Act
Laughter, tears and rage
Type: Album
Format: Compact disc
Label: Zang Tuum Tumb
Catalogue ref.: ZQCD1
Release date: 27 June 1988
Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Sleeve design: T&CP associates
Occasionally the tracklisting printed on the sleeve art of a release isn’t 100% accurate. Tracks may be missing, mixes unspecified or misnamed. For this reason a more accurate actual tracklisting is shown alongside the printed tracklisting.
Booklet
Claudia Brücken · Thomas Leer
(Act logo)
Laughter, Tears and Rage
I had made up my mind not to lift a finger
He’s lying now and I know it, but what the hell
Absolutely immune
sung by Claudia Brücken and Thomas Leer
produced by Stephen Lipson
a starting point: our hero chooses to live and discover the enemy
Chance
produced by Trevor Horn
“How else has the world changed?”
Laughter
produced by Greg Walsh
we could force ourselves to be happy!
’sur la férocité des blondes’
I can’t escape from you
sung by Claudia Brücken
produced by Stephen Lipson
“the power of positive thinking”
Poison
produced by Stephen Lipson
…see what happens in the world
Under the nights of germany
produced by Stephen Lipson
what language did I speak
“listen, we’ve got to do something —
Heaven knows I’m miserable now
sung by Claudia Brücken and Casbah
produced by Act
a crisis of faith.
for Dorothy parker, edith sitwell and maddie hayes
The 3rd planet
sung by Claudia Brücken
played by Thomas Leer
produced by Stephen Lipson
“why do you go on making dreams?”
grace under pressure
weiss der himmel, warum ich mich so elend fühle
Gestures
sung by Claudia Brücken and Thomas Leer
produced by Stephen Lipson
then what happens…
Bloodrush
sung by Claudia Brücken
piano by Thomas Leer
produced by Stephen Lipson
“…I just didn’t know which way to turn”
A friendly warning
produced by Act
“all happiness consists of a certain quantity of something —
how else has the world changed
Certified
produced by Stephen Lipson
then this happens
Where love lies bleeding
produced by Stephen Lipson
“I had made my mind up —
Snobbery and decay
sung by Claudia Brücken and Thomas Leer
produced by Stephen Lipson
strings arranged by David Bedford
“lifestyles of the rich and famous/look at them, who can blame us…”
Written by Brücken/Leer except A friendly warning by Brücken/Dempsey/Leer and Heaven knows I’m miserable now by Morrissey/Marr
all titles published by Perfect Songs ltd. except Chance by Perfect Songs Ltd/Complete Music and Heaven knows I’m miserable now by Warner Bros. Music Ltd.
℗ 1988 ZANG TUMB TUUM
© 1988 ZANG TUMB TUUM
Absolutely immune and Snobbery and decay
℗ 1987 ZANG TUMB TUUM
© 1988 ZANG TUMB TUUM
(ZTT logo)
Inlay: Back
ZQCD 1
Absolutely immune
Chance
Laughter
I can’t escape from you
Poison
Under the nights of germany
Heaven knows I’m miserable now
The 3rd planet
Gestures
Bloodrush
A friendly warning
Certified
Where love lies bleeding
Snobbery and decay
engineers: Bob Kraushaar, Heff Moraes and Renny Hill
photography: Russell Young, Tobi Corney and Patrick Lichfield
design: David A. Jones, Mark A. Higenbottam, T&CP Assoc.
copy: Peter Frith, Tim Wiedner
hats: Petra Wüstner
additional music: Andy Gill, Betsy Cook, Luis Jardim, Pablo Cook, Phil Palmer, Neil Hubbard and Michael Dempsey
contact: Zang Tuum Tumb, 111 Talbot Road. London W11
Label
act
LAUGHTER, TEARS & RAGE
(ZTT LOGO
ZQCD1
1. Absolutely immune
2. Chance
3. Laughter
4. I can’t escape from you
5. Poison
6. Under the nights of germany
7. Heaven knows I’m miserable now
8. The 3rd planet
9. Gestures
10. Bloodrush
11. A friendly warning
12. Certified
13. Where love lies bleeding
14. Snobbery and decay
℗ 1988 ZANG TUMB TUUM © 1988 ZANG TUMB TUUM
*℗ 1987 ZANG TUMB TUUM © 1988 ZANG TUMB TUUM
(Compact Disc logo)
Manfactured in Germany by Record Service GmbH, Alsdorf.
Claudia Brücken
Thomas Leer