The Seeds of Love
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| The Seeds of Love | ||
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| Studio album by Tears for Fears | ||
| Released | September 27, 1989 | |
| Genre | Psychedelic Rock | |
| Length | 47:52 | |
| Label | Fontana/Mercury | |
| Producer(s) | Dave Bascombe | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Tears for Fears chronology | ||
| Songs from the Big Chair (1985) |
The Seeds of Love (1989) |
Tears Roll Down (Greatest Hits 82-92) (1992) |
The Seeds of Love is the third album by the band Tears for Fears, released in 1989.
[edit] History
The album reportedly cost over £1 million (UKP) to produce. It retained the band's epic sound while showing increasing influences ranging from jazz and blues to the Beatles, the last of which is extremely evident in the hit single "Sowing the Seeds of Love". Another single was "Woman in Chains," on which Phil Collins played drums and Oleta Adams — whom Tears for Fears member Roland Orzabal would guide to a successful solo career — shared vocals.
A 64 page companion book for the album, entitled "Tears For Fears - The Seeds of Love", was released in 1990 by Virgin Books and offers insight into the writing and recording process behind the album.
The album was remastered and reissued in 1999 with four bonus tracks, which were originally B-sides to the album's singles.
[edit] Track listing
- "Woman in Chains" (Roland Orzabal) – 6:30
- "Badman's Song" (Orzabal, Nicky Holland) – 8:32
- "Sowing the Seeds of Love" (Orzabal, Curt Smith) – 6:19
- "Advice for the Young At Heart" (Orzabal, Holland) – 4:55
- "Standing on the Corner of the Third World" (Orzabal) – 5:33
- "Swords and Knives" (Orzabal, Holland) – 6:20
- "Year of the Knife" (Orzabal, Holland) – 6:55
- "Famous Last Words" (Orzabal, Holland) – 4:31
The Seeds of Love was remastered and reissued in 1999 with following bonus tracks:
- "Tears Roll Down" (Orzabal, David Bascombe) – 3:16
- "Always In the Past" (Orzabal, Ian Stanley) – 4:38
- "Music for Tables" (Orzabal) – 3:32
- "Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams" (Orzabal) – 4:17
[edit] Charts
Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1989 | UK | 1 |
| 1989 | US | 8 |
| 1989 | FRA | 3 |
| 1989 | GER | 6 |
| 1989 | NL | 2 |
| 1989 | SWI | 8 |
| Tears for Fears |
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| Roland Orzabal · Curt Smith
Studio albums: The Hurting · Songs from the Big Chair · The Seeds of Love · Elemental · Raoul and the Kings of Spain · Everybody Loves a Happy Ending Compilations: Tears Roll Down (Greatest Hits 82-92) · Saturnine Martial & Lunatic Live albums: Secret World Singles: Suffer the Children · Pale Shelter (You Don't Give Me Love) · Mad World · Change · Pale Shelter · The Way You Are · Mothers Talk · Shout · Everybody Wants to Rule the World · Head Over Heels · I Believe (A Soulful Re-Recording) · Everybody Wants to Run the World · Sowing the Seeds of Love · Woman in Chains · Advice for the Young at Heart · Famous Last Words · Laid So Low (Tears Roll Down) · Break It Down Again · Cold · Goodnight Song · Elemental · Raoul and the Kings of Spain · Gods Mistake · Secrets · Falling Down · Closest Thing to Heaven · Everybody Loves a Happy Ending / Call Me Mellow · Secret World |
