Songs to Learn & Sing
The singles collection that closed the first era, with Bring On the Dancing Horses as its new song.
Echo & the Bunnymen, 1985
- Released
- 11 November 1985
- Label
- Korova
- Length
- 40:09
- Type
- compilation
Songs to Learn & Sing collects the band's singles from Rescue to The Killing Moon and adds one new song, Bring On the Dancing Horses. It reached 6 in the UK and 158 in the US, and went Gold. AllMusic gave it four and a half stars. Pitchfork's 2004 review of the reissues called it still the best introduction to the band.
Track listing
- Rescue3:46
- The Puppet3:05
- Do It Clean2:43
- A Promise3:40
- The Back of Love3:13
- The Cutter3:55
- Never Stop3:29
- The Killing Moon5:46
- Silver3:17
- Seven Seas3:19
- Bring On the Dancing Horses3:56
More from Echo & the Bunnymen
Crocodiles (1980), Heaven Up Here (1981), Porcupine (1983), Ocean Rain (1984), Echo & the Bunnymen (1987), Reverberation (1990), Evergreen (1997), What Are You Going to Do with Your Life? (1999), Flowers (2001), Siberia (2005), The Fountain (2009), Meteorites (2014), The Stars, the Oceans & the Moon (2018), The John Peel Sessions 1979-1983 (2019)
Sources
- Songs to Learn & Sing, Wikipedia
- Crocodiles / Heaven Up Here / Porcupine / Ocean Rain (reissue review), Pitchfork (2004-03-02)