Mirage vs Tango, track-by-track analysis

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Love In Store vs Big Love
Can't Go Back vs Seven Wonders
That's Alright vs Everywhere
Book of Love vs Caroline
Gypsy vs Tango in the Night
Only Over You vs Mystified
Empire State vs Little Lies
Straight Back vs Family Man
Hold Me vs Welcome to the Room...Sara
Oh Diane vs Isn't it Midnight
Eyes of the World vs When I See You Again
Wish You Were Here vs You and I, Part II

Mirage - 9
Tango - 3

I think Mirage is the stronger work. It was the last FM album to incorporate that great, lounging So. Cal pop/rock sound, FM's most "romantic" album to date. But Lindsey had the weakest material overall on both Mirage and Tango because he was working so hard to perfect everyone else's songs. Tango has also not aged very well with its synthetic productions. (Say You Will will have the same problem.)