Bitter Tears

~ Recording by INXS

Annotation

INXS site for track: Bitter Tears, lists Michael Hutchence as writing the melody as well.

Annotation last modified on 2010-04-12 17:26 UTC.

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.9Bitter Tears3:49INXSX (Made in Korea)INXSAlbum
  • AU1990-09-21
wea (has logo with just “wea” on it)9031-72497-2
1.9Bitter Tears3:49INXSXINXSAlbum
  • US1990-09-25
Atlantic (Warner Music imprint)7 82140-2
1.9Bitter Tears3:49INXSXINXSAlbum
  • JP1990-10-25
wea (Japanese imprint of WEA MUSIC K.K., 1990-1994)WMC5-210
1.9Bitter Tears3:49INXSXINXSAlbum
Atlantic (Warner Music imprint)7 82140-4
1.9Bitter Tears3:49INXSX (foldout poster booklet)INXSAlbum
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)846 668-2
1.9Bitter Tears3:49INXSX (Club Edition)INXSAlbum
Columbia House (distributor, a division of CBS Records Canada Ltd.), Atlantic (Warner Music imprint)786947T, A2 82140
1.9Bitter Tears3:49INXSX (Club Edition; Foldout Poster Booklet)INXSAlbum
Atlantic (Warner Music imprint), Columbia House (distributor, a division of CBS Records Canada Ltd.)A2 82140
1.9Bitter Tears3:49INXSXINXSAlbum
Atlantic (Warner Music imprint)CD 82140
1.9Bitter Tears3:49INXSXINXSAlbum
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)846 668-1
1.9Bitter Tears3:49INXSX (stapled booklet)INXSAlbum
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)846 668-2
1.9Bitter Tears3:49INXSXINXSAlbum
wea (has logo with just “wea” on it)0044, 90317 2497-2
1.1Bitter Tears (LP Version)3:43INXSBitter TearsINXSSingle
  • US1991-07-13
Atlantic (Warner Music imprint)
1.17Bitter Tears3:49INXSThe Greatest Hits (Remastered)INXSAlbum + Compilation
  • XW1994-11-01
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)526 230-2
1.17Bitter Tears3:49INXSThe Greatest HitsINXSAlbum + Compilation
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)STARCD 6148
1.17Bitter Tears3:49INXSThe Greatest Hits (Limited Edition 2CD Pack)INXSAlbum + Compilation
  • -1994
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)526 229-2
1.13Bitter Tears3:50INXS18 Original Hits for LoveINXSAlbum + Compilation
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)SCL 19300462
2.9Bitter Tears3:54INXSShine Like It Does: The Anthology 1979-1997 (Remastered)INXSAlbum + Compilation
  • US2001-06-05
Atlantic (Warner Music imprint), Rhino (reissue label)R2 74262
1.17Bitter Tears3:52INXSThe Best of INXS (Remastered)INXSAlbum + Compilation
  • US2002-06-04
Rhino (reissue label), Atlantic (Warner Music imprint)R2 78521
1.17Bitter Tears3:52INXSThe Best of INXS (Remastered)INXSAlbum + Compilation
  • US2002-06-04
Atlantic (Warner Music imprint), Rhino (reissue label)R2 78251
1.17Bitter Tears3:52INXSThe Best of INXS (club edition)INXSAlbum + Compilation
  • CA2002-06-04
Atlantic (Warner Music imprint), Rhino (reissue label)R2 78251
1.14Bitter Tears3:52INXSDefinitive (Reissue, Remastered)INXSAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2002-10-14
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)063356-2
1.14Bitter Tears3:52INXSDefinitiveINXSAlbum + Compilation
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)063355-2
1.14Bitter Tears3:52INXSDefinitiveINXSAlbum + Compilation
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)063 355-2
2.3Bitter Tears3:51INXSThe Years 1979-1997INXSAlbum + Compilation
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits), Universal Music Australia (see annotation before using)063470-2
1.9Bitter Tears3:49INXSX (Expanded edition)INXSAlbum
Rhino (reissue label)R2 78205
1.4Bitter Tears3:51INXSPlatinum: Greatest HitsINXSAlbum + Compilation
Petrol Electric
1.9Bitter Tears3:49INXSX (Remastered)INXSAlbum
  • -2011-01-01
Petrol Electric
1.4Bitter Tears3:51INXSPlatinum: Greatest HitsINXSAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2011-01-03
Petrol ElectricCD52156
7.9Bitter Tears3:49INXSINXS RemasteredINXSAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2011-05-30
  • GB2011-05-30
Petrol Electric0602727707808
7.9Bitter Tears3:49INXSINXS Remastered (10 Album Edition)INXSAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2011-05-30
Universal UMC
1.9Bitter Tears3:49INXSX (Remastered)INXSAlbum
  • XE2011-05-30
Petrol Electric, Universal Music Group International (manages UMG’s offices in most countries outside of North America)0602527706412
1.19Bitter Tears3:50INXSThe Very BestINXSAlbum + Compilation
  • AU2011-10-21
Petrolelectric Pty Ltd5335934
1.19Bitter Tears3:50INXSThe Very BestINXSAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2011-10-24
Petrol Electric, Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures)0600753360002
1.19Bitter Tears3:50INXSThe Very BestINXSAlbum + Compilation
Atlantic (Warner Music imprint)STARCD 7639
1.19Bitter Tears3:51INXSThe Very Best OfINXSAlbum + Compilation
Rhino Atlantic (digital releases only!)
1.19Bitter Tears3:51INXSThe Very BestINXSAlbum + Compilation
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)0602537016716
7.9Bitter Tears3:49INXSThe INXS Collection 1980-1993INXSAlbum + Compilation
Rhino Atlantic (digital releases only!)
7.9Bitter Tears3:49INXSThe INXS Collection 1980-1993INXSAlbum + Compilation
  • AU2014-04-01
Rhino (reissue label)
1.17Bitter Tears3:49INXSGreatest HitsINXSAlbum + Compilation
  • -2019
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)526 230-2
1.14Bitter Tears3:52INXSDefinitive (slidepack)INXSAlbum + Compilation
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)602498306222
1.19Bitter Tears3:49INXSGreatest HitsINXSAlbum + Compilation
1.1Bitter Tears3:54INXSTaste It: The CollectionINXSAlbum + Compilation
Spectrum Music (Universal Music Group budget label)983 3628
1.8Bitter Tears3:50INXSThe Very Best of INXSINXSAlbum + Compilation
2.3Bitter Tears3:51INXSThe Years 1979-1997 (Sound+Vision release with 2xCD & 1xDVD)INXSAlbum + Compilation
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)LC 00268
1.9Bitter Tears3:49INXSXINXSAlbum
Rhino (reissue label)
Bootleg
1.13Bitter Tears3:50INXS18 Original Hits for LoveINXSAlbum + Compilation
[no label] (Special purpose label – white labels, self-published releases and other “no label” releases)KFJ-31-867

Relationships

programming:Jon
Kirk
assistant engineer:Brendan Morley
Andy Strange
engineer:David Nicholas (Australian recording engineer and producer)
producer:Chris Thomas (UK record producer / remixer)
editor:Tim Young (mastering engineer)
drums (drum set) and keyboard [keyboards]:Jon Farriss
electric bass guitar [bass]:Garry Gary Beers
electric guitar [guitar]:Andrew Farriss (in band INXS)
Tim Farriss
Kirk Pengilly
keyboard [keyboards]:Andrew Farriss (in band INXS)
saxophone and background vocals [vocals]:Kirk Pengilly
lead vocals [vocals]:Michael Hutchence
phonographic copyright (℗) by:INXS (in 1990)
recorded at:Rhinoceros Studio 2 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
mixed at:AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:Bitter Tears

Related works

Bitter Tears

lyricist:Michael Hutchence
composer:Andrew Farriss (in band INXS)
publisher:MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group)
Tol Muziek (in 1990)