Hyaena (album)

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Hyæna

Studio album by Siouxsie & the Banshees
Released	1984
Recorded	1984
Genre	Gothic rock, Synthpop
Length	44:15
Label	Polydor
Producer(s)	Siouxsie and the Banshees, Mike Hedges
All Music Guide (4.5/5) link
Siouxsie & the Banshees chronology
Nocturne (1983)	Hyaena (1984)	The Thorns (1984)

Hyæna is the sixth studio album by Siouxsie & the Banshees. Released by Polydor Records in the UK in 1984, this was the first Banshees album to receive a proper release in the United States, by Geffen Records (Geffen would eventually release the Banshees' entire back catalog). "Dear Prudence" became the band's biggest hit in the UK, climbing into the top five. The album is often maligned, but has some moments of brilliance in the psychedelically-styled singles "Dazzle" and "Swimming Horses".

[edit] Track listing

All tracks composed by Siouxsie & the Banshees; and all lyrics by Sioux, unless noted otherwise.

"Dazzle"
"We Hunger"
"Take Me Back"
"Belladonna" (Lyrics: Severin)
"Swimming Horses"
"Dear Prudence" (Lennon/McCartney)
"Bring Me the Head Of the Preacher Man" (Lyrics: Severin)
"Running Town"
"Pointing Bone" (Lyrics: Severin)
"Blow the House Down"

[edit] Personnel

Siouxsie Sioux: vocals
Steven Severin: electric bass and keyboards
Budgie: drums, percussion, marimba
Robert Smith: guitars, keyboards
Robin Canter: woodwind
The Chandos Players: strings
Mike Hedges: producer, engineer
Siouxsie & the Banshees: producers

Siouxsie & the Banshees
Siouxsie Sioux \| Steven Severin \| Budgie Knox Chandler \| John Valentine Carruthers \| Peter Fenton \| Jon Klein \| Martin McCarrick \| John McGeoch \| John McKay \| Kenny Morris \| Marco Pirroni \| Robert Smith \| Sid Vicious
Siouxsie & the Banshees discography
Studio albums and extended plays: The Scream \| Join Hands \| Kaleidoscope \| Juju \| A Kiss in the Dreamhouse \| Hyæna \| The Thorn EP \| Tinderbox \| Through the Looking Glass \| Peepshow \| Superstition \| The Rapture
Compilations: Once Upon a Time: The Singles \| Twice Upon a Time: The Singles \| The Best of Siouxsie & the Banshees \| Downside Up
Live Albums: Nocturne \| Seven Year Itch
Peel Sessions: Voices on the Air: The Peel Sessions
Singles: Hong Kong Garden \| The Staircase (Mystery) \| Playground Twist \| Mittageisen / Love in a Void \| Happy House \| Christine \| Israel \| Spellbound \| Arabian Knights \| Fireworks \| Slowdive \| Melt! \| Dear Prudence \| Swimming Horses \| Dazzle \| Overground \| Cities in Dust \| Candyman \| This Wheel's on Fire \| The Passenger \| Song from the Edge of the World \| Peek-a-Boo \| The Killing Jar \| The Last Beat of My Heart \| Kiss Them for Me \| Shadowtime \| Fear (of the Unknown) \| Face to Face \| O Baby \| Stargazer
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