Love's Easy Tears

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. It was the eighth EP released by the band, their last EP for 4AD, and their last EP until 1993's Snow.

Love's Easy Tears
EP by
Cocteau Twins
Released1 September 1986
StudioGood Earth Studios, London
Genre
Length13:32
Label4AD
ProducerCocteau Twins
Cocteau Twins chronology
Victorialand
(1986)		 Love's Easy Tears
(1986)		 The Moon and the Melodies
(1986)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Reception

The EP was critically well received. 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".[2]

Track listing

All songs written and produced by Cocteau Twins

7": 4AD / AD 610 (UK)
  1. "Love's Easy Tears" – 3:36
  2. "Those Eyes, That Mouth" – 3:37

12": 4AD / BAD 610 (UK)
  1. "Love's Easy Tears" – 3:36
  2. "Those Eyes, That Mouth" – 3:37
  3. "Sigh's Smell of Farewell" – 3:33

CD: 4AD / BAD 610 CD (UK)
  1. "Love's Easy Tears" – 3:36
  2. "Those Eyes, That Mouth" – 3:37
  3. "Sigh's Smell of Farewell" – 3:33
  4. "Orange Appled" – 2:46
  • CD released in 1991

Charts
Chart performance for Love's Easy Tears
Chart (1986) Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC)[3] 53

References
  1. Love's Easy Tears at AllMusic
  2. Fischer, Michael (March 23, 1987). "Cocteau Twins - Love's Easy Tears". The Michigan Daily. Retrieved 30 December 2011.
  3. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
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