''Love's Easy Tears'' is an EP by Scottish

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. It was released by

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in September 1986 as a 12" single, and was later re-released as a CD single with a fourth track, ''Orange Appled'', included. The U.S. vinyl release also had four tracks but a different running order. It was the eighth EP released by the band, their last EP for 4AD, and their last EP until 1993's ''

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Reception

Michael Fischer of ''

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'' described it as "ethereal romanticism" that made "for the closest thing in pop to a music for Gothic cathedrals".

Track listing

All songs written and produced by Cocteau Twins

7": 4AD / AD 610 (UK)

#"Love's Easy Tears" – 3:36 #"Those Eyes, That Mouth" – 3:37

12": 4AD / BAD 610 (UK)

#"Love's Easy Tears" – 3:36 #"Those Eyes, That Mouth" – 3:37 #"Sigh's Smell of Farewell" – 3:33

12”: Relativity 88561-8141-1 (US)

#"Love's Easy Tears" – 3:36 #"Orange Appled" – 2:50 #"Sigh's Smell of Farewell" – 3:33 #"Those Eyes, That Mouth" – 3:37

CD: 4AD / BAD 610 CD (UK)

#"Love's Easy Tears" – 3:36 #"Those Eyes, That Mouth" – 3:37 #"Sigh's Smell of Farewell" – 3:33 #"Orange Appled" – 2:46 * CD released in 1991

Charts

References

1986 EPs Cocteau Twins albums UK Independent Singles Chart number-one singles 4AD EPs {{1980s-alt-rock-album-stub