Lions and Tigers and Bears is the fourth album by rock band The Adventures

The Adventures

The Adventures are a Northern Irish Rock group, formed in Belfast in 1984.The band later moved to London where they signed to Chrysalis Records and released their first single in 1984. Following their debut album release a year later the group moved to Elektra Records and scored their biggest hit,...

, released in 1993. The album contained the minor hit "Raining All Over the World", signalling the end of their chart activity. The album title was adopted by the band at the suggestion of Pat & Eileen Gribben's daughter (according to journalist Malcolm Dome

Malcolm Dome

Malcolm Dome has been an English writer and journalist about metal since 1979. In addition to writing books, he has been a journalist for Record Mirror, Kerrang!, Metal Hammer and Classic Rock among others. He also co-runs and DJs on the online radio station TotalRock.-Selected books:*Dome, Malcolm...

, who wrote the sleeve notes for the reissued version of the album mentioned below).

Like the group's previous album, Trading Secrets with the Moon

Trading Secrets with the Moon

Trading Secrets with the Moon is the third studio album by rock band The Adventures, released in 1990.It failed to capitalise on the previous album's success and contained no hit singles...

, the album was panned by critics , with Allmusic also giving it 1.5 out of 5 stars.

The album was remastered and reissued in May 2011 by Cherry Red Records, who had previously re-released the band's debut album Theodore and Friends

Theodore and Friends

Theodore and Friends is the debut album from the Irish rock band The Adventures, released in 1985.The album contained four minor UK chart hits; "Another Silent Day" , "Feel The Raindrops" , Two Rivers" , and "Send My Heart" which was a hit in Germany and also featured on the soundtrack to the...

 in July 2009. This release includes four bonus tracks, which were all B-Side

A-side and B-side

A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of gramophone records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s. The terms have come to refer to the types of song conventionally placed on each side of the record, with the A-side being the featured song , while the B-side, or...

s to the three tracks released as singles.

Track listing

All songs written by Pat Gribben, except where noted

1. "Monday Monday" (John Phillips)
2. "Marianne" (Pat Gribben/Serge Gainsbourg)
3. "Raining All Over the World"
4. "Come the Day"
5. "I Don't Want to Play This Game"
6. "The Only World I Know"
7. "This Crazy Heart"
8. "Impossible You"
9. "I Really Don't Mind"
10. "Here It Comes Again"
11. "Too Late for Heaven"
12. "Say I'm Sorry"
13. "Perfect Day"
14. "Straight to Heaven"+
15. "In the Garden"+
16. "Lost Train"+ (Pat Gribben/Terry Sharpe)
17. "Queen of Sorrow"+

+ Bonus tracks on 2011 reissue