- synthpop, pop
- 47 min
- 10 tracks
- Mercury Records
Elemental is the fourth studio album by the English pop rock band Tears for Fears, released on 7 June 1993 by Phonogram/Mercury Records. It was the band's first album recorded following the departure of co-founder Curt Smith, with Roland Orzabal assuming sole leadership with the help of additional musicians, essentially making it an Orzabal solo album to many people.
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Grave, character-led, classical in form and spare.
- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
- classical in formformally daring
- sparerichly built
- earnestironic
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- AllMusic3.5/5 ★
- Calgary HeraldA
- The Encyclopedia of Popular Music2/5 ★
- MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide3/5 ★
- Music Week3/5 ★
- Philadelphia Inquirer2.5/4 ★
- Rolling Stone4/5 ★
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Tracks
- 1Elemental5:30
- 2Cold5:06
- 3Break It Down Again4:32
- 4Mr. Pessimist6:17
- 5Dog’s a Best Friend’s Dog3:40
- 6Fish Out of Water5:10
- 7Gas Giants2:42
- 8Power5:46
- 9Brian Wilson Said4:24
- 10Goodnight Song3:53
10 tracks, 47 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Tears for Fears
- Label
- Mercury Records
- Released
- 1993
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- XE
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