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Once Upon a Time: The Singles Greatest hits album by Siouxsie and the Banshees Released December 1981 Recorded 1978-1981 Genre Post-punk Length 32:37 Label Geffen/Warner Bros. (USA)
Polydor (UK)Producer Siouxsie and the Banshees, Nigel Gray, Steve Lillywhite, Nils Stevenson, Mike Stavrou Siouxsie and the Banshees chronology Juju
(1981)Once Upon a Time: The Singles
(1981)A Kiss in the Dreamhouse
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Once Upon a Time: The Singles is Siouxsie and the Banshees's 1981 compilation album featuring the band's UK single releases to date. The album featured several songs that had been released as singles yet had not appeared on any of the Banshees' four albums.
In 2002, Q Magazine named Once Upon A Time: The Singles the 7th Greatest Album of All-Time by a Female Artist.[1]
Track listing
- "Hong Kong Garden" (Sioux/Severin/McKay/Morris)
- "Mirage" (Sioux/Severin/McKay/Morris)
- "The Staircase (Mystery)" (Sioux/Severin/McKay/Morris)
- "Playground Twist" (Sioux/Severin/McKay/Morris)
- "Love in a Void" (Sioux/Severin/Morris/Fenton)
- "Happy House" (Sioux/Severin)
- "Christine" (Sioux/Severin)
- "Israel" (Siouxsie and the Banshees)
- "Spellbound" (Siouxsie and the Banshees)
- "Arabian Knights" (Siouxsie and the Banshees)
References
- ^ Q - 100 Women Who Rock The World Q magazine. January 2002 Issue
Siouxsie and the Banshees Siouxsie Sioux · Steven Severin · Budgie
Knox Chandler · John Valentine Carruthers · Peter Fenton · Jon Klein · Martin McCarrick · John McGeoch · John McKay · Kenny Morris · Steve Jones · Marco Pirroni · Robert Smith · Sid ViciousStudio albums The Scream · Join Hands · Kaleidoscope · Juju · A Kiss in the Dreamhouse · Hyæna · Tinderbox · Through the Looking Glass · Peepshow · Superstition · The RaptureLive albums Compilations Once Upon a Time: The Singles · Twice Upon a Time: The Singles · The Best of Siouxsie and the Banshees · Downside UpEPs Singles "Hong Kong Garden" · "The Staircase (Mystery)" · "Playground Twist" · "Mittageisen" · "Happy House" · "Christine" · "Israel" · "Spellbound" · "Arabian Knights" · "Fireworks" · "Slowdive" · "Melt!" · "Dear Prudence" · "Swimming Horses" · "Dazzle" · "Overground" · "Cities in Dust" · "Candyman" · "This Wheel's on Fire" · "The Passenger" · "Song from the Edge of the World" · "Peek-a-Boo" · "The Killing Jar" · "The Last Beat of My Heart" · "Kiss Them for Me" · "Shadowtime" · "Fear (of the Unknown)" · "Face to Face" · "O Baby" · "Stargazer"Concert videos Promotional films
and compilationsRelated articles Categories:- 1981 greatest hits albums
- Albums produced by Steve Lillywhite
- Siouxsie and the Banshees compilation albums
- Polydor Records compilation albums
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