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The Seeds of Love by Tears for Fears
The Seeds of Love is an album by Tears for Fears, released in 1989. 3 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 52 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Sowing the Seeds of Love”, on 33 lists with a best position of #5.
The Seeds of Love, Tears for Fears' third album, landed on Fontana on 25 September 1989 after a long, painful birth: scrapped sessions and a drawn-out production pushed the bill past a million pounds. Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith recorded at Real World Studios.
It keeps their widescreen grandeur but throws the doors open to jazz, soul and Beatlesque pop. "Sowing the Seeds of Love" is a sprawling, psychedelic singalong with its tongue in its cheek, while "Woman in Chains" slows to a smouldering, gospel-tinged burn. Oleta Adams was in the fold then too, on vocals and piano. "Advice for the Young at Heart" rounded out the hits. It went straight in at number one in Britain and made the top ten in America, but the tensions of making it were too much: Smith and Orzabal split after the 1990 world tour.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from The Seeds of Love on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sowing the Seeds of Love | 33 | #5 | – | 1989–2025 | |
| 2 | Woman In Chains | 18 | #53 | – | 1989–2026 | |
| 3 | Year of the Knife | 1 | #100 | – | 1989 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.