The Rapture (album)

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The Rapture
The Rapture cover
Studio album by Siouxsie & the Banshees
Released 1995
Recorded 1994-1995
Genre Gothic rock
Length 54:13
Label Geffen
Producer(s) Siouxsie & the Banshees, John Cale
Professional reviews
Siouxsie & the Banshees chronology
Twice Upon A Time: The Singles
(1992)
The Rapture
(1995)
The Best Of Siouxsie & the Banshees
(2002)


The Rapture is the eleventh and final studio album by Siouxsie & the Banshees. Released in 1995 by Geffen Records, the album received mostly poor reviews from critics and a less-than-lukewarm response from longtime fans. No significant chart singles came from the album, although two were released. With the Banshees, co-production work was performed by John Cale, known for his experimental work with The Velvet Underground and the late Nico. The album is notably the only Banshees release to be out of print.

[edit] Track listing

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

  1. "O Baby"
  2. "Tearing Apart"
  3. "Stargazer"
  4. "Fall from Grace" (Lyrics: Severin)
  5. "Not Forgotten"
  6. "Sick Child" (Lyrics: Budgie)
  7. "The Lonely One"
  8. "Falling Down"
  9. "Forever"
  10. "The Rapture"
  11. "The Double Life" (Lyrics: Severin)
  12. "Love Out Me"

[edit] Personnel

  • Siouxsie Sioux: vocals
  • Steven Severin: electric bass
  • Budgie: drums and percussion
  • Martin McCarrick: cello, keyboards and accordion
  • Jon Klein: guitars
  • Renaud Pion: woodwind
  • John Cale: producer
  • Siouxsie & the Banshees: producers
  • Martin Brass: engineer
  • Charlie Gray: engineer
  • Mark Saunders: mixer

[edit] Charts

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
1995 "O Baby" Modern Rock Tracks 21
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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