Mirror Moves

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Mirror Moves
Studio album by
the Psychedelic Furs
Released6 May 1984
Recorded1983–1984
Studio
Genre
Length37:27
LabelColumbia
ProducerKeith Forsey
The Psychedelic Furs chronology
Forever Now
(1982) 		Mirror Moves
(1984) 		Midnight to Midnight
(1987)
Singles from Mirror Moves
  1. "Heaven"
    Released: 1984
  2. "The Ghost in You"
    Released: 1984
  3. "Here Come Cowboys"
    Released: 1984
  4. "Heartbeat"
    Released: 1984
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svg[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular MusicStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg[2]
The Great Rock Discography6/10[3]
MusicHound RockStarStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svg[4]
Record MirrorStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg[5]
Rolling StoneStarStarFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg[6]
The Rolling Stone Album GuideStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg[7]
Smash Hits9/10[8]
Spin Alternative Record Guide8/10[9]
The Village VoiceB+[10]

Mirror Moves is the fourth studio album by the English rock band the Psychedelic Furs, released in 6 May 1984 by Columbia Records, two years after their previous studio album, Forever Now.

The album includes the dance hit "Heartbeat" and the chart hits "Heaven" and "The Ghost in You". "Here Come Cowboys" was also released as a single and received substantial airplay on MTV.

Furs drummer Vince Ely had left the band, leaving lead vocalist Richard Butler, bassist Tim Butler and guitarist John Ashton to work as a trio. Producer Keith Forsey handled the majority of the drumming on the album, with session musician Thommy Price playing on two tracks. The cover artwork and design was a tribute to artist Barney Bubbles, who had died the previous year. He was acknowledged in the credits with the words "after Barney Bubbles".

Mirror Moves became their second album to be certified gold in the US.

In 1985, during the promotion of The Head on the Door, Robert Smith of the Cure cited Mirror Moves as one of his five favorite albums.[11]

Track listing

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Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Ghost in You"
4:17
2."Here Come Cowboys"
  • R. Butler
  • T. Butler
3:55
3."Heaven"
  • R. Butler
  • T. Butler
3:27
4."Heartbeat"
5:17
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."My Time"
  • Ashton
  • R. Butler
4:27
6."Like a Stranger"
  • R. Butler
  • T. Butler
4:00
7."Alice's House"
  • R. Butler
  • Ashton
  • T. Butler
  • Vince Ely
3:53
8."Only a Game"
  • Ashton
  • R. Butler
4:13
9."Highwire Days"
  • Ashton
  • R. Butler
3:58
Total length:37:27

Personnel

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The Psychedelic Furs

Additional personnel

Production and artwork

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[20] Gold 50,000^
United States (RIAA)[21] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  12. ^ Psychedelic Furs - All of this and Nothing (compilation) liner notes.
  13. ^ Niesel, Jeff (2014). "Psychedelic Furs Bassist Tim Butler Says the Post-Punk Band is Finally Having Fun." Cleveland Scene: Music Lead (December 31, 2014). Archived 19 November 2018 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved November 18, 2018.
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