Twice Upon a Time: The Singles

by Siouxsie & The Banshees

Twice Upon a Time: The Singles cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: October 1992
  • Label: Polydor
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 1:15:49
  • Community rating: 4.17/5 from 3 ratings

Artists on this release: Mike Hedges, Stephen Hague, Charles Gray

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Acting as the direct sequel to 'Once Upon a Time', this retrospective chronicles the band's lush, string-laden second decade. The tracklist highlights their successful integration of global instrumentation, psychedelic pop sensibilities, and dense alternative dance rhythms into their foundational gothic sound. It captures their commercial peak leading up to their final mainstream breakthrough.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, orchestral, repetitive, compilation, female-fronted

Tracklist

  1. Fireworks (4:21)
  2. Slowdive (4:18)
  3. Melt! (3:47)
  4. Dear Prudence (3:51)
  5. Swimming Horses (4:04)
  6. Dazzle (5:30)
  7. Overground (3:51)
  8. Cities In Dust (4:07)
  9. Candyman (3:43)
  10. This Wheel's On Fire (4:03)
  11. The Passenger (4:09)
  12. Peek-A-Boo (3:10)
  13. The Killing Jar (3:58)
  14. The Last Beat Of My Heart (5:26)
  15. Kiss Them For Me (4:29)
  16. Shadowtime (4:20)
  17. Fear (Of The Unknown) (4:19)
  18. Face To Face (4:23)

Credits

  • Bob Dylan - written-by
  • Danny Elfman - written-by
  • Harry Warren - written-by
  • James Osterberg - written-by
  • Johnny Mercer - written-by
  • Lennon-McCartney - written-by
  • Rick Danko - written-by
  • Ricky Gardiner - written-by

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