Tears for Fears

Tears for Fears albums

Tears for Fears are an English pop rock band formed in Bath in 1981 by Curt Smith and Roland Orzabal. Founded after the dissolution of their first band, the mod-influenced Graduate, Tears for Fears were associated with the synth-pop bands of the 1980s, and attained international chart success as part of the Second British Invasion. The band's debut album, The Hurting (1983), reached number one on the UK Albums Chart, and their first three hit singles – "Mad World", "Change",... [more on Wikipedia]

Top songs: #1: Sowing the Seeds of Love - #2: Everybody Wants to Rule the World - #3: Shout - #4: Break It Down Again - #5: Head over Heels

		Date	Title	Points	Charts Peaks	Links	Comment

	1.	1982-1985	The Hurting	347		MP3
	1.	10/1982	Mad World	95	UK 3	MP3	written by Roland Orzabal
	2.	02/1983	Change	158	US 73 • US rock 22 • UK 4	MP3	[Mercury 812677] written by Roland Orzabal
	3.	04/1983	Pale Shelter	80	UK 5	MP3	R written by Roland Orzabal
	4.	08/1985	Pale Shelter	5	UK 73	MP3	R written by Roland Orzabal
	5.	08/1985	Suffer the Children	8	UK 52	MP3	R written by Roland Orzabal

	2.	1984-1985	Songs from the Big Chair	1188		MP3
	1.	08/1984	Mothers Talk	59	US 27 • UK 14	MP3	[Mercury 884638] written by Roland Orzabal & Ian Stanley
	2.	12/1984	Shout	362	US ✫1 • US dance ✫1 • US R&B 56 • US rock 6 • UK 4	MP3	[Mercury 880294] written by Roland Orzabal & Ian Stanley
	3.	03/1985	Everybody Wants to Rule the World	473	US ✫1 • US AC 2 • US dance ✫1 • US rock 2 • UK 2	MP3	BRIT Awards Best British Single 1986 [Mercury 880659] written by Roland Orzabal, Ian Stanley & Chris Hughes
	4.	06/1985	Head over Heels	270	US 3 • US AC 5 • US rock 7 • UK 12	MP3	[Mercury 880899] written by Roland Orzabal & Curt Smith
	5.	10/1985	I Believe	24	UK 23	MP3	(A Soulful Re-Recording) written by Roland Orzabal

	3.	1989-1990	The Seeds of Love	640		MP3
	1.	09/1989	Sowing the Seeds of Love	544	US 2 • US AC 29 • US rock 4 • US alt. ✫1 • UK 5	MP3	[Fontana 874710] written by Roland Orzabal & Curt Smith
	2.	11/1989	Woman in Chains	73	US 36 • US AC 37 • US alt. 27 • UK 26	MP3	featuring Oleta Adams [Fontana 876248] written by Roland Orzabal
	3.	03/1990	Advice for the Young at Heart	19	US 89 • US AC 24 • UK 36	MP3	[Fontana 876248] written by Roland Orzabal & Nicky Holland
	4.	08/1990	Famous Last Words	4	UK 83	MP3	written by Roland Orzabal & Nicky Holland

	4.	1992	Tears Roll Down (Greatest Hits 82-92)	116		MP3
	1.	02/1992	Laid So Low (Tears Roll Down)	116	US alt. 10 • UK 17	MP3	written by Roland Orzabal & Dave Bascombe

	5.	1993	Elemental	283		MP3
	1.	05/1993	Break It Down Again	276	US 25 • US AC 25 • US alt. ✫1 • UK 20	MP3	[Mercury 862 330] written by Roland Orzabal & Alan Griffiths
	2.	07/1993	Cold	5	UK 72	MP3	written by Roland Orzabal
	3.	12/1993	Goodnight Song	2	US 125	MP3	[Mercury 862804] written by Roland Orzabal & Alan Griffiths

	6.	1995	Raoul and the Kings of Spain	19		MP3
	1.	10/1995	Raoul and the Kings of Spain	12	UK 31	MP3	written by Roland Orzabal & Alan Griffiths
	2.	10/1995	God's Mistake	7	US 102 • UK 61	MP3	[Epic 78064] written by Roland Orzabal & Alan Griffiths

	7.	2005	Everybody Loves a Happy Ending	11		MP3
	1.	03/2005	Closest Thing to Heaven	9	UK 40	MP3	written by Roland Orzabal, Charlton Pettus & Curt Smith
	2.	06/2005	Everybody Loves a Happy Ending / Call Me Mellow	2	UK 102	MP3	written by Roland Orzabal, Charlton Pettus & Curt Smith

See also...

Curt Smith • Ian Stanley • Manny Elias • Roland Orzabal

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