Tears for Fears discography
The English pop rock band Tears for Fears have released seven studio albums, along with numerous singles, compilations and videos. Formed in 1981 by Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith, the duo signed to Phonogram Records in the UK and released their first single the same year. It was not until Tears for Fears' third single, "Mad World" (1982), that they scored their first hit, and their platinum-selling debut album "The Hurting" (1983) was a UK number one. Their second album, "Songs from the Big Chair", was released in 1985 and became a worldwide hit, establishing  the band in the US. After a third platinum-selling studio album, "The Seeds of Love" (1989), Smith and Orzabal parted company. The band's first Greatest Hits album was released in 1992 and went double platinum in the UK. Subsequent Tears for Fears studio albums "Elemental" (1993) and "Raoul and the Kings of Spain" (1995) were effectively solo albums by Orzabal. However, the duo reformed in 2000 for a new studio album, "Everybody Loves a Happy Ending", which was released in 2004/05. Although continuing to tour regularly across the world, the band's recording output slowed down for several  years. A new compilation album, "", was released in 2017, giving the band their sixth UK Top 20 album. After a lengthy development, the band's seventh studio album, "The Tipping Point", was released in February 2022. Albums. Compilation albums. Other compilations. (The following compilations tended to be regional releases, issued without the band's involvement and often on "budget price" labels)