Should the World Fail to Fall Apart

by Peter Murphy

Should the World Fail to Fall Apart cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: July 1986
  • Label: Beggars Banquet
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 51:05
  • Community rating: 3.15/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Embarking on a solo career after the dissolution of Bauhaus and Dalis Car, Murphy pivots toward a noticeably polished, synthesizer-driven art-pop aesthetic. The album features a diverse range of session musicians and explores surprisingly playful, eclectic arrangements that distance him from his severe gothic rock origins.

Genres

Descriptors: rhythmic, melodic

Tracklist

  1. Canvas Beauty - Romance Version (4:47)
  2. The Light Pours Out of Me (3:17)
  3. Confessions (5:40)
  4. Should the World Fail to Fall Apart (4:49)
  5. Never Man (6:15)
  6. God Sends (5:50)
  7. Blue Heart (4:26)
  8. The Answer Is Clear (6:28)
  9. Final Solution (3:56)
  10. Jemal (5:33)

Credits

  • Eddie Branch - bass
  • Paul Cover - bass
  • Martin McCarrick - cello
  • Joji Hirota - congas
  • Steven Young - drum programming [rhythm programmes], programming
  • Chris Pye - guitar
  • John McGeoch - guitar, written-by
  • Peter Bonas - guitar

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