Elemental

Personnel includes: Roland Orzabal, Tim Palmer, Alan Griffiths (various instruments); Guy Pratt (guitar); Mark O'Donoughue (Wurlitzer piano); John Baker (background vocals).
Producers: Tim Palmer, Alan Griffiths, Roland Orzabal.
Recorded at Neptune's Kitchen (Roland Orzabal's home studio) in Bath, England.
All songs written or co-written by Roland Orzabal and Alan Griffiths.
Personnel: Mark O'Donoughue (piano, Wurlitzer organ); Guy Pratt (bass guitar); John Baker, Julian Orzabal, Roland Orzabal (background vocals).
Recording information: Neptune's Kitchen (1992).
Unknown Contributor Role: Pamela Springsteen.
On Elemental, Tears for Fears is Roland Orzabal, and he backs away from the cinematic production of The Seeds of Love, preferring a more direct and soulful style of pop music that appeals to both adult contemporary and adult alternative radio audiences. While some of the material is a little weak, the record is easily as good as its immediate predecessor. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine