The Seeds Of Love

1989 Pop Rock

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Tracklist

A1 Woman In Chains 6:30
A2 Badman’s Song 8:32
A3 Sowing The Seeds Of Love 6:16
A4 Advice For The Young At Heart 4:52
B1 Standing On The Corner Of The Third World 5:30
B2 Swords And Knives 6:14
B3 Year Of The Knife 7:06
B4 Famous Last Words 4:23

Musicians

Andy CaineBacking Vocals
Carol KenyonBacking Vocals
Dolette McDonaldBacking Vocals
Maggie RyderBacking Vocals
Nicky HollandBacking Vocals, Keyboards, Keyboards (Kurtzweil Strings), Piano, Written-By
Tessa NilesBacking Vocals, Vocals (Female Vocal)
Curt SmithBass, Written-By
Pino PalladinoBass
Chris HughesDrums
Manu KatchéDrums
Phil CollinsDrums
Simon PhillipsDrums
Randy JacobsGuitar
Roland OrzabalGuitar, Keyboards, Written-By
Neil TaylorGuitar (Arpeggio), Rhythm Guitar
Peter Hope EvansHarmonica
Ian StanleyKeyboards, Organ (Hammond)
Oleta AdamsKeyboards, Piano, Vocals (Female Vocal), Vocals
Simon ClarkKeyboards, Organ (Hammond), Synthesizer
Robbie McIntoshLead Guitar, Slide Guitar
Kate St. JohnOboe, Saxophone
Carol SteelePercussion
Jon HassellTrumpet

Production

David BascombeEngineer, Mixed By, Producer (Produced By)
Raoul’s FairlightOrchestrated By (Orchestral Arrangement)
Richard NilesOrchestrated By (Orchestral Arrangement)
Tears For FearsProducer (Produced By)

Also credited. Art Direction: Avid Images, David Scheinmann. Photography By: Avid Images, David Scheinmann. Artwork: Stylorouge. Engineer: Steve “Barney” Chase. Engineer (Additional): Heidi Cannavo, Lee Curle. Mixed By: Bob Clearmountain. Photography By (Of Oleta Adams): Jeff Katz.

Release notes

Issued in a standard cardboard sleeve with a glossy finish. Includes a paper inner sleeve featuring artwork, lyrics and credits.
Identical version with thumb notched inner sleeve

Some copies feature a red or pink circular hype sticker with the following text: “tears for fears includes sowing the seeds of love woman in chains 838 730 1”.

Track A2 appears as “Bad Man’s Song” on the centre label only. The lyrics are subtitled “(To the boys back in 628 - all is forgiven)”.

Runouts are partly stamped and partly etched.

[Back Cover:]
Mixed in ‘SuperBascombeVision’
℗ 1989 Phonogram Ltd. (London)
© 1989 Phonogram Ltd. (London)
Original sound recording made by Phonogram Ltd. (London)

[Inner sleeve:]
Phil Collins appears courtesy of Virgin, W.E.A. and Atlantic Records
Jon Hassell appears courtesy of Opal Management Ltd
Tears For Fears would like to thank ... Julian Lavender ... Oleta ... Nicky Holland ... Chris Hughes and Ian Stanley ... David Bates ... David Bascombe.
Curt would personally like to thank Frances, Steve and Booney, Theo and Louise, Paul and Heather, Dave and Mary ...
Roland would personally like to thank Sue, Hansjorg and all at L.A.P.P, Caroline, family and friends.