Love's Easy Tears
1986 EP by Cocteau Twins
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Love's Easy Tears is an EP by Scottish dream pop band Cocteau Twins. It was released by 4AD in September 1986 as a 12" single, and was later re-released as a CD single with a fourth track, Orange Appled, included. The U.S. vinyl release also had four tracks but a different running order.[3] It was the eighth EP released by the band, their last EP for 4AD, and their last EP until 1993's Snow.
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| Released | 1 September 1986 | |||
| Studios | Good Earth Studios, London | |||
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| Length | 13:32 | |||
| Label | 4AD | |||
| Producer | Cocteau Twins | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Spin Alternative Record Guide | 4/10[2] |
Reception
Michael Fischer of The Michigan Daily described it as "ethereal romanticism" that made "for the closest thing in pop to a music for Gothic cathedrals".[4]
Track listing
All songs written and produced by Cocteau Twins
7": 4AD / AD 610 (UK)
- "Love's Easy Tears" – 3:36
- "Those Eyes, That Mouth" – 3:37
12": 4AD / BAD 610 (UK)
- "Love's Easy Tears" – 3:36
- "Those Eyes, That Mouth" – 3:37
- "Sigh's Smell of Farewell" – 3:33
12”: Relativity 88561-8141-1 (US)
- "Love's Easy Tears" – 3:36
- "Orange Appled" – 2:50
- "Sigh's Smell of Farewell" – 3:33
- "Those Eyes, That Mouth" – 3:37
CD: 4AD / BAD 610 CD (UK)
- "Love's Easy Tears" – 3:36
- "Those Eyes, That Mouth" – 3:37
- "Sigh's Smell of Farewell" – 3:33
- "Orange Appled" – 2:46
- CD released in 1991
Charts
| Chart (1986) | Peak position |
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| UK Singles (Official Charts)[5] | 53 |
