Tears for Fears Curt Smith
after graduate , neon disbanded, smith , orzabal founded tears fears in 1981. debut album, 1983 s hurting, reached no.1 in uk , produced 3 international hit singles – mad world , change , , pale shelter – each lead vocals performed smith. their 1985 album songs big chair more successful, yielding hits including wants rule world (with smith again on lead vocals), shout, , head on heels (which smith co-wrote). the duo spent next several years recording 1989 album seeds of love, proved international best-seller. smith s last single lead vocalist group (and lead vocal track on album) advice young @ heart . following world tour, increasing tensions between himself , orzabal prompted smith leave band in 1991 , moved new york. in 2000, routine legal paperwork obligations led orzabal , smith s first conversation in decade. 2 patched differences and, along smith s associate charlton pettus, began writing new album – loves happy ending – released in 2004. prior this, mad world cover...