The Seeds of Love

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The Seeds of Love
The Seeds of Love cover
Studio album by Tears for Fears
Released September 27, 1989
Genre Psychedelic Rock
Length 47:52
Label Fontana/Mercury
Producer Dave Bascombe
Professional reviews
Tears for Fears chronology
Songs from the Big Chair
(1985)		 The Seeds of Love
(1989)		 Tears Roll Down (Greatest Hits 82-92)
(1992)
Singles from The Seeds of Love
  1. "Sowing the Seeds of Love"
    Released: 1989
  2. "Woman in Chains"
    Released: 1989
  3. "Advice for the Young at Heart"
    Released: 1990
  4. "Famous Last Words"
    Released: 1990
  5. "Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams"
    Released: 1991

The Seeds of Love is the third album by the British band Tears for Fears, and was released in 1989. The album was a success, a #1 on the UK Albums Chart and #8 on the Billboard 200 chart.

[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

  1. "Woman in Chains" (Roland Orzabal) – 6:30
  2. "Badman's Song" (Orzabal, Nicky Holland) – 8:32
  3. "Sowing the Seeds of Love" (Orzabal, Curt Smith) – 6:19
  4. "Advice for the Young at Heart" (Orzabal, Holland) – 4:55
  5. "Standing on the Corner of the Third World" (Orzabal) – 5:33
  6. "Swords and Knives" (Orzabal, Holland) – 6:20
  7. "Year of the Knife" (Orzabal, Holland) – 6:55
  8. "Famous Last Words" (Orzabal, Holland) – 4:31

The Seeds of Love was remastered and reissued in 1999 with following bonus tracks:

  1. "Tears Roll Down" (Orzabal, David Bascombe) – 3:16 (b-side to "Sowing the Seeds of Love", 1989)
  2. "Always In the Past" (Orzabal, Ian Stanley) – 4:38 (b-side to "Woman in Chains", 1989)
  3. "Music for Tables" (Orzabal) – 3:32 (b-side to "Advice for the Young at Heart" single, 1990)
  4. "Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams" (Orzabal) – 4:17 (also a b-side to "Advice for the Young at Heart", 1990)

Note: A remix of "Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams" was also released as a separate single in the UK and reached #70 on the charts.

[edit] Charts

Album

Year Chart Position Certification
1989 UK 1 Platinum
1989 US 8 Platinum
1989 AUT 13
1989 FRA 3 Platinum
1989 GER 5 Gold
1989 NL 2
1989 SWI 8


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