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All of This and Nothing

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{{Infobox album

| name = All of This and Nothing

| type = greatest

| artist = The Psychedelic Furs

| cover = The Psychedelic Furs - All of This and Nothing.jpg|border=yes

| alt =

| released = 1 August 1988

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Post-punk, new wave

| length = 63:57

| label = Columbia

| producer = The Psychedelic Furs, Keith Forsey, Chris Kimsey, Steve Lillywhite, Todd Rundgren, Phil Thornalley

| prev_title = Midnight to Midnight

| prev_year = 1987

| next_title = Book of Days

| next_year = 1989

}}

All of This and Nothing is the first compilation album by the English rock band the Psychedelic Furs, released in the U.K. August 1, 1988{{cite journal |editor1-last=Smith |editor1-first=Robin |title=News |journal=Record Mirror |date=30 July 1988 |volume=35 |issue=31 |page=4 |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241216200129/https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49207329673_5fda2dd16c_o.jpg |access-date=16 December 2024 |publisher=Spotlight Publications, Ltd. |location=London, England, U.K. |language=English |issn=0144-5804 |quote=The Psychedelic Furs release their greatest hits album 'All Of This And Nothing' on August 1.}} by Columbia Records. The album has 14 songs, including one — "All That Money Wants" — recorded specifically for the collection.

Reception

{{Album ratings

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|rev2 = Record Mirror

|rev2Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite magazine |last=Murphy |first=Kevin |title=33 - Album Reviews |magazine=Record Mirror |date=6 August 1988 |page=31 |issn=0144-5804}}

|rev3 = Robert Christgau

|rev3Score = A{{Cite web|last=Christgau|first=Robert|url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=The+Psychedelic+Furs|title=The Psychedelic Furs|publisher=Robert Christgau|accessdate=July 8, 2013}}

|rev4 = Rolling Stone

|rev4score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}

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| first1=Nathan

| last2=Hoard

| first2=Christian

| title=The New Rolling Stone Album Guide

| edition=4th

| publisher=Fireside Books (Simon & Schuster)

| page=[https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea00brac/page/661 661]

| location=New York

| year=2004

| isbn=978-0-7432-0169-8

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AllMusic writer Michael Sutton said the album "effectively summarizes the Psychedelic Furs' evolution from a left-of-center British rock band to a stylish alternative pop act".

A Rolling Stone review was critical of the album for omitting too many of the band's early singles, such as "Run and Run" and "Into You Like a Train", though it called All of This and Nothing their best album to include "The Ghost in You" and "Heaven".

Track listing

  1. "President Gas" (John Ashton, Richard Butler, Tim Butler, Vince Ely) - 5:16
  2. "All That Money Wants" (Ashton, R. Butler, T. Butler) - 3:46
  3. "Imitation of Christ" (Ashton, R. Butler, T. Butler, Ely, Duncan Kilburn, Roger Morris) - 5:29
  4. "Sister Europe" (Ashton, R. Butler, T. Butler, Ely, Kilburn, Morris) - 5:41
  5. "Love My Way" (Ashton, R. Butler, T. Butler, Ely) - 3:33
  6. "No Easy Street" (Ashton, R. Butler, T. Butler, Ely) - 4:03
  7. "Highwire Days" (Ashton, R. Butler) - 4:03
  8. "She Is Mine" (Ashton, R. Butler, T. Butler, Ely, Kilburn, Morris) - 3:52
  9. "Dumb Waiters" (Ashton, R. Butler, T. Butler, Ely, Kilburn, Morris) - 5:06
  10. "Pretty in Pink" (Ashton, R. Butler, T. Butler, Ely, Kilburn, Morris) - 3:59
  11. "The Ghost in You" (R. Butler, T. Butler) - 4:16
  12. "Heaven" (R. Butler, T. Butler) - 3:27
  13. "Heartbreak Beat" (Ashton, R. Butler, T. Butler) - 5:11
  14. "All of This and Nothing" (Ashton, R. Butler, T. Butler, Ely, Kilburn, Morris) - 6:25

Charts

The album peaked at No. 67 in the UK Albums Chart

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|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artists/

|title=The Official Charts Company - The Psychedelic Furs

|publisher=Official Charts Company

|accessdate=2010-01-31

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and No. 102 in the US Billboard 200 chart.

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| title = The Psychedelic Furs - Charts & Awards - Billboard Albums

| publisher = AllMusic (Rovi Corporation)

| accessdate = 2010-01-31}}

Album

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!Chart (1988)

!Peak
position

UK Albums Chart

|align="center"|67

US Billboard 200{{Cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/418896/psychedelic-furs/chart?f=305 |title=Billboard 200: Psychedelic Furs |author= |date=2017 |publisher=Billboard |work= |accessdate=April 14, 2017 }}

|align="center"|102

Singles

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!Year

!Single

!Chart

!Position

rowspan="2"|1988

|rowspan="2"|"All That Money Wants"

|UK Singles Chart{{Cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/18974/psychedelic-furs/ |title=Singles Charts: Psychedelic Furs |author= |date=2017 |publisher=Official UK Charts |work= |accessdate=16 April 2017 }}

|align="center"|75

US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks{{Cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/418896/psychedelic-furs/chart?f=377 |title=Alternative Songs: Psychedelic Furs |author= |date=2017 |publisher=Billboard |accessdate=April 14, 2017 }}

|align="center"|1

References

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External links

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Category:1988 greatest hits albums

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