On February 25, 2022, “Concord” label released “The Tipping Point”, the seventh Tears for Fears studio album. It was recorded 2013 – 2021, and was produced by Charlton Pettus, Florian Reutter, Sacha Skarbek, Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith.
Personnel:
- Roland Orzabal – vocals, guitars, keyboards, programming, mixing
- Curt Smith – vocals, keyboards, bass guitars, mixing
- Max von Ameln – guitars
- Charlton Pettus – keyboards, guitars, programming, mixing
- Sacha Skarbek – acoustic piano, vocal production
- Doug Petty – accordion, Hammond organ, acoustic piano, string arrangements
- Aaron Sterling – drums
- Jamie Wollam – drums
- Jason Joseph – choir, vocal arrangements
- Charles Jones – choir
- Jessi Collins – choir
- Lauren Evans – choir
- Carina Round – backing vocals
- Florian Reutter – programming, vocal production
- Tim Palmer – mixing
- Craig Silvey – mixing
- Tony Maserati – mixing
- Steven Wilson – surround mixing
- Ted Jensen – mastering
- Justin Shturtz – mastering
- Max von Ameln – engineer assistant
- Tommy Steele – art direction, design
- Carrie Smith – art direction
- Cinta Vidal – cover art
- Frank Ockenfels 3 – photography
Track listing:
- No Small Thing – Roland Orzabal, Curt Smith
- The Tipping Point – Roland Orzabal, Charlton Pettus
- Long, Long, Long Time – Roland Orzabal, Curt Smith, Charlton Pettus
- Break the Man – Curt Smith, Charlton Pettus
- My Demons – Roland Orzabal, Sacha Skarbek, Florian Reutter
- Rivers of Mercy – Roland Orzabal, Charlton Pettus, Doug Petty
- Please Be Happy – Roland Orzabal, Sacha Skarbek
- Master Plan – Roland Orzabal
- End of Night – Roland Orzabal
- Stay – Curt Smith, Charlton Pettus
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