The Seeds of Love

Not to be confused with The Seeds of Love (folk song).

The Seeds of Love
Studio album by
Tears for Fears
Released25 September 1989
RecordedLate 1986 – July 1989
Studio
Genre
Length49:37
LabelFontana
Producer
  • Tears for Fears
  • Dave Bascombe
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: 21 August 1989
  2. "Woman in Chains"
    Released: 6 November 1989
  3. "Advice for the Young at Heart"
    Released: 19 February 1990
  4. "Famous Last Words"
    Released: 6 August 1990

The Seeds of Love is the third studio album by English pop rock band Tears for Fears, released on 25 September 1989 by Fontana Records.[5] It retained the band's epic sound while incorporating influences ranging from jazz and soul to Beatlesque pop. Its lengthy production and scrapped recording sessions cost over £1 million. The album spawned the title hit single "Sowing the Seeds of Love",[6] as well as "Woman in Chains", and "Advice for the Young at Heart", both of which reached the top 40 in several countries.

The Seeds of Love was an international success, entering the UK Albums Chart at number one, and top ten in other countries including the United States. It has been certified Gold or Platinum in several territories including the United Kingdom, the US, France, Germany, Canada, and the Netherlands. Despite its success, personal tensions during recording led to band members Curt Smith and Roland Orzabal splitting up at the conclusion of their 1990 world tour, with Orzabal remaining as the band's sole official member until the two reunited in the early 2000s.

In October 2020, the remastered reissue of The Seeds of Love was released in several formats including a super deluxe edition, with B-sides, remixes, and a 5.1 surround sound mix.[7][8]

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  7. ^ Sinclair, Paul (19 August 2020). "Tears For Fears / The Seeds of Love reissue coming in October – SuperDeluxeEdition". Super Deluxe Edition. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  8. ^ Grow, Kory (19 August 2020). "Tears for Fears Dig Deep for 'Seeds of Love' Box Set". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 13 May 2022.