The Seeds of Love

The Seeds of Love is the third album by the British band Tears for Fears, released in September 1989.

The album, which reportedly cost over £1 million (GBP) to produce, retained the band's epic sound while showing increasing influences ranging from jazz and blues to The Beatles, the latter of which is most evident on the hit single "Sowing the Seeds of Love".

The Seeds of Love was a big international success, entering the UK Album Chart at number one and reaching the top ten in numerous other countries including the U.S. It has been certified Platinum in several territories including the United Kingdom, the United States, France, Germany, Canada, and the Netherlands. Despite its success, it would be the last album that bandmembers Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith would work on together for over a decade.

Production

The first song composed for the album was "Badman's Song" (originally titled "The Bad Man Song"), written during the band's 1985 world tour after Orzabal overheard two members of the tour personnel maligning him in a hotel room one night. The song was co-written by Orzabal with keyboardist Nicky Holland, who was touring with the band throughout 1985. Holland would go on to play an integral part in the writing and recording of The Seeds Of Love album, much as keyboardist Ian Stanley had on the band's previous album.