of two-sided music recordings. The A-side usually features a recording that its artist, producer, or record compan ...
s to the two tracks released as singles.
Track listing
All songs written by Pat Gribben, except where noted
[album sleeve notes]
# "
Monday Monday" (
John Phillips) 4.19
# "Marianne" (Pat Gribben,
Serge Gainsbourg
Serge Gainsbourg (; born Lucien Ginsburg; 2 April 1928 – 2 March 1991) was a French musician, singer-songwriter, actor, author and filmmaker. Regarded as one of the most important figures in French pop, he was renowned for often provoca ...
) 5.31
# "
Raining All Over the World" 4.26
# "Come the Day" 4.08
# "I Don't Want to Play This Game" 4.03
# "The Only World I Know" 4.36
# "This Crazy Heart" 5.05
# "Impossible You" 2.21
# "I Really Don't Mind" 4.11
# "Here It Comes Again" 4.13
# "Too Late for Heaven" 3.50
# "Say I'm Sorry" 4.04
# "Perfect Day" 5.14
Bonus tracks on 2011 re-issue:
# "Straight to Heaven" 3.50 (the same track as "Too Late for Heaven" as on the main album)
# "In the Garden" 4.00
# "Lost Train" (Pat Gribben, Terry Sharpe) 4.20
# "Queen of Sorrow" 4.08
Notes
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1993 albums
The Adventures albums
Polydor Records albums