- synthpop, pop
- 50 min
- 12 tracks
- Epic
Raoul and the Kings of Spain is the fifth studio album by the English pop rock band Tears for Fears, released on 16 October 1995 by Epic Records. It is the second and final album made without the involvement of Curt Smith following Elemental (1993), with Roland Orzabal once again employing outside musicians.
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Grave, classical in form, spare and character-led.
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- sparerichly built
- character-ledplot-driven
- cooloverwhelming
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Tracks
- 1Raoul and the Kings of Spain5:16
- 2Falling Down4:56
- 3Secrets4:42
- 4God's Mistake3:47
- 5Sketches of Pain4:20
- 6Los reyes Católicos1:45
- 7Sorry4:48
- 8Humdrum and Humble4:10
- 9I Choose You3:26
- 10Don't Drink the Water4:51
- 11Me and My Big Ideas4:33
- 12Los reyes Católicos (reprise)3:43
12 tracks, 50 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Tears for Fears
- Label
- Epic
- Released
- 1995
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- US
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