Raoul and the Kings of Spain

Raoul and the Kings of Spain
Studio album by Tears for Fears
Released	16 October 1995
Recorded	1994–1995[1]
Studio	Neptune's Kitchen (England) Record Plant (Los Angeles)
Genre	Pop rock alternative rock progressive pop
Length	50:16
Label	Epic
Producer	Tim Palmer Roland Orzabal Alan Griffiths
Tears for Fears chronology
Elemental (1993) Raoul and the Kings of Spain (1995) Saturnine Martial & Lunatic (1996)
Singles from Raoul and the Kings of Spain
"Raoul and the Kings of Spain" Released: 25 September 1995 "God's Mistake" Released: October 1995 (US)/June 1996 (UK) "Secrets" Released: January 1996 "Falling Down" Released: February 1996

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Entertainment Weekly	B[3]

Raoul and the Kings of Spain is the fifth studio album by English pop rock band Tears for Fears, released on 16 October 1995 by Epic Records. Like the band's previous album, Elemental (1993), it is essentially a solo effort by Roland Orzabal, as neither album involved Curt Smith.

Orzabal's primary musical collaborator for Raoul and the Kings of Spain was Alan Griffiths, who acted in the same role for Elemental, co-writing most of the album with Orzabal. Raoul and the Kings of Spain also retained producer Tim Palmer from Elemental. Raoul was a commercial disappointment for the band, becoming their lowest charting album in both the UK and US up to that point and receiving mixed reviews.