album "essentially upholds Orzabal’s dedication to create remarkable textures and settings for essentially ordinary pop songs sprung from his bristly, remote and self-critical personality." Upon its release in 1993, Elemental received a positive review in Rolling Stone magazine. Rating the album four stars out of five, the review states, Track listing All songs written by Roland Orzabal and Alan Griffiths, except "Cold", written by Orzabal. "Elemental" – 5:30 "Cold" – 5:05 "Break It Down Again" – 4:31 "Mr. Pessimist" – 6:16 "Dog's a Best Friend's Dog" – 3:39 "Fish Out of Water" – 5:07 "Gas Giants" – 2:40 "Power" – 5:49 "Brian Wilson Said" – 4:22 "Goodnight Song" – 3:53 Notes To date, Elemental has never been re-released with bonus tracks, although a half-dozen songs released as B-sides during the Elemental era were included in the Tears for Fears compilation album Saturnine Martial & Lunatic (1996). Elemental was the last Tears for Fears studio album released by Mercury Records although it was not the last album recorded by the band for Mercury. Raoul and the Kings of Spain, recorded between 1993 and 1994, was originally scheduled to be released by Mercury, and promo editions of the album were circulated under the Mercury imprint. However, Raoul and the Kings of Spain was eventually released in 1995 by Sony's Epic Records after Tears for Fears signed with that label. Personnel Tears for Fears Roland Orzabal – vocals, instruments Additional personnel Alan Griffiths – instruments Tim Palmer – instruments Mark O'Donoughue – Wurlitzer electric piano outro (track 10) Guy Pratt – additional bass guitar (track 4) John Baker – backing vocals (track 2), additional backing vocals (track 3) Julian Orzabal – backing vocals (track 2) Production Roland Orzabal – producer Alan Griffiths – producer Tim Palmer – producer Mark O'Donoughue – engineer Julian Lavender – technician Bob Ludwig – mastering at Gateway Mastering (Portland, Maine, USA) Area – design David Austen – collages Pamela Springsteen – photography Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Certifications References 1993 albums Albums produced by Tim Palmer Albums recorded in a home studio Mercury Records albums Tears for Fears albums