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. Once Upon a Time/The Singles spent twenty six weeks in the UK albums chart.[1][2] The sleeve was designed by Stylorouge.
A tie-in VHS video was released in the UK the same year on PolyGram's Spectrum label. Running for 30 minutes, it featured the videos to the eight singles, but replaced "Mirage" and "Love in a Void" with "Red Light".[3]
AllMusic's Steve Huey called the compilation "a cohesive and essential overview of the band's edgy, influential peak". He added that despite the group's "challenging" music, "it's also accessible enough for eight of these singles to have charted in the British Top 50."[4] In 1982, Mark Tremblay of the Calgary Herald wrote that "only 'Playground Twist' really excels from the first side", which features the band's singles prior to 1980. Tremblay said "Side two is more polished, less abrasive and generally has better rhythmic drive."[7] In 2002, Q Magazine named Once Upon a Time/The Singles the 7th Greatest Album of All-Time by a Female Artist.[8] In 2012, Rolling Stone ranked the album 44th on its "Women Who Rock: The 50 Greatest Albums of All Time" list.[9]
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^Daniel Blythe The Encyclopaedia of Classic 80s Pop 2002 - Page 377 "Siouxsle and the Banshees ... but the singles compilations Once Upon A Time and Twice Upon A Time are a solid testament to an ..."
^Johns, Brian (1989). Entranced: the Siouxsie and the Banshees story. Omnibus Press. ISBN0-7119-1773-6.
^Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. p. 740. ISBN9780743201698. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
^Tremblay, Mark (7 April 1982). "Bill Hughes offers nine excellent renditions". Calgary Herald. p. A18. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
^Q - 100 Women Who Rock The World Q magazine. January 2002 Issue
^ "Women Who Rock: The 50 Greatest Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
^"Charts.nz – Siouxsie & the Banshees – Once Upon a Time - The Singles". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
^"British album certifications – Siouxsie & the Banshees – Once Upon a Time - The Singles". British Phonographic Industry. 23 March 1982. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
January 01, 1970
once, upon, time, singles, siouxsie, banshees, 1981, compilation, album, featuring, band, single, releases, date, album, featured, several, songs, that, been, released, singles, appeared, banshees, four, albums, spent, twenty, weeks, albums, chart, sleeve, des. 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 Once Upon a Time The Singles spent twenty six weeks in the UK albums chart 1 2 The sleeve was designed by Stylorouge Once Upon a Time The SinglesGreatest hits album by Siouxsie and the BansheesReleased4 December 1981Recorded1978 1981GenrePost punkLength32 37LabelPolydor UK PVC original US release Geffen 1984 US reissue ProducerSiouxsie and the Banshees Nigel Gray Steve Lillywhite Nils Stevenson Mike StavrouSiouxsie and the Banshees compilations chronologyOnce Upon a Time The Singles 1981 Twice Upon a Time The Singles 1992 Contents 1 Video compilation 2 Critical reception 3 Track listing 4 Charts 5 Certifications 6 ReferencesVideo compilation editA tie in VHS video was released in the UK the same year on PolyGram s Spectrum label Running for 30 minutes it featured the videos to the eight singles but replaced Mirage and Love in a Void with Red Light 3 Critical reception editProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 4 The Rolling Stone Album Guide nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 6 The Village VoiceB 5 AllMusic s Steve Huey called the compilation a cohesive and essential overview of the band s edgy influential peak He added that despite the group s challenging music it s also accessible enough for eight of these singles to have charted in the British Top 50 4 In 1982 Mark Tremblay of the Calgary Herald wrote that only Playground Twist really excels from the first side which features the band s singles prior to 1980 Tremblay said Side two is more polished less abrasive and generally has better rhythmic drive 7 In 2002 Q Magazine named Once Upon a Time The Singles the 7th Greatest Album of All Time by a Female Artist 8 In 2012 Rolling Stone ranked the album 44th on its Women Who Rock The 50 Greatest Albums of All Time list 9 Track listing edit Hong Kong Garden Siouxsie Sioux Steven Severin John McKay and Kenny Morris Mirage Siouxsie Severin McKay and Morris The Staircase Mystery Siouxsie Severin McKay and Morris Playground Twist Siouxsie Severin McKay and Morris Love in a Void Siouxsie Severin Peter Fenton and Morris Happy House Siouxsie and Severin Christine Siouxsie and Severin Israel Siouxsie Severin Budgie and John McGeoch Spellbound Siouxsie Severin Budgie and McGeoch Arabian Knights Siouxsie Severin Budgie and McGeoch Charts editChart performance for Once Upon a Time The Singles Chart 1982 1983 Peakposition New Zealand Albums RMNZ 10 16 UK Albums OCC 11 21Certifications editCertifications for Once Upon a Time The Singles Region Certification Certified units sales United Kingdom BPI 12 Gold 100 000 Shipments figures based on certification alone References edit Siouxsie amp the Banshees in the UK charts albums and singles officialcharts com Retrieved 19 March 2012 Daniel Blythe The Encyclopaedia of Classic 80s Pop 2002 Page 377 Siouxsle and the Banshees but the singles compilations Once Upon A Time and Twice Upon A Time are a solid testament to an Johns Brian 1989 Entranced the Siouxsie and the Banshees story Omnibus Press ISBN 0 7119 1773 6 a b AllMusic review Christgau Robert 1982 Christgau s Consumer Guide The Village Voice No 1 June New York Retrieved 25 September 2014 Brackett Nathan Hoard Christian David 2004 The New Rolling Stone Album Guide Simon and Schuster p 740 ISBN 9780743201698 Retrieved 17 January 2015 Tremblay Mark 7 April 1982 Bill Hughes offers nine excellent renditions Calgary Herald p A18 Retrieved 17 March 2013 Q 100 Women Who Rock The World Q magazine January 2002 Issue Women Who Rock The 50 Greatest Albums of All Time Rolling Stone Retrieved 17 March 2013 Charts nz Siouxsie amp the Banshees Once Upon a Time The Singles Hung Medien Retrieved 30 August 2019 Official Albums Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Retrieved 16 October 2021 British album certifications Siouxsie amp the Banshees Once Upon a Time The Singles British Phonographic Industry 23 March 1982 Retrieved 16 October 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Once Upon a Time The Singles amp oldid 1225806383, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
