Memories of Love

Not to be confused with The Memory of Love or Memory Love.

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Memories of Love
Studio album by Future Bible Heroes
Released	1997 (1997)
Genre	Indie rock synthpop[1]
Length	42:03
Label	Slow River/Rykodisc (US) Elefant (Europe, Korea) Setanta (UK)
Future Bible Heroes chronology
Memories of Love (1997) Eternal Youth (2002)

Memories of Love is the debut studio album by the American band Future Bible Heroes, released in 1997.[1] Its accompanying booklet features twelve word puzzles and games that, if solved correctly, reveal the name of the band and the title of the album, plus the lyrics to each of the album's eleven songs.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Chicago Tribune	[3]
Christgau's Consumer Guide	[4]
Entertainment Weekly	B+[5]
Pitchfork	7.4/10[6]
(The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide	[7]

The Hartford Courant wrote that Stephen Merritt is "entranced with regret—lost loves, lost summers, lost youth—but such a pessimistic romantic that the loveless sigh of agony is as appealing as the lover's sigh of ecstasy."[8]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Stephin Merritt; all music is composed by Stephin Merritt (vocal melodies) and Christopher Ewen (music and instrumentation)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Lonely Days"	4:10
2.	"She-Devils of the Deep"	4:01
3.	"Hopeless"	3:38
4.	"Death Opened a Boutique"	3:49
5.	"You Pretend to Be the Moon"	4:08
6.	"Blond Adonis"	4:49
7.	"But You're So Beautiful"	4:13
8.	"A You You Never Knew"	2:14
9.	"Real Summer"	3:50
10.	"Memories of Love"	3:27
11.	"You Steal the Scene"	3:45

Personnel

Future Bible Heroes

• Stephin Merritt – vocals
• Claudia Gonson – vocals
• Christopher Ewen – instrumentation

References

1. Walters, Barry (Jul 22, 1997). "Indie rock's gay heroes". The Advocate. No. 738. pp. 57–58.
2. Jourdan, Michael. "Memories of Love – Future Bible Heroes". AllMusic. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
3. Klein, Joshua (December 19, 1997). "Future Bible Heroes: Memories of Love (Slow River)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
4. Christgau, Robert (2000-10-15). "Future Bible Heroes". Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. Macmillan Publishing. ISBN 9780312245603.
5. Smith, Ethan (June 6, 1997). "Memories of Love". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
6. Schreiber, Ryan (June 1997). "Future Bible Heroes: Memories of Love". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on November 16, 2005. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
7. Randall, Mac (2004). "The Magnetic Fields". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 509–10. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
8. Daley, David (11 Dec 1997). "The New Despair". Calendar. Hartford Courant. p. 6.