Love Hysteria

Love Hysteria is the second solo album by the British solo artist Peter Murphy, formerly of the gothic rock band Bauhaus. It was released in 1988.

Love Hysteria
Studio album by Peter Murphy
Released	March 1988
Recorded	1987
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	49:46 (vinyl) 60:08 (CD) 119:06 (2CD re-release)
Label	RCA/Beggars Banquet
Producer	Simon Rogers
Peter Murphy chronology
Should the World Fail to Fall Apart (1986) Love Hysteria (1988) Deep (1989)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Underground	(2​^3⁄4/3)[2]

The album was largely written with former B-Movie keyboard player Paul Statham, who had joined Murphy's band, The Hundred Men.[1] It was produced by former member of The Fall, Simon Rogers.[1]

Critical reception

A review at the time of its release in Underground described the album as "a coherent, tuneful package with tracks that are, on the whole, pretty listenable".[2] Ned Raggett, writing for Allmusic, identified a continuing David Bowie influence, but stated that the album "shows Murphy fully coming into his own as a performer".[1]

Track listing

Original 1988 release

All songs written by Peter Murphy; except where noted.

1. "All Night Long" (Peter Murphy, Paul Statham) — 5:42
2. "His Circle and Hers Meet" (Peter Murphy, Paul Statham) — 6:01
3. "Dragnet Drag" — 5:46
4. "Socrates the Python" — 6:47
5. "Indigo Eyes" (Peter Murphy, Paul Statham) — 5:54
6. "Time Has Got Nothing to Do with It" (Peter Murphy, Peter Bonas) — 5:21
7. "Blind Sublime" (Peter Murphy, Paul Statham) — 3:55
8. "My Last Two Weeks" — 6:38
9. "Funtime" (David Bowie, Iggy Pop) — 3:49

• Bonus tracks on CD reissue:

1. "I've Got a Miniature Secret Camera" (Peter Murphy, Eddie Branch) — 4:25
2. "Funtime (Cabaret Mix)" (David Bowie, Iggy Pop) — 5:57

2013 re-release

Disc 1

1. "All Night Long" — 5:42
2. "His Circle and Hers Meet" — 6:01
3. "Dragnet Drag" — 5:46
4. "Socrates the Python" — 6:47
5. "Indigo Eyes" — 4:54
6. "Time Has Got Nothing to Do with It" — 5:21
7. "Blind Sublime" — 3:55
8. "My Last Two Weeks" — 6:38
9. "Funtime" (Bowie, Pop) — 3:49

Disc 2

1. "All Night Long" (demo) — 5:23
2. "His Circle and Hers Meet" (demo) — 4:29
3. "Dragnet Drag" (demo) — 5:48
4. "Indigo Eyes" (demo) — 5:35
5. "Blind Sublime" (demo) — 4:09
6. "My Last Two Weeks" (demo) — 5:14
7. "Funtime" (demo) — 3:33
8. "I've Got a Miniature Secret Camera" — 4:25
9. "Funtime (In Cabaret)" — 6:00
10. "All Night Long" (single edit) — 4:36
11. "Indigo Eyes" (single edit) — 4:09
12. "Blind Sublime" (Remix Edit) — 3:50
13. "Blind Sublime" (Blind Beats Mix) — 4:38
14. "Blind Sublime" (Dance Remix) — 7:23

Personnel

• Peter Murphy - vocals, "naive" keyboards
• Faut Güner, Peter Bonas, Simon Rogers - guitar
• Eddie Branch, Peter Bonas - bass
• Matthew Seligman - fretless bass
• Paul Statham, Simon Rogers - keyboards
• Howard Hughes - piano
• Terl Bryant - drums, percussion

References

1. Raggett, Ned "Love Hysteria Review", Allmusic, retrieved 2010-06-05
2. Linfield, Carole (1988) "Peter Murphy Love Hysteria", Underground, April 1988 - Issue 13, p. 17