art direction Avid Images
art direction David Scheinmann
artwork Stylorouge
tracks b3 backing vocals Andy Caine
tracks a2, b1, b3 backing vocals Carol Kenyon
tracks b3 backing vocals Dolette McDonald
tracks a4 backing vocals Maggie Ryder
tracks a2, a4, b3 backing vocals Nicky Holland
tracks a2, b1, b3 backing vocals Tessa Niles
bass Curt Smith
tracks a2 bass Pino Palladino
tracks a3 drums Chris Hughes
tracks a2, b1 drums Manu Katché
tracks a1 drums Phil Collins
drums Simon Phillips
engineer Steve "Barney" Chase
engineer [additional] Heidi Cannavo
engineer [additional] Lee Curle
engineer [engineered by] David Bascombe
guitar Randy Jacobs
guitar Roland Orzabal
tracks a1 guitar [arpeggio] Neil Taylor
tracks b1 harmonica Peter Hope Evans
keyboards Ian Stanley
keyboards Nicky Holland
keyboards Oleta Adams
keyboards Roland Orzabal
keyboards Simon Clark
tracks b4 keyboards [kurtzweil strings] Nicky Holland
tracks a2, b3 lead guitar Robbie McIntosh
tracks a1, b3 mixed by Bob Clearmountain
tracks b3 mixed by David Bascombe
tracks b2 oboe Kate St. John
tracks a3 orchestrated by [orchestral arrangement] Raoul's Fairlight
tracks a3 orchestrated by [orchestral arrangement] Richard Niles
tracks a3 organ [hammond] Ian Stanley
tracks a2, a3 to b1, b3 organ [hammond] Simon Clark
tracks a2, b1 percussion Carol Steele
photography by Avid Images
photography by David Scheinmann
photography by [of oleta adams] Jeff Katz
tracks a4, b2, b4 piano Nicky Holland
tracks a2, b1 piano Oleta Adams
producer [produced by] David Bascombe
producer [produced by] Tears For Fears
tracks b3 rhythm guitar Neil Taylor
tracks b2 saxophone Kate St. John
tracks a2 slide guitar Robbie McIntosh
tracks a2 synthesizer Simon Clark
tracks b1, b4 trumpet Jon Hassell
tracks a1 vocals [female vocal] Oleta Adams
tracks b2 vocals [female vocal] Tessa Niles
tracks a2 vocals [vocal] Oleta Adams
tracks a3 written-by Curt Smith
tracks a2, a4, b2 to b4 written-by Nicky Holland
written-by Roland Orzabal
Phonographic Copyright (p) Phonogram Ltd. (London)
Copyright (c) Phonogram Ltd. (London)
Published By Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
Published By 10 Music Ltd.
Mastered At Masterdisk
Pressed By EMI Records
Issued in a standard cardboard sleeve with a glossy finish. Includes a paper inner sleeve featuring artwork, lyrics and credits.
Identical version with thumb notched inner sleeve The Seeds Of Love

Some copies feature a red or pink circular hype sticker with the following text: tears for fears includes sowing the seeds of love woman in chains 838 730 1.

Track A2 appears as Bad Man's Song on the centre label only. The lyrics are subtitled (To the boys back in 628 - all is forgiven).

Runouts are partly stamped and partly etched.

[Back Cover:]
Mixed in 'SuperBascombeVision'
℗ 1989 Phonogram Ltd. (London)
© 1989 Phonogram Ltd. (London)
Original sound recording made by Phonogram Ltd. (London)

[Inner sleeve:]
Phil Collins appears courtesy of Virgin, W.E.A. and Atlantic Records
Jon Hassell appears courtesy of Opal Management Ltd
Tears For Fears would like to thank ... Julian Lavender ... Oleta ... Nicky Holland ... Chris Hughes and Ian Stanley ... David Bates ... David Bascombe.
Curt would personally like to thank Frances, Steve and Booney, Theo and Louise, Paul and Heather, Dave and Mary ...
Roland would personally like to thank Sue, Hansjorg and all at L.A.P.P, Caroline, family and friends.
Barcode: 0 42283 87301 8 (Printed)
Barcode: 042283873018
Label Code: LC 0211
Price Code: PG 281 (Boxed in separately)
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