Roland Jaime Orzabal de la Quintana (born 22 August 1961) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and author. He is the guitarist...

are an English pop rock band formed in Bath in 1981 by Curt Smith and Roland Orzabal. Founded after the dissolution of their first band, the mod-influenced...

member of the pop rock band Tears for Fears along with childhood friend Roland Orzabal. Smith has co-written several of the band's songs, and sings lead vocals...

album recorded following the departure of co-founder Curt Smith, with Roland Orzabal assuming sole leadership with the help of additional musicians. The...

second studio album Songs from the Big Chair (1985). It was written by Roland Orzabal, Ian Stanley, and Chris Hughes and produced by Hughes. It was released...

sophisticated production values and diverse stylistic influences, while Roland Orzabal and Ian Stanley's lyrics displayed socially and politically conscious...

(1993), it is essentially a solo effort by Roland Orzabal, as neither album involved Curt Smith. Orzabal's primary musical collaborator for Raoul and...

led to band members Curt Smith and Roland Orzabal splitting up at the conclusion of their 1990 world tour, with Orzabal remaining as the band's sole official...

album by British musician Roland Orzabal from the band Tears for Fears. It was released on 2 April 2001. Although Orzabal had effectively made two solo...

"Mad World" is a 1982 song by British band Tears for Fears. Written by Roland Orzabal and sung by bassist Curt Smith, it was the band's third single release...

disagreements that bandleaders Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith had with their record label and management; and the death of Orzabal's wife, which influenced many...

for Fears members Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith, who found international fame in the 1980s and 1990s. John Baker and Roland Orzabal were at school together...

studio album, Songs from the Big Chair (1985), on 23 November 1984. Roland Orzabal is the lead singer on the track, and he described it as "a simple song...

along with numerous singles, compilations and videos. Formed in 1981 by Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith, the duo signed to Phonogram Records in the UK and released...

original mix, was released in June 2023. The songs were written by Roland Orzabal inspired by his own childhood traumas and the primal theories by Arthur...

Roland Orzabal (born 1961), English musician, songwriter and record producer Roland Penrose (1900–1984), British surrealist artist and poet Roland Pope...

recorded in the Wool Hall and was the B-side to "Head over Heels". — Roland Orzabal The music video for "Head over Heels", filmed in late May and into June...

backing vocals on their first three albums. He also co-wrote (with Roland Orzabal) many of their songs from the period 1983–1985, and was a part of the...

Shelter" is a song by the British band Tears for Fears. Written by Roland Orzabal and sung by bassist Curt Smith, it was originally the band's second...

"Lust for Life" contains a sample of "Ideas as Opiates", written by Roland Orzabal, as performed by Tears for Fears. "Let's Call It Off" contains a sample...

MCM. [Interviewer:] Was your early sound influenced by new wave? [Roland Orzabal:] It was more a question of the new synthesizer bands, people like Orchestral...

produced by Roland Orzabal and Alan Griffiths of Tears for Fears, who also wrote two tracks for the album. It was recorded and mixed at Orzabal's own studio...

chapter from this enigmatic group." Notes "Size of Sorrow" was written by Roland Orzabal in the 1990s and was first performed live during Tears For Fears' Elemental...

and sung by Roland Orzabal and released in October 1981, it was the band's first release, recorded shortly after the break-up of Orzabal and Curt Smith's...

Richard Gottehrer Bow Wow Wow 2:46 9. "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" Roland Orzabal, Ian Stanley, Chris Hughes Tears for Fears 4:12 10. "Heaven Is a Place...

song by the British band Tears for Fears. Written by Roland Orzabal and Ian Stanley and sung by Orzabal, it was the band's seventh single release (the first...

September 26, 2023. Brian recommended me to Tears for Fears leader Roland Orzabal and I got the Tears for Fears gig sight unseen!!! I still can't believe...

Stanley) "Head Over Heels" (Orzabal, Smith) "Shout" (Orzabal, Stanley) Tears for Fears Roland Orzabal – lead vocals (1–3, 5, 8, 9), rhythm guitar, additional...

the Billboard Hot 100. The song features Tears For Fears' frontman Roland Orzabal as a guest musician. It was Ocasek's only top 40 hit as a solo artist...

directed by Dani Jacobs. As with the Elemental album, the song featured Roland Orzabal with peripheral Tears for Fears band members Alan Griffiths and Tim...