Raoul and the Kings of Spain

Raoul and the Kings of Spain is the title of the fifth studio album by British group Tears For Fears. It is also the second album to be released by core-member Roland Orzabal without fellow founder-member Curt Smith who had left the group in 1991.

Orzabal wrote all the tracks, some with Gareth Williams. In its subject matter Raoul and the Kings of Spain delves into Orzabal's own Spanish heritage. Raoul was originally his first name given at birth before being anglicised by his parents to Roland (Orzabal later gave the name "Raoul" to his first son, born in 1991).

The album was not a big success in native UK, or even in the USA, but fared better in continental Europe.



Tracklisting

 * CD EPIC 480982 2, 1995
 * 1) Raoul and the Kings of Spain (5:16)
 * 2) Falling Down (4:56)
 * 3) Secrets (4:42)
 * 4) God's Mistake (3:47)
 * 5) Sketches of Pain (4:20)
 * 6) Los reyes Católicos (1:45)
 * 7) Sorry (4:48)
 * 8) Humdrum and Humble (4:10)
 * 9) I Choose You (3:26)
 * 10) Don't Drink the Water (4:51)
 * 11) Me and My Big Ideas (4:33)
 * 12) Los reyes Católicos (reprise) (3:43)
 * CD re-issue Cherry Pop CRPOP29, 2009
 * as above plus bonus tracks:
 * 14. The Madness of Roland (5:10)
 * 15. Queen of Compromise (3:57)
 * 16. Until I Drown (3:23)
 * 17. War of Attrition (3:44)
 * 18. Raoul and the Kings of Spain (acoustic version) (4:29)
 * 19. Break It Down Again (acoustic version) (3:13)