The Seeds of Love is the third studio album by British pop rock band Tears for Fears, released on 25 September 1989 by Fontana Records.
The album, which reportedly cost over £1 million (GBP) to produce (equivalent to £2.5 million in 2020), retained the band's epic sound while incorporating influences ranging from jazz and soul to Beatlesque pop, of which the latter is most evident on the hit single "Sowing the Seeds of Love". Further singles from the album include "Woman in Chains", a duet with Oleta Adams; 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 reaching the top ten in numerous other countries including the US. It has been certified Gold or Platinum in several territories including the United Kingdom, the United States, 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.
CD 1 - The Seeds of Love
1. Woman in Chains
2. Bad Man's Song
3. Sowing the Seeds of Love
4. Advice for the Young at Heart
5. Standing on the Corner of the Third World
6. Swords and Knives
7. Year of The Knife
8. Famous Last Words
CD 2 - The Sun - Single Seeds / 45s and B-sides
1. Sowing the Seeds of Love - Single Version
2. Tears Roll Down - B-Side Sowing the Seeds
3. Woman in Chains - Single Version
4. Always in the Past - B-Side Woman in Chains
5. My Life in the Suicide Ranks - B-Side Woman in Chains
6. Woman in Chains - Instrumental
7. Advice for the Young at Heart - Single Version
8. Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams - instrumental - B-Side Advice for The Young At Heart
9. Music for Tables - B-Side Advice for the Young at Heart
10. Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams - Mix One
11. Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams - Mix Two
12. Sowing the Seeds of Love - Radio Edit (promo)
13. Woman in Chains - US Radio Edit 1 (promo)
14. Advice for The Young at Heart - Italian Radio Edit (promo)
15. Year of The Knife - Canadian Edit (promo)
16. Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams - B-Side Advice for the Young at Heart
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